Yep. It's pretty sad. Then again the Russian destroyer workhorse is the 1155 BPK, carrying the pathetic Rastrub AShM. No reason that couldn't be replaced with identically placed X-35s or even tilted Yakhont tubes (there's actually now finally a plan to install X-35s on one of the Pacific Fleet BPKs).
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There is no delivery. The engines were delivered years ago. The ship is completed and is currently undergoing state trials in the Northern Fleet. The second 22350 is in the same boat, engines already delivered. It's the next 4 ships that are in trouble (total of 6 22350s are planned through 2025). The second 22350 will probably be handed over late 2017, and after that it will likely be 3-4 years before the third ship is ready.
Thank you for your explanation Feanor!
Remember the Buyan-M 21631s for the Caspian and now Black Sea Fleet? This is the same kind of boat except smaller and built for sea and oceans. It sits much deeper and unlike the buyan, can't be moved around using internal waterways. 4 have been laid down so far, and given that it's small and fairly simple, we can expect large numbers to be built. Unfortunately, due to problems with the powerplants, he VMF will be represented heavily by aging Soviet 1155s and large numbers of smaller ships (21631s, 22800s, and 20380s). It looks like, realistically, there will be a total of 5 frigates handed over before 2020, all of them this and next year. Then a 3-5 year lull, while they get domestic gas-turbine production up.
I very much doubt it. It's basically a small Kalibr platform with some self-defense AA.
What? The 20385 is just a 20380 upgrade. It's not any smaller, in fact it's larger then the 20380.
I don't think the 20386 carries any Kalibr missiles. The models and renderings I've seen portray it with X-35s just like the 20380. Basically the 20386 is an upgraded 20380. I understand that it was demonstrated to have the same container-based module space that could potentially carry Kalibr but I don't think it will be standard on them.
The 22350M is a major upgrade of the 22350 design and what exactly it will be remains to be seen. As is, an upgraded frigate will probably be entering production post 2025 so it's nothing we have to worry about at this point.
Nobody knows since specific about Karakut-class haven't been discussing by VMF senior leaders.
Yes, the Project is a little longer than the 20380. I misspoke about the 20385 being to small for VMF needs.
The VMF was going stop building the 20380, but the 20385 became to pricey. I wish we could compare the costs of UKSK launchers to Club K container launchers.
The advertisement video of the 22350M, which came out a one or two years ago, used several of the radars of the know proposed Lider class destroyer design. I think the video was deleted. Both projects may use different radars, but it would be good use Russia's limited naval resources if that happened.
It's an 800 tonn ship with Kalibr missiles and a Pantsyr-M. I suppose anything is possible but I would be surprised.
This has little to do with it. The 20385 has German engines. And those are now off the table. Given that it's bigger and heavier, the domestic engines were deemed unsuitable, and the VMF decided to continue 20380 production instead, with several more ships laid down after a brief pause to re-evaluate. Also the Klub and the Kalibr are the same system (Klub/Club is the export designation). The 20380s carry the Kh-35 (X-35) Uran.
It was a concept video. They haven't even properly finished work on the current 22350s (the longer-range missile for the SAM seems to be in trouble). So to be honest, I don't see much value in speculating on the subject. There will definitely be a major 22350 upgrade in the post 2025 timeframe, but that's a decade a away.
This is pretty much spot on. They want some combat experience for their relatively few carrier pilots, the experience of deploying a carrier in a relevant fashion, and to show off that they can do it. The Kuznetsov, after this deployment, will go into a long refit and upgrade. So it will be out of service for years. This is their one chance to try it out in combat.
Adm. K isn't an escort carrier! Its official designation is TAKR Tyazholyi Avianesushyi Kreyser (Russian: Heavy Aircraft Carrying Cruiser).
The Eastern Med will certainly get more crowded. Will be interesting to see how she does from a maintenance standpoint given her past