Promising destroyer "Lider-class"

Project prospective destroyer oceanic zone. Prospective study options destroyers conducted North PKB (St. Petersburg) is actually from the late 1980s under different numbers of projects and the changing over the years, tactical and technical requirements. Probably, the scientific support of the project carries im.Krylova CRI (St. Petersburg). 19.06.2009 ITAR-TASS reports that before the end of 2009 it is planned to hold a contest to choose the project developer perspective for the Russian Navy destroyer, and already 26 June of the same year, Russian Navy Commander Vladimir Vysotsky zayalyaet that in 2012, construction will begin on a new destroyer project. February 1, 2012 Navy Commander Vladimir Vysotsky said that in 2012 will be determined by technical appearance of this class destroyer. June 25, 2012 the head of USC Roman Trotsenko media claims that the design perspective destroyer already underway Northern Design Bureau (St. Petersburg), and that the ship will be equipped with elements of missile and space defense. According to the annual report of the Northern Design Bureau in 2012 for a year of work on OCD "Leader" amounted to 5% of the company's trademark registration. 11.09.2013, the Russian Navy Commander Victor Chirkov visited North PKB and inspects work on designing a destroyer. February 26, 2013 RIA "News" published information that the pilot project for the development to create a new destroyer announces competition for R & D " Leader ", the funding for which is included in the state defense order for 2013. Deadline for research - the end of 2013 in the competition to create the preliminary design of the ship will certainly participate North PKB remaining contestants are unknown. After summarizing the preliminary designs of the competition in 2014 will be held OCD, and construction of the lead ship while planning to start in 2016 ( source ). 26.12.2013, in the course of the project familiarized Russian Navy Commander Victor Chirkov. Our forecast (09/28/2013 y) with high probability laying ship will take place according to plan - in 2016, but the actual construction will begin in the 2017-2018 g . of or even after 2020 - this is due to current trends fininsirovaniyu major projects in the construction of the Navy, as well as the unwillingness of many pieces of equipment and weapons systems of future spacecraft.





Construction of the ship . According to the Russian Navy Commander Vladimir Vysotsky of 23.06.2009 construction of ocean-going destroyer for the Russian Navy will begin in 2012 but June 25, 2012 the head of USC Roman Trotsenko told the media that a series of six ships is planned to be built from 2016 , entitled "Northern Shipyard" and "Baltic Shipyard." According to media reports from 26.02.2013, the construction of the ship will be conducted CVD "Severnaya Verf ( source ). November 20, 2013 Deputy Head of the Research Institute of shipbuilding and naval weapons for Research, Professor Naval Academy (Navy VUNTS) Andrew Zemlyanov said media that ship construction could begin in 2013-2015 GG Design ship will have a classic PCB layout for the North and will be adjusted in accordance with the radar visibility. Propulsion : In 2009, in a press release JSC "Turborus" reported the feasibility of using new project on the ship gas turbine plant with total capacity 55 000 hp 11.09.2013, the media reported that in the two versions of the destroyer - with nuclear and conventional power plant. highly probable that the ship will be equipped with a nuclear power plant. ship will be able to partially electric propulsion according to the requirements of the High Command of the Navy ( source ). TTX ship : Tonnage - 10,000 tons Full speed - ok.30 knots Armament :

Estimated information
RCC: 2-4 x 8 x Universal shipboard firing system (UKSK) 3K14 "Calibre" - setting 3S14U1 vertical launch, the missile of the "Caliber-NK" (3M54T, 3M54T1, 3M14T, 91RT2) with a range of more than 300 km including RCC "Onyx" 3M55 / P-160
SAM far zone: 2 x launchers AAMS P-500 "Prometheus"
SAM near zone: 2 x vertical launch missile launchers and 14 SAM complex "Redoubt polyment" , ammunition - from 28 to 112 SAM 9M96 class or similar. Complex control system with radar "polyment" PAR 4 is capable of delivering both Cueing 16 goals (4 per AFD).
Rate of fire - 1 SAM / s
Artillery: 1 x 130 mm universal gun created by OCD "Kartaun"
SPAR / AK: 2 combat module SPAR " Carapace-M " or 6 modules SPAR " Broadsword "
Torpedo tubes: 2 x 6 x PU CM-588 complex "package-NK"
RBU ?
Jamming: 2 x PU CT-308-05
8 x PU CT-216 / complex PC-10
or analogues
Helicopter: landing pad and hangar for 1-2 helicopters Ka-27
Others; According to the requirements of the High Command of the Navy ship will have a greater ability to use multi-function carrier aviation ( source ).

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New-generation missile destroyer under development in Russia

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. Russia’s Defense Ministry has approved the technical design specification for the Leader class destroyers, a high-ranking source in the ministry told TASS on Tuesday.

The destroyer’s nuclear-powered and gas turbine versions are planned. He said there was no clarity yet concerning the weapons, but the new ship will be most likely equipped with the Caliber high-precision cruise missile system and the S-500 antiaircraft defense system.

“The Leader technical design specification prepared by the Navy command has been signed by the Defense Ministry leadership that approved the engineering design for two versions of the destroyer — nuclear-powered and gas turbine,” the source said.

The Severnoye (Northern) Design Bureau has been given the engineering design preparation assignment; it plans to launch the work in 2015, he added.

According to the source, the Russian Navy is going to place orders for 12 Leader class destroyers — 6 for the Northern Fleet and 6 for the Pacific Fleet.

“In any case, given the complexity, novelty of the project and huge work amount, the first Leader — either its nuclear-powered or conventional version — is expected to be competed no earlier than 2023-2025,” he said. According to him, the Leader building project is not included in the state armaments program for the period until 2020, so "the construction will be carried out under the shipbuilding program until 2050."

Design work on the Leader destroyer to start in 2015

The futuristic warship will become operational by 2025, and will most likely be equipped with the Caliber cruise missile system and the Prometheus ZRK (anti-aircraft surface-to-air missile system).

The main attack method for the Leader destroyer will be the Calibre integrated missile system which is exported under the name Klub and includes 3M-14 anti-ship and cruise missiles. Source: Vladimir Shcherbakov

The Russian Ministry of Defense has approved the specifications for the design of the naval destroyer of the future, Tass said, citing a source in the defence industry. The program for its creation is known by the codename ‘Leader.’

Work on the ship has been entrusted to the Northern Design Bureau, the creator of practically all of the major surface warships in the Russian Navy. Although work on the design of the ship will start in 2015, the construction of the first of the series of 12 ships – half a dozen for the Northern and Pacific fleets – is not expected before 2023-2025.

Naval officials had said that the construction of the destroyer would commence in 2012 and two years ago representatives of the United Shipbuilding Corporation pushed that to 2016. The Leader program is not believed to have been included in the state armaments program for 2020 and funds for the construction of destroyers may only be dispersed within the framework of the shipbuilding program planned out through 2050.

“The decision to change the date for the creation of Leader type destroyers to 2023-2025 was completely justified,” independent military-naval expert Alexander Mozgovoy told RIR. “First of all, the Russian shipbuilding industry simply cannot build such ships at the moment,” he added. “Secondly, immense sums of money are needed to implement the program, but this money can currently be put to great use in other areas.” The analyst said some of the armaments systems meant for the Leader exist only “on paper” at the moment.

The long arms and sharp claws of the “Lord of the Seas”

It is believed that the main attack method for the Leader will be the Calibre integrated missile system which is exported under the name Klub and includes 3M-14 anti-ship and cruise missiles. These are designed for the destruction of important targets at great distances deep in the territory of the enemy and are recognized as going to be the “long arm” of the destroyer. In addition, the Calibre has anti-submarine missiles that make it possible to efficiently destroy various submarines belonging to the enemy, including silent non-nuclear subs.

The destroyer’s second “long arm” may be the Onyx strike system with supersonic cruise missiles. Moreover, both the Calibre and the Onyx can be used from the same launching unit. This is the main specificity giving Russian battleships full versatility and real multi-tasking capabilities.

A version meant for ships of the unique S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system will guarantee protection from air attacks. The ship will also get medium and close-range air and missile defence systems.

In addition, artillery and mine-torpedo equipment – means for fighting with saboteurs, helicopters, and drones – will be installed on the Leader, as well as modern radar and sonar which will allow the destroyer’s crew to detect any air, water surface, or underwater targets, even small or inconspicuous ones, at distances of tens, even hundreds of kilometres.

However, what exactly the Leader’s armaments are to be is not yet known. Moreover, there are weapons systems still in the development stage which will only be available for use in the fleet after several years. In particular, the then First Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Popovkin spoke in 2011 of work on the creation of the Zircon-S ship-based hypersonic missile system.

Nuclear or gas

The greatest point of dispute in the Leader program is related to the choice of the destroyer’s main energy supply. It is believed that the Ministry of Defence ordered work on drafts for two variants for the main energy supply – gas turbine and nuclear

“At the R&D stage, the ministry will conclusively determine which is more appropriate, a nuclear or conventional destroyer, or whether it should be both. The latter variant is totally possible,” a highly placed source in the Russian military-industrial complex told Tass.

Considering the current capacities of domestic shipbuilding, today’s complicated financial and economic situation, and fact that the surface water strength of the Russian fleet requires large-scale and rapid renewal, the Ministry of Defence may not be in a position to construct destroyers with two types of power-generation units. Such production in midget batches – six nuclear and six gas turbine ships- is also unlikely. At the moment, not even the world’s “richest” fleet, the U.S. Navy can dream of something like this!

“Resuming a permanent presence on the world’s oceans should make a hole in the Russian budget,” executive editor of the Independent Military Review, Oleg Vladykin told RIR.

The pics we've seen associated with the new destroyer look a lot like a larger version of the Gorshkov class frigate ie modern, but not "unconventional".

I notice the US Zummwalt and the ships like the Swedish Visby class corvette seem radically different.

Would a state of the art Leader class destroyer/cruiser look more like the Zummwalt or Visby?
Or is there a lot of unnecessary gimmickry in the design/styling of those two stealth ships


pics
RUSSIA'S LEADER CLASS
http://defense-update.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/russia-leader-class.jpg

Zummwalt
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/USS_Zumwalt_%28DDG-1000%29_at_night.jpg

Visby
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/K32_HMS_Helsingborg_Anchored-of-Gotska-Sandoen_cropped.jpg

This isn't a criticism of the Leader btw. I am sure that with its missile systems unparalleled anywhere in the World, it will set the standard for all rivals for the next couple of decades, atleast.
Just a query about the look of it, and how that might pertain to function.

Perhaps stealth is a bit overhyped by some rivals?