... for this rather thoughtful video:
Are these:
1. Serially produced (6 hulls), apart from single project 661 (NATO's--Papa), project 705 SSNs of the Soviet Navy:
Fully titanium hull which made them the largest titanium made objects on the planet. It also made them due to slick hydrodynamics and bismuth reactor second fastest (after already mentioned single Papa sub) submarines in history. They have been also the most automated subs in history--with crew consisting primarily of 27 officers and a few NCOs. As you may have guessed it--technologies which went into such hulls, from purest of metallurgy to welding titanium elements in the vacuum chambers (some of them huge)--this was and still is the cutting edge technology which only Russia possesses.
2. This:
A reborn, brand new TU-160M2 strategic bomber which consists of a huge number of titanium parts, including the most crucial--central load-bearing boom which is titanium and requires a state-of-the-art electronic-ray welding. As you may have guessed it--West's "experts" thought that it was impossible to restart the production--as always, they were wrong.
These are just but a few examples (not to mention titanium elements, including blades, of Russian PD-8, PD-14 and PD-35 jet engines) of Russia holding a premier position in a full spectrum of titanium expertise. Yes, it is so unglamorous, as you have guessed it, compared to "hi-tech" (/sarcasm) Teslas or Louis Vuitton overpriced junk for cultural riff-raff. But that is the REAL world and if you ask me, I can only speculate (wink, wink) on a dramatic role of titanium (together with advanced composites) playing role in Russia's missilery ranging from ICBMs to hypersonic systems. So, enjoy a thoughtful video.
