What You Need to Know: The Kirov-class battlecruiser, a Soviet-era nuclear-powered warship, was once designed to rival U.S. Navy carriers and assert Soviet naval dominance. With advanced radar systems ...

There has been repeated speculation that the Russian Navy’s Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov could finally return to service later this year after a decades-long refit. Last month, Russian ...

Kirov-Class Battlecruisers: Soviet Ambition, Russian Reality The Kirov-class—known in Russia as Project 1144 Orlan—emerged from a very specific late–Cold War vision. Soviet naval strategists sought ...