The patrol boat is designed to protect territorial waters and economic zones, carry out anti-smuggling and counter-drug trafficking missions. It can also be assigned to protect naval bases, naval task force concentration, and deployment areas, as well as to escort convoys. The armament comprises the 76.2 mm AK-176M Automatic Gun Mount, the 30 mm AK-630M Automatic Gun Mount and sixteen IGLA-M1 ... [+]

Large-ASW oriented corvettes, the final variant of the 'Grisha' series. Compared to the previous 'Grisha-III' these units have new radars, 76.2mm gun in place of 57mm, one fewer ASW RL. Two units operated by the Maritime Border Guard. 28 units are believed to be in service; known names/numbers include MPK-6, 7, 9, 10, 52, 56, 69, 82, 85, 107, 113, 118, 130, 134, 203, 207, 214, 217, 291. ... [+]

Four Yakhont anti-ship missiles in two vertical launchers; two Kashtan-1 close-in missile-artillery system, with the AK-630M gun mount and the PK-10 decoy launcher with four canisters.

Sudostroil'noye Obyedieneniye (Almaz), Petrovskiy SY, St. Petersburg; Vladivostokskiy Sudostroitel'nyy Zavod (Ulis), Vladivostock. SSM-armed corvettes, intended for defensive missile strikes.

The new Russian missile carrying hovercraft is meant to carry out missile attacks on ships. It is the largest military hovercraft unmatched anywhere in the world. With the displacement of 1000 tons, the craft has a cruising speed of 100 kilometers an hour. It is armed with 8 Sunburn missiles which can strike targets on the sea and on land. The hovercraft has 20 anti-aircraft missiles, an ... [+]

Upgraded version of the 'Tarantul-II'; fitted with the much more capable SS-N-22 SSM, modified propulsion plant, improved EW. 28 units are believed to be in service; known names/numbers include R-42, 63, 160, 182, 283. It is planned to resume production of this class, or perhaps to switch production to an improved, enlarged version. Builders: Sudostroil'noye Obyedieneniye (Almaz), Petrovskiy ... [+]

The Molniya fast missile attack craft (Project 12421) is designed to destroy surface combatants, transports and landing craft in coastal areas and at high seas. This is a unique third-generation warship armed with strike missiles, surface-to-air missiles (SAM) and artillery systems. In its class, Molniya has no analogs in the world. Although its displacement is relatively small, the craft ... [+]

The East German-built equivalent of the Soviet 'Grisha'. Are inferior to the 'Grishas' in all respects, and were probably acquired as a form of economic assistance to the East German shipbuilding industry. All refitted at the builder's yard 1994-1995. Classification: Malyy Protivolodochnyy Korabl' (MPK); Small Antisubmarine Ship. Builders: VEB Peenewerft, Wolgast, Germany. Built 1986-1990. ... [+]

The PK-500 patrol boat swung clear of the berth and gained speed; seconds later the 120-ton boat, similar to a Mercedes automobile on a highway, darted from the harbor and into the open sea. The PK-500 is the first patrol boat in the series of Mirazh craft (Project 14310). It is being tested at the 31st training center of Russia's Ministry of Defense. The center's motto-"Create ahead of ... [+]

Laid down: Dec 24, 2001 Planned: 19+ First Russian stealth technology ship: internal missile launchers, monoblock architecture build with composite materials, ESR decreased in 3 times etc. Contractors: CCB Almaz (Design), CNII Akademic Krylov, Severnaya Verf' (St. Petersburg) Alexander Mozgovoi · Military Parade staff correspondent Indeed, the St. Petersburg-based Severnaya Verf shipyard ... [+]