Many maritime pundits these days express the view that aircraft carriers are doomed. The ships are too large, too vulnerable, and increasingly irrelevant, they say. Others, however, opine that with their long range, sustainable high speed, endurance, hitting power, and surveillance and command and...
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Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov suffers onboard fire again
Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti has reported that a fire ignited on board the Russian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier as it was undergoing repairs in Murm ..
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Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Burning After Welding Mishap, At Least 1 Dead
A fire has broken out aboard the Project 11435 aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov of the Russian Northern Fleet. Admiral Kuznetsov is the largest and only aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy on Dec. 12, 2019. TASS Photo
One person was killed and about a dozen injured when Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov caught fire at a Murmansk shipyard renovating the warship, international media outlets have reported.
A source told the Russian government-owned TASS news agency that one body was...