The Object 279 was the Soviet Union’s ultimate Cold War tank—engineered to cross swamps, break front lines, and even survive nuclear shockwaves. Weighing over 60 tons and armed with a 130mm ...

Object 279, at around 60 tons in weight, absolutely put the heavy in heavy tank. With armored plating around 11 inches thick, the concept for Object 279 was seemingly focused on one thing: ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — A faraway object in space is actually being destroyed by a real-life 'Death Star.' Astronomers announced Wednesday that they have discovered a rocky object ...

Russia is in the process of reviving 'Object 279,' a 66-ton monster war machine developed in the Soviet era, amid reports of its much-hyped tanks faltering on Ukraine soil under anti-tank ...