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Summary and Key Points: On April 7, 1989, the Soviet Union’s advanced titanium-hulled attack submarine K-278 Komsomolets (Mike-class) sank in the Norwegian Sea after...
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Summary and Key Points: On April 7, 1989, the Soviet Union’s advanced titanium-hulled attack submarine K-278 Komsomolets (Mike-class) sank in the Norwegian Sea after...
Soviet aircraft continue to outlive the Soviet Union, and the MiG-29 Fulcrum may be the next to stretch its lifespan into a second half-century....
Key Points and Summary – Vladimir Putin is recycling Soviet-era rhetoric to address Russia’s “nationality question,” blaming foreign intelligence services for inciting ethnic discord...
Synopsis: Ronald Reagan’s 1982 quote—wars happen when an adversary thinks you’re not strong—captures the logic behind his “Peace Through Strength” worldview. -This piece places...
Synopsis: The MiG-25 “Foxbat” is mostly retired, but its legend endures as the fastest fighter-interceptor ever built. -When it appeared in 1970, it spooked...
Key Points and Summary – The 1985 K-431 Russian Navy nuclear submarine accident wasn’t a battle loss but a refueling catastrophe at Chazhma Bay...
Key Points and Summary: While Canada has no aircraft carriers today, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) once operated a specialized carrier fleet vital to...
The Akula-Class Submarine: Everything You Always Wanted to Know In the clandestine, high-stakes undersea chess match of the Cold War, the sudden appearance of...
The Foxbat: Anatomy of a Cold War Speed Demon Introduction The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, known to NATO as the “Foxbat,” is less an aircraft and...
The Soviet military developed its first swing-wing fighter in the late 1960s as an answer to the American F-4 Phantom. The Soviet Mikoyan MiG-23...