What You Need to Know: The Akula-class submarines are among Russia’s most formidable undersea weapons, built for stealth, speed, and survivability. Launched in 1986, Akula-class subs are equipped with ...

To rectify this shortcoming, the Soviets initiated Project 971 “Schuka-B” in the 1980’s to create a family of SSNs equipped with stellar acoustic capabilities. This project was initially ...

From nuclear-armed giants to stealthy hunters, a handful of Russian submarines are built specifically to carry some of the world’s deadliest weapons. Ranked among Russia’s six most dangerous boats in ...

Russia will not modernize its Project 941 Akula-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines due to financial considerations MOSCOW, March 7 (Itar-Tass) — Russia will not modernize its Project ...

MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. Mikhail Budnichenko, director general at the Sevmash naval shipyard has said no other Navies in the world have a submarine like the Akula-class Dmitry Donskoy. "I think ...