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The Soviet Union’s top admiral begged Stalin for aircraft carriers. Stalin gave him zero, and seven decades later, Russia still hasn’t built a single...
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The Soviet Union’s top admiral begged Stalin for aircraft carriers. Stalin gave him zero, and seven decades later, Russia still hasn’t built a single...
The Project 1143 Krechyet aircraft carriers, more commonly known as the Kiev-class, are a unique class of Soviet-built aircraft carriers. Because of the USSR’s...
With work on Admiral Kuznetsov discontinued, the future of Russia’s aircraft carrier ambitions is currently in question. In 2015, a new type of aircraft...
The Kirov-Class Was Built to Hunt U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Using P-700 Granit Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles When Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov finally...
State Shipbuilding Chief Andrei Kostin Says the Admiral Kuznetsov Will Likely Be Sold or Scrapped In July 2025, Andrei Kostin, the chairman of Russia’s...
Kris Osborn, President of Warrior Maven and former Pentagon expert, evaluates the Amur-class submarine (Project 677/Lada-class export variant). Could it take the place of...
Kris Osborn, President of Warrior Maven and former Pentagon expert, evaluates the Oscar II-class (Project 949A Antey). While historically famed as the "carrier killer"...
Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet has been effectively neutralized as a dominant regional power. -Despite...
Summary and Key Points: In a move described by naval experts as “absolutely the right move,” the Russian Navy seems ready to retire the...
Russia’s Kilo-class submarine is one of Moscow's most successful naval exports, serving in fleets from China to Vietnam due to its suitability for shallow...