In addition to submarines and Swimmer Delivery Vehicles (SDVs), naval orientated Special Forces are increasingly employing purpose-built high speed surface craft for insertion, extraction and mission support. ... Read More >....
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Russian IC16MII Type Assault boat seen in exercises in Crimea
Photos of a recent military exercise in Crimea show the Swedish designed IC16MII Type Assault boat in service with the Russian Navy. The photos were taken on May 20th and emerged on Russian language military forums and discussions. Read More >....
North Korean missile sub may have new base
Recent TV footage from North Korea’s suggests that the country’s sole Sinpo Class (aka Gonae Class) ballistic missile submarine (SSB) has relocated from the quayside at the factory where it was built, to an isolated peer at a submarine base. Analysis suggests that the new base is the major submarine base at Cha'aho (not on the island of Mayang-do as this post originally proposed). Read More >....
North Korean missile sub has new base
Recent TV footage from North Korea’s suggests that the country’s sole Sinpo Class ballistic missile submarine (SSB) has relocated from the quayside at the factory where it was built, to an isolated peer at a submarine base. Analysis suggests that the new base is the major submarine base on the island of Mayang-do. Read More >....
New type of Narco-sub
Just when you thought that the design of narco-subs had standardized, a new type arrives. On 20th May the Colombian and Ecuadorian forces intercepted a drug-laden narco-sub near the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific. The design is new and interesting in several ways. Read More >....
Diver Adaptable Autonomous Propulsion Vehicle
Another SDV revealed at SOFIC 2016 is Patriot 3 Maritime’s latest project, the Diver Adaptable Autonomous Propulsion Vehicle (DAAPV). Read More >....
Wreck found of submarine HMS P311 after 73 years
The wreck of wartime British submarine HMS P311 has finally been found by Italian divers near the island of Tavolora in Sardinia. She was lost with all hands between 30th December 1942 and 8th January 1943 while undertaking Operation PRINCIPLE. Read More >....
News round up- May 24
Proteus SDV shows new tail configuration The US DoD tests MANTAS armed unmanned underwater vehicles ALUSAFE 1100 Fast Interceptor demonstrated at SOFIC 2016 Russian Navy will receive more Raptors Mystery solved: Russian Navy patrol boats deploy to Syria
Chinese Reef Defense System
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Special Forces tech- RG019 underwater nail gun
The RG019 underwater nail gun was developed in the 1970s to allow Russian divers (Spetsnaz, GRU/KGB…) to fix explosives to steel, wood and concrete. Read More >....
Special Forces tech -Combat Diver Navigation Module
Developed for the US and British military diver communities, the CDNM (Combat Diver Navigation Module) is basically the Google Glasses for naval Special Forces. Read More >....