French-Russian naval drills in the Barents Sea
This weekend a French frigate and a Russian antisubmarine vessel conducted joint drills in the Barents Sea.
The French Navy’s Horizon class frigate “Chevalier Paul” arrived the Northern Fleet’s main base Severomorsk on Tuesday last week, web site Severny Flot reports. This is the first foreign port to be visited by the frigate since it was launched in December 2009.
The French vessel went out in the Barents Sea together with the Northern Fleet’s antisubmarine vessel “Severomorsk” to conduct joint drills on communication, maneuvering and fighting threats from the sea.
After the exercise “Chevalier Paul” went towards Scotland.
As BarentsObserver reported, the Kola Peninsula is expecting another French naval visit this spring, when the crew of a French naval vessel is taking part in the Victory Day parade in Murmansk on May 9.
