An aircraft carrier airwing’s mainstay will always be its fighter jets, through which the carrier battle group can project force and take the fight to an adversary.

Unlike America's newest class of carrier, the Gerald R. Ford class, which supports up to 90 aircraft, the Admiral Kuznetsov only houses up to 24 fighter jets and 12 helicopters. The one ...

When the carrier designated today as Admiral Kuznetsov was first commissioned in the Soviet Navy during the Cold War, it was intended to lead a two-ship class of aircraft carriers for the USSR.