Russian Stealth Corvettes to Hold Live Fire Drills in Caspian

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Two Buyan class corvettes from Russia’s Caspian Flotilla have sailed into the Caspian Sea for a 10-day training mission involving live firing drills, the press service of the Southern Military District said on Wednesday.

“The Astrakhan and the Volgodonsk ships have left their base in Astrakhan on the Caspian Sea to carry out joint exercises,” the press service said in a statement.

The drills will involve live firing at land- and sea-based targets as well as aerial targets, coordinated maneuvering in tight formation, and navigation in varied weather conditions.

It will be the first full-scale training mission for the crew of the Volgodonsk, which joined the Caspian Flotilla in July of this year. The Astrakhan was commissioned in 2006.

Buyan class corvettes have been specifically designed to operate in shallow waters and carry out a broad range of missions in the Caspian Sea, as well as in adjoining river deltas.

The vessels feature a reduced radar signature and high maneuverability.

They were built at the St. Petersburg-based Almaz Shipyard and are armed with an A-190 artillery system, two AK-306 30-mm six-barrel machineguns and Grad-M 40-tube 122-mm multiple rocket launch systems.

The third corvette of the Boyan class, the Makhachkala, is expected to join the Caspian Flotilla in November.


Russian Stealth Corvettes to Hold Live Fire Drills in Caspian | Defense | RIA Novosti

 

[Nishan_101]

Two Buyan class corvettes from Russia’s Caspian Flotilla have sailed into the Caspian Sea for a 10-day training mission involving live firing drills, the press service of the Southern Military District said on Wednesday.

“The Astrakhan and the Volgodonsk ships have left their base in Astrakhan on the Caspian Sea to carry out joint exercises,” the press service said in a statement.

The drills will involve live firing at land- and sea-based targets as well as aerial targets, coordinated maneuvering in tight formation, and navigation in varied weather conditions.

It will be the first full-scale training mission for the crew of the Volgodonsk, which joined the Caspian Flotilla in July of this year. The Astrakhan was commissioned in 2006.

Buyan class corvettes have been specifically designed to operate in shallow waters and carry out a broad range of missions in the Caspian Sea, as well as in adjoining river deltas.

The vessels feature a reduced radar signature and high maneuverability.

They were built at the St. Petersburg-based Almaz Shipyard and are armed with an A-190 artillery system, two AK-306 30-mm six-barrel machineguns and Grad-M 40-tube 122-mm multiple rocket launch systems.

The third corvette of the Boyan class, the Makhachkala, is expected to join the Caspian Flotilla in November.


Russian Stealth Corvettes to Hold Live Fire Drills in Caspian | Defense | RIA Novosti

Will IN going to buy it as it is far more advance than what they had produced till to date...

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Will IN going to buy it as it is far more advance than what they had produced till to date...

No need for them. The IN's P-28 class Corvettes are better than them.

 

[Nishan_101]

No need for them. The IN's P-28 class Corvettes are better than them.

Explain in detail how???
And any Russian member can tell us how does the Russian one is better than the IN one???

 

[Vibs]

Explain in detail how???
And any Russian member can tell us how does the Russian one is better than the IN one???

Before we get into details lets just point out 1 big difference.
In Project 28: Displacement: Standard: 2,500 tonnes Full load: 3,000 tonnes
It's an anti submarine warfare platform.
The design includes many stealth features, including reductions in noise and vibration of the vessels

Buyan Class Corvette Displacement:550 Tons (project 21630) 949 Tons (project 21631)
Main purpose is engagement of surface warships. Armed with missile and artillery weapons, and equipped with electronic countermeasure equipment

Both are radically different corvettes for entirely different purposes.

 

[surya kiran]

Explain in detail how???
And any Russian member can tell us how does the Russian one is better than the IN one???

Nishan, the Buyan and Kamorta class, cannot be compared. The Kamorta is a much bigger ship. From a tonnage perspective, the closest is the Veer class. The Buyan being couple of decades later would be more modern. Slightly bigger (almost twice the size of the Veer would be the Kora Class) but again its 1990s ship building and would not have any 'stealth' features.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Nishan, the Buyan and Kamorta class, cannot be compared. The Kamorta is a much bigger ship. From a tonnage perspective, the closest is the Veer class. The Buyan being couple of decades later would be more modern. Slightly bigger (almost twice the size of the Veer would be the Kora Class) but again its 1990s ship building and would not have any 'stealth' features.

Quite right there. Actually the Abhay (Pauk II) class of corvettes closest approximates to the Buyan class displacing about 485 tonnes. The Veers are smaller at about 400 tonnes while the Khukri/Kora class are in the 1350 tonnes range.
Correctly speaking, these are not really Corvettes but large Gunboats/Missile craft. Hence they are capable of operating only in Coastal Waters; with limited range and restricted sea-keeping abilities. Corvettes would break in at 1500 tonnes displacement range. The first true corvette design that India considered in the 1980s was the French Aviso design that weighed in at 1600 tonnes. But since the perspective plan for the DND (Directorate of Naval Design) in the Indian Navy had already kicked in, that idea was dropped and the IN Corvettes were designed in-house i.e. the P-25 and P-25A designs- Khukri/Kora. These have much longer sea-legs (endurance) and are much more stable in 'blue-waters'. Recently, one of them sailed on an extended cruise to the FE (Japan and China) with the P-17 INS Satpura and an R-class Destroyer. the Buyan cannot do that. Actually the Buyans are designed for restricted/closed waters like the Black, Caspian or Baltic Seas.

The P-28 (Kamorta) class Corvettes are even larger at 2500 tonnes standard displacement and with a substantial sensor and weapon outfit. Now consider that F-22 PNS Zulfiqar at 2500 tonnes standard displacement is called a Frigate.
The only thing that the P-25s lacked was stealth features, the P-28 design has stealth features and signature management features in-built. So all in all a capable design overall- no need for a Buyan class of ship in the IN.