Moscow. May 21. INTERFAX-A large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Admiral Vinogradov" of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation is planned to be sent for modernization, said the commander of the fleet, Admiral Sergei Avakyants.
"There is already a fundamental decision to carry out repairs with the modernization of the next ship of the project 1155 - the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Vinogradov. Currently, the development of a promising appearance of the ship is being completed, "Avakyants said in an interview with the Russian Defense Ministry's Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
"It is proposed to seriously increase and expand the composition of its strike missile weapons, the task is to increase the capabilities of air defense," he added.
Earlier, the BPC "Marshal Shaposhnikov" of the same project was upgraded.
"The modernized ship, which underwent repairs with modernization, became the carrier of the Kalibr and Uran attack missile systems. It is also capable of using Onyx cruise missiles, " the admiral said.
