Russia tests anti-submarine missile in Sea of Japan
ロシア太平洋艦隊が日本海で最新の対潜水艦ミサイル発射演習 水中の目標命中と発表
NHK -- May 07
Russia's defense ministry announced on Friday that the country's military had successfully tested a new anti-submarine missile system in the Sea of Japan.
The ministry released a video that showed the launch from a corvette in the Russian Pacific Fleet. It said the latest version of the Otvet anti-submarine missile system hit an underwater test target.
The ministry says the Otvet system can fire various types of missile.
Russian media say the Otvet system has a firing range of up to 50 kilometers, and the missiles it launches fly at a maximum speed of Mach 2.5 and can travel underwater to a depth of 800 meters.
They also report that the system can be installed on corvettes, frigates and other types of warship.
Observers say the test launch was designed to act as a warning to countries such as Japan and the United States, with whom Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created a widening rift.
May 07 (TBS NEWS) - ロシア国防省は日本海で最新の対潜水艦ミサイルの発射演習を行ったと発表し、映像を公開しました。
これがロシア国防省が公開した最新の対潜水艦ミサイル「オトベット」の発射演習の映像です。ミサイルは水中の目標に命中したとしていて、演習の間、太平洋艦隊の艦船15隻が周辺海域を一時封鎖したということです。
インタファクス通信によりますと、ミサイル「オトベット」の最高速度はマッハ2.5で、最大で水深800メートルの対象を攻撃可能だとしています。演習は対ロシア制裁を科す日米などをけん制する狙いもあるとみられます。
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