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The list of aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union and Russia includes all aircraft carriers built by, proposed for, or in service with the naval forces of either the Soviet Union or Russia. Although listed as aircraft carriers, none of them (with the exception of the never-built Ulyanovsk ) is a "true" aircraft carrier ( supercarrier ).
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]
Builders: Russia (Soviet "Baku" as Kiev-class aircraft carrier / Russia Sevmash in Severodvinsk) Displacement: 45,400 tons; Aircraft: 30 × fighters and 6 × helicopters; Armament: Barak 8 SAM, AK-630 CIWS; Propulsion: 8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 shafts, 4 geared steam turbines, 180,000 hp; Speed: in excess of 30 knots; Ships in class: 1
This is a list of Russian military aircraft currently in service across three branches of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as in the National Guard of Russia. The list further encompasses Russia's experimental aircraft and those currently in development. The figures presented below do not account for losses incurred in Ukraine, as conflicting ...
A Su-33 aircraft passing the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in 2011. As a result of the 2008 Russian military reforms, the units of the Russian Naval Aviation were reorganized into 13 new Naval Air Bases. Each new naval air base consists of an HQ, support units and one or more aviation groups/wings (the former air bases).
Emblem of the Russian Air Force Emblem of the Russian Aerospace Forces. This is a list of military aircraft currently in service with the Russian Air Force as of 2024. It belongs under larger Russian Aerospace Forces branch, established on 1 August 2015 with merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces.
Aircraft Origin Type Versions In service Notes Su-27S Soviet Union: Patrol fighter From 1985 to present MiG-29K Russia: Carrier fighter From 2013 to present Su-33 Russia: Carrier fighter From 1998 to present Su-25UTG Soviet Union: Carrier trainer From 1988 to present
La Fayette: light aircraft carrier in service from 1951 to 1963; Bois Belleau: light aircraft carrier in service from 1953 to 1960; Clemenceau class. Clemenceau: aircraft carrier in service from 1961 to 1997; Foch: aircraft carrier in service from 1963 to 2000. Refitted, sold to Brazil and renamed São Paulo. Scuttled in 2023