Admiral Kasatonov (Project 22350)
The Admiral Gorshkov class (Project 22350) is Russia's most advanced surface combatant and the centrepiece of fleet modernisation. Displacing ~5,400 tonnes, it carries a 16-cell 3S14 UKSK VLS for Kalibr cruise missiles (1,500 km), Oniks supersonic anti-ship missiles, and 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missiles (Mach 8, 1,000 km). The Poliment-Redut SAMS provides area air defence to 150 km. ASW suite includes hull sonar and Paket-NK anti-torpedo system. Admiral Gorshkov conducted the first-ever Zircon combat launches from a surface ship. Lead ship commissioned 2018. Four ships commissioned or under construction by 2025.

- Second ship of Gorshkov class
- Zircon hypersonic missile integration
- Improved M90FR propulsion
- Kalibr proven in Ukraine strikes
- Extremely slow production rate
- Propulsion integration delays
- Western sanctions on electronics
- Limited operational availability
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