In an interview with the departmental publication "Red Star", the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolay Evmenov announced the replenishment of the fleet with new warships. According to Admiral Evmenov, only in 2020 year, the Russian Navy will receive about 4 dozen ships and vessels, belonging to different classes.
Among these ships and the newest domestic frigate "Admiral Kasatonov". This is a new generation warship, relating to the project 22350. Admiral Nikolay Evmenov noted, that the ships of this project have a high modernization potential. According to the commander-in-chief of the Navy, the whole project 22350 will receive "the development of a number of ship systems and weapons".
Earlier the frigate "Admiral Kasatonov" completed the passage of state tests, during which, as noted, confirmed the characteristics inherent in it.
Project frigates 22350 belong to the class of warships of the distant sea and ocean zones. The frigate "Admiral Kasatonov" is armed with guided missiles, it implements low-visibility technology. The construction of the ship began in 2009 year, the frigate was launched in 2014.
Some characteristics: displacement - 4,5 thousand. tonnes, greatest length - 135 m, sediment - 4,53 m, crew - up to 170 human + 20 Marines. planned, that "Admiral Kasatonov" will become a carrier of hypersonic missiles 3M22 "Zircon".
