Carrier-Based Fighters Train Over Atlantic
December 17 2008
Russian fighter jets from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier conducted flight exercises this week over the Celtic Sea off the coast of Ireland, reports RIA Novosti.
Su-33 fighters flew a total of 10 sorties, said a Russian navy spokesman.
The Admiral Kuznetsov is leading a task force from the Russian Northern Fleet base in Severomorsk to the Mediterranean Sea, said the spokesman.
The task force includes the Admiral Levchenko destroyer and a support ship.
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