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Construction of Large Versatile Landing Ship for Russian Navy to begin in 2018 - TASS.
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Ship of Project 11711 Ivan Gren Large Amphibious Assault Ship nearing
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"Sure,
such a large amphibious landing ship is being designed now. The foundation
has been laid, and we have hashed out the requirements, and the implementation
[of the design] will possibly commence in 2018, when we will launch the
construction of the versatile landing ship," he said. Tryapichnikov reminded that the Project 11711 Ivan Gren (NATO reporting name: Ivan Gren-class) large landing ship in construction by the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad would enter the Russian Navy’s inventory this year. "We have got no reason to speak about it [Ivan Gren] slipping behind schedule to 2017. The Navy is paying close attention to large landing ships," the officer added. The next ship in the class, the Pyotr Morgunov, is being built by Yantar too. |
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showing Krylov Central Scientific Research Institute's Avalanche (Lavina)
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Krylov
State Research Center Executive Director Mikhail Zagorodnikov told TASS
previously that there was no doubt about the feasibility of developing
a sophisticated versatile landing ship for the Russian Navy. "Unlike
the Leader destroyer and ice breakers, the versatile landing ship will
not require much development work, because its basic components have been
developed to a large extent," Zagorodnikov said. "The
ship’s feasibility is foreseeable." According to Zagorodnikov, the basic elements of the versatile landing ships have been looked into. "We have reached agreement on its weaponry and most of its onboard systems. Its electric propulsion system is in development too. A simulator ship will be built specifically for working out the tactics, techniques and procedures for the helicopters the landing ship will carry," he added in this connection. "We can make the hull, which was proven graphically by Russian shipbuilders in the course of building two Mistral landing ships." "We have gotten our hand in and are sure that we will develop the versatile landing ship," Zagorodnikov concluded. According to early reports, Lavina cruising range will be 5,000 miles at a speed of 18 knots, max speed - 22 knots, with a crew of 320 sailors. The ship will be able to accomodate 500 marines and 50 armored vehicles. According to the source, Avalanche will be able to carry 16 helicoptersof types Ka-27, Ka-29 and Ka-52K for ASW, SAR and Strike missions. It is also expected to have on board six landing craft project 11770 Serna or six amphibious assault craft project 03160 "Raptor". The ship is set to be armed with a AK-176M gun mount and AK-630M-2 "Duet" CIWS. It will also be fitted with the new Pantsir-M Surface Ship Air Defense system. © Copyright 2015 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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