18.11.2011
Text: Northern Fleet Information Support Group
Photo: Aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. Northern Fleet Information Support Group
Northern Fleet (NF) aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov and large ASW ship Admiral Chabanenko headed for NF training ranges in the Barents Sea.
Having passed full combat training course in bases, the crews will conduct joint missile and gun firings, damage control drills, and improve command skills.
Personnel of aircraft carrying cruiser
Admiral Kuznetsov will carry out joint drills with NF ship-based fighter wing; it is planned to practice control of deck-based aviation from the carrier's board. In the summer training period, pilots have effectively completed training flights in the Barents Sea and carried out 114 deck landings by
Su-33 and
Su-25UTG fighters.
In Dec 2011
Admiral Kuznetsov and
Admiral Chabanenko will take the sea to deploy in distant zones of World Ocean. For many servicemen, coming long-range cruise will be the first in naval career.
