Sistemas navales

Lancha de desembarco / asalto de alta velocidad BK-18 (Project 02511)

Also known as
  • BK-18
  • Project 02511
  • Type BK-18
  • Project 02511 BK-18
  • lancha de desembarco BK-18
  • lancha de asalto BK-18

La lancha de desembarco / asalto de alta velocidad BK-18 (Project 02511) es una embarcación de combate rusa ampliada de la serie BK, construida por Rybinsk Shipyard para Kalashnikov Concern. Las referencias públicas describen una embarcación de 25 toneladas y 18,6 metros, con propulsión por pump-jet, velocidad máxima de 40 nudos, 3 tripulantes y espacio para 19 personas embarcadas; los informes de la Russian Black Sea Fleet sitúan embarcaciones del tipo BK-18 en tareas antisabotaje y de protección de base vinculadas a Tartus, Siria.

Lancha de desembarco / asalto de alta velocidad BK-18 (Project 02511), Lancha de desembarco / asalto de alta velocidad, Sistemas navales
Image source: Kalashnikov Pr.02510 BK-16 & BK-18 Assault Boats - Russia #758

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Rusia
Built in
Russia
Type
Lancha de desembarco / asalto de alta velocidad
Service note
2017-presente
Produced
2017
Number built
Al menos 2 reportadas en 2017

Specifications

Desplazamiento a plena carga
25 toneladas
Desplazamiento en vacío
19 toneladas
Eslora
18,6 m
Manga
4,55 m
Calado
0,8 m
Velocidad
40 nudos
Alcance
400 nmi a 26 nudos
Autonomía
2 días
Propulsión
2 x motores diésel de 1.300 hp, 2 pump-jets
Dotación
3 tripulantes + 19 pasajeros
Material del casco
Aleación de aluminio-magnesio AMg
Armamento
Ninguno listado en la fuente de referencia
Design And Service Context

La distinción útil es que BK-18 no es simplemente otra etiqueta para BK-16. Las referencias públicas la describen como una embarcación Project 02511 de mayor tamaño dentro de la misma línea de lanchas BK de Kalashnikov/Rybinsk.

TemaContexto respaldado por fuentesNota para el lector
Posición en la familiaKalashnikov dice que Rybinsk Shipyard lanzó variantes BK-16 y BK-18 dentro de su línea de embarcaciones de combate BK.Use BK-18 como un miembro relacionado pero más grande de la familia, no como sinónimo de BK-16.
Tamaño y disposiciónRussianShips y Sdelanounas listan la BK-18 con 18,6 m de eslora, 4,55 m de manga, 25 t a plena carga y 3 tripulantes más 19 personas transportadas.La embarcación corresponde aproximadamente a la clase de transporte de tropas de una pequeña lancha de desembarco de propósito especial.
Distinción publicada respecto de BK-16Versia describe la BK-18 como más grande que la BK-16 y señala la ausencia de las estrechas ventanas laterales visibles en la BK-16.La distinción visual ayuda a separar identificaciones fotográficas de embarcaciones adyacentes de la serie BK.
Límite operacionalLa fuente directa más sólida sobre uso en conflicto encontrada sitúa embarcaciones del tipo BK-18 en tareas de protección de la base de Tartus; los informes sobre la guerra de Ucrania encontrados durante esta revisión mencionaban en cambio lanchas BK-16 o Raptor.La fila de conflicto se mantiene limitada a tareas de apoyo en Siria con respaldo de fuentes, no a uso de combate inferido en el Mar Negro.

Fuentes: Rybinsk Shipyard: from Admiralskiy Crew's Launches to BK speedboats; Anti-saboteur boat - Type BK-18; New Project BK-18 craft appeared in Crimea; Kalashnikov element: land, water and sky; Modern state of the Black Sea Fleet.

Variants

Las fuentes abiertas tratan la BK-18 como el miembro Project 02511 de mayor tamaño de la familia de embarcaciones de combate BK de Kalashnikov, adyacente a la lancha de asalto y desembarco BK-16 / Project 02510.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
BK-16 high-speed assault / landing craft (Project 02510), High-speed assault and landing craft, Naval SystemsBK-16 high-speed assault / landing craft (Project 02510)Smaller BK family assault and landing craft

Versia describes BK-18 as appearing after serial BK-16 production and distinguishes it as larger, longer, and visually different from BK-16.

Sources: Kalashnikov element: land, water and sky

BK-16 high-speed assault / landing craft (Project 02510)Lancha de asalto y desembarco más pequeña de la familia BK

Versia describe la BK-18 como aparecida después de la producción en serie de la BK-16 y la distingue como más grande, más larga y visualmente diferente de la BK-16.

Timeline

Lancha de desembarco / asalto de alta velocidad BK-18 (Project 02511) Key Events

  1. Aparecen embarcaciones BK-18 en aguas de Crimea

    Sdelanounas informó sobre dos nuevas embarcaciones Project BK-18 construidas por Rybinsk Shipyard y listó el conjunto de especificaciones de 18,6 m y 25 toneladas que coincide con entradas de referencia posteriores.

    Sources: New Project BK-18 craft appeared in Crimea

  2. Se informa el contexto de la Black Sea Fleet

    VPK.name, al republicar material de bmpd, informó que dos embarcaciones BK-18 de mayor tamaño construidas por Rybinsk Shipyard ya estaban en el Mar Negro en 2017.

    Sources: Northern Fleet received two BK-16 type boats

  3. Se informa la función de protección de la base de Tartus

    ANNA News listó dos lanchas del tipo BK-18 entre las fuerzas antisabotaje de la Black Sea Fleet y dijo que esas lanchas se usaban para proteger la base naval rusa en Tartus.

    Sources: Modern state of the Black Sea Fleet

  4. Un artículo de Kalashnikov sitúa la BK-18 en la familia BK

    El artículo de aniversario de Kalashnikov dice que las variantes BK-16 y BK-18 se produjeron en la línea de embarcaciones de combate BK en Rybinsk Shipyard, lo que aporta el contexto familiar de la embarcación.

    Sources: Rybinsk Shipyard: from Admiralskiy Crew's Launches to BK speedboats

Media

Lancha de desembarco / asalto de alta velocidad BK-18 (Project 02511) Images

Lancha de desembarco / asalto de alta velocidad BK-18 (Project 02511), Lancha de desembarco / asalto de alta velocidad, Sistemas navales - view 1
Source: Kalashnikov Pr.02510 BK-16 & BK-18 Assault Boats - Russia #758
Related Weapon Systems
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Sources

Anti-saboteur boat - Type BK-18Publisher: RussianShips.info | Note: Supports the BK-18 Project 02511 designation, Black Sea Fleet connection, completed-unit count caveat, and technical characteristics. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Rybinsk Shipyard: from Admiralskiy Crew's Launches to BK speedboatsPublisher: Kalashnikov Concern | Note: Supports the Rybinsk Shipyard and Kalashnikov Concern context and the fact that BK-16 and BK-18 variants were produced within the BK combat-boat line. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Kalashnikov Pr.02510 BK-16 & BK-18 Assault Boats - Russia #758Publisher: GitHub | Note: Supports image provenance for the BK-16/BK-18 illustration and photo embedded in the issue thread. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Rybinsk shipyard: from the traveling "Admiralsky" to the high-speed "BK"Publisher: VPK.name | Note: Supports the BK boat line background and the statement that BK-16 and BK-18 variants were released by the Rybinsk Shipyard. | Accessed: 2026-07-01New Project BK-18 craft appeared in CrimeaPublisher: Sdelanounas.ru | Note: Supports the 2017 report of two BK-18 craft built by Rybinsk Shipyard in Crimean waters and the published dimensions, displacement, speed, range, and crew figures. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Northern Fleet received two BK-16 type boatsPublisher: VPK.name | Note: Supports the report that two larger BK-18 craft built by Rybinsk Shipyard were on the Black Sea in 2017. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Kalashnikov element: land, water and skyPublisher: Versia | Note: Supports the BK-16/BK-18 family distinction, the larger BK-18 dimensions, and the claim that BK-18 appeared after BK-16 serial production. | Accessed: 2026-07-01Modern state of the Black Sea FleetPublisher: ANNA News | Note: Supports 2011 Syrian Civil War fielding: the source lists two BK-18 type boats among Black Sea Fleet anti-sabotage forces and says those boats were used to protect the Russian naval base in Tartus, Syria. | Accessed: 2026-07-01