Manufacturer of Molniya missile boats exempted from Ministry of Defense fine of 465 million rubles

Court sides with Vympel shipyard in dispute with Ministry of Defense

The Vympel shipyard from Rybinsk proved in court that it was not guilty of delaying the delivery of the hydrographic vessel Yakov Lapushkin, project 19910, to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Vympel handed it over to the customer in September 2023 instead of October 2022.

Missile boat "Dimitrovgrad" project 12411
Missile boat "Dimitrovgrad" project 12411

The defense department won the dispute in two instances, but at the last stage, the court sided with the shipbuilders and sent the case for a new trial. By the decision of the Arbitration Court of the city of Moscow dated April 9, the Ministry of Defense was refused satisfaction of the claims.

Among the objective reasons for the delay in the construction of the vessel, the court took into account problems with the supply of ship equipment from abroad.

Hydrographic vessel  Yakov Lapushkin
Hydrographic vessel Yakov Lapushkin

Due to the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions, foreign manufacturers refused to supply Vympel with a diesel generator, a diesel-reduction unit and other critical components.

Currently, Vympel serially produces new generation combat missile and patrol boats of projects 12421 and 12418 Molniya, high-speed search and rescue, fire, hydrographic, tug and other specialized vessels, providing service and warranty maintenance of manufactured products.

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