Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines—especially the modernized Project 636.3/636.6 variants—remain central to Moscow’s naval posture because they are quiet, proven,...
Key Points and Summary: Sweden’s next-generation A26 Blekinge-class submarine is poised to become the premier conventional hunter-killer of the Baltic Sea, despite a turbulent...
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Kirov-class battlecruiser was conceived as a nuclear-powered, prestige flagship built to stalk U.S. carrier groups and survive...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Oscar-class nuclear-powered cruise-missile submarines—Project 949 Granit and 949A Antey—were built to kill U.S. carriers with salvos of P-700...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Amur-class submarines were supposed to be export-ready successors to the Kilo line, with quieter hulls, optional AIP and...
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet November-class (Project 627) submarines were Moscow’s first nuclear-powered attack boats, built to carry massive nuclear torpedoes against...
Key Points and Summary – As Admiral Kuznetsov fades into irrelevance, Russia’s already weak surface fleet raises a hard question: does Moscow even need...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Kirov-Class Battlecruiser Reboot Has ‘Museum Piece’ Written All Over It -Russia is pouring billions of dollars and decades...