The Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Yury Borisov said during his visit to the Amur Shipbuilding Plant when the new ship is planned to be delivered.
Pacific Fleet can receive type 20380 corvette Gromkiy by the end of 2018, according to TASS with the reference to the Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Yury Borisov.
"Today they presented us their construction schedule for 2018. The schedule includes delivery of corvette Gromkiy, now the ship is ready for 84%. The Fleet expects to have the ship by the end of the year," said Borisov to journalists during his visit to Amur Shipbuilding Plant in Komsomolsk-on- Amur.
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| Type 20380 corvette Gromkiy was launched at Amur Shipbuilding Plant / Amur Shipbuilding Plant |
In 2017 Amur Shipbuilding Plant delivered corvette Sovershennyy of the same series with a two-year delay.
Both ships are fitted with Kalibr cruise missiles, which, according to Borisov, are a "dangerous weapon".
