ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – Trials for Russia’s first reconnaissance flagship against US missile defense systems will begin in 2016, the head of the department of Russian state defense providers for the United Shipbuilders Corporation said Thursday.
“Plant trials…for the Ivan Khurs will be held in the third quarter of 2016 in accordance with the construction schedule. The ship is meant to provide communication and manage the fleet’s forces, conduct radio-electronic warfare, radio reconnaissance, and tracking of US missile defense systems,” Anatoly Shlemov told RIA Novosti.
