Italy's elite naval special forces, COMSUBIN (aka Incursori / GOI), is extremely secretive. And their swimmer delivery vehicles (SDVs) and submarines are among their best kept secrets.
Only now, after it has been retired, has the BIR-87 been displayed to the public...
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Hamas Al-Asef Armed Underwater Vehicle
A fresh image shared by Israeli sources shows, for the first time, the insides of Hamas' garage-built underwater vehicle. The Al-Asef has been used on several occasions against Israeli targets but has yet to score a major success.
The new image still leaves some questions unanswered...
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Overview Of Venezuelan Navy, 2023
Venezuela has held a referendum on whether to annex (read: invade) half of neighboring Guyana.
Venezuela’s Navy has undergone significant change in recent years. Yet it is less well documented than many...
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Free Willy: Russian Navy Trained Dolphins Hit By Storm
A massive storm battered Crimea on the November 27. Preliminary analysis of the damage done to Russian defenses reveals that the dolphin pens in Sevastopol harbor are gone as a result.
It is plausible that some or all of the trained dolphins have been freed...
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China's Massive Yulin Naval Base In South China Sea Getting Even Bigger
Treat with Caution: Unverified Rumors
China’s main naval base in the South China Sea continues to grow. Additional quays will almost double the size of the Sanya side of Yulin naval base. A new quay has been built on the western shore of Yulin Harbor, outside the historic inner harbor.
This may indicate that the base will play an increasing role in the basing of uncrewed platforms...
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New IRGC Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle: Nazir-5
UPDATED. Originally posted May 8th 2023
An image of an IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) naval vessels in Bandar Abbas in May 2023 revealed a new weapon. The uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) is displayed beside other known types...
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OSINT: Chinese Type-003 Aircraft Carrier Moved, May Indicate Sea Trials
China's newest and largest aircraft carrier, the Type-003 Fujian, has been moved away from the quayside today. The ship has been being fitted out in a basin at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai since June last year.
It may be a leading indicator of the commencement of sea trials...
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Colombian Navy Interdicts Narco Submarine
The Colombian Coast Guard intercepted a low profile vessel (LPV) type narco submarine on November 12. The vessel was sailing Colombian South Pacific carrying 1,885 kg of cocaine hydrochloride.
The narcotics were marked with a motive of the character 'Guadaña' from the TV show called "El cartel de los sapos"...
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OSINT: Hamas Diving Gear Identification
The rebreather type diving gear seen in images released by Hamas appear to match the Italian SANOSUB rebreather. Rebreathers are often preferred by military divers because they do not produce bubbles like typical civilian 'open circuit' scuba gear.
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Russian Aircraft Suspected Of Laying Mines Off Odesa, Ukraine
Ukrainian mediareported that Russian aircraft dropped four explosive devices in the shipping lane to/from Odesa on October 25.
The objects are likely mines intended to effect a blockade on the port...
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