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Does Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Have A Death Wish?
19FortyFive ^ | 8/1/2021 | Mark Episkopos

Posted on 08/01/2021 8:23:06 AM PDT by Onthebrink

Kuznetsov was introduced in 1991, but did not become fully operational until the mid 1990s. Despite suffering several problems involving arguable degrees of human error, the carrier served largely uneventfully through the mid-2010s. It was not until Russia’s 2016 Syrian campaign that the Western world was offered its first glimpse into Kuznetsov’s numerous problems, with the carrier crashing two fighters within less than three weeks of one another.

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Might have more/better information...then again it is Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov

Also:
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-tactical/admiral-kuznetsov-carrier-upgrades/


21 posted on 08/02/2021 12:24:41 AM PDT by Drago
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