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Key Points and Summary – Admiral Kuznetsov was conceived as a “heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser” to slip through the Bosporus, fielding Su-33/MiG-29K jets from a...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s carrier Admiral Kuznetsov remains sidelined, and its proposed successor, the nuclear-powered Project 23000 Shtorm, is still only a...
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Key Points and Summary – After 25 years of deep refurbishment, Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has completed initial sea trials, boasting 176+...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After nearly 25 years in refit, Russia’s Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has begun sea trials, signaling a rare bright...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After more than 25 years in deep refit, Russia’s 28,000-ton Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is back at sea for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Admiral Kuznetsov was the Soviet answer to U.S. carrier power: a heavy, missile-armed STOBAR carrier meant to project fixed-wing...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Su-33 (born Su-27K) is Russia’s aircraft carrier-based Flanker: a big, long-legged air-superiority fighter adapted for the Admiral Kuznetsov....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Russian Navy does not currently have a new aircraft carrier under construction. Still, it has been designing potential new carriers, most notably the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s Su-33 Fighter Has a Problem That Can’t Be Fixed Key Points and Summary: Russia’s Sukhoi Su-33 is a powerful and capable carrier-based fighter,...