{
  "id": "gepard",
  "name": "Gepard Class (Project 11661 Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Frigate",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2003,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "VNM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Gepard Class (Project 11661 Class) Russian Frigateis a class of frigates that were intended as successors to the earlier Koni-class frigates and Grisha, and Parchim-class corvettes. The first unit of the class, Yastreb (Hawk), was laid down at the Zelenodol'sk Zavod shipyard at Tatarstan in 1991.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 109,
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 102.2,
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 13.8,
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "3.7 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "CODOG",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 1759,
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "950 nm at 27 knots; 3,500 nm at 14 knots; 4,000 nm at 10 knots; 5,000 nm at 10 knots."
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 27,
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "15 days",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "kh-35 Uran Anti-Ship Cruise Missile FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Monolit (Band Stand) for SS-N-25",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "SA-N-4 Gecko Surface-to-Air (SAM) Missile FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MPZ-301 Baza (Pop Group) SAM fire control",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Target Designator",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Garpun-B SSM target designator",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "AK-630 CIWS FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "2 x MR-123 Vympel (Bass Tilt) for 30mm gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "AK-176 Naval Gun FCS",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MR-123-02/76 Fire Control Radar System",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Air / Surface Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MR-352 Pozitiv (Cross Dome**) air/surface search radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MR-312 Nayada navigation radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "1 x ASOR-11661 ECM Electronic Countermeasure System.",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Decoy",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "4 x 16-round PK-16 fixed decoy rocket launchers",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW Intercept",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "2 x Bell Shroud intercept",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW Jammer",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "2 x Bell Squat jammers",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "ASW Weapon Systems: torpedo tube",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x twin 533-mm",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "ASW Weapon Systems: asw rocket launcher",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x 12-round RBU-6000 ASW rocket launcher",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "ASW Weapon Systems: rocket name",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "RBG-60",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "ASW Weapon Systems: basic load",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "48 x RGB-60 Rockets carried",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Mine System: launcher",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x mine rails",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Mine System: basic load",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "48 x mines carried",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonor Systems: sonor suite",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x Zarnitsa suite",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonor Systems: hull mounted sonar",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x Ox Yoke medium frequency, hull mounted sonar.",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Sonor Systems: variable depth sonar",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x Ox Tail medium frequency, variable depth sonar.",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "1 x AK-176 76.2mm Naval Gun; 2 x AK-630 30mm CIWS; 8 x kh-35 Uran Anti-Ship Cruise Missile; 20 x SA-N-4 Gecko Surface-to-Air (SAM) Missiles",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 6,
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "1 x AK-176 76.2mm Naval Gun",
      "role": "Naval Gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Naval Gun",
        "Caliber": "76 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "120 rds/min"
      },
      "range_km": 16
    },
    {
      "name": "2 x AK-630 30mm CIWS",
      "role": "Close-in Weapon System (CIWS)",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Close-in Weapon System (CIWS)",
        "Caliber": "30 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "4,000–5,000 rounds/min"
      },
      "range_km": 5
    },
    {
      "name": "8 x kh-35 Uran Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Guidance": "inertial guidance; terminal active radar homing.",
        "Warhead": "high-explosive; impact fuze",
        "Speed": "Mach 1",
        "Launcher": "2 x quad Kh-35 Uran-E SSM Launchers. The Uran-E shipborne anti-ship missile (ASM) system is designed",
        "Length": "3.75 m"
      },
      "range_km": 130,
      "qty": "8 x kh-35 Uran Anti-Ship Cruise Missile."
    },
    {
      "name": "20 x SA-N-4 Gecko Surface-to-Air (SAM) Missiles",
      "role": "Armament",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Warhead": "18 kg high-explosive",
        "Speed": "Mach 3",
        "Launcher": "1 x twin-rail Osa-MA2 (SA-N-4 Gecko) SAM Launcher",
        "Length": "3.10 m"
      },
      "range_km": 12,
      "qty": "20 x SA-N-4 Gecko Surface-to-Air (SAM) Missiles"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Tatarstan (ex-Yastreb)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2003 Operator: Russian Navy Status: Active Fleet: Caspian Sea",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Dagestan (ex-Albatros)",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2011 Operator: Russian Navy Status: Active Fleet: Caspian Sea",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-011 Dinh Tien Hoang",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2010 Operator: Vietnam People's Navy Status: Active Fleet: VPN 4th Regional Command",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-012 Ly Thai To",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2011 Operator: Vietnam People's Navy Status: Active Fleet: VPN 4th Regional Command",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-015 Tran Hung Dao",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2018 Operator: Vietnam People's Navy Status: Active Fleet: VPN 4th Regional Command",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "HQ-016 Quang Trung",
      "text": "Commissioned: 2018 Operator: Vietnam People's Navy Status: Active Fleet: VPN 4th Regional Command",
      "src": [
        "weg-gepard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/gepard.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-gepard": {
      "title": "Gepard Class (Project 11661 Class) Russian Frigate",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Gepard_Class_Project_11661_Class_Russian_Frigate",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}