Russian Aircraft Carrier “Kuznetsov,” January 1996. WIKIMEDIA/Commons
Dave Majumdar, National Interest: Russia's Next Super Weapons: Big Aircraft Carriers and Nuclear-Powered Destroyers?
Russia is likely to build larger surface combatants in the coming years—with larger corvettes and frigates in the works. However, Moscow is not likely to spend large sums of money to build massive new vessels such as the gargantuan 14,000-ton Leader-class nuclear-powered destroyers or 100,000-ton Storm aircraft carriers. Instead, Russia will likely build scaled up versions of existing warship designs.
“Russia’s corvettes and frigates are set to get bigger in order to accommodate larger magazines and more weapon systems,” Center for Naval Analysis research scientist Michael Kofman wrote in his personal blog.
“The general direction is heavier corvettes and frigates, with modifications in existing designs and some new ‘heavy’ variants afoot.”
Indeed, the Leader-class is unlikely to ever be built. Moscow will more likely build a smaller and more cost effective vessel based on its Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates. The new “Super Gorshkovs” are likely to displace about 8,000-tons, which is about size of a normal destroyer.
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WNU Editor: Dave Mukumdar is correct .... no 14,000-ton Leader-class nuclear-powered destroyers or 100,000-ton Storm aircraft carriers .... but everything else will be built (maybe).
2 comments:
It's smart not to go with the larger Targets/Ships, of course our Brilliant So Called Leaders won't figure that out till after the Real War is going for a week or so and all the big Targets/Ships are 40 Fathoms below the surface or hiding in port. Small fast Attack Boats and Subs that's future of Navel Warfare.
Well, we need "big boat" for strategic goal. We also need a lot of smaller boat because we cannot bring every small or average problem to the ultimate "strategic line". That's the best way to be in control of "gesture" of other countries and....help us to have the possibility to make "gesture" too.
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