The Russian Navy’s Kirov class nuclear-powered battlecruiser “Admiral Nakhimov” is to undergo overhaul and modernization. When ready for service in 2018, it will become the most powerful surface warship in the world, the designer says.
First time in history: Two Pacific fleet Akula-class submarines are now en route along the Northern Sea Route towards Severodvinsk in the White Sea for upgrades.
-The fleet faces a major technical modernisation, the sad years of stagnation are gone, Northern Fleet Head Commander Nikolay Maksimov says. This week, the fleet celebrates its 75-years anniversary.
Russia started the development of a series of new ships for its navy. According to Head Commander of the Russian Navy, Vladimir Vysotskii, Russia is currently in the process of building new strategic nuclear-engine cruisers, multipurpose submarines, frigates and corvettes, while the development of a series of other vessels, among them new aircraft carriers, has started.
While defence cooperation between NATO and Russia is frozen, the Norwegian and Russian coast guards keep developing relations in the Barents Sea. This week, the Russian coast guard ship MGS “Zapolyarie” moored in the northern Norwegian port of Sortland.
The reconstruction of the aircraft carrier ”Admiral Gorshkov” for the Indian Navy will be done with losses for the Russian side, officials admit. The vessel is to be handed over to India in 2012.
