Key Points and Summary - Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is a notorious symbol of naval failure, defined by the thick black smoke from its stacks. -This is a symptom of its ...

Key Points and Summary - Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is a troubled and cursed vessel that is likely to remain inoperable, yet the Kremlin refuses to scrap it. -The ship is a ...

Russia’s only aircraft carrier has remained relegated to dry dock duty for the better part of the last 10 years. Russia’s defense arsenal has taken several hits over the last three-plus years of its ...

The Russian carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov, in a rare moment at sea. It’s been battered, broken, on fire, and almost always spewing a pillar of black smoke, and now the Admiral Kuznetsov might be at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Just a year ago, Russian state media were still reporting that ...

Russia's only aircraft carrier, the 40-year-old Admiral Kuznetsov, is likely to be sold or scrapped, the chairman of Russia's state shipbuilding corporation told the Kommersant newspaper in comments ...