This is the second joint naval exercise of the three countries in South African waters, after the one held in 2019, the South African military clarified
His ship Russian Navywhich carries a new generation of supersonic cruise missiles, will participate in February in joint exercises with vessels of the Navy China and hers South Africathe Russian state news agency reported today TASS.
This is the first official reference to the participation in the joint high schools of the frigate named Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Garskov, which bears Zircon rockets.
These missiles travel at nine times the speed of sound and have an effective range of more than 1,000 kilometers, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The highlights of Russia’s new supersonic missile arsenal are featured, along with the Avangard glide vehicle, which entered service in 2019.
“Admiral Garskov (…) will proceed to the logistical support point in Tartus, Syria, and then participate in joint naval exercises with (…) Chinese and South African vessels,” the news agency said, citing a source familiar with the matter. at the Ministry of Defence, which he did not name.
Last Thursday, South Africa’s armed forces said the exercises, which will be held from February 17 to 27 near the port of Durban and Richards Bay, are intended to “strengthen the already flourishing relations between South Africa, Russia and China”.
This is the second joint naval exercise of the three countries in its waters South Africaafter the one carried out in 2019, the South African army clarified.
The Admiral Garskov conducted high schools in her sea Norway earlier this month, as the Russian president sent it into the Atlantic Ocean, a move the West took as a sign he has no intention of backing down from the war in Ukraine.
Russia sees its hypersonic weapons as a means of piercing increasingly sophisticated US missile defense systems. Mr Putin has warned that US systems may one day be able to shoot down Russian nuclear-tipped missiles, challenging the balance of power.
Russia, China and the US have for years been in a race to develop hypersonic weapons, seen as a way to gain an advantage over any adversary because of their speed and difficulty in detecting them.
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