Project 22160

The Project 22160 is a new class of 1,300-ton (1,500-1,800 tons according to other reports) multi-mission patrol boat/corvettes intended for economic zone patrol, search-and-rescue (SAR) operations, anti-piracy and anti-smuggling activities, environmental monitoring, as well as coastal defense and escort service in support of the Russian Navy. Its modular design will allow these ships to perform a variety of additional missions in the near future. The Project 22160 patrol boats have been designed by the Severnoye Design Bureau and are powered by diesel engines. These boats are provided with a helicopter landing pad on its aft deck as well as one A-220M 57mm cannon at the bow, two 14.5mm machine guns, 324mm Paket-NK torpedoes and Shtil-1 air defense system. Integrated bridge system and the Kalibr missile system is also installed on these vessels. Besides, these ships built following a modular approach can be fitted with optional missile launchers. The sensor package includes the Pozitiv-ME1 radar and Vinyetka-EM sonar system along with hull-mounted and towed sonar arrays. These ships also feature PK-10 decoy dispenser system and TK-25 electronic countermeasures. The lead ship of the class, the Vasily Bykov, was laid down at the Zelenodolsky Shipyard on February 26, 2014. The Russian Navy plans for the procurement of six boats for the Black Sea fleet between 2018 and 2022 to project its power to the Mediterranean and beyond to the Atlantic Ocean. The Russian Navy cancelled plans to buy six additional corvettes due to the weak air defense system and other shortfalls of these vessels.

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