The ships of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Kazakhstan will hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea in early September, after the completion of the Sea Cup, the head of the Russian delegation Rear Admiral Sergei Yekimov, deputy commander of the Caspian Flotilla, told reporters on Tuesday.
"Right after the completion of the Sea Cup, we will have joint exercises, which will involve the warships of the Russian Navy, the navies of Iran, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. Within a few days we will practice joint actions here in the Caspian Sea," said Yekimov, as quoted by the press center of the Army International Games.
Small missile and artillery ships of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Russia are taking part in the Sea Cup Army-2021, which is being held in Iran for the first time (Azerbaijan was the host country in the previous few years). The Caspian Flotilla is represented by small missile ships "Makhachkala" and "Astrakhan".
The Sea Cup consists of six stages: maritime training (anchoring and barreling), ship survival (caulking) on a coastal training simulator, rescue training (boarding in a life raft), destroying a floating mine with a machine gun and artillery fire at sea and air targets.
The fourth stage of the Sea Cup competition was held near the Iranian port of Enzeli. Teams from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Russia practiced shooting at a sea mine. According to the results of the four exercises of the contest, the team of Iran takes the first place, followed by the sailors of the Caspian Sea, the third and fourth places are taken by the crews of the ships of the Navy of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan respectively.
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Based on materials from RIA Novosti