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2011, but there are no signs the class will
be further expanded.
Whatever happens with the carrier
project, work on surface combatants
remains focussed on frigates and corvettes.
The Yantar yard is still reported to be
working on the first of the Grom (Project
1422.1) class frigates, RFS Borodino,
which was launched in 2001 but the focus
appears to be on the ‘stealthy’ 2200tonne
Steregushchiy (Project 20380) class
frigates that are scheduled to replace the
34-year-old Grischa (Project 1124). RFS
Soobrazitelny is scheduled for delivery
next year and RFS Stoiky in 2011, with a
class of 20 ships envisaged. Work on the The Russian destroyer RFs Natoychiviy (DD 610) underway.
first of a 4500tonne Project 22350 class,
RFS Admiral Gorshkov, continues and
she may be launched this year and be
commissioned in 2011. Here too a class of
20 is anticipated.
Both new frigates show a strong
influence towards low signatures and
this extends downwards to the Buyan
(Project 21630) class patrol boats. The
first of these, RFS Astrakhan, was built in
St Petersburg but is based in the Caspian.
Two more vessels have been laid down and
another two are envisaged, these might be
destined for the Black Sea. A new tank
landing ship class, the Modified Alligator
(Project 11711E), is planned with the uss Choisin and the Russian Navy udaloy class destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov sail in
first ship, RFS Ivan Gren, being launched formation during a joint exercise.
by Yantar in 2008 with commissioning
envisaged for this year.
There is no sign of any attempts to 500tonne oil spill while refuelling ships of continues to seek a world presence and
modernise either the mine counter- the Kuznetsov task group. Consequently, has renewed contacts in Syria, Libya and
measures force or the replenishment fleet. the Russian Navy continues to remain Yemen and is reportedly discussing the
The latter were recently responsible for a very much a ‘paper tiger’, although it prospects of overseas basing. WT
RFs Neustrashimyy
has recently taken
part in anti-piracy
patrols off somalia.
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