New corvette for Russian Navy armed with precision weapons to be launched within days - Navy commander
ST. PETERSBURG. June 26 (Interfax-AVN) - The new corvette Gremyashchi, armed with Kalibr cruise missiles, will be launched in Russia within the next few days, Russian Navy Commander Adm. Vladimir Korolyov said.
"Literally within the next few days, the shipbuilding company Severnaya Verf will launch the Gremyashchy, a new project 20385 corvette, armed with precision-guided weapons and engines manufactured in Russia," Korolyov said at a graduation ceremony of the best students of naval educational institutions in the Constantine Palace outside St. Petersburg.
Speaking about the Russian Navy's surface component, Korolyov said "the construction of frigate-class and corvette-class ships will be continued; they enjoy enhanced maneuverability and controllability and are armed with precision missile weapons and new-generation radar systems."
The corvettes of this project are armed with Kalibr cruise missiles.
In keeping with the shipbuilding program, Russia is consistently switching to building warships of larger displacement, he said.
The Russian Navy has commissioned two project 11356 frigates (the Admiral Grigorovich and the Admiral Essen), and the second serial ship, the Admiral Makarov, is undergoing state trials and should be presented to participants in the upcoming International Maritime Defense Show in St. Petersburg, Korolyov said.
"The Navy main command takes a very demanding and meticulous approach to all lead ships of new projects, and we are closely interacting with the industry in this. In the period prior to 2020, we plan the construction of four Project 22350 frigates," he said.
