NEW DELHI: Russia would be deploying a MIG-35 and other aircraft for the trials of aviation facilities of INS Vikramaditya, the Russian aircraft carrier which is set to join the Indian navy by the year end.
The 'aviation facilities complex trials' of the aircraft carrier would begin sometime in the middle of July in the Barents Sea, navy sources said. A team of about 20 Indian navy aviation personnel including pilots are on their way to Russia to observe the trials, which would be carried out by a Russian crew.
The complex sea trials of the aircraft carrier, which started on June 7, comprise primarily of two aspects, the ship trials and the aviation facilities complex trials. The ship trials have already started. Over 500 Indian navy personnel under the command of the Captain Suraj Berry, the commissioning commanding officer of the ship, is present on board the aircraft carrier observing the trials. By the time India takes command of the ship, there would be around 2000 navy personnel to run Indian navy's biggest ship, with a displacement of 45000 tons.
Source :http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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