Unlikely. Firstly, there’s no mention of nuclear propulsion for the Chinese carrier.

Secondly, the Ul’yanosk was designed by a Russian design bureau and was scrapped when only 30% complete, so there isn’t much in the way of blueprints, propulsion designs or technical assistance the Chinese can get from Ukraine.

Lastly, if it’s a fleet of carriers the Chinese want, they’ll probably go for something Varyag-sized, being a safer and more affordable option.

Ukraine reportedly helping China build aircraft carrier

Well, that confirms my suspicious somewhat, even though it comes from a questionable source.

Ukraine sold China all the Kiev/Kuznetsov/Varyag blueprints when they bought the vessel. Presumably they’ve been quietly helping out with everything else. Propulsion systems, flight deck equipment, generators et al.

An interview from the rusnavy site regarding the refit of the Vikramaditya. Contains interesting details regarding the actual work being done as well as a little regarding the Russian Navy’s future carrier plans.

http://rusnavy.com/nowadays/concept/views/vikramadityaimplementation/index.php

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KORABEL: Ships of this kind are often called floating airfields, but aircraft system is a totally new experience for Sevmash shipbuilders, right?

Igor LEONOV: Nevertheless, we’ve already mounted three arresters, two aircraft elevators, takeoff retaining devices for aircraft tests (designed by Corporation MiG especially for INS Vikramaditya), and numerous ammunition holds. Assembling of aircraft fuel, nitrogen, and oxygen storage and supply system is another technically complicated problem in terms of safety; however, it was successfully done as well.

Let’s go ahead. Electronic warfare systems include over 100 various antennas and 60 battle control stations. On November 30 we completed mounting of 600 electronic warfare devices, and electricians from Arktika have already started to connect them.
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The matter’s been brought up a number of times over the years in articles.

Basically, while Russia probably won’t have the money to finance any new carriers at least until 2020(not with everything else they need, like submarines), their pride as a major world power and their strategic ambitions call for at least 3-4 in the long term. For the same reasons a Naval PAK-FA will also come eventually.

The Kuznetsov doesn’t have much strategic value. It’s main role is to preserve the school of Russian Carrier Aviation. Precisely for that purpose it’ll remain in service until it is replaced. The British are finding it hard to lose all their carrier pilots and rebuild their skills from scratch even though they’ll have the Americans to train them. Who will offer the training for Russia?

Too bad it’ll only ever be implemented on a total of two ships.

The US Navy should have researched scramshells instead.

Why do they bother with modernization off the Su-33s? Aren’t they going to be replaced with new MiG-29Ks rather soon anyway?

As has been true for Russian defence procurements in the past, what’s actually happening seems to be different from what was reported. There don’t seem to be any confirmed MiG-29K orders, and from the silence on the matter it seems the Navy may be considering just keeping the Su-33s till a naval PAK-FA arrives.

I can’t figure out how the British MoD thinks it’ll be cheaper to buy new Poseidons at $250-300 million a pop when these have already been contracted and paid for. Do the long-term savings compensate for the several billions being flushed down the toilet now?

Changing subjects, since this appears to be the most recent thread on the Nimrod MR4, I have a query I’d like to post here. How does the MR4’s sensor suite compare to equivalent solutions like the P-8 and the P-3D? What are the capabilities of the Searchwater 2000 radar, for instance? How does it compare to the APY-10 on the P-8?

Nonsense,
The Thales Top-Owl F is a fighter HMDS as well and in use for the IN’s MiG-29K and already integrated on the Mirage-2000-5

So what exactly is the difference between TopSight and TopOwl? Which is the better system?