Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Soviet Union’s four Kiev-class aircraft carriers, built in the 1970s, are largely regarded as a failed attempt to match Western...
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The Russian Kirov-class Battlecruisers were the largest and heaviest surface vessels, not aircraft carriers, on the sea during the Cold War. Russia initially planned...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Russian Akula II-class submarine is something to behold and sometimes has American naval battle planners scratching their heads about the best way to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, is a dysfunctional relic plagued by fires, breakdowns, and endless refit delays, urging it be scrapped...
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Summary and Key Points: In 1992, the USS Baton Rouge collided with the Russian submarine B-276 Kostroma near Severomorsk, Russia, despite the Cold War...
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The Russian Navy’s Nuclear Powered Kirov-Class Battlecruiser: Back in Action? Key Point: Though the Admiral Nakhimov’s two nuclear reactors have been recently reactivated, it...
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Key Points and Summary: The Russian Navy, once a Cold War powerhouse, struggles to maintain global power projection. With an aging surface fleet, including...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s latest nuclear submarine, Arkhangelsk, is the fourth vessel in the advanced Yasen-M class. Though smaller than the original Yasen-class,...
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The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is a perfect icon from the Soviet Union-era, aged, unreliable, and poorly maintained military hardware. It has been...