Large Russian Aircraft Carrier Design Unveiled
A design for a large, nuclearpowered aircraft carrier was unveiled at the seventh maritime and defense show held in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Krylov State Research Centera governmentowned scientific institute specializing in marine technologiesshowed 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 Krylovs work under Project Shtorm. The carrier measures 95, 000 to 100, 000 metric tons by displacemen
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