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Turkey: the first aircraft carrier will arrive in 2021

Anadolu will be able to give the sea the air projection on the seas

Turkey will also have its first aircraft carrier built entirely autonomously by 2021. The Anadolu will give at the Turkish Navy the ability to projection on the seas around the world -being able to navigate for about 14,500 km without refueling- but its transport capabilities will make it more than an aircraft carrier infact is more a LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) ship, capable of to also carry out...

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Istanbul, Turkey, 07/20/2018 09:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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