Vessels of interest regarding recovery of Burevestnik nuclear-powered missiles
When Russian state media reported that a naval detachment from Russia’s Northern Fleet was departing on an expedition from Severomorsk, the interesting mix of vessels piqued analysts' interest. Now a timeline has emerged that points to one possible real mission of the detachment...
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Killing KANYON: Countering new Russian Intercontinental Nuclear Torpedoes
The Russian Navy fields the Poseidon Intercontinental Nuclear-Powered Nuclear-Armed Autonomous Torpedo will run much deeper and faster than submarines. Therefore new weapon systems will be required to counter it. ....
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Egyptian Special Forces underwater vehicles
A video has recently gained prominence, providing a rare insight into Egyptian Navy special forces capabilities... Read More >....
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Arctic Gambit by Larry Bond & Chris Carlson
The only boat for the mission is the US Navy’s specialist spy sub USS Jimmy Carter....
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Russian 'Cephalopod' Armed Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) program
Russia’s research into armed underwater drones has been overshadowed by the gigantic ‘Poseidon’ nuclear autonomous torpedo. Cephalopod (Цефалопод) is a small unmanned submarine with a sonar like a proper submarine and torpedoes to make the kill...
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Russian Submarine Forces 2018
Russia maintains one of the largest and most powerful submarine fleets on the planet. This article summarizes current capabilities and main types....
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Drass midget submarines support vessels
This important aspect of midget submarine operations is rarely reported on...
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Larry Bond's Arctic Gambit
My hardback copy of Larry Bond’s latest Jerry Mitchell submarine novel, Arctic Gambit, has arrived. Expect a book review when I’ve read it cover to cover. ...
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Underwater Defence & Security conference dates 2019
The NATO centric Underwater Defence & Security 2019 (Website) will be held at the Ageas Hilton, Southampton, UK on 5th - 7th March 2019... Read More >....
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Narco Sub incidents 2018 #2
This article is part of a series documenting narcosub incidents and making observations of design trends.... Read More
