Sergei Shoigu urged to prepare the cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov" to equip with the latest weapons
During the conference call, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation touched upon the issue of modernizing the Admiral Nakhimov heavy nuclear cruiser. This cruiser was commissioned by the USSR Navy in 1988. It has a total displacement of about 25,9 thousand tons and a maximum draft of 10,3 m. Power plants are represented by two nuclear reactors. The full speed of the warship is 32 knots. Autonomy is about 60 days.
According to Sergei Shoigu, the cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov", which is under repair and at the same time undergoing modernization, will eventually be equipped with the latest strike and anti-aircraft missile systems.
All repair and modernization works are carried out at the Sevmash enterprise.
The Minister of Defense indicated that the heavy nuclear cruiser will also receive modern anti-submarine weapons. During the meeting, Sergei Shoigu urged to prepare both the ship itself and the weapons for the start of acceptance tests within the framework of the state defense order.
To date, the warship is going through a stage of outfitting off-dock work. In particular, preparations are being made for the installation of weapons.
Earlier it was reported that "Admiral Nakhimov" can become a carrier of hypersonic missiles "Zircon", capable of destroying both sea and ground targets, including the infrastructure of enemy military bases.
After all the planned work, the cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov" will become the most powerful and armed surface ship in the Naval fleet country.
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