Russian-Built Carrier Passes Sea Trials With Flying Colors

June 25 2012

India

Shipyard officials say the Russian-built Vikramaditya aircraft carrier constructed for the Indian navy has exceeded expectations during her sea trials, reports Interfax-AVN (Russia).

The carrier left the Sevmash quay in early June for the trials, reported Russia & India Report.

The carrier is scheduled to sail to the Barents Sea this week to begin flight trials with MiG-29K fighters, said a shipbuilding industry source.

The Vikramaditya is currently commanded by a Russian...

Please log in to continue reading.

Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.

Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…

  • More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
  • Nearly every country's armed forces
  • Militant organizations
laptop image

Try Military Periscope free for seven days