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[Jura The idiot]

(related to the commissioning of the Admiral Essen (751)):
May 28, 2016

delayed, says

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(an additional, short trial at sea needed)

now I found out the reason was malfunctioning of her main gun:

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[FORBIN]

Navy Baltic Fleet to Baltyysk 2 pr.956, 3 pr.20380, 2 pr.12322, 1 pr.11356, 1 pr.141 and 1 pr.11540

 

[FORBIN]

Legacy Mig-29/9-12, Mig-29S/9-13 retired for soon coz aiframes so old can't be modernized, replaced by Su-30SM ( yet in 2 Rgts ) some Mig-29SMT 16 in order, 4 delivered.

The modernization of the old considered inappropriate due to physical wear and corrosion

Fleet

90 МиГ-29, 30 МиГ-29УБ, 28 МиГ-29СМТ и 6 МиГ-29УБТ, по состоянию на 2016

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Mig-29SMT

 

[FORBIN]

A real antiquity, Be-12 remains 6, 3 to Elizovo (Petropavlovsk) and 3 to Kacha (Sevastopol)

 

[FORBIN]

Legacy Mig-29/9-12, Mig-29S/9-13 retired for soon coz aiframes so old can't be modernized, replaced by Su-30SM ( yet in 2 Rgts ) some Mig-29SMT 16 in order, 4 delivered.

Mig-29SMT
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Recent Su-30SM order initialy annouced for around 30 is for 36 : 28 Air Force and 8 Navy so now :

- AF 88 ordered : 60 + 28, 56 delivered

- Navy 28 ordered : 20 + 8, 8 delivered replace Su-24M to Gvardeyskoye/Crimea and after to Chkalovsk/Kaliningrad.

In more remains 3 Su-30 prototypes/pre-serie which as 8 no serie Su-34 are used for tests, no able for combat.

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[Air Force Brat]

A real antiquity, Be-12 remains 6, 3 to Elizovo (Petropavlovsk) and 3 to Kacha (Sevastopol)
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Now that looks like a true "gooney bird".

 

[FORBIN]

Now that looks like a true "gooney bird".

Close of her name Chayka in Russian " Чайка ", seagull but don' t want a Bear

 

[Jura The idiot]

May 24, 2016

...

(yes, in Malta most recently

and my most favorite view is:

(some more pictures available in the blog

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[FORBIN]

Nice pics but since 10 days think you they sleep to Malta in factpossible close Cyprus...

 

[Jura The idiot]

... Front Dome ...

on the Admiral Grigorovich (745):