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The heavy nuclear-powered nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has taken to waters for trials after repairs and a major upgrade, a source in the domestic shipbuilding industry told TASS on August 18.
Admiral Nakhimov has been under repairs since 1999. Real work on the battlecruiser, including the integration of new weapon systems, has been carried out since 2013. Earlier in the year, the 28,000-ton warship’s two nuclear reactors went back online.
“The Admiral Nakhimov heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser has taken to the sea for shipbuilders’ sea trials,” the source said.
The source told the news agency that the first stage of testing will take place in the White Sea. After that, the trials will proceed in the Barents Sea for several months.
Admiral Nakhimov’s upgrade is centered around a plan to install 174 vertical launch cells, which would provide it with more than any other warship or submarine in the world.
78 of the launch cells were reportedly assigned for cruise missiles, including the subsonic Kalibr, the supersonic Oniks, and the hypersonic Zircon.
The other 96 cells were intended to be loaded with missiles for the S-300FM Fort system, the naval version of the S-300 long-range air defense system. Some reports suggest that missiles from the more advanced S-400 will be incorporated in the battlecruiser’s air defense system.
Admiral Nakhimov was also equipped with six or eight Pantsir-M close-in weapon systems, the naval version of the Pantsir-S short-range air defense system.
In addition, the original AK-130 130 mm dual-purpose gun has been replaced with a more modern AK-192M gun in the same caliber.
The return of Admiral Nakhimov will be a major boost for the Russian Navy, especially when it comes to the ability to conduct operations in deep waters far away from the country. In fact, the warship is expected to become the future flagship of the Navy.
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nice boat…
may it be able to be restocked in odessa
too small reservoir enclosed by shores from all sides. there are no nuclear submarines and combat ships larger than frigate. the northern fleet and northern seas is the home of project 1144. but odessa will have modern russian ships again.
not needed sevastopol has a huge modern well stocked base , and its a lil closer then odessa
“russia’s most armed nuclear battlecruiser takes to waters on trails (video)”… “trails”? does no-one proof-read any more?
you will bow down and surrender. we are franco trannies who carry the sword. except we forgot what gender we are…
mistype is not a big problem. trail, trial, taril…
yes it is.
having several typhoon class submarines or something similar in service instead of such a large surface warship would be more disruptive.
why not both? ;)
i feel like ships are a thing of the past in modern warfare. submarines still make sense, but ships are just too vulnerable.
all major navies still building large capital ships. try to find a strike group in open arctic or pacific ocean, it’s not easy task.
russia is the only major country which has a navy that anyone dares to even target for now.
no one is even trying to hit western ships besides the huthis who are not equiped to sink them.
the only conflict with the chance to see attacks on major ships of the west or china would be a potential taiwan conflict.
the idea, apparently from experts writing in 2020, was that the ship will be used to protect the northern sea trade route in the arctic region.
testing in the near arctic and barents sea area, actually part of the northern sea route, would suggest the experts were correct.
the nuclear powerplant on board will give the ship significant endurance.
i hope for them they have good air defences or a good escort if they ever want to get anywhere close to a combatzone.
in fact, they have the best air defenses of any naval vessels in the world. do you have a degenerative brain disease.?
we defeated by mighty taliban sub
she’s as beautiful as she is deadly.
russia navy piece of shit
unleash the beast !!!
just one kirov class… not suitable for modern warfare, just like the american paper tigers aircraft carriers… arleigh burke(s) are dangerous, but uss nimitz are a giant target in modern warfare! smaller destroyers, frigates and corvettes in larger numbers… and mainly focus on subs! russia main force should be on submarines!
houthis manage to hit us aircraft carrier (making some aircraft to “suicide”, at least 3 f/18) the hits were proven! but not a single hit on arleigh burke destroyer… modern warfare: smaller ships with higher tech and firepower…