Ivan Mazepa Corvette: Experts told about the weapons of the Ukrainian ship (video)

Navy Commander Alexei Shepapa hinted that the corvette can be equipped with Harpoon or Neptune missiles, as well as vertical installations for RIM-116 anti-aircraft missiles. The first Ukrainian corvette "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" on the ADA project for the Navy of Turkey on May 29 came to the running trials. With his way out, the questions arise about his weapons and role in the conditions of modern marine war, where marine drones are gaining importance. This is stated in Defense Express.

The details of the corvette weapons are not yet disclosed, but its presence in the Ukrainian Navy can significantly increase the country's defense capability. The authors of the publication write that, judging by the photos, at the corvette "Hetman Ivan Mazepa" has already installed at least artillery weapons, namely 76-mm nasal artillery Super Rapid and 35mm anti-aircraft artillery. There is no clarity for other weapons of this ship.

In August 2023, in a video interview of the Navy Commander Alexei Zhpapa, there were hints of possible weapons of corvette, including 2x4 launchers under the anti-ship missiles of Harpoon or "Neptune", 21 vertical launchers under anti-aircraft missiles of RIM-116, 76 -Um Artificials. The possibility of using remotely controlled ASELSAN STAMP combat modules and light torpeda MU 90.

Probably a similar set of weapons will have the second ship of this project for the Navy of Ukraine under the name "Hetman Pavel Skoropadsky". Military observers, meanwhile, noted that the question of the role of large ships in the modern war remains relevant. Ukraine's military-political leadership proceeds from the fact that even after the war against the Russian Federation, it is necessary to keep a powerful fleet in the Black Sea.