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Apr 8, 2010

Rusia modernizará portaaviones Kuznetsov/Moscow set to upgrade Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier



El buque insignia de la flota rusa, el Kuznetsov, el único portaaviones en servicio con la flota, será modernizado, según fuentes de la Armada. El buque entrará en dique seco en 2012, y será botado de nuevo en 2017. El Admiral Kuznetsov es posible que sea dotado de propulsión nuclear. Los tres lanzamisiles M45 P-700 Granit antibuque serán eliminados.
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The Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov, currently the only aircraft carrier serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy, will be upgraded, the media reported, quoting Navy sources. The aircraft carrier, due to enter a dry dock in 2012, will be re-launched in 2017. Admiral Kuznetsov is expected to be modernized with its gas-fired boilers and steam turbines replaced with gas turbines or nuclear unit.
The ship's 3M45 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) anti-ship cruise-missile launchers will be removed.

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