Russia May Finalize Construction Of Flagship Air Carrier By 2025

Russia is likely to finalize the construction of a flagship air carrier by 2025, the Russian Navy's chief of naval aviation Major General Igor Kozhin said.

The Russian Navy's chief of naval aviation Major General Igor Kozhin was quoted as saying by Russian media outlets, "It will take up to ten years to wrap up the construction of the flagship carrier, which will include a whole system of state tests."

The aircraft-related research work is now under way and that several projects related to the vessel's construction are already on the table, Kozhin added.

Earlier, the Russian Navy's Deputy Commander on Armament Victor Bursuk said that the new aircraft carrier would be built after 2030.

It is believed that the construction will begin after the completion of the ongoing reconstruction of the Sevmash shipyards, which is currently dealing with the overhaul and modernization of a heavy nuclear missile cruiser, the Admiral Nakhimov, the cruiser Peter the Great and the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, according to Sputnik.