The KILO Class was the last major Soviet diesel-electric submarine of the Cold War era. Today it remains the most prolific class of submarine. Much of its success has been after the collapse of the USSR, with it becoming the main Russian non-nuclear submarine class and also widely exported.
During the Cold War the then-new submarine gained a reputation for stealth...
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Sea Baby: The Ukrainian Navy's 'Bridge Killer' Maritime Drone
The July 17 attack on the Kerch Bridge is one of the more successful, and noteworthy, maritime drone attacks. Now, via an exclusive with CNN, the Ukrainian government has revealed more details about the drones used...
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Israel's Newest Submarine, INS Drakon, Size Estimate
Since it was rolled out of the shed last week, Israel's latest submarine, INS Drakon, has been challenging analysts to make sense of it. The submarine features an unusually large sail.
Less obvious, is that the hull is also much larger than the preceding Dolphin-II boats...
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Ukrainian Special Forces Poloz-M16 Canoe
Ukrainian armed forces have been shown testing an indigenous motorized canoe, the Poloz-M16. The two-person design is not typical of military canoes.
The canoe was seen armed with a single locally designed UAG-40 40mm grenade launcher...
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North Korea's New Underwater Drone
Kim Jong Un likes to unveil new 'superweapons' at its nighttime military parades. For several years this has been dominated by ever more fearsome ballistic missiles. This year it is drones.
As well as copies of the American MQ-9 Reaper, there was a new underwater drone...
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Evolution of Ukraine's Maritime Drone
UPDATED. Originally posted June 19 2023
From the original prototypes in the summer of 2022, through the attacks on Sevastopol in October and November 2022, maritime drones were seen as an exclusively Ukrainian game. Then in February 2023 a Russian explosive USV was used against the Zatoka bridge south of Odesa.
Ukraine for its part was already working on a 2nd generation...
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Russian Navy Deploys Makeshift GPS Jammers To Warship For St. Petersburg Parade
The Russian Navy appears to have heightened concerns that its annual Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg may be attacked by drones.
Photographs shared on Russian social media appear to show a GPS jammer aboard a Russian warship in the city...
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Ukraine's New Maritime Drone Is A Jet Ski
On July 17 Ukraine attacked the Kerch Bridge which connects Crimea to Russia. Initial reports suggest that uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), popularly known as maritime drones, were used...
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Ways Russia Could Attack Merchant Ships If Black Sea Grain Initiative Ends
From the first day of its 2022 invasion, Russia enforced a blockade of Ukrainian ports. Several merchant ships were attacked, likely by Russian forces. Grain shipments, vital for world food stability, were stopped.
Starting in July 2022, the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) allows the export of grain from the Black Sea. The latest iteration of the deal is set to expire on July 18....
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Russian Navy's New Deceptive Camouflage To Protect Kalibr-Armed Warships
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The Russian Navy has continued to apply deceptive camouflage to key ships in the Black Sea. The new camo was first reported on the frigate Admiral Essen last week.
Since then at least 6 more warships have been painted in a similar way...
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