Originally Posted by
sandiego89
Interesting. This source implies a Yak-141 “based” aircraft.
https://blog.usni.org/posts/2017/08/...carriers-drama
Time to dust of the old and call it new? So has Russia abandoned cat and trap aspirations? The last carrier deployment was a disaster, really highlighting the limitations of ski jump/arrested landing operations.
Wow, maybe they'll be able to push out its endurance to a good 30-40 minutes this time around...
That blog also mentions that the Russians may also developing a tilt-rotor. Should be interesting to behold, if it ever sees the light of day.
And there's me thinking Russia could barely afford to keep its pensioners fed and housed.