The design of the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker is a complex process involving advanced engineering and innovative technology. Miniature models of the icebreaker are created to ...

Opinion: New icebreakers designed to deploy and service uncrewed systems would bolster a credible Arctic defense.

The ship was built to clear shipping paths to the northern ports of Russia. Testing of both ice and models of the ship design point to the ability to break ice layers that are two meters thick.

By 2016, Russian submarines will have the ability to cut through thick, Arctic ice without damaging the ship’s housing during rapid surfacing, thanks to a new design that puts advanced ...