Repair "Admiral Kuznetsov" again rose before its beginning: now it is 50 billion rubles

The upcoming repairs of the Aviation Carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" again rose: the source of Interfax on Saturday said that modernization would cost up to 50 billion rubles. The media voiced new numbers monthly: in March it was 20 billion rubles, in mid -April - already twice as much . At the same time, sources argued that in order to save the only Russian aircraft carrier, they decided not to change the missile system.

The anonymous source of Interfax-AVN said that at 50 billion rubles, repair and modernization "in the minimum volume" is estimated. At the same time, he considers the amount of modest: “This is a lot or a little? Obviously, a little. 50 billion rubles are a little more than $ 800 million. Repair and modernization of the Vikramati aircraft carrier of the same aircraft carrier (in the past - the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union of Gorshov) for the India Navy cost $ 2.3 billion.” “Gorshkova” for India was redone for 10 years , and the unofficial estimate during this time increased more than one and a half times.

The interlocutor of Interfax said that in the coming week interested departments will determine the practical filling of the adopted "roadmap" of the repair and modernization of Admiral Kuznetsov.

Earlier, the media learned that modernization will be primarily associated with the replacement of four boilers of the main energy installation. Two of them have already been manufactured at the Baltic Plant (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation). Last fall, Kuznetsov went around the covers of the world media during a campaign in the Mediterranean Sea to the shores of Syria: observers then raised the ship to laugh due to the battleships of black smoke, which was characteristic of armadillos of the early 20th century, accompanying the aircraft carrier on the march.

The second direction of modernization is the replacement and improvement of radar weapons and electronics, as well as the aviation navigation complex.

Data on whether the outward missile complex of the granite “Granit” will be changed to the modern “caliber” diverge. Caliber-NK has established itself well during the attacks on terrorists in Syria, but perhaps it is precisely on this that they will decide to save.

In February, the shipwriting shock group of the Northern Fleet returned to Severomorsk from the Mediterranean Sea. The group included, in particular, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. According to official figures, in two aircraft, the air group lost two fighters.