Ukrainian NITKA: Grasp ALL, Lose All

... during the distribution of the Black Sea Fleet and other elements of the country’s Soviet inheritance, but equally, it would have been unwise to risk leaking Russian secrets. China: Examine and Reproduce China was another real contender for using NITKA, but proposed a cooperation framework completely unlike the one Ukraine expected. First, Beijing was interested in the facility setup and equipment required for developing carrier-based aviation. The Chinese’s most valuable acquisition was a non-flying T-10K previously used at NITKA and several arrester components ...