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    USC does have plans to build a super shipyard on Kotlin Island, able to handle ships of upto 100,000 DWT. Time will tell if this becomes a reality eventually.

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    Quote Originally Posted by owais.usmani View Post
    USC does have plans to build a super shipyard on Kotlin Island, able to handle ships of upto 100,000 DWT. Time will tell if this becomes a reality eventually.
    100000DWT? Not sure such monsters can sail Baltic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximmmm View Post
    So I've been watching a history of the Kiev aicraft carrier and it just strikes me that it's such a ****ing shame we lost the Nikolayev Shipyards. The place where all of our aircraft carriers were born, Slava class cruisers, hell even the Potemkin was built there.
    Nowadays it's a dilapidated reminder of the collapse of soviet industry that never really stopped in the Ukraine.

    Shame, what a damn shame. Even though we've started recovery of the lost capacity, and in theory sevmash will be able to handle ships of the size Nikolayev did, I'm just sad for our ukrainian brothers.

    On topic: Some bastard bought a second hand anchor for the Admiral Kuznetsov and pocketed the leftover change
    http://lenta.ru/news/2012/04/18/anchor/
    Hey, be thankful now they are more and more bringing such incidences to light and that they are prosecuting people. Throwing such shameful acts to the public and putting this man in jail and throwing away the key will give a psychological effect to those that where contemplating committing acts of corruption.

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    I'm just glad they caught him Seph, I mean for christsake it's our flagship after all.
    Btw the bastard is saying he's not guilty: http://www.navy.ru/news/navy/?ELEMENT_ID=109991

    Some news: Gosoboronzakaz to be cut by 25billion (Rub), also some other news on the state of signed contracts
    http://lenta.ru/news/2012/04/19/borei/

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    Nice little article talking about the BMP and it's place in our forces
    http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/16624/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximmmm View Post
    I'm just glad they caught him Seph, I mean for christsake it's our flagship after all.
    Btw the bastard is saying he's not guilty: http://www.navy.ru/news/navy/?ELEMENT_ID=109991
    The point is, he's technically right. Shipyard ordered an anchor of some detailed specs, and agreed to pay 4 million rubles for it. So far that the supplied anchor is whithin specs, it's nobody's business how the supplier obtained it and what amount it paid. It's not that anchors go stale and unusable with time. If the anchor is not to specs — well, it's a jail time.

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    I remember the Rubin/Sevmash director said in an interview last year that Sevmash will start building two kilo subs for Russian Navy in March this year. Anybody knows whatever happened to that?

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    Some details on PD-14 Engine for MTA released in recent Engine 2012 show
    http://www.take-off.ru/pdf/ENGINES_2012_gazeta-01.pdf

    The future of the Russian engine for passenger and transport aircraft in the United engine corporation associated with the program create a new generation turbofan engines PD-14 thrust 12 500 - 15 600 kg - the first in a family of advanced engines, in 9-18 ton thrust class, developed in a wide cooperative ventures with the leading role of the ODC Permo-skogo "Aviadvigatel."

    PD-14 is carried out by two-shaft with a separate scheme expiration of the flow and direct (gearless) drive fan. All engines have a single family of gas-generator with an eight compressor high pressure, an annular combustion chamber and the low emission
    two-stage high pressure turbine. Basic version this PD-14 will be equipped with one-step-gate torus with a diameter 1900 mm (retained size of the fan
    PS-90A), a three-stage low pressure compressor and six low-pressure turbine.

    The basic version of the PD-14 take-off thrust of 14,000 kg pre-assigned for use on aircraft MS-21-300. ordered modification of the liner MS-21-200 is proposed
    complete PD-14A engine thrust 12,500 kg, and for extended version of MS-21-400 is intended modification tion of PD-14M with a high of 15 600 kg thrust.

    According to the calculations, in terms of specific fuel consumption in cruise flight PD-14 is the level of their foreign competitors (PW1400G, LEAP-X), while having a slightly lower bypass ratio.

    To be ready for testing by the middle of this year, and in 2013 planned to enter the stage of flight tests on a flying the laboratory. Certification of the basic version of PD-14-
    in 2014, which should provide access to the market in 2015-2016.

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    Upgraded D-18 - for new "Ruslan"
    http://www.take-off.ru/pdf/ENGINES_2012_gazeta-02.pdf

    At a meeting with journalists management group of companies "Volga-Dnepr" announced the signing of the contract in near future with the UAC for the delivery of 20 new heavy cargo aircraft An-124-111 and An-124NG (Next Generation) with an option yet for 20 cars.

    In addition to use of other technical solutions , AN-124 and AN-111-124NG will be equipped with upgraded engines, D-18 production of JSC "Motor Sich".

    In the An-124-111 engines will be installed D-18T series of 3M, the corresponding requirenments of Chapter IV of ICAO noise and emissions itself and surpassing the existing D-18 Series 3 in terms of efficiency by 2%.

    According to Vice President of "Volga-Dnepr" Gabriel, AN-124-111 appears already to 2016 Investing in modernized on the D-18T series 3M are estimated at $ 25 million

    The AN-124NG will be equipped with D-18 series 5, which will allow to make an aircraft 15% more economical. Company "Ivchenko-Progress" has already started to develop the engine 5-Series, But before signing the contract for the aircraft full funding for this project will not start, "- said Gabrielle.

    General investment in the creation of the D-18T series of five-estimated vayutsya to $ 600 million in GC "Volga-Dnepr" hope that the new engine will appear in the 2016-2017 years.

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    Third coast guard patrol ship launched:
    http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/16703/

    I like this project 22460, it's a good size, relatively cheap and armed with enough to pursue pirates/smugglers.
    It really represents a shift from the soviet coast guard doctrine, where better armed classes like Neirei were capable of mounting resistance to submarines and surface vessels.

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    Started talks on a new modification of the engine AI-222-25, for "battle" version of YAK-130. Tractive force, in new modification, will be increased ~ 2800 kgf (now - 2500).

    If I understand correctly - negotiations began in the exhibition "Engines 2012".

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    Sorry for the Russian guys, but this is the best summary of ships being built or under contract for the Navy I've ever stumbled across. I'll add some descriptions in english to make it easier:

    Data for feb 2012

    К 2020 должны быть:

    LDH:

    1. Заказ N 1, "Владивосток" Mistral, DCN, laid down, delivery scheduled 2014
    2. Заказ N 2, "Севастополь" Mistral, DCN, ordered, delivery scheduled 2015
    3. Заказ N 3, Mistral, Балтийский Завод или Севмаш, к ?
    4. Заказ N 4, Mistral, Балтийский Завод или Севмаш, к ?

    БДК (landing ship):

    1. Заказ N 01301 "Иван Грен, 11711, ССЗ Янтарь, delivery scheduled 2013
    2. Заказ N 01302, 11711, ССЗ Янтарь, к 2017

    Possibility for 4 further ships

    Десантные катера (landing craft Dyugon class):

    1. Заказ N 811 "Атаман Платонов", 21820, ССЗ "Волга", in service since 2010
    2. Заказ N 4001, 21820, Восточная верфь, under construction, delivery scheduled 2012
    3. Заказ N 701 "Денис Давыдов", 21820, Ярославский ССЗ, under construction, delivery scheduled2013
    4. Заказ N 702 "Мичман Лермонтов" 21820, Ярославский ССЗ, ordered, to be laid down in 2012
    5. Заказ N 703 "Лейтенант Римский-Корсаков", 21820, Ярославский ССЗ, ordered, to be laid down in 2012
    6. Заказ N, 21820, неизвестно, план к 2020
    7. Заказ N, 21820, неизвестно, план к 2020
    8. Заказ N, 21820, неизвестно, план к 2020
    9. Заказ N, 21820, неизвестно, план к 2020
    10. Заказ N, 21820, неизвестно, план к 2020

    Destroyers:

    This one is pure speculation
    1. Заказ N 1, перспективный эсминец с АЭУ, неизвестно, к 2018

    Проектирование должно быть закончено к концу 2012.
    Planning of project should be finished by 2012

    Frigates:

    1. Заказ N 921 "Адмирал флота Советского Союза Горшков", 22350, Северная Верфь, under construction,delivery scheduled november 2012
    2. Заказ N 922 "Адмирал флота Касатонов", 22350, Северная Верфь, under construction, delivery scheduled 2014
    3. Заказ N 923 "Адмирал Головко", 22350, Северная верфь, under construction, к 2018
    4. Заказ N 924 "Адмирал Юмашев", 22350, Северная верфь, ordered, to be laid down in 2012, к 2018
    5. Заказ N 925, 22350, Северная верфь, есть контракт, к 2018
    6. Заказ N 926, 22350, Северная верфь, есть контракт, к 2018
    7. Заказ N 927, 22350, Северная верфь, план, к 2020
    8. Заказ N 928, 22350, Северная верфь, план, к 2020

    Admiral grigorovich class
    9. Заказ N 01357 "Адмирал Григорович", 11356М, ССЗ Янтарь, under construction, delivery 2014
    10. Заказ N 01358 "Адмирал Ессен", 11356М, ССЗ Янтарь, under construction, delivery 2014
    11. Заказ N 01359 "Адмирал Макаров", 11356М, ССЗ Янтарь, строится, delivery 2014
    12. Заказ N 01360 "Адмирал Корнилов", 11356М, ССЗ Янтарь, ordered, to be laid down in 2012, к 2015
    13. Заказ N 01361 "Адмирал Истомин", 11356М, ССЗ Янтарь, ordered, to be laid down in2013, к 2016
    14. Заказ N 01362 "Адмирал Бутаков" 11356М, ССЗ Янтарь, ordered, to be laid down in2013, к 2016

    Corvettes:

    Stereguschy & Gremyashchy class (projects 20380, 20381 and 20385)
    1. Заказ N 1002 "Сообразительный", 20381, Северная верфь, in service since 2011, БФ.
    2. Заказ N 1003 "Бойкий", 20381, Северная верфь, under construction, delivery scheduled 2012.
    3. Заказ N 1004 "Стойкий", 20381, Северная верфь, under construction, delivery scheduled 2013.
    4. Заказ N 2101 "Совершенный", 20381(?), Амурский ССЗ, under construction, delivery 2013-2015(?) (this shipyard is really damn slow)
    5. Заказ N 2102 "Громкий", 20381(?), Амурский ССЗ, under construction, сдача в 2015(?)
    6. Заказ N 1005 "Гремящий", 20385, Северная верфь, under construction, сдача в 2015(?)
    7. Заказ N 1006 "Проворный", 20385, Северная верфь, ordered, закладка 2012, сдача 2015(?)
    8. Заказ N 1007, 20385, Северная верфь, контракт, к 2018
    9. Заказ N 1008, 20385, Северная верфь, контракт, к 2018
    10. Заказ N 1009, 20385, Северная верфь, контракт, к 2018
    11. Заказ N 1010, 20385, Северная верфь, контракт, к 2018
    12. Заказ N 1011, 20385, Северная верфь, контракт, к 2018
    13. Заказ N 1012, 20385, Северная верфь, контракт, к 2018
    14. Заказ N 1013, 20385, Северная верфь, контракт, к 2018
    15. Заказ N, 20380, неизвестно, план 2020
    16. Заказ N, 20380, неизвестно, план 2020
    17. Заказ N, 20380, неизвестно, план 2020

    Озвучены планы до 2020 иметь 18 корветов 20380, один из них был готов до ГПВ 2020

    Light frigate, Gepard class
    18. Заказ N 952 "Дагестан", 11661, Зеленодольский ССЗ, will be delivered this year

    Beefed up Buyan class
    19. Заказ N 631 "Град Свияжск", 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, under construction , delivery 2012
    20. Заказ N 632 "Углич", 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, under construction, delivery 2013
    21. Заказ N 633 "Великий Устюг", 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, under construction, delivery 2013
    22. Заказ N 634, 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, план, к 2014
    23. Заказ N 635, 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, план, к 2014
    24. Заказ N 636, 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, план, к 2015(?)
    25. Заказ N 637, 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, план, к 2015(?)
    26. Заказ N 638, 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, план, к 2016(?)
    27. Заказ N 639, 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, план, к 2016(?)
    28. Заказ N 640, 21631, Зеленодольский ССЗ, план, к 2016(?)

    Regular Buyan class
    30. Заказ N 703 "Махачкала", 21630, Алмаз, under construction, delivery 2013

    31. ?
    32. ?
    33. ?
    34. ?
    35. ?

    По ГПВ 2020 всего 35 корветов. Сведений о пяти из них в открытых источниках нет

    Разведовательные корабли:

    1. Заказ N 787 "Вице-адмирал Юрий Иванов", 18280, Северная Верфь, строится, сдача в 2013
    2. Заказ N, 18280, неизвестно, план к 2020

    Океанографическое исследовательское судно:

    1. Заказ N 01602 "Янтарь", 22010, ССЗ "Янтарь", строится, сдача в 2013

    Базовый тральщик:

    1. Заказ N 521, 12700, Средне-Невский ССЗ, строится, план сдачи 2013, возможна задержки или отказ.

    Возможна серия или отказ от проекта

    SSBN:

    1. Заказ 201 "Юрий Долгорукий", 955, Севмаш, готов, сдача в 2012
    2. Заказ 202 "Александр Невский", 955, Севмаш, готов, сдача в 2012
    3. Заказ 203 "Владимир Монамах", 955, Севмаш, строится, сдача в 2013
    4. Заказ 204, "Святитель Николай", 955А, Севмаш, закладка в 2012 но корпус уже готов, сдача к 2020
    5. Заказ 205, 955А, Севмаш, создаётся задел, закладка возможно в 2012, сдача к 2020
    6. Заказ 206, 955А, Севмаш, создаётся задел, закладка возможно в 2012, сдача к 2020
    7. Заказ 207, 955А, Севмаш, план, закладка в 2013, сдача к 2020
    8. Заказ 208, 955А, Севмаш, план, закладка в 2014, сдача к 2020
    9. Заказ 209, 955А, Севмаш, план, закладка в 2015, сдача к 2020
    10. Заказ 210, 955А, Севмаш, план, закладка в 2015-2016, сдача к 2020

    SSN:

    1. Заказ N 160 "Северодвинск", 855, Севмаш, готов, сдача 2012
    2. Заказ N 161 "Казань", 855М, Севмаш, строится, к 2013
    3. Заказ N 162, 855М, Севмаш, контракт, закладка в 2012, к 2020
    4. Заказ N 163, 855М, Севмаш, контракт, к 2020
    5. Заказ N 164, 855М, Севмаш, контракт, к 2020
    6. Заказ N 165, 855М, Севмаш, контракт, к 2020
    7. Заказ N 166, 855М, Севмаш, план, к 2020
    8. Заказ N 167, 855М, Севмаш, план, к 2020 (?)
    9. Заказ N 168, 855М, Севмаш, план, к 2022
    10. Заказ N 169, 855М, Севмаш, план, к 2022

    Другие АПЛ:

    1. Заказ N 664 "Белгород", спецпроект 949АМ, Севмаш, строится, сдача ?


    ДЭПЛ:

    1. Заказ N 01570 "Санкт-Петербург", 677, Адмиралтейские верфи", в 2010, опытная эксплуатация.
    Остальные лодки проекта не строятся, проект на доработке до 2013, возможно после этого будет решение о постройке.

    2. Заказ N , "Новороссийск", 636.3, Адмиралтейские верфи, заложена, сдача 2014
    3. Заказ N , "Ростов на Дону", 636.3, Адмиралтейские верфи, заложена, сдача 2014
    4. Заказ N, 636.3, Адмиралтейские верфи, контракт, сдача 2014
    5. Заказ N, 636.3, Севмаш, контракт, закладка возможно в 03/2012, сдача 2015
    6. Заказ N, 636.3, Севмаш, контракт, сдача 2016
    7. Заказ N, 636.3, Адмиралтейские верфи, контракт, сдача 2016
    8. ?
    9. ?
    10. ?
    11. ?
    12. ?
    13. ?
    14. ?
    15. ?
    16. ?
    17. ?
    18. ?
    19. ?
    20. ?

    Всего план - 20 ДЭПЛ до 2020 из них как минимум 6 проекта 636.3

    Глубоководные аппараты:

    1. Заказ N , 18271, Красное Сомово, достройка АВ, строится, сдача 2012
    2. Заказ N 01690 "АС-39", 16811, Адмиралтейские верфи, в строю с 2011
    3. Заказ N 01210 "АС-31", 10831, Севмаш, в строю с 2010


    Морской транспорт вооружения

    1. Заказ N 2130, 21130, Амурский ССЗ, строится, сдача 2012

    2. Заказ N "ВТР-79", 20360, Окская судоверфь, в строю с 2010
    3. Заказ N, 20360, Окская судоверфь, строится, возможен отказ или долгострой.

    4. Заказ N 01318 "Академик Ковалёв", 20180ТВ, "Звёздочка", строится, сдача 2014
    5. Заказ N, 20180, неизвестно, план, к 2020
    6. Заказ N, 20180, неизвестно, план, к 2020
    7. Заказ N, 20180, неизвестно, план, к 2020
    8. Заказ N, 20180, неизвестно, план, к 2020

    Морской транспорт

    1. Заказ N, 23120, объявлен тендер 3/2012, сдача до 2013, ТОФ
    2. Заказ N, 23120, объявлен тендер 3/2012, сдача до 2014, СФ
    3. Заказ N, 23120, объявлен тендер 3/2012, сдача до 2015, ЧФ
    4. Заказ N, 23120, объявлен тендер 3/2012, сдача до 2016, ТОФ

    Малое гидрографическое судно:

    1. Заказ N 2001 "Виктор Фалеев", 19910, Восточная верфь, строится, сдача 2012
    2. Заказ N, 19910, к 2020
    3. Заказ N, 19910, к 2020

    Опытовое судно:

    1. Заказ N 01601 "Селигер", 11982, ССЗ "Янтарь", строится, в строю с 2012

    Спасательные суда:

    1. Заказ N 01218 "Звёздочка", 20180, "Звёздочка", в строю с 2010

    2. Заказ N, "Игорь Белоусов", 21300, Адмиралтейские верфи, строится, сдача 2014
    3. Заказ N, 21300, неизвестно, план к 2020
    4. Заказ N, 21300, неизвестно, план к 2020
    5. Заказ N, 21300, неизвестно, план к 2020


    Морской буксир

    1. Заказ N 220 "Александр Пискунов", 22030, Хабаровский ССЗ, строится, сдача 2012
    2. Заказ N, 22030, Хабаровский ССЗ, план к 2020
    3. Заказ N, 22030, Хабаровский ССЗ, план к 2020

    4. Заказ N 442, 745МБ, Зеленодольский ССЗ, в строю с 2011
    5. Заказ N 443, 745МБ, Зеленодольский ССЗ, строится, сдача к 2020(?)
    6. Заказ N 444, 745МБ, Зеленодольский ССЗ, строится, сдача к 2020(?)

    Рейдовый буксир

    1. Заказ N 918 "РБ-34", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2009
    2. Заказ N 919 "РБ-47", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2009
    3. Заказ N 920 "РБ-48", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2009
    4. Заказ N 923 "РБ-386", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2010
    5. Заказ N 924 "Поморье", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2011
    6. Заказ N 925 "РБ-389", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2010
    7. Заказ N 926 "РБ-43", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2011
    8. Заказ N 927 "РБ-45", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2011
    9. Заказ N 929 "РБ-20", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2011
    10. Заказ N 930 "РБ-27", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2011
    11. Заказ N 931 "РБ-42", 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2011
    12. Заказ N, 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", строится, сдача 2012
    13. Заказ N, 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", строится, сдача 2012
    14. Заказ N, 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", строится, сдача 2012
    15. Заказ N, 90600, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", строится, сдача 2012

    16. Заказ N 618, 16609, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", в строю с 2011
    17. Заказ N 619, 16609, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", строится, сдача 2012
    18. Заказ N 621, 16609, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", строится, сдача 2012
    19. Заказ N 622, 16609, Ленинградский завод "Пелла", строится, сдача 2012

    20. Заказ N 001 "РБ-39", 705Б, Астраханский СРЗ, в строю с 2010
    21. Заказ N 002 "РБ-10", 705Б, Астраханский СРЗ, в строю с 2011
    22. Заказ N 003, 705Б, Астраханский СРЗ, строится, сдача 2012


    Рейдовый разъездной катер

    1. Заказ N 023, 21960, ССЗ "Алмаз", в строю с 2009
    2. Заказ N 024, 21960, ССЗ "Алмаз", в строю с 2009
    3. Заказ N 025, 21960, ССЗ "Алмаз", в строю с 2009
    4. Заказ N 026, 21960, ССЗ "Алмаз", в строю с 2010
    5. Заказ N 027, 21960, ССЗ "Алмаз", в строю с 2010
    6. Заказ N 028, 21960, ССЗ "Алмаз", в строю с 2011
    7. Заказ N 029, 21960, ССЗ "Алмаз", строится, сдача в 2012

    Противодиверсионный катер:

    1. Заказ N 981 "П-104", 21980, Зеленодольский ССЗ, в строю с 2009
    2. Заказ N 982, 21980, Зеленодольский ССЗ, в строю с 2011
    3. Заказ N 983, 21980, Зеленодольский ССЗ, строится, сдача в 2012

    Гидрографический катер:

    1. Заказ N 01842, 19920, ССЗ "Вымпел", строится 2012
    2. Заказ N 01843, 19920, ССЗ "Вымпел", строится 2012
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximmmm View Post
    I'm just glad they caught him Seph, I mean for christsake it's our flagship after all.
    Btw the bastard is saying he's not guilty: http://www.navy.ru/news/navy/?ELEMENT_ID=109991

    Some news: Gosoboronzakaz to be cut by 25billion (Rub), also some other news on the state of signed contracts
    http://lenta.ru/news/2012/04/19/borei/
    Why did they (navy/DOD/ship master) decided to change the anchor anyway? What was wrong with the old one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by tadeus View Post
    Why did they (navy/DOD/ship master) decided to change the anchor anyway? What was wrong with the old one?
    Probably just standard wear&tear lifetime replacement. She went out on that Mediterranean cruise last year, must have shown some wear on the old one.

    Anyways we're all waiting for the concrete announcement to put her in complete overhaul. Expected sometime this year, but god knows when or if they actually decide to do it. I hope they do, Kuznetsov has a lot of little diseases that they need that overhaul to fix. Not to mention the hangar expansion, hopefully they'll do something about her engines, etc etc etc. So an anchor is really minor news.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximmmm View Post
    Anyways we're all waiting for the concrete announcement to put her in complete overhaul. Expected sometime this year, but god knows when or if they actually decide to do it. I hope they do, Kuznetsov has a lot of little diseases that they need that overhaul to fix. Not to mention the hangar expansion, hopefully they'll do something about her engines, etc etc etc. So an anchor is really minor news.
    Yeah, electronics and engines need that refit badly. But hangar expansion is nearly impossible. Because just in front of the hangar are elevators with elevator shafts to main munitions bunker bellow hangar level, in order to expand hanger till Granits compartment, they will have to do something about that main munitions bunker with elevators, since it's in the way.
    check it your selves

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