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.

Since launching the Kiev, Russia produced a relatively small fleet of Kiev, Moskva, Ulyanovsk, and Admiral Kuznetsov-class carriers, spanning only seven traditional aircraft carriers. While it ...

On paper, the Admiral Kuznetsov isn't necessarily a bad ship, though it's not truly comparable to an American aircraft carrier. Still, the Admiral Kuznetsov displaces 55,000 tons of seawater ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Admiral Kuznetsov is Russia's sole aircraft carrier, which the Liaoning is based on. Both ships have the same size, speed, and feature the "ski jump" platform. The Kuznetsov lacks the ...

October 13, 2009: The Russian Navy is buying 24 MiG-29Ks (for about $42 million each) to replace the Su-33s currently operating from the aircraft carrier Kuznetsov. It was last year that the carrier ...

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Russia’s Sukhoi-33 fighter jet crashed in the Mediterranean while landing on The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement ...

Reports from a Russian sports site said Evgeny Kuznetsov could terminate his contract with the Carolina Hurricanes to head to the KHL, although an agent said it's too early to discuss. After ...

Eduard Kuznetsov, Prisoner of Zion, journalist, writer and man of struggle, passed away at the age of 85. Kuznetsov was a symbol of the struggle to liberate Soviet Jews and enable their ...

(credit: Yehoshua Halevi/Getty Images) On Sunday, a forgotten hero from a different battle – the battle to free Soviet Jewry – passed away at the age of 85: Eduard Kuznetsov. He was one of 16 ...

The Admiral Kuznetsov, which the Liaoning is based on, is Russia's sole aircraft carrier. The ships have the same size and speed, and they both feature the "ski-jump" platform. The Kuznetsov ...