China's New Assault Boat: Type-928D 
The Type-092D assault boat has been in the news because it has been deployed by China to Pangong Lake on the China-India border. ... 
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Fateh-Class_Submarine
Updated with cutaway. Originally posted 8th Dec 2016
Iranian Navy's Fateh Class Submarine explained
The Fateh Class legitimately places Iran in the list of sub building nations. Iran’s submarine building program has come of age. ... 
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Future-Submarine-2040
What a submarine might look like in 20 years time
A driving force will be to increase the number of weapons a future submarine can carry, as well as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs, aka UUVs or simply ‘drones’)...
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Recent Articles for Forbes
Underwater warfare and similar OSINT / defence analysis topics to a wider audience...
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Russian TYPHOON class Submarine off Norway (Unconfirmed) 
The Russian Navy replenishment oiler Akademik Pashin has arrived in the Mediterranean. She is on AIS. Frank Bottema noticed something which appears to contradict the AIS however...
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Lun Class Ekranoplan & related WIG The Pr.903 Lun Class WIG (Wings In Ground Effect vehicle) was a unique naval weapon. It was one of the most distinctive, and least understood, naval weapons in Russian Navy’s line up...
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Narco Planes 101
On July 2, law enforcement officials found a Gulfstream II business jet abandoned on a clandestine runway in Southern Mexico. Then on July 5 a BAe-125-700A business jet landed on a highway in Southern Mexico, and was set on fire. Its occupants, and the drugs it was carrying, were gone...
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New: Covert Shores merchandise
Due to popular demand, there is now a range of Covert Shores merchandise available. I'll add more as I figure out what people want and what's possible. Hopefully it will help cover the costs of running the site. ...
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Belgorod: Russia's super-submarine update On July 26, Russia's Navy Day, President Putin stated that the RuN will receive "underwater nuclear drones"...
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OSINT: Russian Navy Movements in Kola Peninsula, July 2020 A collage of Sentinel satellite (Sentinel hub) imagery of the Russian Northern Fleet in the Kola Peninsula...
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