Russian naval ships on Sunday held an exercise in Northern Atlantic, Captain 1st Rank Igor Dyglo, the chief press officer of the Navy told Itar-Tass.
The exercise involved a strike group consisting of the aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the major antisubmarine ships Admiral Levchenko and Admiral Chabanenko and auxiliary ships Sergei Ossipov and Nikolai Chiker.
During the sea passage, the group “successfully accomplished the tactical tasks that presupposed coordination with missile-carrying jets of the North Fleet and strategic jets of the Russian Air Force.”
More than ten jets were engaged in the exercise. Antisubmarine helicopters Ka-27 made sorties from aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov cruiser.
This exercise was special for the fact that the group performed the tasks in complicated weather conditions with a rough sea surge and the wind blowing at 13 meters per second to 17 meters per second.
Following completion of the program in North Atlantic, the strike group is moving to the Mediterranean where it will join ships of the Black Sea Fleet.