Soviet Navy
Russia Failed to Build a Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
Summary: The Ulyanovsk, a Soviet nuclear-powered supercarrier planned in the 1970s, was intended to be a formidable naval asset with around 70 aircraft, steam catapults, and advanced armaments. -At 1,000...
Russia’s Akula-Class Attack Submarines Had Just 1 Mission
Bottomline: Russia’s Akula-class submarines, first deployed in the mid-1980s, remain a cornerstone of the country’s naval force. Designed to counter any submarine or surface warship, including those of the U.S....
The U.S. Navy’s Great S-3 Viking Mistake
Summary: The S-3 Viking, initially a carrier-based anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platform, transitioned into a vital surveillance and refueling asset for the U.S. Navy in the 1990s. -Renamed the S-3B, it...
Diving Deep into Russia’s Naval Might: Top 5 Submarines of All Time
Summary: The legacy of Soviet submarine innovation continues today with Russia’s ambitious new submarine projects, amidst rising naval tensions with NATO. Among the most notable contributions to global submarine development...
Russia’s ‘Modernized’ Oscar-Class Aircraft Carrier Killer Submarine Is Back
Russia’s Modernized Oscar-class Submarine Could Return to Service This Year – Russian state media reported on Wednesday that the Zvezda Shipyard in the Far East has floated the nuclear-powered submarine...
Russia Wants To Build a New Fleet of Nuclear Submarines
Even as the Russian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier shows no signs of heading to sea anytime soon, its submarine force has seen the addition of two nuclear submarines, which were...
Admiral Kuznetsov: Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Is Just a Giant Problem
The Admiral Kuznetsov – Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Is a Legendary Disaster: It was last July that Russian state media reported the country’s sole aircraft carrier would reenter service by...
Victor III: The Russian Submarine Built to Fight the U.S. Navy in a War
The Soviet Victor III Class Submarine – In 1976, while the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, the Soviet Union launched the first of its Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka (pike) nuclear-powered...
Charlie-Class: Russia’s Cold War Missile Submarines Were Dangerous
The Project 670 Skat submarine, known to NATO as the Charlie-class, was a Soviet nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine. The Charlie, which operated in the 1960s and 70s, has long since been decommissioned, and today serves...
Foxtrot-Class: The Classic Cold War Russian Submarine That Served Everywhere
Foxtrot-class submarine, Explained: Military collectibles have become increasingly popular in recent years, and while most people will need to be content with a helmet or old uniform, those of certain means...
Akula-Class: The Game-Changer Russian Submarine the Navy Hates
In the final decade of the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed a series of fourth-generation nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) – which included a number of sub-classes or flights of...
A Sunk Soviet Sub Sank Is Still Leaking Radiation on the Ocean Floor
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Due to the Komsomolets location—nearly 1,000 kilometers from the Soviet Union’s border—Soviet Naval authorities were faced with a difficult choice. The Komsomolets was floated in 1983,...