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Russia’s Kirov-Class Battlecruisers Have a Message for the U.S. Navy

Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Kirov-class (Project 1144) were nuclear-powered “battlecruisers” built to shadow and threaten NATO carriers, combining deep magazines, layered air defenses, and ...
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Russia’s ‘New’ Admiral Nakhimov Battlecruiser Is Stacked with New Weapons (But Looks Obsolete)

After 25 years of deep refurbishment, Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has completed initial sea ...