Russia plans to construct a new aircraft carrier to supplement its sole carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov, Viktor Bursuk, deputy navy commander in charge of procurement¹, said Wednesday.

 

俄罗斯负责采购的海军副司令维克多·布鲁克周三表示，俄计划建造一艘新航母来增援国内唯一的库兹涅佐夫航母。

 

"Various design centers are working to determine the appearance of this ship," Bursuk said at the International Maritime² Defense³ Show (IMDS) held in Russia's second largest city of St. Petersburg. He did not give more details.

 

Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov carrier with a displacement⁴ of about 60,000 tons was launched in 1985. It carried out its first-ever combat mission last year in the Mediterranean⁵ fighting Islamic State terrorists in Syria.

 

The Russian Navy plans to upgrade the Admiral Kuznetsov in 2018, Bursuk said. It will also order two upgraded Lada-class non-nuclear submarines with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system soon, and receive at least two universal assault landing ships by 2025, he added.

 

The AIP system allows a non-nuclear submarine to operate without access to atmospheric⁶ oxygen, which reduces noise and makes the vessel⁷ difficult to trace.

 

Also at the IMDS, the Admiralty Shipyard said it will build six upgraded Kilo-class non-nuclear submarines for Russia's Pacific Fleet.  

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