Pantsyr-ME testing to start next year on Project 22800 Karakurt corvette

TASS says Russia will commence the testing of the Pantsyr-ME naval air defense system next year. The trials will start on land before switching out to sea.

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Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau CEO Alexander Shlyakhtenko told TASS that a Project 1241 Molniya missile corvette will be the first naval platform to get the weapon. The trials will take place in the Black Sea.