The new Russian aircraft carrier, with a displacement of 70-80 thousand tons, can cost the Russian defense budget 500 billion rubles. Nevertheless, the ship will be cheaper than US aircraft carriers with a displacement of 110 thousand tons. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation.
However, the cost of creating a Russian aircraft carrier can vary during the construction process, since there is a possibility of increasing the cost of implementing such large-scale projects. "We can make mistakes by 10-20 percent, but not at times. Otherwise, we will go into long-term construction for many years, " Vladimir Pospelov believes.
In addition, in his opinion, the Russian Navy will need not one, but three aircraft carriers, and a new carrier-based fighter-bomber.
It should be noted that Russian design bureaus have developed several aircraft carrier projects.
The project "Storm", Krylov State Research Center, involves a ship with a length of more than 300 and a height of 65 meters. Displacement - 80 thousand tons. Four nuclear reactors with a capacity of 305 megawatts each, will have to accelerate the ship to 28 knots. The aircraft carrier will carry about 70 aircraft and helicopters. In addition, its arsenal will include the anti-ship missile "Zircon" and "Caliber".
The project of the aircraft carrier "Varan", developed in the Nevsky design Bureau, involves the construction of a ship with a displacement of 45 thousand tons. Thanks to the efficient use of deck space, the ship is able to accommodate 50 aircraft, 20 drones and six helicopters. The approximate size of the aircraft carrier is 250 by 65 meters, the speed is 26 knots.
Nikolay Grishchenko
