At the present time, if you focus not on the payroll, but “on what can really be thrown into battle, obviously – on the available serviceable and combat-ready surface ships”, the Russian Navy (Navy) “dropped to the level of approximately South Korea”, the newspaper “Military Industrial Courier” writes.
“And this is the best case,” the weekly assures.
According to the Russian edition, the strength of the Russian Navy is “the presence of nuclear submarines and, in theory, an aircraft carrier.” “But this aircraft carrier is in perpetual repair, and the level of training of naval air regiments today can be considered only a reason for swearing and nothing more,” the weekly writes.
In the publication of the publication dedicated to the plans for the construction in Kerch (Crimea) of two universal amphibious assault ships (UDC) of the 23900 project, it is said that there are no operating amphibious helicopters, a suitable floating ship and a powerful main power plant (GEM) for these products.
“The number of potential bottlenecks that accompanies the 23900 project calls into question its practical feasibility and makes high risks that the built ship will be either useless or unsuitable for its intended use,” the publication says.
In January, The Drive wrote that Russia should abandon its only aircraft carrier, the “damned” Admiral Kuznetsov, focusing on building a couple of new UDCs.
On July 6, 2020, six warships were laid down in Russia at once, in particular, in Kerch – UDC (helicopter carriers) “Ivan Rogov” and “Mitrofan Moskalenko” of project 23900 “Priboy”.
