Russian military personnel revealed that nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are still in design

A source from the Military Industry Committee of the Russian government recently told the media that the design of Russia’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has been going on for about two years. However, Russia’s parties still have differences on the design proposal.

Russia’s “Izvestia” reported a few days ago that a senior official of the Russian Navy Command, who asked not to be named, said that the overall design of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was based on the technical foundation of the 1980s and the design scheme was outdated. The drawings provided by the Navy were drawings of the aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk that had not yet been built when the Soviet Union collapsed. According to plan, the new nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will be completed by 2020, but at that time the United States already has the latest type of "Ford" class aircraft carrier. In addition, the Navy is not satisfied with the oversized hull of the aircraft carrier. Because of its large radar reflector surface, it is easily found by the enemy. At the same time, this design also lacks the advanced electromagnetic catapult devices already equipped on the US aircraft carrier. It still follows the traditional slow response. Steam ejection device.

In November 2011, when the commander of the Russian Navy Vysotsky had said that Russia will have two aircraft carrier formations in 2027. The current commander of the Russian Navy Viktor Chilkov also stated that Russia must have a modern nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. He also confirmed that the design department received the task of designing new aircraft carriers and funding. However, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier design department said that they have not received any formal feedback from the navy, and stressed that they submitted the design two and a half years ago is not a design plan, just a sketch.

Pabich, who once led the Ukrainian Nikolaevsk Shipyard, was also one of the designers of the unfinished “Ulyanovsk” aircraft carrier. He was informed that his participation in the design of the aircraft carrier’s revised version did not allow Russia to The Navy was not surprised when it was satisfied. He believes that there is nothing wrong with the picky of the military. On the contrary, this shows that both parties have a keen interest in the R&D of new nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The goal of the naval and defense military industry is the same, that is, Russia needs excellent modern aircraft carriers.

Since the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier’s maritime self-sustaining power is virtually unlimited, it can conduct all-weather operations and has a high degree of combat stability. Therefore, Russia has long been eager to have a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which will become one of the most important forces in safeguarding Russia’s maritime security. According to sources from the Russian Military Industry Committee, the Russian Navy needs to surpass the aircraft carriers with more than 10 years of contemporary technology, rather than the existing aircraft carriers' imitation products from the United States or other countries. The new generation of aircraft carriers in Russia will have broad adaptability. They will be able to command the combined operations of multiple units and arms of the sea, land, and air, and they will also be able to serve as an important force in this combat cluster with the ability to fight against space, air, land, water and underwater targets. ability. The source also revealed that the design work of Russian nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be completed in 2018, with a displacement of more than 50,000 tons and capable of carrying about 80 aircraft carriers. (Newspaper reporter Zhang Xiaodong in Russia)