The Volga Exercise

In this gripping fictional Cold War scenario, the mighty USS New Jersey battleship—revived and recommissioned—is en route to Iceland for a high-profile port visit. Escorted by a single Ticonderoga-class Aegis cruiser, the two-ship U.S. Navy flotilla suddenly finds itself ambushed in the North Atlantic by a Soviet task force of cruisers and destroyers.

As missiles fill the sky and radar screens light up, the question becomes clear: Can the Aegis combat system hold the line and protect the New Jersey long enough for her to escape?

This tactical naval analysis explores Cold War-era doctrines, ship capabilities, and electronic warfare as a lone Aegis shield stands between the battleship and disaster. Watch the scenario unfold in real-time as we test the limits of Cold War technology and resolve.