Further to the article in December 2022, the ski-jump arrangement of Iran's first drone carrier is now confirmed in photos.
The carrier, to be named Shahid Bagheri, has an unique flight deck layout.
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Russia Faces New Threat: Ukraine’s ‘Toloka’ Underwater Maritime Drone
The Russian Navy has a new problem in the Black Sea. Ukrainian group Brave-1 have shown their Toloka weaponized UUV (uncrewed underwater vehicle). The design is evidently intended to operate as a form of loitering torpedo.
It is a concept that makes a lot of sense.
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Update: 2017 Gävle submarine incident may have been Russian incursion
In July 2017 an unidentified submersible was imaged underwater in Gävle harbour, Sweden, by a ship conducting a survey.
I no longer believe that it was a Swedish made Carrier SEAL. By implication, a Russian submersible is most likely.
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North Korea's Mini-Poseidon: Haeil-2
The Pyongyang regime could be forgiven for lamenting that their expensive efforts to capture world attention by testing new wonder weapons has fallen flat. Firing ballistic missiles, even impressive ones, barely gets noticed these days.
Yet of course defense analysts take these developments seriously...
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Russian Firm Develops New 'Skat' Underwater Vehicle
Russian media has reported that Spektr Engineering design bureau has developed a new uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV).
The 'Skat' (Скат) may have potential uses in the war with Ukraine.
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Ukraine's New Maritime Drone Revealed
Images have emerged showing a new 'maritime drone, aka uncrewed surface vessel (USV), developed in Ukraine. The design is related to Monobank, an online bank which has become one of the main ways volunteers to provide money to the Ukrainian war effort.
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Confirmed: Narco Submarine Discovered In Spain Is Directly Related To 2019 Incident
Images of the narco submarine found in Vilaxoán, Galicia, Spain being lifted confirm yesterday's analysis. The vessel is directly related to the 2019 incident.
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Latest Transatlantic Narco-Submarine In Europe Has Same Builder As Last One
A narco-submarine has been found in Galicia, Spain. Only the bow was poking up above the waves.
Despite this, it is possible to identify the type...
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Iran's IRGC Special Forces Using Modern German Underwater Vehicles
Iran’s second navy, the IRGC-N (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy) often raises a eyebrows with its outlandish weapons concepts. Yet behind the propaganda and hyperbole there is a consistent and growing core of good ideas and viable equipment.
The IRGC has now created the world's first very small air-defense boat...
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Iran Reveals World's First Air Defense Small Boat
Iran’s second navy, the IRGC-N (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy) often raises a eyebrows with its outlandish weapons concepts. Yet behind the propaganda and hyperbole there is a consistent and growing core of good ideas and viable equipment.
The IRGC has now created the world's first very small air-defense boat...
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