The conceptual project of the third aircraft carrier in the portfolio of Krylov State Research Center (KSRC) will be presented to wide public at the International Maritime Defense Show IMDS-2019 in Saint Petersburg. The debut was announced by the KSRC director, Pavel Filippov in the exclusive interview to Mil.Press Today.

Model of Storm-KM aircraft carrier designed by Krylov State Research Center Andrey Sergeyev, Mil.Press Today

Background

It was reported about development of the concept of the "middle-sized" aircraft carrier displacing 76,000 tons at themilitary forum. The ships model has not been presented yet.What was presented at the KSRCs booth was only the model of the carrier displacing 44,000 tons. The ship is codenamed. It was demonstrated for the first time at theforum last year.In his interview to, director of KSRC Pavel Filippov said the mid-sized aircraft carrier held an intermediate position between the heavy Project 23000E ship (displacement 95,000-100,000 tons) andmultirole carrier (displacement 44,000 tons). It is planned to have a combined powerplant: nuclear plant similar to that of the Project 855submarine will act as a sustainer, and the gas turbine based on M90 engine will serve as a booster.Designers toldthat the model of mid-sized aircraft carrier has already passed a range of trials in the testing basin of the Krylov center.On the first day of theforum, representatives of KSRC toldthat their center would present the completed line of aircraft carrier conceptual projects to the Russian defense ministry in June or July.As was reported earlier in June, the Russian Navy started drafting technical development plan for the future aircraft carrier.In April 2018, the then navy deputy commander for armaments Vice Admiral Viktor Bursuk toldthat the Navy needed aircraft carriers displacing 70,000 tons.Have anything to add? Feel free to contact Mil.Press: