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Russia’s Northern fleet receives Bastion anti-ship system TASS 52402161.
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A separate missile artillery brigade of the Russian Northern Fleet’s coastal defense forces has received the third Bastion coastal missile system armed with Oniks missiles, fleet spokesman Captain 1st Rank Vadim Serga said on Wednesday February 24.
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 Russian Bastion (NATO reporting name: SSC-5 Stooge) coastal missile system |
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"The brigade has started operating the new Bastion coastal missile system," the spokesman said.
"Before that, another two Bastion coastal missile systems arrived for the brigade," he added. "The crews are planned to hold the first live-firing exercises during the actual training period to hit sea targets that will be set at training areas in the Barents Sea," the spokesman said. According to Serga, the Rubezh and Redut coastal missile systems made up the mainstay of the brigade until recently. The 3K55 Bastion (NATO reporting name: SSC-5 Stooge) coastal missile system is designed to eliminate single surface ships and vessels within assault units, attack groups and convoys at a distance of up to 300 kilometers (186 miles). The system can also hit ground targets. The Bastion coastal missile system is in service with the Russian Armed Forces. The system has been delivered to Syria and Vietnam. The Bastion coastal missile system was deployed on the Crimean coast in 2014. In September 2014, the Bastion coastal missile system was used to destroy a training target at a range of 90 kilometers (56 miles) in the central part of the Black Sea during maneuvers. |
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