Summary and Key Points: The Russian Navy’s sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, is widely regarded as a carrier in name only due to its persistent technical issues and operational failures.

Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the smoke-spewing, broken down Admiral Kuznetsov, is described by the Russian Navy as a “heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser.” While that might sound impressive ...

Aircraft carriers are the backbone of navies across the globe, but not all of them are created equal. These five are the ...

The carrier returned from a mission in the Mediterranean last year where Russia is supporting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, was damaged ...

Russian officials admitted that they no longer can service Russia’s lone aircraft carrier following a recent sinking of a large floating dry dock. A collapsed crane has reportedly left a gaping ...

MOSCOW, May 5. /TASS/. Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft carrier will go for repairs within May, two sources in Russia’s defense sector told TASS on Thursday. "The aircraft carrier is ...

MOSCOW, December 4. /TASS/. Russia’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is set to undergo sea-trials in 2022, a source in the national shipbuilding corporation told TASS on Friday. "Next summer ...

Today, the Russian Federation only operates a single aircraft carrier (and we will take a deeper look at it in a moment) and ...

Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has been the butt of all jokes among the world’s modern navies. Indeed, it is a continuing point of shame among the Russian military—and a ...

Russia wants to build its first ... than US carriers but still larger than Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the steam-powered Admiral Kuznetsov, which suffered a devastating accident last fall.

With less than a month remaining, it seems highly unlikely that the Russian Navy's flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov will return begin its sea trials in 2024. Whether the carrier's refit ...

Russia has dismissed the Royal Navy's new ... "Unlike the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, fitted with air-defence, anti-submarine and, most importantly, Granit anti-ship missile systems ...