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(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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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
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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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