Russia to receive second Project 22460 patrol ship

The Russian Coast Guard is scheduled to receive its first serial Project 22460 new-generation patrol ship, Brilliant today, which has been designed to protect state borders and patrol territorial waters.

Developed by Severnoye Design Bureau and built at the Almaz shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia, Project 22460 ships can also support anti sea piracy operations and will replace the Soviet-built patrol fleet for the Coast Guard.

Equipped with advanced navigation and communication systems as well as a helipad, the Project 22460 ships have a displacement capacity of 630t, cruise at a maximum speed of 30k, have a range of 3,500m and can endure up to 30 days.

Developed for the Border Service of Federal Security Service of Russia, the 62.5m-long vessels feature 30-mm six-barrelled gun mount AK-630 and two 12.7mm machine guns.

The Project 22460 ships also feature stern inclined slip for rigid inflatable boat, a heliport for light helicopter like Ka-226 or UAV, and a quick-mounted folding hangar.

The Brilliant ship has been designed to provide protection of Russian sea border in the Black Sea and is expected to maintain security of Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi.

The Russian Federal Security Service’s Black Sea-Azov Frontier Directorate had received the lead ship of the project, Rubin in September 2010 while the serial ship, the Zhemchug, is undergoing construction.