National Security Journal on MSN

Russia’s Kilo-class ‘Black Hole’ stealth submarines were sold to China and Iran

Summary and Key Points: The Kilo-class submarine is the Soviet Union’s most successful naval export, designed for ...
Wes O'Donell on MSN

Ukraine just sank a Kilo-class submarine in Sevastopol, how HIMARS struck Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in port

Ukraine says it destroyed the Kilo-class submarine Rostov-on-Don in Sevastopol during a precision strike that also knocked out multiple S-400 launchers. This breakdown explains what likely happened, ...
The National Interest

Kilo Class

A Russian Kilo II-class diesel-electric attack submarine, specifically the submarine Ufa, passed through Philippine territorial waters in the South China Sea (SCS) on its way from a joint naval drill ...
The National Interest

Russia’s Kilo-Class Is the ‘Black Hole’ Submarine That Keeps Getting Better

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: Since the beginning of the war in February 2022, Ukraine estimates that about 15 Russian warships, or roughly a third of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, have been ...
StrategyPage

Submarines: Black Sea Kilo Class Crisis

July 24, 2024: The Russian Black Sea fleet originally had four Kilo-Class diesel-electric submarines. One Kilo was put out of action by a September 2023 air strike on the Crimean port of Sevastopol, ...
The New York Times

Ukraine Says It Hit a Submarine With Underwater Drones

As it tried to demonstrate its continuing ability to fight, Ukraine said it had used drones to inflict serious damage on a Russian Kilo-class submarine at a Black Sea port. By Maria Varenikova ...
StrategyPage

Submarines: Lada Class Submarine Abandoned

China began ordering Russian Kilo class subs, then one of the latest diesel-electric designs available, in the late 1990s. The first two Type 39Bs appeared to be a copy of the early model 877 Kilo, ...