Key Points and Summary - Despite Vladimir Putin's rhetoric, the Russian Navy is in a precarious state, struggling with combat losses, an aging Soviet-era surface fleet, and a crippled shipbuilding ...

With the remarkable level of bloodshed associated with its career, one can see how S-13 earned the admiration of Joseph Stalin. Officially designated Srednyaya (Russian for “medium”), the S-Class ...

Key Points and Summary - The Russian Navy's future is "tenuous and unclear" as it evolves from a global aspiration into a smaller, regional force. -This analysis argues that a combination of ...

The K-278 Komsomolets was a one-of-a-kind vessel, developed by the Rubin Design Bureau to test technologies for future fourth-generation Russian nuclear submarines. Ordered in 1966 and designed by ...

Many of fleet's ships are old, destined for scrap; Fleet is due to get new submarines, ships, aircraft. Ships used in Ukraine crisis, against Georgia, off Syria. Gently bobbing up and down in the ...

More than 70 years after he took part in the longest dogfight in Navy history, scoring four aerial victories, Royce Williams might finally get the Medal of Honor. Over the weekend, Congress released ...

The United States is locked in a battle for supremacy with China and Russia that has taken many forms. The constant competition has resulted in the sides looking to gain an advantage in nontraditional ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new naval strategy which aims to fully restore Russia's position as one of the world's leading maritime powers, Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev said in ...

The Russian military is eyeing plans to scrap its last remaining aircraft carrier, which has been plagued for years with disasters and costly repairs, according to state media. The Russian navy and ...

(Reuters) -Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy who was praised and promoted by President Vladimir Putin, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior ...