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Admiral Kuznetsov later participated in an exercise on the Mediterranean Sea, together with 11 other Russian surface ships and 47 aircraft, performing three tactical training missions using live and simulated air and surface missile launches. [29] Admiral Kuznetsov and its escorts returned to Severomorsk on 3 February 2008.
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 ...
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]
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.
Admiral Kuznetsov may refer to: Nikolay Kuznetsov (officer) (1904–1974), former Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy; Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov;
The task force included Northern Fleet's aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, destroyers Admiral Levchenko and Admiral Chabanenko and Black Sea Fleet's cruiser Moskva. Vice-Admiral Nikolai Maksimov , the Northern Fleet commander, said during the operations that "After this visit to the Mediterranean and France, the first in 15 years, we will ...
This category contains the Kuznetsov-class aircraft carriers of the Russian Navy. Pages in category "Admiral Kuznetsov-class aircraft carriers" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.