The frigate "Admiral Kasatonov" project 22350 new in November will start execution of the program of the mooring trials and by the end of 2017 will be delivered to the Navy of Russia, said Last news on Thursday the press service of the factory " Northern shipyard ".

"Fleet Admiral Kasatonov" is the first serial frigate of the project 22350. The ship was built at the "Northern shipyard" in November 2009 and was launched in the beginning of winter 2015.

"at the end of November 2015 will begin checking the mooring of the frigate. Factory and state sea inspection is scheduled for early 2017. Commissioning of the frigate will be held at the end of 2017 ", - said the official representative of the company.

from the outset, the Ship was planned to give the Navy back in 2015, but, as commented in a press-service, the postponement of the delivery of the frigate is that "due to certain circumstances" issues have arisen with the supply of imported equipment, for example, Ukrainian.

"as part of the list of measures of import substitution by suppliers of the main equipment will be domestic enterprises that require time to take delivery," - said the representative of " Northern shipyard ".

Project 22350 frigates have a displacement of 4,500 tons, a length of 135 meters and a width of fifteen meters. Armed frigates will consist naval gun mount A-192 "Armat" caliber 130-mm, launchers for 16 anti-ship missiles "Onyx" or "Caliber-NCE" and SAM " Polyment-Redoubt ". Just planned to build eight frigates of project 22350.

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