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 ...

To date only a single Akula II was completed, the Vepr (K-157). Her keel was laid down in June 1990 by Sevmash, and she was launched on December 10, 1994. She was commissioned on November 25, 1995 ...

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 ...

MOSCOW: India is to lease a multi-role nuclear submarine Akula-II for 10 years. MOSCOW: India is to lease a multi-role nuclear submarine from Russia for 10 years under a deal signed earlier this ...

Against this backdrop, a retired chief of naval staff had told me that the coming of Akula four years late, when the S-2 vessel is already undergoing sea-trials, serves little purpose.

A Royal Navy warship was forced to scramble two Russian submarines as they sailed into the North Sea.. British submarine hunter HMS Portland was on watch as cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk ...

A Royal Navy warship has tracked two Russian submarines in the North Sea. British submarine hunter HMS Portland shadowed the vessels from Russia's Northern Fleet after they surfaced separately ...

The 8,140-tonne Akula II submarine, the K-152 Nerpa, has been renamed by India as the INS Chakra II. It was due to be handed over to Delhi in 2009 but was delayed because of problems during testing.

India News: INS Chakra, the nuclear-powered Akula-II class submarine taken on lease from Russia for 10 years, will reach Indian shores in the next few days.

A British Royal Navy warship was forced to track two Russian submarines, which had sailed into the North Sea. Submarine hunter HMS Portland was on hand as cruise missile sub Severodvinsk and Akula ...