Specs & Capabilities In terms of armament, the Oscar II ships are lethal. Each submarine can carry two dozen SS-N-19 Granit (NATO codename Shipwreck) cruise missiles with a range of 550 km. As ...

The Irkutsk, following the K-239 Belgorod submarine of Project 949A, has returned to service after a prolonged stay in the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Oscar-class subs are not at the cutting edge of stealthy submarine technology—but they may remain an effective means to threaten valuable surface ships ...

What You Need to Know: In August 2000, the Russian submarine Kursk suffered two massive explosions during a naval exercise in the Barents Sea, sinking with 118 crew aboard. Caused ...

Budget cuts have meant that he and his colleagues have not received their pay in months, but the submariners of the Oscar II-class submarine Kursk still head out into deep waters. However ...