Russian Pacific Fleet (PF) ships trained in “battles with pirates” during exercises in the Gulf of Aden. writes about this RIA News.
The missile cruiser Varyag and the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov participated in the drills.
It was announced that the marines had developed an algorithm for joint actions to destroy unmanned boats and UAVs of a mock enemy in conditions of a massive attack using heavy machine guns and AK-630 anti-aircraft artillery. At the same time, fires were extinguished in the sectors. All intended targets were hit.
Before that, the frigate “Marshal Shaposhnikov” during exercises neutralized Pirates in the Arabian Sea in February 2024.
According to the legend of the maneuvers, at the initial stage the Russian military discovered a suspicious ship that did not respond to the frigate’s radio requests. An inspection team set out for the ship. The fake enemy’s crew tried to fight back but were detained.
In the second phase of the exercise, artillery crews of “Marshal Shaposhnikov” worked on the elimination of simulated small-sized high-speed ships from which armed pirates wanted to attack and capture a foreign merchant ship.
Pirates used to be caught Cargo ship off the coast of Somalia.