The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s only aircraft carrier, is likely headed for the scrapyard after a disastrous career. -Plagued ...

After a disastrous career plagued by accidents and endless, costly overhauls, Russia is finally giving up on its only ...

After years of maintenance issues, the flagship Admiral Kuznetsov is likely to be scrapped, Russian media reported.

Part of the Project 11435 class, the “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier was laid down in April 1982 and launched on Dec. 6, 1985.

It’s been battered, broken, on fire, and almost always spewing a pillar of black smoke, and now the Admiral Kuznetsov might be at the end of its service. The pro-Kremlin Russian newspaper ...

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.

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 was to be the first of a new fleet of Soviet aircraft carriers, but the Russian navy has been hit by a huge drop in funding since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. ma/mm/ach ...