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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...
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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...
British defense researcher Jack Buckby examines the chilling deep-sea legacy of the Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets. Sunken in the Norwegian Sea since 1989, the...
Key Points and Summary – The Sierra II-class (Project 945A Kondor) submarines are the Russian Navy’s last active titanium-hulled boats following the retirement of...
Ever since imperial times, Russia has sought to build and deploy a powerful navy—not merely as a projection of prestige but as a strategic...
During the Cold War, US and Soviet weapons designers competed to field the best platforms in the air, land, and sea. Beneath the surface...
Why Russia never had a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier: Currently, the Russian Navy’s only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, is in drydock and unlikely to return to...
The Hunt for Red October, starring the late great Sir Sean Connery, was a huge hit with film critics and moviegoing audiences alike. K-19:...
The Soviet Union’s Moskva-Class Carrier-Cruisers: a Failed Experiment in Doing Everything at Once – The Soviet Navy was undoubtedly late to the aircraft carrier...
For decades now, the Russian Navy has always wanted a big and powerful nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to match up against the might U.S. Navy....
Russia’s Kirov-Class Battlecruisers: Some of the Largest Warships in the Russian Navy – As Russia’s only remaining battlecruisers still in service, Russia’s Kirov-class warships...