The rate of Chinese warship production is impressive by any standards. A new Google Earth satellite image update of shipyards in Shanghai emphasises this.
The latest image shows solid progress on a massive dry dock...
Read More >....
All articles
Gone: Famous Chinese Shipyard Disappears
For many years Chinese warships and submarines have been built at a shipyard in downtown Wuhan. The yard, on the Yangtze River defined the area. But as the urban environment developed, it seemed increasingly out of place.
There is now clear evidence that the yard has closed...
Read More >....
Russian Submarine Concept: Amur e600
UPDATED Sept 4
An unusual and interesting design, the e600 is the latest submarine from Russian design bureau Rubin. Being a single-hull design it fits within the 'Amur' family.
The key to an all-electric propulsion is lithium based battery technologies...
Read More >....
Old-School Narco Submarine Interdicted By Colombian Navy
On the morning of Sunday August 28 it was confirmed that a 'semi- submersible' (read: low profile vessel, LPV) had been interdicted by the Colombian Navy.
It is essentially similar to one stopped in February 8 in the same area...
Read More >....
Heavily Armed Russian Navy Ships Sailing Between Britain And Ireland
Regularly UPDATED
2022-09-04 0400Z
After several days loitering in the Celtic Sea, the Russian ships headed south briefly and then started a run through the English Channel overnight September 3-4..
Read More >....
OSINT: Mysterious Beluga Whale Base In Sochi, Black Sea
The Russian Navy's use of trained dolphins, seals and beluga whales, is well established.
A Beluga Whale site in Sochi, on the Black Sea, retains an air of mystery...
Read More >....
Russia Forced To Reduce Navy In Mediterranean As Ukraine War Drags On
One of Russia’s two SLAVA class cruisers deployed to the Mediterranean has left the sea. The Marshal Ustinov was seen sailing out through the Straits of Gibraltar today.
This may be a sign that the Russian Navy forces in the Mediterranean, beefed up to support the invasion of Ukraine, are being forced to withdraw key assets...
Read More >....
OSINT: Ukrainian Drone Took Inland Approach To Attack Russian Navy Headquarters At Sevastopol
Sevastopol harbour, the main naval base for Russia’s Black Sea fleet (BSF) has, until now, been largely unaffected by the sharp end of the Ukraine War. Butthe past week or so has seen Ukraine bring the war to Crimea.
On August 20 a drone hit the navy headquarters, in broad daylight. Interestingly, the drone approached from inland...
Read More >....
OSINT: Russian Navy Base At Sevastopol Defended By Inflatable S-400 Missiles
Russia's main naval base in the Black Sea, Sevastopol, is guarded by the latest S-400 air-defense system.
The real S-400 missiles have recently been moved from their permanent launch site however. Russian TV has shown inflatable replacements at the site.
Read More >....
Idea - OSINT organization
Western governments should set up dedicated information and analysis units using open source intelligence (OSINT) and commercially sourced imagery to monitor and record 'areas of interest'. This is to win the information war with facts.
Read More >....