Russian Defense Ministry deploys Bastion complex in the Arctic
The positioning area with the radar station and launch pad has just been created on Kotelny Island. The Northern Fleet command has ordered the deployment on Kotelny Island of the Bastion coastal defense system, which includes the Onyx supersonic cruise missile, capable of hitting land and sea targets at a distance of 600 km.
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| Bastion coastal defense missile system |
With the help of this new weapon, the Northern Fleet's tactical group stationed on the New Siberian Islands will now be able to effectively monitor and protect the Northern Sea Route.
The complex will be used for the first time within the framework of the exercise, said the head of the press service of the Northern Fleet, Captain 1st Rank Vadim Serga. The firing will be carried out at a distant target, simulating an enemy fleet operating on the surface of the water.
