Project 23000 aircraft carrier

A model of Project 23000E at the international military-technical forum Army-2015.
Class overview
Name	Shtorm class
Builders	Unknown
Operators	Russian Navy (planned)
Preceded by	Kuznetsov class Ulyanovsk class
Cost	~US$5.5 billion (for export version)
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	90,000–100,000 tons[1]
Length	330.1 m (1,083 ft)[1]
Beam	40 m (131 ft)[1] (waterline)
Draught	11 m (36 ft)[1]
Installed power	Nuclear reactor RITM-200[2] or RITM-400[3]
Propulsion	4 × propellers
Speed	25–30 kn (46–56 km/h; 29–35 mph)[1]
Sensors and processing systems	Integrated sensors, including:[1] Multifunction phased array radar Electronic warfare system Communications suite
Armament	Four anti-aircraft systems (unspecified) possibly S-400 missile system
Aircraft carried	Up to 100[1] Sukhoi Su-57 Mikoyan MiG-29K
Aviation facilities	Angled flight deck,[1] with four launching positions (two on the ski-jump ramp and two electromagnetic catapults) One set of arresting gear
Notes	Dual island design[1]

Project 23000 or Shtorm (Russian: Шторм, lit. 'Storm') is a proposal for an aircraft carrier designed by the Krylov State Research Center for the Russian Navy.[1] The cost of the export version (Project 23000E) has been put at over US$5.5 billion,[4] and as of 2017 development had been expected to take ten years.[4] As of 2020^[update], the project had not yet been approved and, given the financial costs, it was unclear whether it would be made a priority over other elements of Russian naval modernization.

History

The carrier is being considered for service with the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet as a replacement for aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification) Admiral Kuznetsov which was commissioned in 1991. The Nevskoye Design Bureau is also reported to be taking part in the development project.[5] Although the creation of a new aircraft carrier, along with the Lider-class destroyers, has been postponed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, it is still mentioned in the Russia's State Armament Programme for 2018–2027 released in May 2017.[6] According to Russian officials, a new heavy aircraft carrier should be laid down between 2025 and 2030.^[citation needed] In 2020, it was reported that, if built, the carrier might also be fitted with the proposed S-500 surface-to-air missiles.[7]

In early July 2016, the design of the aircraft carrier was offered to India for purchase.[8][4]

See also

• List of active Russian Navy ships
• List of ships of Russia by project number

References

1. Novichkov, Nikolai (14 May 2015). "Russia developing Shtorm supercarrier". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
2. Новый авианосец ВМФ России оснастят атомными реакторами РИТМ-200 [A new aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy will be equipped with RITM-200 nuclear reactors] (in Russian). Interfax. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
3. RITM Reactor Plants for Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers and Optimized Floating Power Units (PDF). OKBM Afrikantov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
4. Bedi, Rahul (15 July 2016). "Russia offers Indian Navy nuclear-powered carrier". Jane's Defence Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
5. "Russia developing $5 bln aircraft carrier with no world analogs — fleet commander". TASS. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
6. Bodner, Matthew (26 May 2017). "Russia's Putin drafts new rearmament program". Defense News. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
7. "Russian Shtorm aircraft carrier to potentially be fitted with S-500 anti-aircraft systems". Navy Recognition. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
8. Raghuvanshi, Vivek (11 July 2016). "Russia Offers India Nuclear Aircraft Carrier". Defense News. Retrieved 19 July 2016.