"The crew of the newest Project 1135.6 Admiral Grigorovich frigate has successfully completed missile firing during the state tests at the Baltic Fleet`s maritime target ranges," Capt. 1st Rank Vladimir Matveyev said.
He added that the crew successfully carried out artillery fire exercises, hitting a cruise missile used as a target.
Having passed the state tests, the warship will join Russia`s Black Sea Fleet, the spokesman said.
Project 1135.6 frigates, with a displacement of some 4,000 tons, are designed for anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare as well as for air defense missions, operating both independently or as part of convoys and naval task forces.
The Admiral Grigorovich frigate will be the first in a series of six frigates of its class being built for the Black Sea Fleet to join the Russian Navy.
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