The Kirov-class battlecruisers, once envisioned as the crown jewels of Russian naval might, face obsolescence in today’s A2/AD and hypersonic weapon era. -Although imposing with heavy armament ...

4 Points You Need to Know: The Soviet Union's Kirov-class guided-missile cruisers, launched in the late 1970s, were among the largest non-aircraft carrier warships built since World War II.

With the possible exception of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, no ships in the Russian Navy are as important or held in such high regard as the Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers.

Russia's Admiral Nakhimov, a Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser, may soon return to service, reflecting Moscow's push ...