A French Navy frigate has been tracking a surfaced Russian submarine off the coast of Brittany, according to UK Defence Journal, citing a statement from NATO Maritime Command.
In a post shared on social media, NATO stated: “We.
NATO stands ready to defend our Alliance with constant vigilance and maritime awareness across the Atlantic.”.
The vessel was built at the Admiralty Shipyards in Saint Petersburg, launched in 2013, and commissioned a year later.
It is equipped with six 533 mm torpedo tubes capable of launching torpedoes, mines, or Kalibr cruise missiles.
In 2015, its visit to the Spanish port of Ceuta drew criticism from British officials due to its proximity to Gibraltar.
The exercise, which temporarily closed off the area to civilian traffic, was framed as a test of long-range precision strikes using advanced submarine capabilities. »