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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Russian-Navy-Submarine-Belgorod-Update
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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Russian-Navy-Kola-Peninsula-OSINT
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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Theseus AUV 
During the Cold War, NATO believed that Russian submarines were using the ice cap in the Canadian Arctic as cover to covertly move between the Atlantic and Pacific. So the U.S. and Canada placed a special sonar network there, deep under the ice. Canadian engineers had to build the world’s largest autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), Theseus, to lay a cable where ships could not reach...
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Pakistani-SEALs-X-Craft-Midget-Submarine
New OSINT: Mystery Submarine In Service With Pakistan’s Navy SEALs 
An official video of the Passing Out Parade of the latest Pakistan Navy SEAL Course provides fresh OSINT on Pakistan's unreported midget submarine. ..
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Iranian Nazir-1 XLUUV submarine drone
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) XLUUV 
Iran has revealed its first large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV). Once developed this will add a new dimension to Iran’s systematic warfare capability. It will also mean that Iran joins an elite club with only the U.S. Navy and Britain’s Royal Navy having such large UUVs...
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Articles_for_Forbes_2020-07-10
Recent Articles for Forbes
Underwater warfare and similar OSINT / defence analysis topics to a wider audience...
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Unidentified-Wave-Glider-off-USA-Coast
Unidentified Wave Glider seen off U.S. Coast 
A photo has been shared on Instagram asking 'what is this?' Well, it is a version of the Wave Glider with a previously unseen aerial attached...
Update: Since posting, the antenna has been identified as the SeaWatch system from Thayer Mahan.
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Russian-Navy-In-Tartus-Syria
Russian Navy deployed Marine Mammals to Defend Base in Syria The Russian Navy deployed marine mammals to Tartus in Syria during September-December 2018. The animals, most likely seals, were positioned next to the harbor defense units.. Read More >....
U212-AIP-Submarine
Update: Originally posted Apr 25 2020
Stealth & sophistication: Type-212 submarine 
The Type-212 class has a reputation for sophistication, largely thanks to its first-use of Fuel Cell AIP (Air Independent Power). It is considered the elite model in the German submarine design list, above the later Type-214 and Type-218 products. The design is interesting in a number of ways. ...
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