When launched, I was Leonid Brezhnev: on the day of the anniversary of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, the date of the start of its post-repair tests was announced
Exactly 35 years ago, the launching of the aircraft carrier “Leonid Brezhnev” took place in the USSR. Today, on the day of the anniversary, this warship bears a different name - "Admiral Kuznetsov", being the only aircraft carrier in the Russian Naval fleet... It is unlikely that in December 1985 in the Soviet Union someone could have assumed that in three and a half decades the aircraft carrier in the country would remain the only one, and even more so he could hardly have assumed that the country itself, called the USSR, would not exist on the world map.
On the day of the 35th anniversary of the launching of the future Admiral Kuznetsov at that time, it became known when the aircraft carrier, after repairs, would go for testing.
According to TASS, citing an industry source, the start of post-repair and post-modernization tests is scheduled for 2022. Earlier, speaking about a specific date, it was reported that "tests can begin in early summer 2022".
At the same time, it is argued that in the summer of 2021, "Admiral Kuznetsov" should re-dock. However, details are not disclosed: in which dock the aircraft carrier should dock. As you know, the floating dock PD-50, in which the aircraft-carrying cruiser was being repaired, sank on the night of October 30, 2018. It was not reported that it was raised, although initially the persons in charge claimed that they would raise the floating dock with a length of more than 300 m.
Source TASS said that to date, repair work on the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" is "in the middle of the planned period."
One of the stages of repair and modernization of an aircraft carrier is the replacement of its boilers. Also "Admiral Kuznetsov" will receive new weapons. According to some reports, hypersonic missiles can become the main armament in addition to the air wing, but this information has not been officially confirmed at the moment.
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