Russian Aircraft Carrier �Kuznetsov,� January 1996. WIKIMEDIA/Commons
Dave Majumdar, National Interest: Russia's Next Super Weapons: Big Aircraft Carriers and Nuclear-Powered Destroyers?
Russia is likely to build larger surface combatants in the coming years�with larger corvettes and frigates in the works. However, Moscow is not likely to spend large sums of money to build massive new vessels such as the gargantuan 14,000-ton Leader-class nuclear-powered destroyers or 100,000-ton Storm aircraft carriers. Instead, Russia will likely build scaled up versions of existing warship designs.
�Russia�s corvettes and frigates are set to get bigger in order to accommodate larger magazines and more weapon systems,� Center for Naval Analysis research scientist Michael Kofman wrote in his personal blog.
�The general direction is heavier corvettes and frigates, with modifications in existing designs and some new �heavy� variants afoot.�
Indeed, the Leader-class is unlikely to ever be built. Moscow will more likely build a smaller and more cost effective vessel based on its Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates. The new �Super Gorshkovs� are likely to displace about 8,000-tons, which is about size of a normal destroyer.
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WNU Editor: Dave Mukumdar is correct .... no 14,000-ton Leader-class nuclear-powered destroyers or 100,000-ton Storm aircraft carriers .... but everything else will be built (maybe).
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