Editing Tarantul-class corvette (section)

===Project 1242.1/1241.8 'Molniya'===
[[File:Second Edition of Indian Navy-Vietnam Peoples’ Navy Bilateral Exercise (1).jpg|thumb|A Tarantul-class corvette of [[Vietnam People's Navy]]]]
Project 1242.1 and project 1241.8 ''Molniya'' ("Lightning") are further developments of the Tarantul family of ships. The two projects has been modified and rearmed with modern missile systems like the [[SS-N-25 Switchblade|Uran-E]] and are more capable ships than the Tarantul types. The ships are built by the Russian Vympel Shipyard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1242.htm |title=Molniya Class – Project 1242.1 / 1241.8 |website=[[Federation of American Scientists]] |access-date=2011-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018225615/http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/row/rus/1242.htm |archive-date=2012-10-18}}</ref> Russia received at least one boat for trials in the 1990s and in 1999 Vietnam ordered two vessels. Vietnam is currently the main user of the Molniya class, with two [[Russia]]n-made ships and six locally built ships. Vietnam started its own production line of 1241.8 Molniya ships with the assistance of Almaz Central Design Bureau in [[Russia]]. The first two locally built ships were delivered in July 2014, two more in June 2015, and the last two in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://vpk-news.ru/news/27262 |title=ВМС Вьетнама получили вторую пару ракетных корветов проекта 1241.8 |trans-title=The Vietnamese Navy received the second pair of Project 1241.8 missile corvettes |date=28 September 2015 |website=vpk-news.ru |language=ru |access-date=21 April 2021 |archive-date=21 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421142624/https://vpk-news.ru/news/27262 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="bmpd">{{Cite web |url=https://bmpd.livejournal.com/2888368.html |title=Во Вьетнаме построены еще два ракетных катера проекта 12418 |trans-title=Two more Project 12418 missile boats were built in Vietnam |date=10 October 2017 |website=bmpd.livejournal.com |language=ru}}</ref> The Vietnamese warships are armed with a [[AK-176]] 76&nbsp;mm gun, 16 [[Kh-35|Uran-E]] anti-ship missiles, four [[Igla-M]] air-defence missiles and two [[AK-630]] close-in-weapon systems. The Vietnamese ships are also larger at {{cvt|56.9|m|ftin}} in length and a maximum displacement of 563 tons. They have a range of {{convert|1700|nmi}} with 44 crew members on board. The [[Indian Navy]] ordered four further modified 1241.8 Tarantuls, this order was later reduced to two. These last two ships of the ''Veer'' class are armed with 16 [[Kh-35|SS-N-25 'Switchblade' / URAN E]] missiles, a [[OTO Melara 76 mm]] gun instead of the [[AK-176]], and MR 352 Positiv-E (NATO: Cross Dome) radar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/174-Veer-Class.html |title=Veer (Tarantul I) Class |work=[[Bharat Rakshak]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg |title=K91 INS Pralaya |work=Bharat Rakshak |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211225332/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Images/Tarantul14.jpg |archive-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> In 2009 Libya ordered three ships,{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} however, the [[Libyan Civil War (2011)|civil war]] in 2011 put a stop to any acquisitions. Shortly afterwards Turkmenistan acquired three Type 1241.8 vessels, possibly those that had been ordered by Libya but not delivered.<ref name = "FI">{{cite web |url=https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_pdf.cfm?DACH_RECNO=1257 |title=Project 1241 (Tarantul) |website=ForecastInternational.com |date=December 2016 |access-date=5 July 2018 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

The Russian Navy received two upgraded ''Molniya''-class missile boats in early 2019; they were initially built for a foreign customer, but the contract was cancelled, so the Russian Navy acquired them. The boats replaced the Moskit with eight Kh-35U anti-ship missiles and MANPADS launcher with the [[Pantsir-S1#Pantsir-M/EM|Pantsir-M]] gun/missile system. They also had a modern radar phased antenna array. One boat was expected to operate in the Black Sea and the other in the Caspian Sea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/july-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/6346-russian-navy-to-get-two-upgraded-molniya-class-missile-boats.html |title=Russian Navy to get Two Upgraded Molniya-class Missile Boats |date=10 July 2018 |website=Navy Recognition}}</ref>