Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Union built revolutionary titanium-hulled submarines—like the Alfa-class—that were faster and could dive deeper than any American sub....
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A deep dive is taken into the tragic, but often forgotten, 1989 sinking of the K-278 Komsomolets, a unique,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Sierra class (Projects 945 and 945A) wrapped a modern attack submarine around a titanium pressure hull to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed the Sierra I and II-class submarines, advanced nuclear-powered attack boats with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Despite the legendary success of the Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird, the Soviet Union never developed a direct equivalent, for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – In February 1992, just after the end of the Cold War, the US nuclear attack submarine USS Baton Rouge collided with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Russian Sierra II-class (Project 945A “Kondor”) is an advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine designed as a hunter-killer to target US and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The Soviet Sierra I-class (Project 945) was a technologically ambitious nuclear-powered attack submarine designed in the late 1970s, characterized by its...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Russia’s Losharik (AS-31), a unique deep-diving nuclear-powered special missions submarine, is reportedly ready for sea trials in 2025 after a nearly...