It is proposed to continue the series of patrol ships of project 22160 by replacing weapons
A series of project 22160 patrol ships will continue with the replacement of weapons. This was stated by Renat Mistakhov, General Director of the Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation, which produces these ships.
According to him, project 22160 patrol ships are proposed to be armed with Club missile systems and Resurs anti-aircraft systems, which have a modular design. Currently, just such a variant of the armament of ships is being worked out, the next series will already go with new weapons. However, Mistakhov did not name any dates, reports RIA News.
- he said, adding that these ships are a very good platform with good seaworthiness, draft, cruising range and speed.
In mid-June of this year, information appeared that the series of project 22160 patrol ships would not be continued, since the military was allegedly not satisfied with the characteristics of these corvettes. Among the shortcomings were called: insufficient seaworthiness, easy booking, vulnerability of power plants, as well as weak anti-aircraft weapons.
Recall that at present the series is limited to six ships, all of them are intended for the Black Sea fleet. Four ships are already in service, two will be commissioned this and next year. After the start of the SVO in Ukraine, the Tor-M2KM air defense systems were installed on these ships in order to somehow compensate for the lack of air defense.
The patrol ship (corvette) of project 22160 has a displacement of 1700 tons and is capable of speeds up to 30 knots. Cruising range - 6000 miles, autonomy - 60 days. The crew is 28 people, but can be increased to 80. The basing of the Ka-27PS helicopter is provided on board. Corvettes are equipped with a 76-mm artillery mount and machine guns as standard weapons.
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