The Typhoon-class submarines were the largest ever built, designed to rival America’s Ohio-class SSBNs during the Cold War.

Crafted by the Rubin Design Bureau during the height of the Cold War, the Typhoon-class (its NATO reporting ... the subsequent Russian Federation was plagued by budget crises.

The Russian Navy’s Varshavyanka-class diesel-electric submarines (NATO reporting name: Improved Kilo-II) have been described by the United States Navy as “Black Holes” for their ability to ...