Karakurt Project 22800 Corvette to Give Russian Navy Extra Punch

The Russian Project 22800 (Karakurt-class) missile corvette, named Typhoon, is to be launched in November at the shipbuilding company Pella in St. Petersburg. It will enter service in 2018. The first corvette of this class, Uragan, was launched in July 2017 and is also to enter service next year. A total of 18 Karakurt-Class corvettes are to join the Black Sea, Northern and Pacific operational fleets by 2022.

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