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Most recently, Admiral Kuznetsov was deployed to the Mediterranean in late 2016 and early 2017 to support Russian operations in Syria. Admiral Kuznetsov started an overhaul and modernization program in the first quarter of 2017 to extend its service life by 25 years, [23] but several setbacks have hampered this effort. Prior to a December 2022 ...
Admiral Kuznetsov remained in port for two years before preparing for another Mediterranean deployment scheduled for the winter of 2000–2001. This deployment was canceled due to the explosion and sinking of the nuclear-powered submarine Kursk. Admiral Kuznetsov participated in the Kursk rescue and salvage operations in late 2000. Plans for ...
Project 23000 or Shtorm (Russian: Шторм, lit. 'Storm') is a proposal for an aircraft carrier designed by the Krylov State Research Center for the Russian Navy. [1] The cost of the export version (Project 23000E) has been put at over US$5.5 billion, [4] and as of 2017 development had been expected to take ten years. [4]
The Kirov class, Soviet designation Project 1144 Orlan (Russian: Орлан, lit. 'sea eagle'), is a class of nuclear-powered guided-missile heavy cruisers of the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships (i.e. not an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship) in operation in the world.
Admiral Panteleyev: Yuri Aleksandrovich Panteleyev: 24 May 1987 1988 1 May 1992 In service with the Pacific Fleet. Udaloy II class Admiral Chabanenko: Andrei Chabanenko: 28 February 1989 16 June 1994 28 January 1999 In overhaul, planned to return to service with the Northern Fleet by 2025. [17] [18] Admiral Basisty: Nikolai Basistiy: 1991 ...
The major modifications were to allow Admiral Gorshkov to operate as a STOBAR aircraft carrier in Indian service, as opposed to the STOVL configuration the ship was built as. This involved removal of all the armament, including the P-500 Bazalt cruise missile launchers and the four Antey Kinzhal surface-to-air missile bins fitted on the ship's ...
Incomplete ships except Admiral Kornilov (which became a hulk) were scrapped by 1961. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] Reductions in cruiser force levels were contrary to the views of Soviet Navy leadership, which insisted cruisers still provided a valuable capability to act as command ships for naval gunfire support of amphibious operations.
[6] [1] [9] As one of the first four ships in her class, Admiral Isakov lacked a Vympel fire-control radar, and relied on manual targeting for the AK-630. [ 1 ] Her electronic warfare equipment included the MRP-15-16 Zaliv and two sets each of the MRP-11-12 and MRP-13-14 direction finding systems, as well as the MRP-150 Gurzuf A and MRP-152 ...