Russian Kuznetsov next year, will be equipped with a large catapult modified
Date:2011-08-29Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
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Russian Sri Lankan Navy is currently the only one, “Admiral Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier in service, due to excessive use of Soviet-style design, the carrier no longer meet the new century sea battle. After a long-term technology accumulation, Russia and finally determined their big surgery. According to Russian media earlier reported that the “Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier into dry dock in 2012 to accept a large-scale modernization, and will serve again in 2017.
and Navy, according to Russian media sources, the transformation of “Admiral Kuznetsov” is not a minor, but completely renovated from the inside out. New aircraft weapons and equipment configuration will also change, hiding under the deck of the “granite” anti-ship missiles would be removed, the space will serve as more than a hangar, in order to increase the number of carrier-based aircraft.
fire in the air, the upgraded “library” was to install four to six sets of “armor” one air defense missile and artillery systems, and installed with 80-120 new generation of multi-missile air defense systems.
“library” was the aircraft carrier force will be equipped with 26 new MiG-29K “Fulcrum-D”-type carrier-based aircraft, and is expected to equip the fifth generation of carrier-based T-50 stealth fighter. The more slippery the deck to keep the original, based on the aircraft carrier will install 1-2 catapult, aircraft carrier to improve attendance. And even news that the carrier’s steam turbine and boiler old will be replaced by the new gas turbines or nuclear reactors. In other words, “Kuznetsov” is likely to transform nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. (Small end)
Source: International Online – “News of the World”
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