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Project 23000E

A model of Project 23000E at the international military-technical forum Army-2015.
Class overview
Name	Shtorm class
Builders	Unknown
Operators	Russian Navy (planned)
Preceded by	Kuznetsov class Ulyanovsk class
Cost	~US$5.5 billion (for export version)
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	90,000–100,000 tons[1]
Length	330.1 m (1,083 ft)[1]
Beam	40 m (131 ft)[1] (waterline)
Draught	11 m (36 ft)[1]
Installed power	Nuclear reactor RITM-200[2] or RITM-400[3]
Propulsion	4 × propellers
Speed	25–30 kn (46–56 km/h; 29–35 mph)[1]
Sensors and processing systems	Integrated sensors, including:[1] Multifunction phased array radar Electronic warfare system Communications suite
Armament	Four anti-aircraft systems (unspecified) possibly S-400 missile system
Aircraft carried	Up to 100[1] Sukhoi Su-57 Mikoyan MiG-29K
Aviation facilities	Angled flight deck,[1] with four launching positions (two on the ski-jump ramp and two electromagnetic catapults) One set of arresting gear
Notes	Dual island design[1]

Project 23000EorShtorm (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 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^[update], 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.^[5]

The carrier is being considered for service with the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet as a replacement for Admiral Kuznetsov which was commissioned in 1991. The Nevskoye Design Bureau is also reported to be taking part in the development project.^[6] Although the creation of a new aircraft carrier, along with the Lider-class destroyers, has been postponed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, it is still mentioned in the Russia's State Armament Programme for 2018–2027 released in May 2017.^[7] According to Russian officials, a new heavy aircraft carrier should be laid down between 2025 and 2030.^{[citation needed]} In 2020, it was reported that, if built, the carrier might also be fitted with the proposed S-500 surface-to-air missiles.^[8]

In early July 2016, the design of the aircraft carrier was offered to India for purchase.^[9][4]

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