Project 23000 aircraft carrier

A model of Project 23000E at the international military-technical forum Army-2015.
Class overview
NameShtorm class
BuildersUnknown
Operators Russian Navy (planned)
Preceded by
Cost~US$5.5 billion (for export version)
General characteristics
TypeAircraft carrier
Displacement90,000–100,000 tons[1]
Length330.1 m (1,083 ft)[1]
Beam40 m (131 ft)[1] (waterline)
Draught11 m (36 ft)[1]
Installed powerNuclear reactor RITM-200[2] or RITM-400[3]
Propulsion4 × propellers
Speed25–30 kn (46–56 km/h; 29–35 mph)[1]
Sensors and
processing systems
ArmamentFour anti-aircraft systems (unspecified) possibly S-400 missile system
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilities
NotesDual 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, 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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. ^ a b 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.