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| Russia to Unveil Aircraft Super-Carrier Design Amid Navy Buildup |
| 2015-05-17 |
| [MoscowTimes] Known as the Project 23000E, or Shtorm-class, super-carrier, the design by the Krylov State Research Center appears similar to one teased by Russian Defense Ministry television channel TV Zvezda earlier this year. The unveiling, which is planned for the International Maritime Defense Show 2015 in early July according to IHS Jane's, will come as Russia pushes forward with a 20 trillion ruble ($400 billion) decade-long rearmament program through 2020 intended to revamp the country's armed forces and restore the Russian navy's ability to project power abroad. "The Project 23000E multipurpose aircraft carrier is designed to conduct operations in remote and oceanic areas, engage land-based and sea-borne enemy targets, ensure the operational stability of naval forces, protect landing troops, and provide the anti-aircraft defense," Krylov State Research Center deputy director Valery Polyakov told IHS Jane's, a specialized defense industry publication. The new super-carrier would likely be part of a future armament program, as Russia's shipbuilding industry is currently unable to take on such a project, and the navy's near term strategy is to build up its fleets of smaller vessels. |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #6 More Mama Russia news. * JAPAN TIMES > OPINION: RUSSIA'S INDEFENSIBLE MILITARY BUDGET. Can Russia overcome??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-05-17 22:09 |
| #5 Both Russia's Space + Military programs have been having a prolonged or protractive spate of bad luck, wid various assets falling out of the sky, sinking, andor catching on fire while in dockside, etc. Unfortunately, I suspect the most important + reliable vessel in Russia's Navy or afloat/ocean task force will still be the FLEET SALVAGE TUG(S) + RELATED. BAD TIME FOR PUTIN + RUSSIA TO HAVE THESE INCIDENTS GIVEN ... * FREEREPUBLIC this AM > [AFP, Yahoo News] RUSSIA FLEXES CENTRAL ASIA MILITARY MIGHT AMID AFGHAN FEARS. * IIRC WAFF > WORLD ABOUT TO END - RUSSIA IN NEGOTIATIONS TO BUY CHINESE PLAN TYPE 054 WARSHIPS. Youse know thingys are very serious or bad in Russia when historically racist andor historically Euro-centric/philic Russia has to buy from China - THAT SOUND YOU'RE HEARING ARE CENTURIES OF MUSCOVY, TSARIST, SOVIET, + NOW RUSSIAN ELITES CRUSHING OR POUNDING THEIR CLOSED FISTS ON TABLES LIKE POTUS RICHARD NIXON. OTOH CHINA = IRONY = REVENGE IS SWEET. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-05-17 20:21 |
| #4 Because they've had sooo much success with ones they've built up to this point. (They sold one to the Chinese to use as an amusement park. And design guide.) Maybe they can ask the French for design and construction help. (Backstory: after DeGaulle took twice as long and cost twice as much as it was supposed to, the French towed it to Newport News and had the people who build American carriers finish it. Because it became important that it, you know, work.) |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-05-17 13:20 |
| #3 The new super-carrier would likely be part of a future armament program, as Russia's shipbuilding industry is currently unable to take on such a project Kursk was already taken |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-05-17 08:55 |
| #2 Is Shtorm short for Shit Storm? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2015-05-17 07:08 |
| #1 ...Sooooo much fail here: *'Developed' a new carrier: When it's out there on the water doing USN-style flight ops every day, they've developed it. Until then it's just a model on a desk. *Ski-jump bow means they STILL can't build catapults which means reduced fuel and ammo on takeoff. *Oil burner, which means you're tied to a fleet train...which is something the Russians never have gotten down. Honestly, I'm not worried. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2015-05-17 07:03 |