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 with Granit “carrier-killer” ...

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The Kirov-class battlecruisers, initially designed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s to sink U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and hunt American submarines, have ...

What You Need to Know: The Kirov-class battlecruiser, a Soviet-era nuclear-powered warship, was once designed to rival U.S. Navy carriers and assert Soviet naval dominance. With advanced radar systems ...

The USA dominates the seas when it comes to its massive nuclear powered aircraft carriers and lumbering amphibious assault ships, but Russia takes the prize for the largest and most heavily armed ...

Russia’s upgraded Kirov-class cruisers will be among the deadliest vessels on the planet, fitted with 80 anti-ship missiles and highly advanced air defenses. This post is appearing on Autoblog ...

A Soviet nuclear-powered Kirov at anchor, with a Soviet Krivak I-class frigate in the background in December 1989. US Navy/PH1 Davis Russia's Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers are among the ...

There is no doubt that Russia's Kirov class super-sized nuclear cruisers are charismatic fighting machines. Bristling with sensors and weaponry, and seemingly alien in design when compared to anything ...

Key Points and Summary - After nearly 25 years in refit, Russia’s Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has begun sea trials, signaling a rare bright spot for a beleaguered fleet. -Reports suggest a ...

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 ...

Developed in the late 1970s, Russia's Kirov-class battle cruisers are the largest and heaviest surface-combat ships in the world — and they're coming back with advanced weaponry, according to Russia's ...