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 ...

Key Points and Summary - The Soviet Kirov-class battlecruiser was conceived as a nuclear-powered, prestige flagship built to stalk U.S. carrier groups and survive brutal surface combat. -Bristling ...

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 ...

Russia's Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers are among the world's most imposing ships. The Kirovs' fortunes fell along with the Soviet Union, but Russia has invested in upgrading them. See ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The warship that became Admiral Nakhimov was commissioned in 1988 under the name Kalinin and—as with all the other Kirov cruisers—renamed in the early 1990’s following ...

Summary and Key Points: In a hypothetical 1988 naval battle, the USS Iowa and a Soviet Kirov-class battlecruiser clash in a fight for naval supremacy. The Kirov, equipped with advanced missiles, would ...