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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 4
Kora-class corvettelarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Kora-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 × SEMT Pielstick/Kirloskar 18 PA6V 280 diesel engines (14,400 PS; 10,600 kW); 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Kora class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Indian Navy National Coast Guard of Mauritius[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
91.1 m (299 ft)[source]
full load
Single source1,460 short tons (1,320 t) (full load)[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] | — |
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| Planned | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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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] | MR-352 ( NATO : Cross Dome) E/F-band air search radar Granit Garpun B (NATO: Plank Shave) I/J-band air and surface search radar MR-123 (NATO: Bass Tilt) H/I-band fire control radar (P61 only) BEL Lynx I-band fire control radar (P62, P63 and P64) BEL 1245 I-band navigation radar[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] | 16 × Kh-35 (SS-N-25) SSM (4 x quad launchers) SA-N-5 Grail launcher for air defence missiles 1 × 76 mm 59-cal AK-176 (P61 and P62) 1 × 76 mm 62-cal Otobreda-76/62C (P63 and P64) 2 × 30 mm 65-cal AK-630 CIWS[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | GRSE[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Khukri class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Kamorta class[source] |
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| Cost | — | ₹ 240 crore (equivalent to ₹ 955 crore or US$99 million in 2023) (India, FY 2001) ₹ 365 crore (equivalent to ₹ 583 crore or US$61 million in 2023) (Mauritius, FY 2014)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | BEL Ajanta P electronic support measures 2 × PK-10 chaff launchers BEL TOTED towed torpedo decoys[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × HAL Dhruv or HAL Chetak[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | India[source] |
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