Coast Guard (Russia)


The Coast Guard of the Border Service of the FSB, previously known as the Maritime Units of the KGB Border Troops, is the coast guard of Russia. The Coast Guard is part of the Border Guard Service of Russia under the Federal Security Service of Russia.

History

The roots of the Coast Guard lie in the Russian Maritime Forces of the KGB's Border Services.

Training and study

The FSB Coast Guard Institute, located in Anapa, was established in 2007. Cadets study for 4 years.

Missions

The Russian Coast Guard has various missions, such as the protection of Russia's maritime borders, ensuring safe navigation in territorial waters, assisting vessels and aircraft, weather reconnaissance, fisheries protection, and fighting against smuggling and piracy. To perform these missions the Russian Coast Guard uses a variety of vessels and aircraft.

Equipment

The Russian Coast Guard is equipped with a variety of vessels, aircraft, and small arms/mounted weapons.

Vessels

Vessels of the Russian Coast Guard are:
The number of vessels listed above are based on a list of currently active Russian Coast Guard vessels.

Aircraft

The Russian Coast Guard uses a variety of weapons, this includes but is not limited to the AK series of rifles, pistols, grenade based weapons such as the DP-64 hand anti-diver grenade launcher and the 30 mm AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher, and a variety of machine guns from 7.62 mm machine guns to 14.5 mm machine guns. Large weapons aboard vessels can be anything from naval guns, torpedoes, and missiles.

Gallery

Commanders