Large Russian Aircraft Carrier Design Unveiled
Nuclear-powered design could form basis for further cooperation with India and China
A scale model of a large aircraft carrier on display at a maritime and defense show in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
A scale model of a large aircraft carrier on display at a maritime and defense show in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

A design for a large, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was unveiled at the seventh maritime and defense show (IMDS’2015) held last week in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Krylov State Research Center—a government-owned scientific institute specializing in marine technologies—showed a scale model of a “multipurpose aircraft carrier” that was comparable in size to the U.S. Navy Nimitz class. The Russian ministry of defense is funding Krylov’s work under Project Shtorm (Storm).


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