Key Points – Russia’s Akula II-class nuclear-powered attack submarine Vepr (K-157), a late Cold War-era design, remains a versatile and potent asset despite the broader Akula-class aging. -It ...

Summary: The Akula-II class submarine, a key component of the Russian Navy’s fleet, remains a formidable asset despite the broader challenges faced by Russia in Ukraine. -Known for their stealth ...

The Akula II variant Only one Akula II variant was ever completed- the Vepr (K-157). In 1990, her keel was laid down and she officially launched four years later. In 1995, the Vepr commissioned.

July 6, 2006: The long rumored, but much denied, deal for Indian to lease one, or two, Russian Akula II class nuclear attack subs, is hot news once more. That's because one of the Akula II subs, the ...

Significantly, the recent acquisition on a 10-year lease of the ‘Chakra' (Russian Akula II class nuclear attack submarine) is an extremely perspicacious departure from the past for it is a ...

The Akula-II class third generation nuclear powered submarine was inducted by the Soviet Navy in 1984 and is said to be superior to the deadly US ''Los Angeles'' class nuclear submarines.

British submarine hunter HMS Portland was on watch as cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk and Akula-class attack submarine Vepr made their underwater journey south, along the Norwegian coast ...

India News: India got closer to deploying a nuclear-powered submarine by mid-2010 after the Russian Navy formally inducted the Akula-II class attack submarine 'K- ...

HMS Portland reported on the movements of the Russian cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk and Akula-class attack submarine Vepr on Friday.

India has taken possession of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia on a 10-year lease, Indian media say. The Akula II craft was handed over to India in a ceremony in eastern Russia in a deal ...

The bare facts, confirmed by official spokesmen from both countries are these: An Akula and an Akula II, fast-attack (SSN-type) nuclear powered subs among the very best in the Russian Navy ...