The Aviral KuznetSov Avião Carrier, Russian Fleet Taking Ship in the North Atlantic
Russia’s Navy plans to recover their only aircraft carrier seem to have finally wreck. The “cursed” Admural Kuznetsov should be dismantled.
Russia seems to be ready to abandon efforts to return its only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsovat operational service, after almost eight years of problematic modernization works.
The Soviet Age aircraft carrier, which is currently the Russian Navy Flag Ship, was taken from service in 2018, to be rebelled. He has been changing at the 35th Naval Repair Installation in Murmansk, and his return to service was initially expected to 2020.
The recovery work of Admral Kuznetsov has yet faced successive problems – and there are even those who believe in Russia that the war ship It’s cursed.
At a time when Russia has been involved in a war for over 3 years, the only Russian aircraft holder continues in reparations, and Ukraine-or even navigating.
According to, which cites information collected by the Russian newspaper Isvesia with “informed sources”, the Russian Navy is preparing to make a final decision on the Destination of the Cold War Age Shipwith increasing evidence that suggests that its modernization program It will be finished.
The decision would mark the end of Russia’s ambitions to have a aircraft carrier in its navy, at a time when the country has military priorities more pressing in war with Ukraine.
Kuznetsov’s abandonment looks like collect the support of officers Superior of the Navy. The Admiral Sergei Avakyantsformer commander of the Pacific Fleet of Russia, told Izvestia that the Russian Navy “does not need aircraft carrier in its classic long -term form ”.
AVAKYANTS characterizes aircraft carrier as “One thing from the past”That“ can be destroyed within minutes by modern weapons“.
“It is a very expensive and ineffective naval weapon. The future belongs to the aircraft carrier robotic systems and unmanned aircraft“, Says Avakyants, who suggests that Kuznetsov should be“cut for scrap and eliminated“.
The Russian flag ship moves 58,000 tons. Unlike US Navy Carriers, it does not use a catapult to launch airplanes and is instead equipped with a heeled ramp. It is a conventional ship with 200,000 horsepower, and can reach a speed of up to 30 knots.
In addition to its aerial wing, Admiral Kuznetsov is also armed with Anti-Nave and Air Defense missiles. It operates with a crew of 1,300 people, and the air group has 660 men.
The modernization of the ship has been tormented by problems Since the beginning of repair work, in 2017. The vessel suffered multiple fires and, in November 2018, was damaged by a 70 ton that fell on the deck of flight, killing a worker and injuring four more.
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Satellite view of Admral Kuznetsov in 2023 at the dock of the 35th Russian naval repair installation in Murmansk
Even before it came into reparations, Admural Kuznetsov had gone through numerous accidents. In 2009 a fire on board, off Turkey, killed several crew members, and in 2016 lost two fighters in a few days during the Russian campaign in Syria.
Despite the growing appeals to abandon the recovery of the ship, official Russian naval policy documents say that both the North and Pacific fleet must have aircraft carrier by 2030.
However, experts consider these unrealistic ambitionsparticularly given the financing constraints and the absence of plans for the construction of new aircraft carriers.
Russia continues to develop amphibious assault shipswhich could provide greater operational flexibility than aircraft carrier, supporting amphibious operations, disaster relief and humanitarian missions-and which require fewer specialized infrastructures and crew training.
While Russia considers the possibility of having to have aircraft carrier in its Navy, the US, China and India continue to bet on reinforcing their naval presence with these imposing floating fortresses-whose fleets are able to ensure projection of power in any region where they move.
Last year, the Navy of China launched the fujianthe first of a new generation with the United States fleet – which has an indisputed supremacy in the sea.
That of the Chinese Armada is the first totally Designed by Chinese engineers -Unlike its two predecessors, which were based precisely on the design of the Kuznetsov class, which is also at the origin of one of India’s two aircraft carrier.
The US Navy has currently commissioned 11 nuclear aircraft carrier: USS GERALD R. Ford, the most advanced in the world, and ten Nimitz class aircraft carrier.
After 2023 the Brazilian Navy has, there only 23 aircraft carrier around the worldcommissioned by the marinhas of 8 countries: United States (11), China (3), United Kingdom, Italy and India (2), Russia, France and Spain (1).
Russia is about to leave the group.
