Key Points and Summary - Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is a notorious symbol of naval failure, defined by the thick black smoke from its stacks. -This is a symptom of its ...

With its only carrier damaged perhaps beyond repair, Russia is determined to build their first nuclear-powered flattop, but they won't have it soon.

Another ship in the flotilla, the frigate Admiral Grigorovich also fired Kalibr cruise missiles at Syrian targets, the minister said. "For the first time in our naval history, the aircraft carrier ...

Key Points and Summary - At the Cold War’s end, the Soviet Union laid down Ulyanovsk (Project 1143.7), its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier aimed at rivaling U.S. Nimitz-class ships. -Designed ...

On December 22, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov engaged in a phone ...