Post by Sailor on Aug 12, 2015 8:47:17 GMT -8
Russia wants its future aircraft carrier to be nuclear-powered, according to a report by the state-run TASS news agency.
Here’s what a source from United Shipbuilding Corp. told the organization:
“The project of a future Russian aircraft carrier, or as it is sometimes referred to as naval aircraft carrying complex, is in the design phase. Research conducted by the Nevskoye Design Bureau indicates that the sole way of meeting the Navy’s requirements, such as power generation, sea endurance and voyage range is to equip the ship with a nuclear power plant,” the source said.
The bureau — the oldest institution for naval architecture in Russia and the primary designer of large surface vessels such as heavy aircraft carriers and large-landing ships, according to the Federation of American Scientists — has worked on the project since 2007, the article states.
Read more: defensetech.org/2015/08/11/russia-wants-a-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carrier-report/#ixzz3icSrKNi8
Defense.org
Here’s what a source from United Shipbuilding Corp. told the organization:
“The project of a future Russian aircraft carrier, or as it is sometimes referred to as naval aircraft carrying complex, is in the design phase. Research conducted by the Nevskoye Design Bureau indicates that the sole way of meeting the Navy’s requirements, such as power generation, sea endurance and voyage range is to equip the ship with a nuclear power plant,” the source said.
The bureau — the oldest institution for naval architecture in Russia and the primary designer of large surface vessels such as heavy aircraft carriers and large-landing ships, according to the Federation of American Scientists — has worked on the project since 2007, the article states.
Read more: defensetech.org/2015/08/11/russia-wants-a-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carrier-report/#ixzz3icSrKNi8
Defense.org