In this in-depth technical breakdown, we explore the formidable Kirov-class battlecruiser—one of the most heavily armed surface combatants ever built. This video covers the…
A prominent symbol of Russian military power is the Su-35 fighter jet.The single-seat, twin-engine, heavyweight, super-maneuverable aircraft, is designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau.The…
What if one of the most advanced supersonic bombers of the Cold War never fulfilled its deadly purpose? The North American A-5 Vigilante was…
US and NATO forces made extensive use of air-to-air refuelling throughout the Cold War. It's therefore natural to assume that Soviet air forces did…
Get a quick and focused look at the Soviet Union’s Delta III-class ballistic missile submarine in just 4 minutes. This short video covers the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the "grandest" ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow, evoking the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in…
The Sukhoi Su-30 is a twin-engine, two-seat super-maneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole…
Expert of Eastern European and Russian affairs and Director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute Dr. Michael Kimmage joins WIRED to answer the internet's…
The Seawolf-class was supposed to be America’s answer to a terrifying question: What if the Cold War went terribly wrong? Faster, deeper-diving, and seventy…
In July of 1974, the USSR fired the first and only cannon to be shot into space. Haunted by fears of U.S. spacecraft inspecting…
The USS Halibut was no ordinary submarine. In one of the most daring missions of the Cold War, this U.S. spy sub silently infiltrated…
It was happening.A shrill alarm shattered the silence. The night of September 26, 1983, had become suddenly and unbearably heavy in a Soviet command…
K-429: Only Russian Submarine in History to Sink Twice.During the Cold War, the Soviet Union faced numerous submarine accidents, exacerbated by its struggle to…
In today's video, we return to the Cold War. In this case, to the very tail end of it with one of the last…
As an admittedly unintentional Soviet Double Feature, today's shipwreck video is one more like the Murmansk video. Looking at abandoned Soviet warships, rotting away…
You might think that Greenland doesn't have much value, but that's because you are looking at a map the wrong way. You need to…
The B-47 Stratojet: a sleek, swept-wing icon of the Cold War, and a pivotal aircraft in aviation history. This jet-powered bomber, developed in secrecy…
Man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) are surface-to-air missiles designed for use by an individual or a small team, primarily to target enemy aerial assets.…
Was the Yak-38 the Soviet Union's answer to the legendary Harrier Jump Jet, or just a flying experiment gone hilariously wrong? Join me as…
The Soviet Union's first atomic bomb test in 1949 changed history—but at what cost? Today, we unravel the devastating human and environmental toll of…
The Soviet Union's OKBs were not just responsible for aircraft designs. From the earliest days of the Soviet Union the big names produced other…
Castle Union was one of the nuclear tests conducted by the United States as part of Operation Castle in 1954. This operation was designed…
The F-108 Rapier: A Dream That Never Took FlightThe F-108 Rapier was an experimental aircraft developed in the late 1950s by North American Aviation.…
