The warship has been languishing in drydock since 1999, and work only began on the Cold War-era warship in 2015. At the time, a goal was set for the warship to begin sea trials by the end of 2018 ...

What You Need to Know: The Russian Navy’s decision not to modernize the Pyotr Veliky, one of two remaining Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers, underscores the vessel's diminishing value.

There has been repeated speculation that the Russian Navy’s Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral ... officially designated “heavy nuclear missile cruiser (TARKR),” are the largest surface ...