In military circles, there is an opinion that further modernization and repair of the aircraft carrier \"Admiral Kuznetsov\" of project 1143.5 is impractical. This was reported by Ilya Kramnik, an employee of the Center for Strategic Planning Studies of IMEMO RAS.
According to him, \"Kuznetsov\" is a rather old ship, served in not the best years for the domestic fleet, which did not add to its \"youth\".
The expert drew attention to the fact that the aircraft carrier has a rather ancient design and not the most reliable, judging by the experience of operation, power plant.
The ship has been on the water since 1985, in 10 years it will be 50. Even if it lasts until 2040, it will not be long. Therefore, taking into account the experience gained during the operation of \"Admiral Kuznetsov\", it is necessary to build another ship. We can do this, we have shipyards that allow us to build ships of this size.
At the same time, Kramnik stressed that aircraft carriers are necessary for the Russian fleet, since a modern fleet is unthinkable without air support, and the absence of aircraft-carrying ships means that everything comes down to the support of coastal aviation.
Earlier www1.ru reported that a new wide-body aircraft will appear in Russia: development deadlines have been announced.
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