mm guns, and the SUW-N-1 launcher was removed. The air wing was the same as the other Kievs, consisting of a squadron of twelve Yakovlev Yak-38 ('Forger') V/STOL strike fighter aircraft (until they were retired in 1992), twelve Kamov Ka-27 ('Helix-A') ASW/SAR helicopters and two Ka-31 ('Helix') airborne early warning helicopters. Flight operations were assisted by the distinctive new "Cake Stand" tactical air navigation system. Baku was used for trials of the Yak-141 Freestyle supersonic VTOL fighter. Notes References External links Проект ТАКР 1143.4 - БАКУ - АДМИРАЛ ГОРШКОВ Архивн.- Подробное описание проекта. Project 1143 Krechyet, Kiev class; Global Security Delay in Naval Projects; Press Information Bureau, India Admiral Gorshkov; Maritimequest.com Kiev-class aircraft carriers Ships built at the Black Sea Shipyard 1982 ships Cold War aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union Ships of the Russian Northern Fleet Ships built in the Soviet Union