Beyond its anti-surface and anti-air warfare roles, the Kirov Class also has a serious anti-submarine capability. There is a helicopter deck on the ship's stern capable of operating a Ka-25/27 ...

Russia’s Kirov Class Battle Cruiser stands as one of the most formidable naval vessels in the world, combining unmatched size, heavy firepower, and cutting-edge technology. Weighing over 28,000 tons, ...

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 ...

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 the Soviet collapse ...

The Kirov cruisers were also designed to be self sufficient in anti-air weapons, the overall armament forming a layered defense system. Each carried 96 S-300F long-range surface to air missiles, ...

Russia may be about to relaunch the battle cruiser Admiral Nakhimov. ... except for the Project 1144.2 Kirov Class nuclear cruisers, of which Admiral Nakhimov is one.

The Russian navy for nearly a decade has been trying to double, from one to two, its active fleet of huge, nuclear-powered battlecruisers. It’s not going well. The 1991 collapse of the Soviet ...

Russian navy Kirov-class battle cruiser Pyotr Velikiy launches an anti-ship missile during an exercise, on September 19, 2017. The Soviet-era battle cruiser is reportedly being refitted to carry ...