Russian <i>Nanuchka</i>-III-class corvette Smerch following upgrades, with 4× quad 3M24 Uran (SS-N-25 'Switchblade') anti-ship cruise missile (AShM) launchers.
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This ship was photographed by a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force 2nd Air Group P-3C Orion aircraft while sailing westward towards the Sea of Japan, 250 km east-northeast of the Sōya Strait, about 1:00 pm on Monday, July 15, 2019. The photograph was published one day later, July 16 2019.
Japanese Ministry of Defense
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