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For a Nimitz-class, it looks like ~90 aircraft, or in terms of squadrons, 4 fixed-wing attack squadrons, an electronic attack squadron, an early warning/command
by mjmahone17 10y ago
For a Nimitz-class, it looks like ~90 aircraft, or in terms of squadrons, 4 fixed-wing attack squadrons, an electronic attack squadron, an early warning/command squadron, and two helicopter squadrons [1].
While it looks like the Kuznetsov may be capable of carrying twice as many aircraft as pictured, that's the equivalent of one helicopter squadron and one mixed attack/air superiority squadron. Then again, there's a reasonable assumption that Russia's main force projection is due to how much of the populated world is nearly immediately accessible via Russian-controlled land bases, with much less need for force projection across oceans compared to the US.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_C._Stennis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_C._Stennis