Posted on 07/02/2016 9:59:59 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
MOSCOW, July 2. /TASS/. The deck aircraft of the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier will participate in delivering strikes against militants in Syria from an eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea in October 2016 - January 2017, a military-diplomatic source in Moscow told TASS on Saturday.
"The General Staff has prepared a plan for involvement of the deck aircraft in delivering strikes on terrorist groups in the Syrian Arab Republic, where the crews will practice taking off the carrier to deliver strikes on ground targets."
Thus, the source said, in autumn-winter, the strikes will be delivered both by the crews located at the Hmeymim Base, and the aircraft carrier’s crews "in most close coordination." "The Admiral Kuznetsov," which will lead the Russian Navy’s permanent grouping in the Mediterranean Sea, will be close to the Syrian shore "so that the deck aircraft have enough fuel to complete the military tasks and return back," the source said.
During the voyage, the source continued, the Admiral Kuznetsov "will have about 15 fighters Su-33 and MiG-29K/KUB and more than ten helicopters Ka-52K, Ka-27 and Ka-31."
"The aircraft carrier will come to the Mediterranean Sea roughly before end of January - early February, after that it will return home and in February-March it will undergo maintenance and modernization in Severodvinsk, supposedly at Sevmash," the source added.
TASS does not have official confirmation of this information.
On July 1, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said Russia’s Project 11435 aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will receive the Kamov Ka-52K (NATO reporting name: Hokum-B) helicopter this year (2016). A military and diplomatic source told TASS earlier that the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov would arrive in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea in autumn. The ship is currently undergoing shipbuilders’ trials in the Barents Sea after repairs.
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Russians are field-testing all sorts of weaponry in Syria. No real dogfights over the sky or nuclear detonation on the ground yet, though.
Are they going to sortie from the carrier, or fly to the ground base and sortie from there?
If they sortie from the carrier, then I say doubly good. Let the Russians kill Muslims, and let the Russians wear out their ships, equipment and crews while doing it.
The experience the Russians receive will far outweigh the wear and tear upon their ships and aircraft. In addition Russia is now projecting their power into the Mediterranean which is what they have wanted for centuries. By gaining control in the Mediterranean they are out flanking Europe.(Remember where we started against Hitler.)
I think the US has two carriers in the Med presently. They’re flying strikes into Syria from them.
And who will they be bombing, ISIS or the US backed terrorists?
More likely they’re having some fabulous and flamboyant soirees on the flight deck to celebrate the sexual orientation of the week.
Rumor has it, the Russian ships don’t even have transgendered-friendly bathrooms.
That’s becuse the transgendered and gay went over the side ...
It only has 25 functioning latrines.
http://www.businessinsider.com/5-ways-the-russian-military-is-falling-apart-2015-8
“It isn’t a proper carrier and launches aircraft from a bow ramp rather than catapults, limiting her jets to low takeoff weights with limited fuel and ammunition. Plumbing problems in the ship limit the number of functioning latrines to 25 for her full crew of nearly 2,000.”
“Plumbing problems in the ship limit the number of functioning latrines to 25 for her full crew of nearly 2,000.”
It sure seems like a normal Russian facility, then, lol.
Not a whole lot of mass there. I guess the Russian Navy wants to do a little realistic training?
All that Soviet/Russian hardware sure didn’t last long in the Gulf Wars or any war against Israel.
Will this be the first time for a Russian designed carrier to go into combat?
They can sh!t off the ski jump, I guess.
I guess so.
The former Ukrainian ship, the "Varyah," which has become China's first aircraft carrier.
Ukrainian Experts Say Kyiv Correct In Selling Carrier To China
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