The first flight tests will start on July 1st.Admiral Kuznetsov, the only carrier of Russia and currently the only carrier in the world to operate at polar latitudes. This is what the Russian Admiralty communicates. The deployment in the Mediterranean Sea, which should take place by September, is also confirmed.
THEheavy cruiser missile aircraft carrier, this the correct Russian wording (thus circumvented the Montreux Convention), uses the system Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery o STOBAR for take-off and landing of aircraft. Built at the Mykolaiv Sud Shipyard (now Ukraine) in the mid-'80 years, theAdmiral Kuznetsov it became fully operational only in the 1995, due to the drastic cuts in the Russian Defense budget following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The ship, designed to hit large surface targets and protect sea routes from enemy attacks, is capable of carrying a maximum of 52 fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The boarded aircraft group includes Su-25 UTG, Su-33 (Flanker-D), MiG-29K / KUB and Ka-27 and Ka-29 helicopters. The crews of the flight group of the Kuznetsov they will complete training at the Saki ground training facilities in the Crimea and Yeisk on the shore of the Azov Sea by June.
The aircraft carrier was under repair for ten months at the 82 shipyard in Roslyakovo, in the Murmansk region. THE'Admiral Kuznetsov has undergone work on the electro-mechanical equipment and some components of the ship's transmission have been replaced.
(photo: MoD Russian Federation)
