Highly automated, they required a small crew of just 32 officers. -Despite their advanced design, the Alfa-class submarines were loud and expensive to build due to the challenges of working with ...

the Alfa-class could reach speeds exceeding 40 knots and dive deeper than Western counterparts, helping it evade NATO anti-submarine warfare (ASW) measures. -Its design minimized magnetic ...

Vessels like these and the Alfa-class belong to a subdivision called fast-attack submarines, which specialize in covert and shock operations such as insertion of special-operations troops ...