Russia’s Defense Ministry has approved the preliminary design of the Lider-class new-generation nuclear-powered missile destroyer, which is to become a key element of Russian naval might in the coming decades, Sputnik contributor Alexander Khrolenko wrote. The Russian Navy's new Lider-class destroyer will have nuclear propulsion, TASS News Agency has reported quoting Vice-Admiral Viktor Bursuk, Russian Navy's Deputy Commander-in-Chief for Armament. Twelve ships of the 10,000t "Leader class" are planned to enter service from 2023-25, split between the Northern and Pacific Fleets. Military sources say that Lider will be a combined guided missile destroyer, large anti-submarine warship, and guided missile cruiser, able to complete tasks of Project 1155 anti-submarine destroyers, Project 956 anti-surface destroyers and Project 1164 cruisers. The massive Leader-class “destroyer”—if it were ever to be built—would be a 18,000-ton vessel designed to replace the Slava-class cruisers, Sovremennyy-class destroyers … Maquette du destroyer Lider avec annotations des différents équipements embarqués. Every destroyer will reportedly cost about RUB100 billion (about USD1.5 billion). / Squall Class / New Construction Destroyer / Future Destroyer. The Leader-class destroyer is a new ship that can outgun the largest surface combatants in the US Navy carrying roughly double an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer’s missile tubes. 3,540 6. Lider-class destroyer or Project 23560 (Shkval-class destroyer or Project 23560E for export version) is a class of combined guided missile destroyer, …
Scale model showing the Project 23560E "Shkval-class" Destroyer (export variant of Leader-class) at Army 2016 exhibition.

Design of the Lider-class Destroyer Another abandoned project, the Project 22350M, design is a major upgrade of the existing Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov class featuring a larger hull with 48 vertical launch system cells and a displacement of around 7,000 tons. “The project will be developed by the Severnoye design bureau. Premier élément qui se confirme: l’emport de 64 missiles destinés aux frappes sur les unités de surface ou pour les frappes au sol et qui seront emportés dans des lanceurs universels 3S14 UKSK. They will all be nuclear powered. Supposed technical specifications are as follows: Displacement – up to 20,000 t. Description. 3,540 6. It will have anti-aircraft, anti-ballistic missile, anti-surface and anti-submarine capabilities. Scale model showing the Project 23560E "Shkval-class" Destroyer (export variant of Leader-class) at Army 2016 exhibition.

Twelve ships of the 10,000t "Leader class" are planned to enter service from 2023-25, split between the Northern and Pacific Fleets.