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Russia to Modernize Sole Aircraft Carrier in 2017

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Russia to Modernize Sole Aircraft Carrier in 2017

Work on Russia’s sole carrier will begin in the first quarter of 2017 and last for three years.

Russia to Modernize Sole Aircraft Carrier in 2017
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The flagship of the Russian Navy, the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, will undergo modernization in the first quarter of 2017, according to an unidentified Russian defense industry official, TASS news agency reports. The modernization of the aircraft carrier is expected to take three years.

“The works on the vessel will begin after she returns from a long-distance voyage in the Mediterranean in the first quarter of 2017 and will last for two-three years [sic],” the source said. Earlier reports indicated that the ship’s overhaul would take at least five years.

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