Russia Should Ditch Its Cursed Aircraft Carrier And Focus On Its Two New Amphibious Assault Ships
While work on the Soviet-era carrier Admiral Kuznetsov seems to have slowed down, its two new assault ships are set to grow even bigger.
While work on the Soviet-era carrier Admiral Kuznetsov seems to have slowed down, its two new assault ships are set to grow even bigger.
Just over a year after its dry dock literally sunk beneath it, the Admiral Kuznetsov is burning.
The country is scrambling to find alternatives as concerns grow about the Russian Navy’s capacity to maintain its ships and submarines.
Russia’s biggest dry dock has completely sunk and it’s debatable if it has anything that could fully replace it anytime in the foreseeable future.
The Admiral Kuznetsov was undergoing a long-delayed and much-needed deep overhaul when the accident occurred.
The carrier’s long delayed deep refit and modernization program has had its budget slashed in half putting in question the carrier’s future relevance.
Two jets were lost during the Admiral Kuznetsov’s shortened deployment to Mediterranean and now with the ship going in for an extended refit, its air wing’s future is murky.
Royal Air Force Typhoons buzz the Admiral Kuznetsov in the English Channel. Russia’s only carrier and its escorts are heading home, but not without a visit by the UK Ministry of Defense first.
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This time an Su-33 was lost from the Admiral Kuznetsov’s air wing while attempting to recover aboard the ship.