February 27, 2025: SSBNs are nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines. The Russian Navy is more than halfway through its SSBN upgrade and refurbishment program. Currently Russia has fifteen SSBNs ...
The Russian Typhoon-class SSBN (Project 941 "Akula") is the largest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine ever built. Designed during the Cold War to counter the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class SSBNs, it ...
The TK-208 was laid down on June 30, 1976, at the legendary Soviet Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. This facility, by the way, was renowned for constructing some of the Soviet Union’s most iconic and ...
SSBNs are the keystone of its modern sea-based deterrent, set to replace aging Delta and Typhoon boats. -Eight are in service ...