Key Points - Russia's Oscar II-class (Project 949A Antey) nuclear-powered submarines, originally designed as Cold War "carrier killers," remain a significant and dangerous part of its fleet. -These ...

Key Points - The US Navy strategically surfaces its highly capable Seawolf-class submarines on rare occasions to send a clear deterrent message to adversaries like Russia. -A key example occurred on ...

For the first time, a Chinese submarine deployed to the waters off Russia for a five-day joint exercise between the two countries. A People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) submarine identified as Great ...

Russia and Belarus on Friday launched a long-planned joint military exercise involving thousands of troops that has raised concern in the West. The exercises, dubbed “Zapad 2025,” or “West 2025,” are ...

MINSK, BELARUS - NOVEMBER 23: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) embraces Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (L) during the SCTO Summit on November 23, 2023, in Minsk, Belarus.