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Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation Discusses Lavina Amphibious Assault Ship Construction

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Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation Discusses Lavina Amphibious Assault Ship Construction
 
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (OCK) is holding preliminary consultations so far on the construction of universal amphibious assault ships (Lavina project), Corporation Vice-President for Military Shipbuilding Igor Ponomaryov told TASS on Thursday. The Lavina (Avalanche) project was first unveiled during the ARMY-2015 defense exhibiton by the Krylov State Research Center as a replacement for the canceled Mistral LHD delivery.
     
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (OCK) is holding preliminary consultations so far on the construction of universal amphibious assault ships (Lavina project), Corporation Vice-President for Military Ship-Building Igor Ponomaryov told TASS on Thursday. . The Lavina (Avalanche) project was first unveiled during the ARMY-2015 defense exhibiton by the Krylov State Research Center as a replacement for the canceled Mistral LHD delivery.Image showing Krylov Central Scientific Research Institute's Avalanche (Lavina) Project with the official seal of the Russian Navy.
     
There have been no assignments from the Russian Defense Ministry for the construction yet, he added.
"The United Shipbuilding Corporation is holding preliminary consultations on the construction of universal amphibious assault ships," Ponomaryov said at the KADEX 2016 arms exhibition in Astana in Kazakhstan.
We have not received any assignment for their development and construction from the Russian Defense Ministry yet, he added.
     
Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (OCK) is holding preliminary consultations so far on the construction of universal amphibious assault ships (Lavina project), Corporation Vice-President for Military Ship-Building Igor Ponomaryov told TASS on Thursday. . The Lavina (Avalanche) project was first unveiled during the ARMY-2015 defense exhibiton by the Krylov State Research Center as a replacement for the canceled Mistral LHD delivery. Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Ivan Gren
     
The Russian Navy said earlier that it was planning to receive the first new-generation amphibious assault ship with a displacement of about 16,000 tons by 2020. Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said in mid-May that the development of universal amphibious assault ships could be included in the 2018-2025 state armament program.

Project 11711 large amphibious assault ships with a displacement of 5,000 tons are currently under construction in Russia. The series will comprise two vessels. The first Project 11711 large amphibious assault ship Ivan Gren is planned to be delivered to the Russian Navy in the third quarter of 2016. The construction of the second large amphibious assault ship Pyotr Morgunov started in late 2014.

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.

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