In the late 1960s, the Soviet shipbuilding industry began to develop its first nuclear-powered aircraft cruiser. Project 1160 Orel (“Eagle”) was a nuclear-powered supercarrier with a ...

In the late 1960s, the Soviet shipbuilding industry began to develop its first nuclear-powered aircraft cruiser. Project 1160 Orel (“Eagle”) was a nuclear-powered supercarrier with a ...

Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier Minsk, February 9, 1983. US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Glenn Lindsey The last Kiev-class ship, Baku ...

To identify the Russian and Soviet Union aircraft carriers used throughout history, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed a catalog of aircraft carriers from Haze Gray, an online database of aircraft carriers.

The aircraft carrier Minsk from the former Soviet Union anchors at the Minsk World theme park on May 5, 2005, in Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, China.

A former Soviet aircraft carrier burned in a waterway near Shanghai over the weekend, the latest setback for the decommissioned warship since its conversion into a Chinese tourist attraction.

The Soviet Union needed to cut costs following its dismantling in the early '90s, which meant selling off plenty of aircraft carriers.

The carrier would likely carry as many aircraft as a U.S. carrier, or around 65 fighters, support aircraft and helicopters. The 100,000-ton vessel would be Russia's largest military shipbuilding ...