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On 11 January 2017, Admiral Kuznetsov was conducting live-fire training exercises in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya. [66] The Russian defence ministry announced that on 11 January, Admiral Kuznetsov was visited by Libya's military leader Khalifa Haftar, who had a video conference with Russian defence minister Sergey Shoygu while on board.
Admiral Kuznetsov (063) 306.5 m (1,006 ft) 58,600 t Conventional: STOBAR: Aircraft cruiser: 21 January 1991
Specifically, they were all ASW helicopter carriers or aircraft cruisers, including the Admiral Kuznetsov, the only carrier still in service with the Russian Navy. Russia is currently considering building a supercarrier, code-named Project Shtorm. All completed aircraft carriers of Soviet and Russian navy have been built by Ukrainian shipyards ...
Most recently, Admiral Kuznetsov was deployed to the Mediterranean in late 2016 and early 2017 to support Russian operations in Syria. Admiral Kuznetsov started an overhaul and modernization program in the first quarter of 2017 to extend its service life by 25 years, [23] but several setbacks have hampered this effort. Prior to a December 2022 ...
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov Russian Navy Soviet Navy: 063/113 Kuznetsov: Fleet carrier STOBAR: 1991–present Also known as Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov, Admiral Kuznetsov, or just Kuznetsov. Ex-Tbilisi. Admiralty Islands US Navy: CVE-99 Casablanca: Escort carrier CATOBAR: 1944–1946 ex-Chapin Bay. Adula
On 11 January 2017, Admiral Kuznetsov was conducting live-fire training exercises in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya. [9] The Russian defence ministry announced that on 11 January, Admiral Kuznetsov was visited by Libya's military leader Khalifa Haftar, who had a video conference with Russian defence minister Sergey Shoygu while on board.
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier, a conventionally powered class of heavy aircraft carrying cruisers and the final class of Soviet aircraft carriers; Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, a heavy aircraft carrying cruiser commissioned in 1991, and currently serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy.
A Su-33 preparing to take-off from Admiral Kuznetsov in the Barents Sea, during a visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev A Su-33 landing aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. The first Su-27K prototype, piloted by Viktor Pugachyov, made its maiden flight on 17 August 1987 at the NITKA facility; the second followed on 22 December. [6]