Ukrainian Navy sell missile cruiser " Ukraine ", say media

Navy (Navy) has plans to sell the unfinished rocket Cruiser " Ukraine ", said Tuesday on the Internet office of the Ukrainian newspaper

"The cruiser" Ukraine " is broken from country loaf, it will be implemented and the funds from the sale will be spent on building new ships and boats ", - quotes the expression of the Ukrainian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Sergei Haiduk print edition "aircraft of Ukraine "referenced" News ".

The commander has explained this decision by the fact that the cruiser 80% of weapons - Russian, meaning it was designed for samples of navigational equipment and small arms, which in Ukraine are not made. In addition, to provide the deployment of the guided missile cruiser need three or four ships of the class frigate or destroyer. Besides, According to Hayduk, a problem is also the lack of infrastructure placement.

Also the Commander assured that before the end, the Navy will join the two boats of the class " Viper ", the construction of which is completed on the plant "Lenin's smithy" in Kiev. On an ongoing basis from 2016 begins construction of the boats class " centaur ", a feature which is the ability to carry up to 36 Marines.

According to Vice-Admiral Haiduk, the Navy have plans to bring a fleet of obsolete aircraft be-12. In this case the composition is introduced newest Park universal patrol and transport aircraft of Antonov.

Hayduk Also said that in 2017 the composition of the Tenth naval aviation brigade is expected to include the link of the drones that will be capable to broadcast around the clock data online.


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