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Why the Soviet Navy’s Supercarrier Dream Failed

On October 15th 2016, the 43,000 ton Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuzentsov slipped out of the Kola Bay fjord in the Barents Sea. Escorted by a small flotilla of warships including the powerful ...
Task & Purpose

Navy pilot who took out 4 Soviet jets in covered-up mission may get Medal of Honor

More than 70 years after he took part in the longest dogfight in Navy history, scoring four aerial victories, Royce Williams might finally get the Medal of Honor. Over the weekend, Congress released ...
Stars and Stripes

Bill would allow Medal of Honor consideration for Navy pilot who downed 4 Soviet fighter jets during Korean War

A 100-year-old Korean War veteran involved in a secretive dogfight with seven Russian fighter planes more than 70 years ago would be eligible for the Medal of Honor upon the passage of a new defense ...
The National Interest

Doomed from the Start: The Tragic Tale of the Soviet Navy’s Mike-Class Submarine

The K-278 Komsomolets was a one-of-a-kind vessel, developed by the Rubin Design Bureau to test technologies for future fourth-generation Russian nuclear submarines. Ordered in 1966 and designed by ...