Awaiting the Second Birth giant Kirov Class

Admiral Nakhimov

There is no doubt that the cruiser Kirov class nuclear-sized super charismatic Russian is a fighting machine. Complete with sensors and weapons, and has a different design when compared to anything in the west. But the reality is that they are also very rare and only one remained in service for several decades. It's just all about to change.

Only one of the four Kirov class ships ever built were still in active duty since commissioning in the mid-1990s the ship Pyotr Veliky, the flagship of the Northern Fleet.

As part of the Kremlin's increasingly aggressive plan to revitalize the Russian Navy, the ship builders have worked hard to bring the Kirov class, Admiral Nakhimov, back to life after the rusty because in storage for a decade and a half. These ships will be overhauled and is scheduled to return to the fleet in 2019.

At that time, Admiral Nakhimov will take place Pyotr Veliky, which is scheduled to enter dry dock for three years where she also will get improved and upgadre like its twin ship.

Kirov-class battlecruiser supposedly will feature a new set of sensors and subsystems, and the most frightening weapons. Russian news agency TASS reported that the ship will receive a versatile vertical launch system that is completely new, making the ship is capable of carrying a wide variety of anti-ship missiles and other missiles.

How true picture of the ability of this ship later? Still difficult to predict. But Navyrecognition.com mention a few points of upgrades that can be a bit much describes the problem:

• The Sevmash Shipyard and the Special Machinebuilding Design Bureau (KBSM) which is a subsidiary of the Almaz-Antei made a deal to build 10 vertical launch system (VLS) 3S-14-11442M order to complete the Project 11442M upgrade Admiral Nakhimov. Contracts worth 2.559 billion or approximately US $ 33.5 million.
• Thus the possibility of antikapal 20 missile launchers P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) that exist today will be replaced with 10 modules of UKSK VLS system is a versatile ship-based launch. The same solution is likely to be applied to the cruiser Pyotr Veliky.
• 3S-14 VLS missile can be launched from the family Kalibr (SS-N-27 Sizzler). In addition, equipment to test the VLS using mockups of the 3M-54, 3M55 and 3M22 missiles antikapal which will be ready by December 2016.

Arsenal anti-aircraft ship is said to be also received a major upgrade, with navalized version of the dreaded air defense system S-400 "Triumf" system to replace the S-300F / FM "Fort.

But as written Foxtrotalpha Tuesday, March 8, 2016 perhaps the most exciting new component of potential new arsenal Kirov class is going to the installation of anti-ship missile hypersonic Zircon allegedly being in testing.

Russia is a supplier of anti-ship missile speed is very high, but can not be compared with the speed of Zircon, which is said to range between five and mach mach seven.Against high-speed weapons will be extremely difficult. Not to mention if the attacks carried out in combination with another missile.

Like everything associated with Russian weapons, we have to see if the rumors and claims about Zircon can live up to reality comes. See Russia cut defense spending and see that they are already having trouble affording other high-end weapons in development, everything must be put into question. However, the export business of anti-ship missiles are always good for Russia, so investing in zircons could have continued walking.

TASS reported that Kirovs would later become home Zircon hypersonic missile, missile Kalibr subsonic and supersonic cruise Onix, and they will become a storehouse of 80 anti-ship missiles in their vertical launch tube. With so many weapons that the ship will have enough strength to get involved with the naval forces of any country.

When this battlecruiser nuclear entering the sea they will be one of the few warships of the most powerful ever built, with an estimated 174 cell vertical launch our flagship for medium-range missiles and the far surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles and surface.

They will also be coupled with defensive weapons systems, including hundreds of missile defense area, dozens of cannons and anti-submarine rockets.

Indeed, there is still a debate about what exactly the strategic relevance of this vessel.But one which is difficult to deny that would be a wonderful thing seeing these giant ships sailing on the high seas in the 21st century.

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