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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 ).
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov (Russian: Адмира́л фло́та Сове́тского Сою́за Кузнецо́в, "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov") is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification) that has served as the flagship of the Russian navy.
The Kiev class of Soviet aircraft carriers was deployed in the late 1970s and carried up to 30 aircraft including Yak-38 VTOL fighters. The next class of Soviet aircraft carriers, named the Admiral Kuznetsov class, supported more conventional aircraft such as the Su-33 "Flanker-D" and the MiG-29 "Fulcrum". [4]
The Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrying cruiser (Russian: Авиано́сцы ти́па «Кузнецо́в» Avianо́stsii Tipa "Kuznetsо́v"), Soviet designation Project 1143.5, is a class of STOBAR aircraft carriers operated by the Russian and Chinese navies.
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.
Airline Airline (in Russian) Licence # ICAO [3] IATA [3] Domestic code [3] Callsign Photo Azur Air: Азур Эйр AZV ZF AZUR AIR I-Fly: RSY F7 RUSSIAN SKY Nordwind Airlines
Project 23000 or Shtorm (Russian: Шторм, lit. 'Storm') is a proposal for an aircraft carrier designed by the Krylov State Research Center for the Russian Navy. [1] The cost of the export version (Project 23000E) has been put at over US$5.5 billion, [4] and as of 2017 development had been expected to take ten years. [4]
It was designed as a STOL transport and intended as a replacement for the Antonov An-26, [3] but variants have found success as commercial freighters. The An-72 and the related An-74 get their nickname, Cheburashka , from the large engine intake ducts, which resemble the oversized ears of the popular Soviet animated character of the same name.