The Soviet Union's Trends in Building New Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers and Cruisers

Abstract

According to the American "Aviation and Space Technology Weekly" report, the Soviet Union already has a plan to build at least 8 "Kiev" class aircraft carriers, but it is estimated that more than "Kiev" class aircraft carriers are being built recently, with a displacement of about 50,000 tons of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. From satellite photography, it can be seen that the aircraft launcher and the restraint device used by the aircraft to land on the aircraft carrier are being tested in the Soviet Union. The aircraft carried by the aircraft carrier is said to be an improved version of the MIG-27. So far, only one American company has built