The Ivan Mazepa corvette has received modern weapons and systems to combat drones. The new flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, which is being built in Turkey, will have a flight deck and will be able to carry a helicopter.
The Ivan Mazepa corvette has received modern weapons and equipment that takes into account the new challenges of naval warfare, including the fight against drones.
This was stated by Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk during a telethon, UNN reports .
The Ivan Mazepa corvette has a variety of weapons systems, a flight deck, and a helicopter can be on board as a matter of course. It can perform a variety of tasks, their range is quite wide, but the main point is that this project was finalized with the current state of naval warfare in mind
– Pletenchuk said.
According to him, the number of weapon systems has been increased and the experience of fighting at sea with drones has been taken into account.
This ship was built not for the last war, but for the current one. Russian ships were not ready for modern warfare
– The Navy spokesman added.
Recall
The Hetman Ivan Mazepa, a multi-purpose corvette-class ship, is being built by Turkey for the Ukrainian Navy. This ship is to become the flagship of the Ukrainian Navy. The corvette is a type of anti-submarine corvette in the coastal zone. Such ships are part of the MILGEM project , developed primarily for the Turkish Navyand.
The Navy has already tested the future flagship of the Ukrainian Navy, the Ivan Mazepa corvette.