Specialists of "Nevsky PKB" (part of USC) are developing a project for a new large landing ship (LST) "Kaiman", which is designed for landing troops, transporting combat, cargo equipment and machinery. This was reported by the press service of the corporation.
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The project has been modernized taking into account the experience of real combat operations. Thus, the project provides for: a system for detecting and jamming drones, air and sea; circular protection of the ship with AK-630 guns and large-caliber machine guns; fire control is carried out in an integrated manner or from local posts.
The corporation noted that "Kaiman" is a combat vehicle for a wide range of applications. Customers who have various requirements for the ship's draft, load capacity, and type of equipment will be interested in the ship.
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Features of the "Kaiman" LST:
- Length - 150 m
- Width - 19.5 m
- Draft - 4.5 m
- Displacement - 8000 t
- Speed - 18 knots
- Autonomy - 30 days
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