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India: aircraft carrier sea trials postponed

Sevmash, Russia - The delay could have been caused by poor weather forecast

The Admiral Gorshkov, the ex-Kiev class medium carrier-cruiser being overhauled for the Indian Navy, continues to delay its sea trials. According to declarations, the tests have been postponed until the middle of June. The purchase of the Soviet-built carrier-cruiser (a particular kind of warship conceived by the Russians during the end of the Cold War as a reply to the American Nimitz-class task...

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Rome, Italy, 05/25/2012 14:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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