Russia’s Pacific Fleet fires 1st Bastion missile system
July 23, 2016
Russia’s Pacific Fleet troops fired the first Bastion coastal defense mobile anti-ship missile systems in the Far East Primorsky Territory, the Eastern Military District’s Pacific Fleet spokesman said Friday. “The Pacific Fleet coastal forces’ missile formation troops conducted the first launch of the new ‘Bastion’ missile system that entered service in 2016” Sputnik quoted Vladimir Matveev as saying. The new system is expected to enter combat duty next month, he added. Notice: About the new Russian anti-ship missile system “Bastion” that has become the key weapon of coastal defence for Russia, it said that may hit any point on the Black Sea.