Lada was developed in the 1990s as the successor to the Kilo class, but the promised improvements that made Lada unique, especially the AIP, were never ready so there was not enough difference between ...

There were many problems with the Lada design, but the main one appears to be the failure of the long promised Russian AIP Air Independent Propulsion system. This was supposed to be a key feature of ...

Key Points - Russia's Lada-class diesel-electric submarines, intended as advanced replacements for the Soviet-era Kilo class, have endured a deeply troubled and protracted journey into service. -The ...

Summary: The Russian Navy, despite recent setbacks in Ukraine, continues to operate one of the world’s most formidable submarine fleets, including the advanced Lada-class diesel-electric attack ...