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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Astalar-class aircraft carrier |
| Builders: | Varsyn Heavy Industries |
| Operators: | Royal Axiomian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Formidable-class |
| Cost: | $3.46 billion per unit (including R&D costs) |
| Built: | 2008-present |
| In service: | 2014-present |
| Planned: | 3 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Active: | 2 |
| Laid up: | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Aegis guided missile battle-cruiser |
| Displacement: | 26,600 tonnes (full) |
| Length: | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Beam: | Overall: 28.5 m (94 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
| Installed power: | 2 × Dalar Atomics A6B nuclear reactors each producing 160 MW each (320 MW total) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 32.5 knots (60 km/h) |
| Range: | Unlimited |
| Capacity: | 800 |
| Complement: | 63 officers and 622 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: | AN/SPY-3 multi-function radar |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | 75 mm plating around reactor compartment, light Kevlar splinter protection |
| Aircraft carried: | 2~3 MH-60R Seahawks (LAMPS III) |
| Aviation facilities: | Hangar and helicopter pad |