The repairs of seven
more warships and vessels will be completed.
SEVERODVINSK
/Arkhangelsk Region/, March 12. /TASS/. Shipbuilders are planning to hand over
seven new warships, including four submarines, and seven repaired vessels to
the Russian Navy in 2019, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
"In 2019, the
shipbuilding program of enterprises integrated into the United Shipbuilding
Corporation (USC) stipulates the construction of seven combat ships, including
three nuclear-powered submarines and one diesel-electric sub, and the
completion of the repairs of seven warships and vessels," the defense
chief said at a meeting with shipbuilders in Severodvinsk.
"The completion
of the construction and the delivery of the nuclear-powered underwater cruisers
Knyaz Vladimir and Kazan to the Navy are top-priority tasks for the United
Shipbuilding Corporation, Sevmash and some design organizations. On the
instruction of the supreme commander-in-chief, the entire amount of work has to
be completed this year," Shoigu said.
As the defense
minister stressed, "these ships will define the future outlook of our
underwater fleet and will help raise Russia’s defense potential and strengthen
its positions in the World Ocean."
"Today we will
discuss the issues related to the delivery of these submarines and the repair
of the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov and preparations
for building blue-water ships," he said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
12-03-2019
