Key Points and Summary - After 25 years of deep refurbishment, Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has completed initial sea trials, boasting 176+ VLS cells for Kalibr, Oniks ...

Key Points and Summary - After nearly 25 years in refit, Russia’s Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has begun sea trials, signaling a rare bright spot for a beleaguered fleet. -Reports suggest a ...

Last April, the Russian Navy announced that the refit and upgrades to the Project 11442M heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov were running behind schedule, and that the handover of..

December 9, 2024: The Russian navy has not been mentioned much during the last year. The reason is that there is not much of a navy left. Case in point is the nuclear-powered Nakhimov, a 28,000-ton ...

What You Need to Know: Despite earlier speculation that the Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov would never sail again, the Russian Navy has announced plans for the warship to begin factory ...

After spending most of the past 28 years tied up in a northern shipyard, the Russian Navy’s nuclear powered cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has finally returned to sea. Defense outlets report that the deeply ...

SEVERODVINSK, July 24. /TASS/. The Admiral Nakhimov nuclear-powered missile cruiser is undergoing tests after repair and could soon rejoin the Russian Navy, according to Andrey Kostin, board chairman ...

The launch of Russia's heavy nuclear missile cruiser has been postponed indefinitely due to the cost of its repairs and modernization, according to the Russian news outlet Izvestia. The heavy ...

The Russian Navy isn't exactly the biggest and baddest around — the country only has one aircraft carrier, and it's not functional, after all. Since the country invaded Ukraine in 2022, its Black Sea ...