MiG-29KUB performs first landing on INS Vikramaditya
MiG-29KUB, a Russian-built fighter jet made the first landing on the INS Vikramaditya during sea trials.
INS Vikramaditya
- It is the rechristened name of former Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, which has been procured by India.
- The ship is a modified Kiev class aircraft carrier built in 1978–1982.
- Russia sold the carrier to India after it became too expensive for the soviet nation to operate it on a post Cold War budget. It has been extensively refurbished and upgraded to a light aircraft carrier at the Sevmash shipyard in the Russian city of Severodvinsk.
- It is expected to be inducted for service in the Indian Navy by December 2012.
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: Admiral Gorshkov • Aircraft • Aircraft carrier • Aviation • Indian Navy • INS Vikramaditya • Kiev-class aircraft carrier • Mikoyan MiG-29 • Mikoyan MiG-29K • Sevmash • Ships • Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov
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