Aviation trials of Admiral Gorshkov to begin in July

New Delhi:Fighter aircraft will start taking off from Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier next month as Russia will start trials of aviation facilities on the warship scheduled to join Indian Navy by December.
The Russian side will start critical trials of the aviation complex of the aircraft carrier from mid-July using two MiG 29K fighter aircraft, Navy officials said here.
The ship trials of the aircraft carrier had started early this month in the White Sea and now it will move towards the Briants Sea for the aviation complex trials, they said.
India had signed a deal worth over USD 2.3 billion with Russia for procuring the aircraft carrier along with a component of MiG 29K naval fighter aircraft for the Navy.
28/06/12 Press Trust of India/Business Standard

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