In the OSK, the timing of the transfer of the Aviance cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov” of the Navy (Navy) of Russia. If new defects are not identified during the work, the ship will be submitted in 2023. About this, the Director General of the United Aircraft Building Corporation (OSK), Alexey Rakhmanov reported in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Head of the Corporation said that the contract involves the completion of the docks in 2023. According to him, work under the agreement is held successfully, but there is a need for additional work.
Repair agreement implies the repair of one of the four gas turbine units. In the process of work, it turned out that the repair of three more aggregates is required. This will require an additional 10-11 months, noted Rachmanov.
The head of the OSK stressed that with the repair of all gas turbine aggregates it will be possible to transfer the ship on time. “But in this case, if other defects do not open, in 2023 we will give the ship to the fleet, as planned,” the head of the OSK stressed.
Earlier, Deputy General Director of the UKK on military shipbuilding, Vladimir Korolev told in an interview with TASS about the resource of the ship. According to him, Admiral Kuznetsov can serve over 15 years after modernization.