Aircraft
Future Is Cloudy for Russian Carrier Aviation
The Admiral Kuznetsov, photographed in August at Severomorsk fleet station near Murmansk. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
The Admiral Kuznetsov, photographed in August at Severomorsk fleet station near Murmansk. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

The future of the Russian navy aircraft carrier component is in doubt after the Russian defense ministry decided to have its nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, the Admiral Nakhimov, rather than its aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, repaired and refitted at Sevmash, the nation’s largest dockyard.

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