Soviet Navy
The Soviet Charlie-class Was Once the World’s Apex Submarine
The Charlie I-class submarines were intended for anti-surface ship warfare, primarily targeting U.S. carrier battle groups.
Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier Has a ‘Black Smoke’ Problem
What You Need to Know: Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is known for thick black smoke emissions due to its outdated Mazut fuel system, adding to its long...
Russia’s Titanium Submarines: Faster and Could Out Dive U.S. Navy
What You Need to Know: During the Cold War, the Soviet Union sought an edge in undersea warfare by designing the Lira-class (Alfa) submarines with titanium hulls, which allowed for...
Alfa: The Deep Diving and Rocket Fast Russian Submarine America Hated
What You Need to Know: Between 1968 and 1981, the Soviet Union built seven Project 705 Lira (NATO reporting name Alfa) nuclear-powered attack submarines. These cutting-edge vessels featured titanium hulls...
Yankee-Class: The CIA Tried to Recover 1 Of Russia’s Sunken Missile Submarines
What You Need to Know: The Yankee-class submarines were the first Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile subs capable of launching thermonuclear weapons, designed to rival the West’s Polaris submarines. Armed with...
‘The Missile Tube Leaked’: How a Russian Nuclear Submarine Was Lost Forever
What You Need to Know: In October 1986, the Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-219 sank approximately 700 miles off the coast of Bermuda after a catastrophic accident. -A leak in...
Russia’s Titanium Submarines ‘Broke All the Records and Rules’
3 Points You Need to Know: During the Cold War, the Soviet Union experimented with building submarines from titanium, leading to the creation of the Project 705 Lira class in...
Russian Attack Submarine Sank with Nuclear Missiles Never Recovered
What You Need to Know: The Soviet K-278 Komsomolets, a titanium-hulled “Mike-class” submarine, set the record for the deepest dive by a military submarine in 1984, descending over 1,000 meters....
Alfa-Class: Russia’s Fast Titanium Submarine the Navy Hated
Summary and Top Line Points You Need to Know: The Soviet Union’s Project 705 Lira (NATO: Alfa) submarines, introduced in 1971, were groundbreaking due to their use of titanium hulls...
Titanium Subs: The Navy Won’t Build Them (Russia Certainly Did)
Summary and Key Points: During the Cold War, the Soviet Union experimented with titanium for submarine hulls, producing the fast and stealthy Lira-class submarines. Titanium offered benefits like high strength,...
Ulyanovsk: Russia’s Masterplan to Build a Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is currently unusable due to numerous issues, including outdated technology and damage from a 2019 fire. Despite Russia’s advancements...
Russia’s Titanium K-222 Submarine Was Something the Navy Couldn’t Match
Summary and Key Points: The Soviet Navy’s K-222, once the fastest submarine with a titanium hull, marked a significant Cold War innovation. Designed for speed and deep-diving, it was armed...