Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Why Russia might retire its 'Peter the Great' nuclear-powered battlecruiser
Due to unrivaled advances in Russian missile capabilities, particularly the development of the scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missiles such as "Zircon", as well as the hybrid subsonic-supersonic family of "Kalibr" missiles, both of which are highly compact, even smaller Russian warships have become capable of engaging targets at extreme ranges.