According to the website of the Spanish Defence Staff, after leaving the zone, the Spanish frigate transferred the responsibility for tracking to a Portuguese Navy vessel. The tracking of these vessels is part of the Spanish army’s Operation Presence, Surveillance and Deterrence (OPVD), which aims to preserve national interests and monitor vessels of strategic interest that transit maritime spaces under Spanish sovereignty.
The Project 22350 also known as the Admiral Gorshkov class, is a class of frigates of the Russian Navy. The ships are being built by the Severnaya Verf in Saint Petersburg at a cost of $250 million per ship. The class was designed by the Severnoye Design Bureau and incorporates use of stealth technology. As of August 2020, ten vessels have been ordered for delivery by 2027. The lead ship of the class, Admiral Gorshkov, was commissioned on 28 July 2018.
The Admiral Gorshkov class is the successor to the Neustrashimy and Krivak-class frigates. Unlike their Soviet-era predecessors, the new ships are designed for multiple roles. They are to be capable to execute long-range strikes, conduct anti-submarine warfare and to carry out escort missions
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Stan The ManDon’t you think it’s more likely that they are abandoning the only secure naval base they had in the Med and heading home to the Artic ? The Black Sea is currently unsafe for them as well.
JACQUELINE NEALNot to worry Jacqueline. It will be a Russian exercise. They like the UK and American Navy's etc. Practice certain types of exercise throughout the world. I spent 25 years in the RAF. We had a great deal of exercises. Some with interaction with the Navy and Army. If anything that ship will be surveying the Med.Testing for any reactions. Just like the Russian Air Force flying close to UK's Airspace. They are testing the RAF's response etc. Basically playing games. But it gives our allies to observe one of their ships. Being very useful to NATO.
So..beggers the BIG question..WHAT and WHY are they HERE in these waters...!!!! I Think its VERY worrying...!!!