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| "New Aircraft Carrier to Be Launched by 2017" The Russian Federation naval commander-in-chief, Admiral of the Fleet Vladimir Kuroedov, has announced plans for introducing a new aircraft carrier into the combat fleet by 2017. A draft of the new aircraft carrier will be developed by 2010, and by 2016 - 2017 it will enter the Northern Fleet. Moreover, the construction of another aircraft carrying cruiser has been planned, but for the Pacific Ocean Fleet. In 3 years, there also will be a new multirole airplane developed for carrier-based ((PALUBNAYA)) aviation. Source: 05.03.04, KMNews.RU " |