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Sea Trials of India's Aircraft Carrier Vikramaditya (Gorshkov)
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Date : 29 Jun , 2012

Vikramaditya at anchor in the White Sea (Off Russia)

Vikramaditya at anchor in the White Sea (Off Russia)
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As had been done in the case of Viraat, the Navy thoroughly examined Gorshkov’s material state, assessed the magnitude of the modernization and refit that would be required and identified the essential requirements of new equipment, weapons and systems. The Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) MiG 29 K aircraft to be acquired with the Gorshkov would, like the Sea Harriers, take off from a ski jump and land, like the Sea Hawks, by hooking on to arrestor wires.

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