What will future aircraft carrier look like?
Already in the immediate future Russia will commence with the construction of aircraft carrying cruisers. Such an assignment to Minister of Defense was given by Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President of Russia Dmitriy Medvedev. However the latest (the only one in the lists of the Russian Navy at this moment) aircraft carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov was launched back in 1985. But how to make up for lost time? If to commence immediately the first results could be obtained by 2013-2015 considers Medvedev. What kind of results will they be? According to experts questioned by Izvestia an aircraft carrying cruiser should be flexible on one hand not coming short of performance standards of American aircraft carriers and to be able to fight for herself on the other. It means she should not only be a floating airfield but equipped with both assault weapon and self-defense means. And no mistake she should have nuclear power plant. Aircraft carrying cruiser is not mere aircraft carrier in the A
