Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is a troubled and cursed vessel that is likely to remain inoperable, ...

Summary and Key Points: Russia’s only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, has become a symbol of the nation's struggling naval ambitions. Initially commissioned in 1991, this "heavy aircraft ...

Much like the United States' Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, the Admiral Kuznetsov-class Russian alternative was named for a Soviet admiral.Nikolai Kuznetsov was born to Serbian peasants. At 15 ...

Admiral Kuznetsov is about 1,000 feet long and displaces about 58,000 tons — roughly as long but only half the displacement of the US's Nimitz-class carriers. The Kuznetsov's air wing is ...

The Problem: Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, has become notorious for its litany of problems, from fires and falling cranes to shoddy construction and emissions of thick black ...

Russia’s only aircraft carrier, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov, could be headed to the scrap heap if a new drydock isn’t found. The old drydock, the only one in western ...

Unlike America's newest class of carrier, the Gerald R. Ford class, which supports up to 90 aircraft, the Admiral Kuznetsov only houses up to 24 fighter jets and 12 helicopters.

Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, was originally designed to deploy a “missile farm” that was more powerful than the airplanes it launched from its deck. The downsides ...

On October 21, Russia's only aircraft carrier steamed through the English Channel on its way to Syria. Given the seemingly limited effectiveness of the 305-meter Admiral Kuznetsov, many analysts ...

We included supplemental information regarding the class of carrier, aircraft housed, crew size, and propulsion. Currently, the Admiral Kuznetsov is Russia’s only operational aircraft carrier.

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov passes through the English channel on October 21, 2016 near Dover, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) ...