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	The Aircraft Carrier Survivors
		The aircraft carrier as a museum is a relatively new concept.
		The second of the trouble-prone Kiev class of Soviet carriers, it was retired after less than 20 years at sea when its VSTOL aircraft were withdrawn from service.
		Another former Soviet aircraft carrier, the larger Kuznetsov class Varyag, which was never completed, is rumored to be under conversion to be a cruise ship.
	www.visi.com /~jweeks/carriers/index.html (424 words)

	Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kiev served the Soviet and Russian navies from 1975 to 1996.
		The Kiev was laid down in 1970, launched on 26 December 1972 and completed on 28 December 1975.
		Due to restrictions imposed by Turkey preventing aircraft carriers travelling through the Bosporus, all Soviet and Russian aircraft carriers are named as aircraft carrying cruisers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soviet_aircraft_carrier_Kiev (239 words)

	Aircraft Carrier Project - People's Liberation Army Navy
		The PLA Navy has studied the acquisition of an aircraft carrier since the mid-1980s, and there are persistant reports that China has plans to launch a 40,000 ton class aircraft carrier by 2010, though these reports remain unsubstantiated and appear to based on woefully inadequate analysis and information.
		For instance, the multiple aircraft carriers that China is reported to be building, are all said to be under construction at the same time at a shipyard in Shanghai, which is also enclosed, to prevent observation.
		The proposed Chinese aircraft carrier could be a vessel of 40,000-50,000 tons of displacement, one similar to the French "De Gaulle-Class" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/china/cv.htm (2461 words)

	Encyclopedia: Thai aircraft carrier Chakri Nareubet
		Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for land-based aircraft.
		Aircraft carriers are generally the largest ships operated by navies ; a Nimitz -class carrier powered by two nuclear reactors and four steam turbines is 1092 ft (333 m) long and costs about $5 billion.
		To recognize the qualification and training required for service onboard an aircraft carrier, most of the world's navies issue special badges and patches to denote those who are naval pilots or naval aviation support personnel.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Thai-aircraft-carrier-Chakri-Nareubet (266 words)

	Encyclopedia: USSR aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Ulyanovsk (Улья́новск) was the first of a class of Soviet supercarriers which, for the first time, would have offered true blue water aviation capability for the Soviet Navy.
		Ulyanovsk would have been able to carry the full range of fixed-wing carrier aircraft, as opposed to the limited scope in which Kuznetsov makes aircraft available, by way of a ski jump.
		Her hull was laid down in 1988, but the project was cancelled, (at 40%) along with a sister ship, in 1991 after the end of the Cold War.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USSR-aircraft-carrier-Ulyanovsk (346 words)

	Asia Times - India, China join hands at sea
		By 2010, the Indian navy sees itself emerging as a strategic force centered around at least three aircraft carrier battle groups, nuclear-powered submarines and strategic bomber/maritime strike aircraft, to play a dominant role in the Indian Ocean region.
		The all-party parliamentary defense committee has urged the government to finalize the carrier's purchase "immediately", as it would take 52 months after the contract is concluded with the Servmarsh dockyard at Sverdovesk, northern Russia, to resurrect the vessel, crippled by fire and abandoned for more than a decade.
		In April, the committee warned the ministry that further delay in clinching the Gorshkov deal might lead to an operational gap as the INS Virat, the navy's sole aging carrier, is due for decommissioning by 2007-08.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/EG08Df01.html (1058 words)

	StoreyandYou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This class of carrier does not utilize a steam catapult for launching fighters but is equipped instead with a ski jump at the bow to allow short takeoffs.
		Construction of a carrier or conversion of a secondhand vessel in a domestic yard would also be extremely costly, especially since much of the technology would have to be purchased abroad, quite aside from the new fighters, helicopters, early-warning aircraft, escort surface vessels, and screening submarines required.
		Aircraft carriers are perceived as potent symbols of national power around the world, and China is no different.
	www.nwc.navy.mil /press/Review/2004/Winter/art6-w04.htm (6842 words)

	Kiev Class - Project 1143
		In the second unit, launched as the Minsk, the aircraft capacity was increased by 50% a changing the arrangement of aircraft on the hangar deck.
		The Kiev, which served in the Russian navy from 1975 to 1994, was said to be heading from Shanghai to Tianjin.
		The Kiev became an attraction for both domestic and overseas investors since it was introduced to Tianjin Municipality in 2001.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/1143.htm (577 words)

	Gallery
		She was caught and sunk near Ceylon (Sri Lanka) by Japanese carrier aircraft during the Japanese carrier raid into the Indian Ocean in spring 1942.
		HMS Furious, Aircraft Carrier 1918 - A carrier with an island in the middle of the flight deck.
		This model of the original carrier for the USN was scratch-built and donated to the museum by CDR Josiah "Cy" Kirby, USNR (Ret).
	www.steelnavy.com /gallery_aircraft_carriers.htm (3238 words)

	WHAT
		In his piece Sayan has explained the history of the carrier Gorshkov, named after one of the benefactors of the Indian navy and has speculated on the Rafale aircraft for the carrier so the details of that machine which is still to be fully developed by France, is also appended.
		The Kiev class aircraft carrier "Admiral Gorshkov" which hopefully will be inducted into Indian Navy, will provide the vital integrated air support in terms of both Fleet area air defence and "on-spot" ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) screening, by deploying a mixture of air defence fighter and ASW helicopter squadrons.
		The Kiev class aircraft-carrying cruiser was developed from Moskva class helicopter-cruisers, with a more conventional flight deck arrangement, adopted to enable the carrier to operate fixed-wing VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) Yakovlev-38 "Forger" aircraft in addition to Kamov-25 "Hormone" helicopter squadrons.
	www.indiadefence.com /Gorshkovdeal.htm (1845 words)

	Indian Navy
		While one could be the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, the Navy wants to build the other two `smaller' carriers (which would, however, be larger than the present carrier INS Viraat) in the country.
		The Shishumar Class submarines have a central bulkhead and an IKL designed integrated escape sphere which can carry the full crew of 40 personnel, has an oxygen supply of 8 hours and can withstand pressure at least as great as those that can be withstood by the sub's pressure hull.
		The aircraft are currently based in Dabolim, Goa as the INS Viraat is undergoing a two-year refit, which began in July 1999.
	navies.bravehost.com /inn.html (3234 words)

	Chinese Defence Today - Aircraft Carrier Programme
		Purchase ex-Soviet Carriers: After the end of the Cold War, China was reported to have approached the Ukrainian and in 1992 to purchase the unfinished Soviet Kuznetsov-class carrier Varyag, but was refused.
		It is unknown that how much value these three vessels are of to the Chinese aircraft carrier research programme, but without a doubt they all have been carefully examined by Chinese shipbuilders to benefit the future indigenous aircraft carrier project.
		The TVC would enable the fighter to take-off from a Russian-style ski-jumping flight deck and to reduce the aircraft’s landing speed, an important safety concern for carrier aircraft.
	www.sinodefence.com /navy/surface/aircraftcarrier.asp (712 words)

	COLD WAR ONLINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It could carry 32 helicopters, normally a mix between 12 Forger A, 1 Forger B, a vertical take off fighter aircraft in line with the British built Sea Harrier, and 16 Hormone A and 3 Hormone B helicopters for the ASW role.
		Until recently, she was one of only two aircraft carriers ever to be honored with flying the First Navy Jack.
		Like her half sister Kennedy, Kitty Hawk is a non-nuclear aircraft carrier, and at present one of only two non nuclear carriers still in active service with the Navy, as such she is a high priority item for the Navy to replace.
	www.coldwaronline.com /database/sea/carrier/k.htm (748 words)

	Naval Technology - Kuznetsov Class (Type 1143.5) - Heavy Aircraft Carrying Cruiser
		The Kuznetsov Class heavy aircraft carrying cruiser, also known as Project 1143.5 or Orel Class, was constructed at Nikolayev South Shipyard on the Black Sea in the Ukraine.
		The flight deck area is 14,700m² and aircraft take-off is assisted by a bow ski-jump angled at 12°.
		Two starboard lifts carry the aircraft from the hangar to the flight deck.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/kuznetsov (783 words)

	A Brief Look at Russian Aircraft Carrier Development
		A word on terminology: throughout this paper, the term "aircraft carrier" is used as a generic term.
		The costs of an aircraft carrier also serve as a point of criticism; in an echo of claims made by critics in the United States, Russian critics have argued that one must not only pay for the carrier, but the accompanying task group to protect it.
		The stop-and-go nature of carrier aircraft development is exacerbated by the uncertain status of the central naval aviation center -- it is located in the Crimea, and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia over naval facilities there continue.
	www.webcom.com /~amraam/rcar.html (3062 words)

	Radio Control Rc Kiev class Aircraft Carrier Vtol Cruiser
		The Kiev and its Destroyer escort the SOVREMENNY make a amazing pair of rc model boats, The Kiev is powered by two direct drive motors through a fully contolable speed controller - The Kiev has loads of detail KA25 H Helcopters and Yak 41 Fighters.
		In the second unit, launched as the Minsk, the aircraft capacity was increased by 50% a changing the arrangement of aircraft on the hangar deck.
		They were designed to carry new-generation flying vehicles, such as Yak-36P (Yak-141) supersonic VTOL aircraft [subsequently cancelled ] and Ka-27 helicopters, in addition to Yak-38 airplanes and Ka-25 helicopters.
	www.rchobby.co.uk /radio_control_rc_kiev_class_ai.html (651 words)

	Russia, Military Exercises, Navy - CDI RW 5 November 2004
		The last time the carrier was at sea with its air wing to practice deck landings and takeoffs was fully seven years ago.
		The Kuznetsov is a modernized version of a Kiev-class aircraft carrier with an extended fly deck and other improvements.
		Typically, a Russian aircraft carrier puts to sea for a month or two, and then spends years in the shipyard undergoing repairs.
	www.cdi.org /russia/329-9.cfm (785 words)

	Russian aircraft carrier Kiev to adorn Chinese theme park
		The 24,000 ton Kiev measures 274 meters (904 feet) in length and 52 meters wide and was sold to a Chinese shipyard for 70 million yuan (8.4 million dollars) in 2000, Xinhua news agency said.
		The Kiev was launched in 1972 at the height of the Cold War and was mothballed in 1994 along with two other aircraft carriers -- the Minsk and the Novorossisk -- which were sold to South Korea buyers for 4.5 million and 4.3 million dollars respectively.
		Another old Soviet aircraft carrier, the Varyag, arrived in the northeastern Chinese port of Dalian at the beginning of the year and was reportedly being outfitted to become a floating casino in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, near Hong Kong.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/695153/posts (1752 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		New Delhi, Jan. 15: India and Russia are poised to ink a deal on the 44,500-tonne Kiev class aircraft carrier, Admiral Gorshkov, next week, ending years of hard-nosed bargaining.
		The negotiations over the aircraft carrier were perhaps one of the longest the two countries had had on the sale of defence hardware.
		The aircraft carrier will come with 28 MiG-29K aircraft and 10 Kamov helicopters as part of the package deal.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040116/asp/nation/story_2792818.asp (403 words)

	Aircraft carrier deal with Russia in March: Fernandes optimistic -DAWN - International; January 19, 2003
		NEW DELHI, Jan 18: A major arms deal with Russia that would enable India to acquire its sea-based component of the nuclear forces triad is expected to be signed in March, Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes was quoted as saying on Saturday.
		The Star News said the “landmark defence deal” involved the purchase of an aircraft carrier, the lease of two nuclear-powered submarines and long-range strategic bombers.
		“The much-awaited deal on the acquisition of the Kiev class aircraft carrier, Admiral Gorshkov, will be ready for signing by the end of March this year,” the news channel said.
	www.dawn.com /2003/01/19/int1.htm (541 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		However, AMI believes that a carrier fleet is extremely important to the Indian government and Indian Navy, and that at least a second unit will also be built, although likely not delivered until around 2018.
		A third new carrier could be built, but realistic funding and construction dates are too far into the future to determine.
		The Indian Navy may still procure the Russian Kiev-class carrier Admiral Gorshkov and/or the HMS Invincible--if an arrangement can be made with the Royal Navy when it decommissions that ship, which may occur as early as 2006.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/jul_03_43.php (1053 words)

	Vikramaditya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Project 1143, also known as Kiev class, aircraft carrier was designed to provide support for Soviet ballistic submarines, surface ships and aircraft of the Soviet navy.
		The Admiral Gorshkov, ex-Baku, aircraft carrier was sold to India in January 2004 (20-Jan-2004) along with an extensive refitting package that will enable this aircraft carrier to operate Ka-27, Ka-31 helicopters and Mig-29K (KUB) multi-role aircraft (16+30).
		The weapon system of Admiral Gorshkov carrier will be upgraded according to the terms of the contract between Russia and India.
	www.deagel.com /pandora?p=pm00330002 (137 words)

	A new doctrine for the Navy
		The agreement was believed to have been completed after months of hard bargaining for the highly publicised but `related' $1.5-billion deal signed earlier this year for the 44,570-tonne Kiev-class aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and 16 MiG 29 K ground attack/interceptor aircraft that are to form its air group.
		The Navy is acquiring the 17-year-old carrier - which forms part of its overarching strategy of becoming "an effective instrument of foreign policy" - for around $675 million, which is estimated to be the price of its refit at the Sevmash ship-building facility in Severodvinsk on Russia's northern White Sea coast.
		In addition to operating an aircraft carrier by 2015 - the Chinese have acquired decommissioned carriers from Australia and Russia in order to study their construction details - the Indian Navy envisages China embarking on the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) as soon as it is able to project power well beyond China's shores.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2114/stories/20040716002104600.htm (1766 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: India to build aircraft carrier
		The vice-chief admitted that though the number of new ships to be commissioned into the navy in the years ahead may not match those ships which are to be decommissioned, the navy's fighting edge would be maintained as the new arrivals would be sophisticated and state-of-the-art warships.
		The aircraft carrier, he said, had been designed to carry fighter planes, anti-submarine helicopters, and take care of a surface missile attack.
		While initially it will be able to carry Sea Harriers, which is already in service, a provision had already been made at the design stage for the naval version of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft when it is ready.
	www.rediff.com /news/jul/19navy.htm (407 words)

	Vikramaditya {Kiev} Class
		As per Defence Minister A K Anthony, in a written reply in Parliament on 17 May 2007, the vessel is expected to be delivered to the Indian Navy by late 2008.
		Originally built as the modified Kiev (Krechyet) Class (Type 1143.4) carrier Baku, she is the last in the series of four Project 1143 air defence ships, officially known as aviation cruisers.
		Delivery of the first aircraft are expected in June 2007 and is expected to commence before the upgrade of the carrier has been completed and before the carrier is transferred to India.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /NAVY/Vikramaditya.html (974 words)

	Commander reveals future vision for Russian Navy - Jane's Naval Forces News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		At the shipyard, the admiral was briefed on progress on Russia's first fourth-generation SSBN, the Borey-class (Project 955) submarine Yuri Dolgoroukyi and visited the Gepard, an Akula II-class (Type 971M) SSN which is undergoing final tests before its scheduled hand over to the navy in July.
		Adm Kuroyedov confirmed that the modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and the Kirov-class battle cruiser Admiral Nakhimov, which are moored at Severodvinsk, will be repaired.
		The first of class is scheduled to be laid down at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St Petersburg later this year.
	www.janes.com /defence/naval_forces/news/jdw/jdw010417_3_n.shtml (300 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Cabinet okays purchase of Russian aircraft, subs
		The Union Cabinet has approved the acquisition of aircraft and submarines from Russia, Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav told the combined commanders conference of the army, the navy and the air force in New Delhi.
		Though he did not specify the number of submarines, it is understood that two submarines are to be imported and two are to be built indigenously.
		Yadav, however, ruled out the purchase of the 40,000 tonne Kiev class aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov as a replacement for the now-retired INS Vikrant.
	www.rediff.com /news/oct/21rus.htm (508 words)

	Major acquisitions in 2003 boost Indian Navy - Sify.com
		The recent visit by PM Vajpayee to Russia and the delegation level talks indicated that the much-awaited deal to acquire ex-Soviet aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov will be inked soon.
		Price negotiations for the Kiev-class aircraft carrier are in the final stages and once the deal is signed, the ship, after refitting to meet Indian requirements, will be available to the Indian Navy in the next four to five years.
		Currently, the Indian Navy has only one aircraft carrier "INS Viraat", the only one in Asia, and the need for the second carrier is being felt for quite some time as the country has a long coastline and vital maritime interests.
	sify.com /fullstory.php?id=13340294 (644 words)

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