Project 23000E or Shtorm (russian: Шторм, lit=Storm) is a proposal for an
aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a ...
designed by the
Krylov State Research Center for the
Russian Navy.
The cost of the export version has been put at over US$5.5 billion,
and as of 2017 development had been expected to take ten years.
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 modernisation.
History
The carrier is being considered for service with the Russian Navy's
Northern Fleet
Severnyy flot
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, caption = Northern Fleet's great emblem
, start_date = June 1, 1733; Sov ...
as a replacement for which was
commissioned in 1991. The
Nevskoye Design Bureau is also reported to be taking part in the development project. Although the creation of a new aircraft carrier, along with the s, has been postponed by Russian President
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...
, it is still mentioned in the Russia's State Armament Programme for 2018–2027 released in May 2017. According to Russian officials, a new heavy aircraft carrier should be
laid down
Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship.
Keel laying is one o ...
between 2025 and 2030. In 2020, it was reported that, if built, the carrier might also be fitted with the proposed
S-500 surface-to-air missiles.
In early July 2016, the design of the aircraft carrier was offered to India for purchase.
See also
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List of active Russian Navy ships
This list of active Russian Navy ships presents a picture which can never be fully agreed upon in the absence of greater data availability and a consistent standard for which ships are considered operational or not. The Soviet Navy, and the Ru ...
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List of ships of Russia by project number
The list of ships of Russia by project number includes all Russian ships by assigned project numbers. Ship descriptions are Russian assigned classifications when known. (The Russian term "проект" can be translated either as the cognate "pr ...
References
{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945
Aircraft carriers of the Russian Navy
Proposed aircraft carriers