Northern Design Bureau announced the start of preliminary work on the development of a new large landing ship in the interests of Russia's naval fleet, TASS reported, citing a source in the military-industrial complex. According to available information, in a completely new ship will be created during the project implementation, and not one of the modernization of existing projects.
From the words of the interlocutor Agency, work will only be done by Northern Design Bureau, located in St Petersburg, Participation of other design offices in the creation of BBC at the moment nothing is known. Project data is also not known, but the project laid the displacement of at least 8 thousand. tonnes. At the moment, the biggest is the BDK “Ivan Gren”project 11711, preparing for entry into the Navy 20 June 2018 of the year. its displacement 5 thousand. tonnes. Previous project BDK 1171 “Tapia” It has a displacement 4,3 thousand. tonnes. The exact timing of the creation of a new BBC is not called.
Northern Design Bureau (Neva PKB) educated in 1946 year. It is the only one in Russia is engaged in designing amphibious ships and aircraft carriers. Almost all projects landing craft, created in the Soviet Union and Russia, They were designed in the Nevsky PKB. The project is a promising destroyer “Leader” According to the Bureau also developed.
