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| Kostin called repairs to the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov pointless |
| 2025-07-26 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Russia's a coastal/brown water navy. Russian warship building in the past 20 years have reflected that with the large number of smaller ships (except submarines) which would stay/patrol closer to Russian coastal regions. The Kusnestov was a flawed concept from the outset, designed around a much small VTOL aircraft (Yak-38), and not the navalized MiG-29K. I recall back in the day (~1999) (there is little reason to believe the video still exists) seeing a video of Russian swabbies trying to move a MiG-29K through the ship, through bulkheads which were too small for allow to easy movement, but which were just the right size for the Yak-38. To my mind, the video was demonstrative of the problems with the RMSL Kuznestov. [Regnum] There is no point in repairing the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, as it is already many years old. This was stated on July 25 by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), the head of VTB Andrey Kostin. "We believe that there is no point in repairing it. It is already over 40 years old, and it is an extremely expensive thing," he answered a question about the fate of the ship to the Kommersant newspaper. According to Kostin, the aircraft carrier will need to be sold or disposed of. The aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was launched in 1985 and entered service in 1991. It is designed to destroy large naval targets, provide cover for naval units from enemy attacks, and support landing operations. Its air group includes up to 28 fighters and 24 helicopters. As reported by the Regnum news agency, the repair and modernization of the Admiral Kuznetsov ship began in 2017. The corresponding contract was signed with USC. In 2018, the cost of the work was estimated at 60 billion rubles. The aircraft carrier was placed at the Zvezdochka plant in Severodvinsk. In December 2019, a fire broke out during welding work on board. A contract serviceman died while extinguishing the fire. |
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