Russia’s defence industry has seen a dramatic transformation since the 2008 ‘New Look Reforms’ and especially since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. […]
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Su-35S Flanker-E: The Ultimate Guide to Russia’s Best Fighter Jet
The Su-35S Flanker-E: Russia’s Apex Predator of the 4th Generation The Sukhoi Su-35S, designated “Flanker-E” by NATO, represents the zenith of conventional 4th-generation fighter design […]
Admiral Kuznetsov: Ultimate Guide to Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier
The Admiral Kuznetsov: A Legacy of Ambition and Adversity Introduction The Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov is more than a warship; it is a physical […]
Russia’s Akula-Class Nuclear Submarine Was Built to ‘Hunt’ the U.S. navy
The Akula-Class Submarine: Everything You Always Wanted to Know In the clandestine, high-stakes undersea chess match of the Cold War, the sudden appearance of a […]
Russia’s K-278 Komsomolets or Mike-Class Submarine: A Tragic History
A Sunken Titan: An Exhaustive Analysis of the Soviet Project 685 “Mike-Class” Submarine K-278 Komsomolets Introduction In the silent, abyssal depths of the Norwegian Sea, […]
Su-34 Fullback: The Ultimate Guide to Russia’s Fighter-Bomber
The Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback: Anatomy of Russia’s Fighter-Bomber Introduction – A Cold War Platypus in a 21st Century World The Sukhoi Su-34, known to NATO […]
Su-25 Frogfoot: The Ultimate Guide to Russia’s ‘Flying Tank’
Introduction: The Flying Tank Reborn In the pantheon of military aviation, few aircraft so perfectly embody their nation’s warfighting philosophy as the Sukhoi Su-25. Known […]
Russia’s Kirov class: Cold War dinosaurs in a naval post-Mesozoic era
According to various Russian news agencies and online forums, the Russian Kirov-class nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov was scheduled to deploy to sea in late […]