was known in the USSR as the Project 941 Akula-class. At the time it was conceived, Moscow sought a submarine capable of carrying an unprecedented number of ballistic missiles, ensuring the ...

However, in the mid-1980s, the launch of the Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarines changed everything. With unprecedented speed, firepower, and near-silent operation, the Akula-class ...

were initially intended to replace the aging Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. The program progressed slowly following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. While the lead vessel ...

Sailors aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine Iowa man the rails during a commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. (John Narewski/U.S. Navy) The Navy formally ...

The construction of the Block V submarines is still ongoing, with none of the ten boats yet commissioned. BAE Systems has been awarded a US$70 million contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat to ...

The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826) class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) program is a program to design and build a class of 12 new SSBNs to replace the Navy’s current force of 14 aging Ohio ...

The Pakistan Navy's second Hangor-class submarine was recently launched in China, with a Chinese expert expecting the boat with strong comprehensive combat capability to become a mainstay for the ...

The Pakistan Navy launched its second Hangor-class submarine, PNS Shushuk, in a ceremony held in China on March 15, 2025, the military’s media wing said. The event was attended by high-ranking ...

April 5, 2025. US Navy Photo USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. The 7,800-ton ...

The Akula super yacht sailed into the port of Bristol and into the heart of the city’s Floating Harbour yesterday (Tuesday, April 1). Traffic had to stop on both the A370 Plimsoll Bridge and ...

PERTH: In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of dolphins in new waters where ...