Amur Shipyard secures contracts for four Karakurt class corvettes from Russia’s MoD
Amur Shipbuilding Plant (Amur Shipyard, part of USC) has been awarded contracts for four Karakurt class missile corvettes (Project 22800) for Russian Navy. The agreement was signed between Amur Shipyard and the Ministry of Defense of Russia on August 22, 2018 on the sidelines of ARMY 2018 forum, the United Shipbuilding Corporation said.
The four missile vessels are scheduled for delivery by the end of 2026.
First talks on construction of four Karakurt class corvettes in the Far East began in February this year. Yuri Borisov, the then Deputy Defense Minister visited Amur Shipyard and said that the MoD looks into construction of four small missile ships for the Pacific Fleet.
The Russian Navy’s Karakurt corvettes of 800-tonne displacement of Rank 3 are intended for littoral zone ships of Rof intended for missions in 2,500 nm zone, including combat operations in the short range zone and humanitarian relief missions. Armament: a 76.2 mm AK-176MA automatic dual-purpose gun, a pair of AK-630M gun-based CIWS, and Pantsir-M, a version of the Pantsir surface-to-air missile system.
Amur Shipbuilding Plant (Amur Shipyard) was founded in 1936 and today is a leading shipbuilding company in the Far East of Russia. The shipyard can build warships and civil vessels with displacement of up to 25,000 tonnes.