The main problem of the Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" is the lack of a catapult for launching a heavy AWACS aircraft, the "eyes and ears" of any full-fledged aircraft carrier strike group. This was pointed out by military expert Sergei Marzhetsky.
He noted that the shortcomings were assumed in Project 1143.7 "Ulyanovsk", which was to become the first nuclear Soviet aircraft-carrying cruiser.
Its full displacement increased to almost 80 thousand tons, the air wing – up to 70 aircraft, including 4 AWACS aircraft. To launch them, the ship was to receive a steam catapult.
The cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov" has been undergoing repairs and modernization at the 35th Ship Repair Plant of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center since 2017, which is part of the USC). The commissioning date is at the end of 2024.
The ship receives a completely new filling, a new deck with a springboard, a new navigation system, new cable routes, a new power plant, a new control system for takeoff and landing of naval aviation.
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