Russia’s Akula-class submarines may be nearing their third decade in service. However, these nuclear-powered attack submarines continue to sail the seas effectively - and make the U.S. Navy worry.
After more than twenty years of American submarine supremacy, a new challenger has arisen from the deep.
Here s What You Need to Remember: The Virginia class is quieter and has a better sonar rig than its Russian opponent. In the world of submarine warfare, that’s an unbeatable combination. It can move and detect in ways that would give away
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The United States Navy’s submarine force emerged from the Cold War as the undisputed masters of the undersea realm. The elite, all-nuclear submarine force watched as its Soviet submarine force rivals rusted away pierside, the newly founded Russian Federation unable to maintain them.