Summary: The deployment of the Akula I-class Soviet nuclear-powered attack submarine in 1985 caught Western intelligence off guard, as they had not expected its arrival until a decade later.

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 ...

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 ...

A writer from Michigan, Peter Suchu, who regularly publishes in The National Interest noted that the new Perm submarine with ...

Today two Akula-class submarines, the Arkhangelsk and the Severstal, both of which carried ballistic missiles, have been withdrawn from the Navy’s structure and are staying in the dock of the ...

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 ...

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 Dmitry Donskoy is a ...

A U.S. submarine, the USS Tampa Bay, vanishes while shadowing a Russian Akula-class submarine in the Arctic. Rear Admiral John Fisk sends a Virginia-class submarine, the USS Arkansas, under the ...

A U.S. submarine, the USS Tampa Bay, vanishes while shadowing a Russian Akula-class submarine in the Arctic. Rear Admiral John Fisk sends a Virginia-class submarine, the USS Arkansas, under the ...