Russia just made the call to retire the Admiral Kuznetsov—the country’s lone aircraft carrier and one of the most ...

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Headed for Retirement: Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, has long been an embarrassment for the Russian Navy. Currently rusting in drydock with its crew sent to the Ukrainian ...

Russia has retired its only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, after years of costly and failed repairs, even as the U.S. Navy sustains three carrier strike groups in the Middle East for the first ...

When the carrier designated today as Admiral Kuznetsov was first commissioned in the Soviet Navy during the Cold War, it was intended to lead a two-ship class of aircraft carriers for the USSR.

The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has suffered several accidents from 2009 to 2019, and has been undergoing overhaul and modernization works since 2017. The Russian Navy is likely to pull the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Russia has admitted that the fate of its sole aircraft ...

The Russian aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, is seen in a photograph released by the Russian Ministry of Defence on 25 February 2016. (Russian Ministry of Defence) Since its return from its last ...

Russia's only aircraft carrier was damaged while undergoing repairs in the north of the country after the floating dock holding it sank in the early hours of Tuesday morning and a crane crashed onto ...

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 ...