The debate over nuclear-powered submarines is likely to serve as a critical indicator of Japan’s strategic trajectory.

The surface force will net a total of seven Littoral Combat Ships after the Navy shelved plans to decommission the hulls ...

The following is the Jan. 26, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS ...

At its current production rates, China is likely to have a far more menacing submarine force than Russia in short order—though its quality is still uncertain.

BAE Systems has secured a £453.5 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to move into full production of the ECRS Mk2 advanced radar for the Royal Air Forces ...

The Russian Typhoon-class SSBN (Project 941 "Akula") is the largest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine ever built.

In recent years, Russia has been making determined efforts to rebuild its Navy and return to the world’s oceans. Did the now-completed year 2025 bring it any closer to that goal?

China has overtaken Russia to become the world’s second-largest operator of nuclear-powered submarines. Updated force assessments indicate that China now operates an estimated 32 active nuclear ...

Last year, a Russian “shadow fleet” vessel transported two submarine nuclear reactors to an uncertain destination in the Far East—but it never arrived. Rumors abound about the true extent and nature ...

The Project 636 Varshavyanka (NATO classification: Improved Kilo-class) submarines are an export variant of the Project 877 Paltus (NATO classification: Kilo-class) submarines. The name “Varshavyanka” ...

Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as the U.S. efforts to broker a deal to end the nearly four-year war in ...

In February 2026, for the first time in decades, there will be no active treaty limiting the size of the US and Russian nuclear arsenals. Experts are divided on whether the New START treaty genuinely ...