the Russian heavy nuclear missile cruiser “Admiral Nakhimov” project 1144 “Orlan” after a deep modernization will be able to single-handedly hold back the NATO fleet, RIA Novosti reported.
the Former commander of Northern fleet Admiral Vyacheslav Popov is sure that “Admiral Nakhimov” will be the most modern ship in terms of offensive weapons, radio equipment and air defense. The military believes that to “restore parity” with the US, Russia need four such ships.
According to the Chairman of the all-Russian movement of support fleet captain 1st rank Mikhail Nenashev, if the “Admiral Nakhimov” will be armed with hypersonic missiles “Zircon”, then it will be a “vehicle of special geopolitical significance.”
In July, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser “Peter the Great” project 1144 “Orlan” struck an anti-ship missile at the simulated enemy in the Barents sea. Video of the start, published a Telegram-channel RIA Novosti.
In October 2019 American journal Military Watch material on the modernization of “Admiral Nakhimov” wrote that the potential to threaten the enemy’s air force and Navy at a distance of 400 and 1000 kilometers, respectively, will make this the most dangerous cruiser surface ship in the Russian Navy.
Then a retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin said that the “Admiral Nakhimov” in the case of commissioning will not affect the balance of power between the Navy of Russia and naval forces of the United States. “The US has 11 carrier strike groups. We have none,” said a military observer.
Heavy nuclear missile cruiser “Admiral Nakhimov” project 1144 “Orlan” is under renovation since 1999. The modernization of the ship should be completed in 2022. Into operation of the “Admiral Nakhimov” was introduced in 1988. Only in 1973 and 1996 was built four ships of the project 1144 “Orlan”. Currently of them in the ranks is “Peter”, another ship (“Admiral Lazarev”) placed in the sediment, the other (“Admiral Ushakov”) awaiting disposal.
