The Royal Navy is exploring future scenarios which include mother submarines. These could act as the central node on a loose network of uncrewed underwater assets. These would launch UUVs (uncrewed underwater vehicles) to "Survey otherwise inaccessible areas".
State-controlled Chinese television channel China Central Television (CCTV) has aired a piece showing a Wave Glider.
OSINT. Iran has been expanding the little-known shipyard. The site, on Qeshm Island in the strait of Hormuz is constructing one of the three new catamaran missile corvettes for the IRGC. A Unique Submarine: New Concept From Russia's Famous Rubin Design Bureau
Modern submarines are undoubtedly amongst the most powerful and effective warships to ever exist. And those offered by Russia's famous Rubin Design Bureau are among the most capable.
What Rubin feels the world needs is a much more modest submarine. One which is particularly well suited to the types of missions that regular boats are too treasured for.
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Another Narco-Submarine Found In Colombian Jungle
This almost complete narcosub was found at a complex for the production of cocaine. The make-shift facility is believed to relate to the “Western Block Alfonso Cano” (Bloque Occidental Alfonso Cano).
Based on the limited photographs available the vessel is provisionally identified as a LPV-OM-VSV-8.
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Kalvari Class Submarine: The Scorpène's New Sting
The latest attack submarines to join the Indian Navy, the six Kalvari Class boats were ordered under the P-75 program. A derivative of the French Scorpène Class. they will soon differ in one significant way: they will be upgraded with Air Independent Power (AIP).
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Lonely Child: China's Sea Hunter USV Copy Going Nowhere?
This unidentified vessel is believed to be a mid-size USV (Uncrewed Surface Vessel). It closely resembles the U.S. Navy's Sea Hunter USV.
Recent satellite imagery appears to show the vessel still at the site where it was built. This implies that it has not been trialed by the Chinese Navy.
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Attack On Iranian Forward Base Ship In Red Sea: What You Need To Know About Saviz
Rumors and reports are circulating that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) forward base ship, Saviz, has been attacked in the Red Sea. She may be involved in intelligence gathering, supporting Iranian forces supplying oil to Syria and general support of Houthi forces in Yemen.
This article provides a quick summation of information on the ship.
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Alert: New Intelligence Shows North Korea Built Another Warship
North Korea continues to build Surface-Effect-Ships (SES) for its navy despite the generally slow pace of surface ship construction. An unfinished SES has been moved to the outside of the 'new' construction hall at Nampo.
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New OSINT Shows Changes At Whisun Reef
The latest tide of OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) from the South China Sea shows that most of China’s fishing vessels have vacated Whitsun Reef. The presence of over two hundred fishing vessels had caused considerable concern in the region.
But caution is needed in drawing a strong conclusion at this stage.
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