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Kerch Shipyard launches 9th Karakurt-class corvette

Kerch Shipyard launches 9th Karakurt-class corvette

According to the Crimean State Council’s press office, the Kerch Shipyard in Crimea has launched Karakurt-class (Project 22800) latest missile corvette Askold, which is under construction on order from Russia’s Defense Ministry for the Russian Navy. It is stated that the “launch ceremony was held under the direction of Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, who also visited…

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The Russian Spider: Karakurt Class Corvette

The Russian Spider: Karakurt Class Corvette

The Karakurt class (Russian designation Project 22800) is the latest corvette class which has been construced currently for the Russian Navy. The name of the class comes from latrodectus tredecimguttatus, a deadly widow spider.

The class is intended to be a more seaworthy, blue water complement to the Buyan-M class corvettes, which had been designed for the littoral zone and are currently…

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Pantsir Air Defence System equipped first Russian corvette begins state trials

Pantsir Air Defence System equipped first Russian corvette begins state trials

The Project 22800 (Karakurt-class) first small missile ship armed with the Pantsir surface-to-air missile system entered state trials, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov said in an interview with the Defense Ministry’s Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper on 6th July.

“The small missile ship Odintsovo is the first corvette armed with the Pantsyr system. On June 30, its state trials…

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UAE and Saudi Navies Show Interest to Russian-made warships Military delegations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Vietnam have displayed interest in the Russian-made frigate Gepard-3.9 and Project 22800 ‘Karakurt’ missile corvettes at the St.