During the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union had serious plans for nuclear warfare, and to protect their ...

Key Points – Russia’s Typhoon-class (Project 941 Akula) submarines, the largest ever built, were formidable Cold War-era nuclear ballistic missile platforms (SSBNs) designed for strategic ...

The Russian Navy’s Project 941 Akula-class (NATO reporting name Typhoon) heavy nuclear ballistic submarine was laid down in June 1976 and commissioned in 1984.

According to Russian state media, the Typhoon-class submarine was recently decommissioned and removed from the fleet, has been in use since the 1980s.

The sole remaining Typhoon-class submarine, Dmitry Donskoy, is set to receive a further lease on life. A military insider source told TASS news yesterday that the Navy has no immediate plans to ...

A Cold War story has come to an end as the largest ever submarine is put out to pasture. According to the Russian state news agency TASS, the Dmitry Donskoy, the first of the gigantic Typhoon ...

A Russian leviathan capable of launching 20 nuclear missiles, the Knyaz Vladimir is Russia's most advanced submarine.

March 7, 2023: After years of delays, diversions and unexpected difficulties, the last of the failed Russian Typhoon submarines is being retired and scrapped. This follows over a decade of efforts to ...

The U. S. Navy is currently building one type of submarine, the general-purpose Virginia Class. In contrast, Russia is building six, in its greatest modernization since the Cold War.

A resurgent Russian submarine capability presents considerable challenges for the United States and allied powers.

Russia’s Typhoon-class submarines are the biggest subs ever built. Each u-boat stretched to nearly 600 feet long and was wider than the average American house.