USC’s Rakhmanov at SPIEF 2019:

Repair and modernization of aircraft carrier “Admiral Kuznetsov” completed in 2020

St. PETERSBURG, June 6 – RIA Novosti. Works on repair and modernization of aircraft-carrying cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov” will be completed in 2020, the test vehicle will be released in 2021, told reporters the head of the United shipbuilding Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov.
“While we have no other representations, we planned the main part of the work to be completed in 2020 and conduct tests in 2021, nothing yet this does not change. (The works are – ed.) on schedule,” he said at the forum.

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Russia ready to build nuclear aircraft carrier for 15 years

St. PETERSBURG, June 6 – RIA Novosti. Russian nuclear aircraft carrier can be created in the next 15 years in the case of an order from the Russian Navy, told reporters the head of the United shipbuilding Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov.
“Ready. Of course, more than ready. The global trend of development and construction of an aircraft carrier is laid in 15 years. In America, in France, a period which is average. I think that we will certainly not worse”, – he said at the forum.

According to him, to build such a carrier can “baltzavod”, “Severnaya Verf” or “Sevmash”. “Starting from “Baltzavod”, ending with “Northern shipyard” with cooperation. Or “Sevmash” – the enterprise which this work was done for the Indian customer very good quality,” he said.

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So no scrapping after all?

Portuguese M-class Frigate Bartolomeu Dias enters dry dock in Den Helder continuing her MLU program

https://www.facebook.com/MarinhaPortuguesa/posts/1965938726760634

CAST’s bmpd blog published photos from Severnaya Verf shipyard. Fresh imgs of Adm. Kasatonov, I.Khurs & Gremyashchiy

https://twitter.com/Russian_Defence/status/899364578580205569

The last trip of the Principe de Asturias

http://www.abc.es/espana/abci-ferrol-desguace-turco-201708092032_noticia.html

Naval Parade Pics: http://kuleshovoleg.ru/?p=1603

Russian Navy’s Project 11356 frigate Admiral Essen joins Mediterranean task force

http://navaltoday.com/2017/05/05/russian-navys-project-11356-frigate-admiral-essen-joins-mediterranean-task-force/

digikrant.noordhollandsdagblad.nl – Heldersche Courant, zaterdag 1 april 2017

The 2 Portuguese M-frigates will be upgraded in Den Helder to the same level of their Dutch and Belgian counterparts.

China building third aircraft carrier, says report

http://www.janes.com/article/68236/china-building-third-aircraft-carrier-says-report