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The first submarine of this class, the Sankt-Peterburg, was laid down in December 1997 and launched in 2004. Complications from its propulsion system arose...
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The first submarine of this class, the Sankt-Peterburg, was laid down in December 1997 and launched in 2004. Complications from its propulsion system arose...
Iran signed contracts for three Kilo-class submarines in 1988, while the Soviet Union still existed. The USSR dissolved three years later. The Russian Federation...
Iran is estimated to have completed about 20 Ghadir-class midget submarines. One was lost in 2014 and one destroyed in July 2026, leaving 18...
Iran’s three Russian-built Kilo submarines brought a quiet, ocean-going threat to the Strait of Hormuz. Their public combat record remained empty, maintenance consumed years,...
The Kilo-class submarine was designed in the 1970s, and Russia is still building it. That was not the plan. The follow-on Lada class, Project...
Summary and Key Points: The Kilo-class submarine entered Soviet service the year Ronald Reagan was elected president. Forty-six years later, Russia is still launching...
This summer, satellite photographs showed Russia bolting lattice cages over the conning towers of its Black Sea submarines, hiding their masts from Ukrainian drones...
During the opening days of the current conflict with Iran, U.S. and Israeli strikes targeted the most valuable naval and missile assets operated by...
The White House says Iran now has ‘zero submarine vessels.’ But Defense Secretary Hegseth confirmed only 11 submarines destroyed out of 25 — leaving...
Russia is a world leader in submarine technology. The Russian Navy possesses many advanced nuclear-powered designs that are more than a match for the...