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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 05, 2010 A technical design for a new-generation aircraft carrier will be ready by the end of the year, the head of the Russian Navy has said. In an interview with RIA Novosti, Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said several organizations were working on the warship's design, including the Severnoye and the Nevskoye design bureaus. He said it was too early to say what the new aircraft carrier will look like or what its specifications will be. "Not even with regard to its displacement. The designers have been given a number of requirements. If they manage to pack everything into a matchbox, they are welcome," he said. Some Navy experts believe the future aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered with a displacement of 50,000-60,000 tons. The admiral said the Russian Navy needs carrier battle groups. "If, for example, we do not have an aircraft carrier in the North, the battle capability of the Northern Fleet's guided-missile submarines will be reduced to zero after Day One because the submarines' principal adversary is aviation," he said. Vysotsky stressed that a special state program was needed for an aircraft carrier to be built.
Source: RIA Novosti
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