In November 2018, Admiral Kuznetsov was damaged when a 70-ton floating crane fell on the warship's flight deck, which tragically killed one worker and injured four more.
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in a shipyard in Murmansk in May 2022. Semen Vasileyev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russia's sole aircraft…
The Ford's massive price tag is difficult to comprehend. The $13 billion per unit is just part of the equation. The program itself has, so far, cost $120 billion – more than $40 billion beyond the initial cost projection of $77 billion. Are the runaway program costs worth it?