MercoPress12 年
China’s first aircraft carrier enters into service, “a cause for patriotic passion”
The 300 meters Liaoning - named after the province where it was refitted - is a refurbished Soviet ship purchased from Ukraine (ex Varyag). For now the carrier has no operational aircraft and will ...
How Many Aircraft Carriers Does Russia Have? One, And Here's Why
Unbeknownst to everyone else, he was actually buying it on behalf of the Chinese government to get his country an aircraft ...
Business Insider India6 年
Russia is desperately trying to save its only aircraft carrier - that's outdated and ...
Russia's only aircraft carrier ... of responsibility in terms of making new Admiral Kuznetsov-class carriers. Ukraine sold Varyag to China in 1998, and it entered service with the Chinese Navy ...
TASS7 年
Guards missile cruiser Varyag to visit seven ports during foreign voyage
TASS/. The flagship of the Russian Pacific Fleet, the Guards Missile Cruiser Varyag, left the fleet’s main naval base in Vladivostok on Saturday for a long ocean voyage, the fleet’s spokesman ...
Here's How Many Aircraft Carriers Each Country Has
Five Aircraft Carriers: People's Republic Of China Currently ... its first carrier from a Soviet leftover carrier named the ...
TASS1 年
Russia’s Varyag missile cruiser hits simulated target 500 km away
During exercises in the Pacific Ocean, Russia’s Varyag missile cruiser used a Vulkan ... Over 20 vessels, as well as Tu-142, Il-38 and MiG-31 aircraft, were deployed to ensure the safety of ...