Russian Aircraft Carrier “Kuznetsov,” January 1996. WIKIMEDIA/Commons
David Axe, Reuters: No, Russia isn’t building a giant new aircraft carrier
The Kremlin is preparing blueprints for a huge new aircraft carrier, Russian media reported in early February, to replace its navy’s current flattop, the relatively small and aged Admiral Kuznetsov.
Moscow’s new carrier, however, is likely to remain a paper concept. A quarter-century after the Soviet Union’s collapse, Russia lacks the money, expertise and industrial capacity to build aircraft carriers.
WNU Editor: David Axe's analysis is spot on.
2 comments:
With nuclear subs and ballistic missiles .. are carriers becoming obsolete?
jj,
Yes and no,
Against OPFOR with working area defence, ( 4) Aircraft Carrier Groups are a possible liability,
Against OPFOR without area defence, ( 148) AirCarrier Groups are reasonably immune from countermeasures.
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