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Ukrainian strikes on the temporarily occupied Crimea in late December 2023 sank a Russian Tarantula corvette. This was reported analysts of the Institute for the Study of War in their daily report for January 18. “Ukrainian guerrillas and satellite images confirmed that Ukrainian strikes on the occupied Crimea in late December 2023 sank a Russian […]
The Navy of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has received a new missile corvette-catamaran, called Abu Mahdi. This was reported by видання Defence Blog. The induction into the Navy took place during a ceremony in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which was attended by high-ranking officials, including IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami […]
Russia has inlanded a new Project 22800 Karakurt missile corvette, which carries Kalibr cruise missiles, into the Black Sea. This is reported by Defence Express with reference to satellite images published by OSINT analyst MT_Anderson. They show that there were two Karakurtas in Novorossiysk on December 5 – the completed and tested Amur ship, and, […]
Russia tried to create a new generation corvette, but lacked the money and technology to turn it into a research vessel. The Russian Federation decided to close the project to create a new corvette (often classified as a frigate in the West), Project 20386. More than 10 years have been invested in this development, which […]