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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Russia to finalize plans for new aircraft carrier by 2012

Admiral Nikolai KuznetsovRussia will finish drafting plans for a new aircraft carrier for its Navy by 2012, a deputy defense minister for procurements said on Tuesday.

"We are planning to resolve all the issues in 2010-2011, and after that we will make a final decision. At this point it is necessary to determine all technical specifications of the ship and the means of achieving them.

Simultaneously, we have to decide on the strategic uses of aircraft carriers in the future," Vladimir Popovkin said.

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