Circular protection with AK-630 guns: Engineers of "Nevsky PKB" are developing the "Kaiman" LST

The large landing ship is designed for landing troops, transporting military equipment

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.

Large landing ship "Kaiman"
Large landing ship "Kaiman"
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.
Press service of USC

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.

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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