A better pic

What radar? The same Fregat radar as the rest of class? The only new thing i see is the Gibka SAM and new ECM suite. What capability does the Gibka add?
Are some of the Kinzahl removed to give space for the Gibka? Is it possible to add longer range SAM on the Udaloy? Stihl?
What about the Silex missiles? I thought production of these missiles stopeed long time ago and only a handful available. Did they fit Kulakov with Sunburn? Should be an easy job to replace the launchers and command system.

Kulakov is the second ship of the class. Fregat and Kinzhal was never instalated before. Gibka is sitting instead of forward Kinzhal FCS. Gibka is poor-man’s RAM.
Upgrading her to 11551 standard is not worth the money, the ship is 29 years old. What is called Silex by NATO originated as RPK Metel and evaluated in Rastrub-U. The later is still available.

Is the sail PSed or what?

The thing is called KAMAZ 3913. 4 of them were built and 2 are still surviving on board Kuz.
Weight is around 10 tons, all 4 wheels are steerable, length ca. 4m, width – 2.5m, height – 1.3m.

here’s a link of scale model of it
http://scalemodels.ru/modules/myarticles/article_storyid_1427.html

Russian Navy has placed a tender for new tractors, info is available in Russian only, but you can Google-translate.

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It says no where that the ship is to be built in France IIRC, which implies it could be built in Russia. Perhaps the main purpose is not so much to acquire such a ship, but to a shipbuilder in Russia up and running and capable (oncemore?) of building ships of this type and size. Considering Moskva, Kiev and Kuznetsov class ships were all built at Nikolayev, Ukraine.

Nope. France will sell the unfinished third hull. Whether Russia will build more – wait and see

ok any chance that this could just be a crazy ass museum or something. Go up top and see great planes and feel like your on a carrier.

Another version of the concrete nimitz

Why should they need one near a major Naval research institute?

This is next doors to a University. Quite a lot of unwelcome eyes and mobile phone cameras. Interesting that photos are showing up only when the thing is almost finished…