Navy Commander: Russia to Launch Five Ships a Year

01.11.2012 Russian Navy will put afloat up to five warships and auxiliary vessels, said Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief ADM Viktor Chirkov, reports RIA Novosti.

"There is a shipbuilding program, and we're upgrading the Navy in accordance with it. I think, every year we'll launch up to five warships and auxiliary vessels", Chirkov told reporters.