[MaritimeExecutive] The Russian Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoykiy (F545) has arrived in Bandar Abbas in advance of a naval exercise to be held jointly with the regular Iranian Navy at the end of this week. The exercise is to take place in the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, the sea area in which the USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group are also currently deployed.
The corvette Stoykiy (F545) has been making its way slowly around Africa for several weeks now making port calls, and was the Russian participant in Exercise Will for Peace-2026 in South Africa in January. On February 4, the Stoykiy made a port visit to Port Victoria, to help the Seychelles mark the 50th anniversary of independence. It is unlikely now that the Russian participation will also include the Udaloy Class frigate RFS Marshal Shaposhnikov (F543), which was nearby making a port call in Muscat last week, but which has now sailed east to participate in India’s International Fleet Review.
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