10 Most Powerful Navy Ships in The World Today

5. Kiev-class

One active ship in the Indian Navy, INS Vikramaditya:

The Kiev-class was the first Soviet attempt at a fixed-wing aircraft carrier. The design that ranked 5th in our list of the most powerful navy ships in the world is a mix of a carrier and a missile cruiser. The only remaining ship in active service, the INS Vikramaditya (ex-Soviet Baku), carries 26 MiG-29K multirole fighters and 10 helicopters. India decided that the “missile cruiser” component was superfluous and removed its P-500 Bazalt cruise missile launchers from the foredeck and replaced them with a ski jump. The other 3 Kiev-class carriers weren’t so lucky. Two were sold to China (the Kiev and Minsk), where they serve as amusement parks, while the Novorossiysk was scrapped. In any case, the Kiev-class ranks fifth on the list of the 11 most powerful navy ships in the world today.