Steregushchiy

Russia's principal modern corvette family — a compact, multirole littoral escort that evolved from a diesel-powered patrol ship into a Kalibr-armed strike platform, serving as the coastal backbone of the Baltic, Northern, and Pacific Fleets.

Overview

The Steregushchiy class (Project 20380) and its improved derivative Gremyashchiy (Project 20385) are the Russian Navy’s standard multirole corvettes. Designed to replace ageing Soviet-era small combatants, they handle anti-surface, anti-submarine, and point air-defence duties in the near-shore zone. The 20385 variant introduces an eight-cell UKSK vertical-launch system, giving the small hull a land-attack reach that was once confined to much larger frigates. Ships of the class are in series production at two yards and have been deployed across three fleet areas, though no export orders have been announced.

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