article_snippet.sent: the Kuznetsov the Kuznetsov is the jewel in President Putin's military fleet, carrying a total of 18 fighter jets and 17 anti-submarine helicopters.
article_snippet.sent: However, that is nothing compared to the US Nimitz Class aircraft carriers, the tenth and last of which, the George HW Bush, was commissioned in 2009.
article_snippet.sent: the ship weighs 102,000 tons, is powered by two on board nuclear reactors and is capable of carrying almost 6,000 crew and air company who pilot its 90 aircraft and helicopters.
article_snippet.sent: The UK's largest carrier in the HMS Queen Elizabeth, weighing in at 65,00 tonnes, the ship carries 40 jets and helicopters, along with 1,600 crew.
article_snippet.sent: the Kuznetsov is the largest carrier in the Russian Navy, built the ship 1985 the ship carries 18 fighter jets, 17 anti-submarine helicopters and 1,690 crew .