A look at the sheer scale, history, and evolution of 10 of the biggest military submarines ever made, from early experiments to nuclear giants.

Following the withdrawal of Soviet submarine, military officials originally wanted to field 30 Yasen-class submarines and 14 strategic Borei-class boats.

The Borei-class (Project 955) is Russia’s latest generation of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), designed to replace the aging Delta and Typhoon classes. Built for strategic ...

The Russian Typhoon-class SSBN (Project 941 "Akula") is the largest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine ever built. Designed during the Cold War to counter the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class ...

The 24,000-ton Borei-class submarine is armed with up to 16 submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and each missile carries six nuclear warheads at most.

The Navy is slated to commission its very first Virginia-class submarine designed for a fully gender-integrated crew on Saturday. A submarine designed and built for both genders has been a long ...

November 13, 2023: By the end of this year the seventh of ten Russian Borei-class SSBN (ballistic missile carrying) nuclear submarines enters service. Three more are in various stages of completion ...

November 13, 2023: By the end of this year the seventh of ten Russian Borei-class SSBN (ballistic missile carrying) nuclear submarines enters service. Three more are in various stages of completion ...

The Emperor Alexander III, a new Borei-class nuclear submarine, is engineered to carry 16 Bulava missiles. It is anticipated to be a key naval asset of Russia’s nuclear forces in the years to come.

The Russian military has reported a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from a new nuclear submarine.

The Russian navy currently has three Borei-class submarines in service, one more is finishing tests and three others are under construction, the Defense Ministry said.