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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
Buyan-M-class corvettelarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Buyan-M-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | 2 shaft CODAD , 4 × Zvezda M520 , 10,875 kW (14,584 shp) and Kolomna Diesel, Pumpjet .[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Buyan-M class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Russian Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 2010–present |
75 m (246 ft 1 in)[source]
full
Single sourcestandard
Single source850 t (840 long tons) (standard) 949 t (934 long tons) (full)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In commission | 2001–present[source] | 2014–present[source] |
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| Planned | 12[source] |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | 12[source] |
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| Active | 12[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Guided-missile corvette[source] |
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| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] | 5P-26M1 Pozitiv-M1 phased array radar system MP-231-2 navigation radar 5P-10-03 Laska fire control system МР-123-02 fire control system Anapa-M anti-saboteur sonar system[source] |
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| Armament | 1 x AK-176 76 mm gun 1 x AK-630 30 mm CIWS 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-ship missiles 8 x Kh-35 Uran anti-ship missiles ( Ship 381 ) 8 x VCM-01 anti-ship missiles (from A2 onward) 1 x 9K38 Igla MANPADS[source] | 1 × 100 mm A-190-01 naval gun 1 × 2 30 mm AK-630-M2 CIWS 1 × Pantsir-M CIWS ( Stavropol ) 2 × 4 UKSK VLS cells for Kalibr or Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles 2 × 4 Komar surface-to-air missiles 1 × 10 55 mm DP-65 anti-saboteur grenade launcher 2 × 14.5 mm KPV type[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Zelenodolsk Plant Gorky[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Nanuchka-class Buyan-class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Karakurt class[source] |
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| Lost | — |
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| Endurance | — | 15 days[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | TK-25 radar jammers[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Russia[source] |
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