The Aist class: first large assault hovercraft operated by the Soviet Navy. Watercolor by Joan Mañé
The Aist class (NATO-Code; Russian Project 12321 Dzheyran): first large assault hovercraft operated by the Soviet Navy.
Designed by the Almaz design bureau wing of the Almaz Shipbuilding Company in 1964 -1965. Production of the craft lasted from 1970 until 1985 at Almaz’s plant in Leningrad.
Three modified Aists (700 series) are based in the Baltic …
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