Compare aircraft carriers

Kiev-class and Gerald R Ford-class

Name:	Kiev-class	Gerald R Ford-class
Type:	Aircraft carrier	Aircraft carrier
Origin:	Russia	USA
Produced:	1970	2008 (Ordering)
Unit cost:	-	10.44 Billion $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	-	Unlimited
Displacement:	42,000-45,000 t	100,000 t
Aircraft:	28	75
Speed:	32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)

Crew:	1600	4297

Displacement

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Dimensions

Length:	273 m	337 m
Beam:	53 m	78 m
Draft:	10 m	12 m

Images

Kiev-class

Author: "Novorossijsk Kiev-class 1986" by Unknown - http://www.defenseimagery.mil; VIRIN: DD-ST-86-06695. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Novorossijsk_Kiev-class_1986.jpg#/media/File:Novorossijsk_Kiev-class_1986.jpg License

Gerald R Ford-class

Author: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Aidan P. Campbell. Licensed under PublicDomain http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/131117-N-DO831-080.JPG License