President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday, marking a technological breakthrough that would dramatically increaseRussia's military capabilityand boost the Kremlin's global position. Speaking in a state-of-the-nation speech, Putin said the weapons include a nuclear-powered cruise missile, a...
Following technical problems, the Russian Navy is also rolling out its new Borey-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. Russia's upgrades to its nuclear arsenal help justify modernization programs in other nuclear weapon states, and raise questions about Russia's commitment to its ...
The Russian Navy has officially commissioned the Arkhangelsk, a new nuclear-powered submarine under Project 885M (Yasen-M), following a ceremony at the Sevmash Shipyard.
Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan arrives at the port of Havana, Cuba, June 12, 2024. A detachment of Russian warships arrived at the port of Havana, Cuba, on Wednesday after completing exercises on using high-precision weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The ministry said these s...
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A picture of heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" is posted on the website of the Russian Defense Ministry. MOSCOW, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" of Russia's Northern Fleet entered the Barents Sea on Saturday to "perform combat training miss...
The failed missile launch is believed to have been of the massive RS-28 Sarmat missile, known as the "Satan II" in the West. The Sarmat, one of Russia's next-generation nuclear capable missiles, tips the scales at over 200 tons and can carry multiple warheads, with a total es...
The Yuri Dolgoruky submarine is the lead vessel of Project 955 or Borey, a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine produced by Russia and operated by the Russian Navy. Currently, Russia has nine modern strategic missile submarines and it aims to increase the number to 13, including...
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Sevmash shipyard does find itself in a relatively comfortable position compared to other shipyards. It is the only shipyard in Russia that specializes in the construction and maintenance of nuclear-powered submarines, both attack as ballistic missile submarines, and as such is directly l...