Key Points and Summary - The Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers, the largest and most heavily armed surface combatants of the Cold War, are at the center of a modern debate. -With the Pyotr ...

In that year Russia began a four year long overhaul of the Admiral Nakhimov, one of four Kirov class battlecruisers. This overhaul was initially supposed to begin in 2005, but got delayed. The upgrade ...

State-run news outlets claim that the Admiral Nakhimov could set sail for trials as soon as this summer. Moscow has depleted many of its military-related reserves amid its ongoing Ukraine invasion.

Last April, the Russian Navy announced that the refit and upgrades to the Project 11442M heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov were running behind schedule, and that the handover of ...

The Admiral Kuznetsov has been undergoing repairs and upgrade at the 35th Shipyard (a branch of the Zvyozdochka Ship Repair Center, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) since 2017 PATRIOT PARK ...

Lead ship (Kirov to Admiral Ushakov) entered service in the early 1980s and made her presence felt in high-visibility cruises. A serious engineering incident in 1990 and post-Soviet austerity ...

Russia's navy has had limited involvement in the war in Ukraine. But the war may be affecting Russia's plans to modernize and upgrade its navy. Ongoing problems with the Russian navy's biggest ...