Potential new Russian Carriers - a change in strategy?

JamesT73J · 08-03-07, 02:54 AM

From the article on the front page:

http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20070731/70008268.html

The meat of the article reveals that - in fact - six new carriers are merely hyphothetical, and that only the facilities to make something of that displacement are being made.

Nevertheless, were even one to be built it would signify a change in thinking. Carrier-based aviation historically has been neglected compared to the United States (much the same as it has in Britain). Is the Russian surface fleet looking to become a true strategic blue-water player?

What do subsimmers think?

James

08-03-07, 02:54 AM	#1
JamesT73J Medic Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 167 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Potential new Russian Carriers - a change in strategy? From the article on the front page: http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20070731/70008268.html The meat of the article reveals that - in fact - six new carriers are merely hyphothetical, and that only the facilities to make something of that displacement are being made. Nevertheless, were even one to be built it would signify a change in thinking. Carrier-based aviation historically has been neglected compared to the United States (much the same as it has in Britain). Is the Russian surface fleet looking to become a true strategic blue-water player? What do subsimmers think? James