In the Russian Navy, Project 20386 corvettes will completely replace Project 11356 frigates, reports Mil.Press Today referring to the director of the Russian Navys shipbuilding and armament department, Vladimir Tryapichnikov, at the launching ceremony of the Project 12700 (Alexandrite class) minesweeper Vladimir Yemelyanov.

One of appearance options for Project 20386 corvette RusArmy.com

The Project 20386 multipurpose corvettes were developed at Almaz Design Bureau. They are intended for short/long-range naval warfare, protection of sea lanes and maritime commercial facilities.Displacing 3,400 tons (length 109 meters), the ships will be armed with100-mm artillery system, two30-mm artillery mounts,air defense system, twoantisubmarine system launchers, andhigh-precision cruise missiles (orantiship missiles). Also, each corvette will carry eitherorhelicopter.The Project 20386 lead ship was laid down on September 28, 2016 atshipyard. Initially called, in 2019 it was renamed into, after the Imperial Russian Navys brig. The shipbuilders plan to launch the ship in the spring of 2021.Currently, the Russian Navy operates three Project 11356 frigates:and. Building of the second trio of the project was suspended after frustrated deliveries of the gas turbine powerplants made by UkrainianDisplacement of Project 11356 frigates is 4,000 tons, speed is 30 knots, endurance is 30 days; onboard weapons include:100-mm artillery mount, air defense artillery/missile systems, torpedo and ASW warfare facilities, andlong-range cruise missiles. The frigates accommodateorhelicopters.