Eles fizeram um exercicio bem grande se eu não me engano com a Marinha Indiana... e fizeram um grande tbm no Mar Negro eu acho.... aonde eles até usaram o Kusnetsov.... não lembro as datas nada.... só lembro de alguns detalhes...
Exercicio com a Marinha Indiana é o que não falta, em uma breve olhada, achei dois exercicios em 2 meses, vejam:
Russian, Indian Navies to Conduct Joint Exercise
The Russian and Indian Navy will begin two-and-a-half-week joint exercises in mid-May, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Vladimir Kuroyedov said on Thursday.
The Russian and Indian Navy will begin two-and-a-half-week joint exercises in mid-May, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Vladimir Kuroyedov said on Thursday.
"The joint exercises will take place in the Indian Ocean, in the eastern part of the Arabian Sea," Kuroyedov said.
Two warship units from the Black Sea and Pacific Fleets and Indian naval flotilla "will carry out joint missile and artillery fire drill" and "will train rescue operations in the sea and anti-submarine operations," he said.
"The Russian-Indian naval exercises will become the first step towards restoring Russia's permanent naval presence in the World Ocean," he said.
Nine ships from Russia's Black Sea Fleet, including the missilecruiser Moskva and large anti-submarine vessels Marshal Shaposhnikov and Admiral Penteleyev from the Pacific Fleet, will take part in the exercises.
India will maneuver surface vessels and submarines from the Indian Navy's Western and Eastern Fleets, including the Vikrant aircraft carrier.
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New Delhi, Apr 9 (IANS) A flotilla of powerful Russian warships has set sail for the Indian Ocean where it will join Indian Navy vessels next month for the first ever naval war game by the two countries, defence sources said.
At least nine warships from two fleets of the Russian Navy -- the Pacific and the Black Sea fleets -- have set sail for India since Tuesday, sparking speculation that Moscow was flexing its military muscle to counter the growing presence of American and British vessels in the Indian Ocean as part of the U.S.-led war against Iraq.
But Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has said the exercise with India had been planned months ago and there was no plan to send the Russian warships to the Persian Gulf.
Indian Navy officials here said the exercise, scheduled for May, would involve a wide variety of manoeuvres, including anti-submarine warfare, weapon firing drills and mock operations involving aircraft.
"The Russian Navy has submitted a proposal for the exercise and we are working out the details. It all depends on the resources and warships we can spare for the exercise," said an Indian Navy official who did not want to be named.
Though Soviet warships had docked at Indian ports in the 1970s, this is the first time India will stage a wargame with Russia's armed forces in the post Cold War era.
This will also be the largest concentration of Russian warships in Indian Ocean since the break up of the Soviet Union.
A statement issued by the Russian defence ministry in Moscow this week said: "The forthcoming exercise would play a significant role in strengthening the co-operation, trust and mutual understanding between the two naval powers and heightening the level of stability in the zone of Indian Ocean," the statement said.
The statement specifically noted the wargame was not linked to the U.S.-led war against Iraq.
The Russian flotilla is expected to visit several other countries in the Indian Ocean region over the next few months.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet is sending its flagship, the missile cruiser Moskva, patrol boats Pytlivy and Smetlivy, large landing ship Tsezar Kunikov and auxiliary ships. The Pacific Fleet is sending the large anti-submarine ships Marshal Shaposhnikov and Admiral Panteleyev and a tanker.
Russia is the largest supplier of military hardware to India's armed forces. The Indian Navy is currently refurbishing its Russian-made Kilo-class to make them capable of firing missiles. It is also set to receive three Krivak-class frigates ordered from Russia under a $1 billion deal that has run into several delays
