Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Soviet Ulyanovsk was to be an approximately 80,000-ton nuclear-powered supercarrier. The Soviet Ulyanovsk was planned to be powered by 4 KN-3 nuclear reactors....
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s former Pacific Fleet commander Sergei Avakyants said the aircraft carrier “is already a bygone era. These are very expensive and ineffective naval weapons.”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
On August 12, 2000, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea after a 65-76A hydrogen-peroxide torpedo exploded in her starboard torpedo...
Dollars and Sense
Russia’s Admiral Nakhimov—the massive Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser originally designed to hunt American aircraft carriers during the Cold War—is finally undergoing sea trials after a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov finally put to sea for trials in 2025—after spending more than 25 years laid up in port at...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was once a dominant regional naval force. But the fleet has been severely weakened, resulting in a shift from an...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has taken serious hits from Ukrainian missiles and naval drones, including the loss of flagship...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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...