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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Why does Russia need new aircraft carriers?

Commander in Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Vysotskii, says Russia intends to build five or six new aircraft carriers.

The vessels will help Russia become the second most powerful naval power in the world, the commander says.

According to Mr. Vysotskii, who described the Russian Navy plans in a newspaper interview on the recent Russian Navy Day, the construction of the vessels will be started in 2012. They will be based in the Northern and Pacific Fleets.

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