The Krylov State Research Center (KGNTs) has presented recommendations for the development of a new frigate project 22350M. According to the scientific director of the center, Valery Polovinkin, it is planned to increase the displacement of these ships by 30%, which will make them significantly more powerful and stable compared to previous models.
In its recommendations, KGNTs draws attention to changes in the hull architecture, as well as in the propulsion system and roll stabilizers. These changes will allow the ship to provide higher technical characteristics and improve its combat effectiveness.
The institute presented quite serious recommendations, because although the frigates of projects 22350 and 22350M formally have the same digital project, in reality they are fundamentally different ships. Project 22350M is a different ship.
According to Polovinkin, for the successful completion of many tasks using all types of missile and artillery weapons, including in the World Ocean, it is important that the frigate's displacement is at least 7–7.5 thousand tons. This will provide the ship not only with power and stability, but also with the ability to use a variety of weapons in various weather conditions.
We determine the ship's autonomy by the ability to provide it with speed and a given speed, and in fact, the ship's autonomy should be determined by the ability or possibility of using all types of weapons that it has.
The scientific director of KGNTs emphasizes that it is important to assess the combat and technical-economic efficiency of the ship at the design stage. In his opinion, a ship with increased displacement and modern technical solutions will be in demand as part of the Navy.
As a reminder, the contract for the preliminary design of the new ship of project 22350M was signed with the Northern Design Bureau on December 28, 2018. By March 17, 2019, the TASS agency reported that the preliminary design of the frigate 22350M was completed and the Design Bureau had begun developing working design documentation. In total, the Navy plans to provide an order for the construction of 12 frigates of project 22350M, that is, the "improved Gorshkov".
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