What will happen to the only Russian aircraft carrier
Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, which has been undergoing repairs since 2017, is scheduled to return to service in 2022. Alexey Rakhmanov, CEO of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, announced this at a press conference, according to a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to Rakhmanov, after the repairs, a situation similar to the one that occurred in 2017, when the aircraft carrier, returning from the shores of Syria through the English Channel, smoked like an old steamship , will not happen again.
“Let's start with the state and work on the aircraft carrier - they did not stop for almost a minute, with the exception of the prohibitions that we had as part of the work of the state commission after the famous fire. Therefore, work on the aircraft carrier continues and is generally on schedule. We have a feeling that there will be some delays, no...
It won’t (smoke), because the smoke that arose during the passage through the English Channel arose due to the fact that the fuel equipment was, let’s say, incorrectly adjusted. This is a story that I hope we will not repeat in terms of negative experiences. I think there won’t be any smoke,” Rakhmanov said.
The head of USC also emphasized that the corporation’s capabilities allow Russia to build its own aircraft carriers - the only question is an order from the state:
“If the homeland orders, we will build aircraft carriers... We understand what kind of technology this can be, we understand what basic technological solutions should be laid at its basis. And in general, the experience of creating, well, firstly, repairing the Kuznetsov, in fact, recreating and re-building the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier for the Navy suggests that we have such experience, at least at one enterprise called Sevmash. exists today."
As a reminder, after the Admiral Kuznetsov entered repairs, it suffered a series of misfortunes. First, a floating dock at Ship Repair Yard No. 35 in Murmansk sank, damaging part of the ship. Then, in 2019, a spark during welding caused a fire on the ship, killing two people during the firefighting operation.
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