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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...
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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...
Synopsis and Key Points: Russia’s Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines were built for coastal warfare, but their modernized variants remain central to Moscow’s strategy decades later....
Synopsis: Reports in early 2025 suggested Morocco could be evaluating Russia’s Amur-1650 diesel-electric submarines as it explores acquiring its first undersea force. -Moscow is...
Synopsis: The undersea attack submarine race in 2026 is being defined by quieting, sensors, and payload—because the best attack submarines are no longer “just”...
Key Points and Summary – In 2015, the French Navy’s compact Rubis-class nuclear attack submarine Saphir slipped through the layered defenses of the aircraft...
Key Points and Summary – South Korea’s KSS-III program is the Navy’s pivot from German-derived boats to a truly indigenous submarine built for long,...
Synopsis: This piece examines Russia’s planned Laika- or “Husky”-class submarine, a fifth-generation design meant to restore Moscow’s undersea edge despite wartime strain. -Projected to...
Key Points and Summary – The loss of the USS Scorpion (SSN-589) submarine remains one of the U.S. Navy’s most haunting unsolved mysteries, claiming...
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 – Russia’s Yasen-class nuclear attack submarines are emerging as the sharpest edge of Vladimir Putin’s “blue water” navy. -The latest...