Background - NEWCON Large Landing Ship (BDK) Bolshoj Desantnyj Korabl
Large amphibious ships capable of operating in the oceanic zone are needed primarily by the Pacific and Northern Fleets, said Admiral Valentin Selivanov, former head of the Main Staff of the Navy. “The forces of the Black Sea and Baltic Fleets operate in inland seas - there is no need to land amphibious forces at a great distance from the bases, therefore medium and small ships are enough,” he told Izvestia. “The Northern and Pacific fleets have a different depth of operations.” Landing ships in the Far East should be ready for long trips: cross the Sea of Japan, go to the Pacific Ocean, and if necessary, quickly strengthen the garrisons in the Kuril Islands. New BDKs can transport a battalion group with heavy equipment, and this is a formidable force that can affect the development of the situation in a particular area.
Captain 1st Rank Vladimir Tryapichnikov, Head of the Shipbuilding Department of the Russian Navy, said in June 2015 that in the next 5 years will be deployed the construction of a new generation of large amphibious ships, which at times will outperform the BHK Ivan Gren and BDK Peter Morgunov in size, and will have even greater capacity. They will be able to carry on board not one, but several helicopters. The first such a large amphibious ship is planned to be built by 2020. It is a question of a new project in the classroom "a large amphibious ship."
During the work of the VIII International Naval Salon IMDS-2017, from June 28 to July 2, journalists were informed that in Russia a version of a prospective amphibious ship intended for the Arctic was being created and capable of landing even on the ice floe. The general director of the Nevsky Design Bureau Sergey Vlasov noted that a ship of this type should be reinforced ice class, otherwise it will be crushed in ice. It is assumed that the new landing ship will be able to carry on its board and land small landing craft on an air cushion. The Northern Design Bureau created a project for a fundamentally new large amphibious assault ship for the Russian Navy. "The Northern Design Bureau is tasked with creating a new project for a large amphibious assault ship for the Russian fleet, and work is under way on a draft design," the agency interlocutor said 18 June 2018, without specifying the deadlines.
He stressed that this is not about the development of an existing project, but about the creation of a large amphibious assault ship with a displacement of about 8,000 tons from scratch. "Ivan Gren" has a displacement of about 6 thousand tons, the previous project of a large amphibious ship 1171 (code "Tapir") - 4,3 thousand tons, and the most numerous ships of this class in the Russian Navy (Project 775) - 4,4 thousand tonnes.
Practically all the projects of landing ships in the Soviet and Russian times were developed by the Nevsky Design Bureau - the only design bureau in modern Russia that deals with aircraft carrier and landing subjects. The creation of the first large-scale landing ship Ivan Gren (project 11711) in Russia's newest history began in 1998 and was delayed due to repeated modifications of the tactical and technical task for the ship initiated by the Russian Navy.
Other design bureaus do not participate in this work. The United Shipbuilding Corporation confirmed that "it is a question of working on a sketchy design of a new BDK." The Northern Design Bureau is one of the largest Russian design bureaus, established in 1946. It creates surface ships of various classes, including project 11356 patrol ships, the newest frigates of project 22350, modular patrol ships of project 22160. Also the Northern Design Bureau is working on the project of a prospective destroyer "Leader".
The deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy for armament, Vice Admiral Viktor Bursuk specified 20 June 2018 that this ship will be the same size as the large amphibious assault ship "Ivan Gren", but will be equipped with new models of weapons and equipment. It will have improved seaworthiness. Bursuk did not specify how many large amphibious ships the new project will be ordered by the fleet. "Let's wait for the creation of a head ship, then we will determine the series," he said.
The Baltic shipyard Yantar in Kaliningrad expected to begin construction of a new landing ship of the Russian Navy, said deputy commander-in-chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Viktor Bursuk. "This year, the design bureaus will start developing the design of these ships." After completing the design, in just two years, we hope that we will be able to lay this ship on "Yantar." Construction will commence in 2021, "Bursuk said.
"Of course, it's not Russian "Mistral", as can be seen by its much lower displacement. The draft is a compromise for our fleet. This ship is easier and cheaper to create. In addition, in connection with the sanctions our military leadership focuses exclusively on domestic suppliers ", according to Viktor Murakhovsky, a member of the Expert Council of the Military Industiral Complex of Russia. Speaking 18 June 2018 about the tasks to be performed by the new BBC, the spokesman speculated that these ships will be to ensure the security of Russia in the region Smoked and Kaliningrad. In addition, they can join the Mediterranean grouping. Murakhovsky said that for these purposes it is necessary to construct a series of five to six such ships.
"We have a island zones (Kuril Islands. — ed.), moreover, there is a need to ensure our military enclave of Kaliningrad region — as well as the need to maintain our fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean in connection with operation in Syria . To meet these objectives, in each of these areas must be at least two such vessel ", Murakhovsky said.
The Yantar Baltic Shipbuilding Plant (PSZ) expects to continue building a series of large landing ships of the modernized project 11711, Ilya Samarin, general director of PSZ (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), told TASS 13 January 2022. "Taking into account the plant's specialization and extensive experience in developing military projects, I would like to build a series of large landing ships on our sites, which the Russian Navy needs," he said. According to Samarin, it is planned that slipways will be vacated in the first half of 2022 as water orders are lowered. "In order to eliminate downtime and ensure the rhythmic loading of production capacities, we are taking measures to attract new orders," he said.
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