Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After nearly 25 years in refit, Russia’s Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has begun sea trials, signaling a rare bright...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – After more than 25 years in deep refit, Russia’s 28,000-ton Kirov-class cruiser Admiral Nakhimov is back at sea for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Admiral Kuznetsov was the Soviet answer to U.S. carrier power: a heavy, missile-armed STOBAR carrier meant to project fixed-wing...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Su-33 (born Su-27K) is Russia’s aircraft carrier-based Flanker: a big, long-legged air-superiority fighter adapted for the Admiral Kuznetsov....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Russian Navy does not currently have a new aircraft carrier under construction. Still, it has been designing potential new carriers, most notably the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s Su-33 Fighter Has a Problem That Can’t Be Fixed Key Points and Summary: Russia’s Sukhoi Su-33 is a powerful and capable carrier-based fighter,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Soviet Union’s Typhoon-class was the largest submarine ever built, a 48,000-ton nuclear-powered behemoth made famous by “The Hunt for Red October.” Designed to...
Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s once-mighty Black Sea Fleet has been effectively defeated by a Ukrainian force with virtually no navy of its...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Despite Vladimir Putin’s rhetoric, the Russian Navy is in a precarious state, struggling with combat losses, an aging Soviet-era...