When the Soviet Union introduced the Akula class attack submarine, Western intelligence was caught off guard. These boats ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The legacy systems of the Cold War have left Russia well prepared for competition over the Arctic. Over the past decade, nations bordering on the... Here’s What You ...

Summary and Key Points: Submarine service is notoriously dangerous, particularly on Russian submersibles. On November 8, 2008, the Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine K-152 Nerpa experienced a ...

RUSSIANS COMING: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is asking the nation’s top naval officer for more information about reported patrols by a Russian nuclear attack submarine in the Gulf of Mexico that had ...