One of the best-known weapons in the invasion of Ukraine, the Iranian Shahed-136, known in Russian service as the Geran-II, is a long range strike drone.
Launched in large numbers, it is shaping both the war and the public narrative...
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Timeline of Ukraine Invasion: War In The Black Sea
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Reflecting on the Russo-Ukraine War, I am putting together a timeline of the most relevant events in the Black Sea. This should provide a useful overview...
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China’s Firefox Of The Seas: New Trimaran Semi-Sub
The vessel is clearly designed for submerged or semi-submerged operations yet is equally clearly intended to principally sail on the surface....
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Guide To Ukrainian Interceptor Drones
Ukraine is deploying a growing arsenal of purpose-built interceptor drones designed to counter enemy reconnaissance and strike drones.
This guide outlines the principal types and emerging trends in this fast-moving domain...
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Indonesia Gets Ahead Of Western Navies In Weaponising Underwater Drones
Indonesia has a patchy record of naval acquisitions, but there are signs that this is changing.
Indonesia has done something which puts it ahead of Western navies in the weaponisation of emerging technologies...
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Collins Class Submarine
Six Collins Class boats provide Australia with a world class conventional submarine force.
They are interesting in several ways...
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Unreported North Korean Submersible Torpedo Boat May Be Uncrewed
Hiding in the background of an official media image of the annual Defence Development exhibition in Pyongyang, North Korea, which opened on October 4, 2025, is a previously unreported vessel.
Visual clues point to it being a submersible boat...
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Russia Finally Launches The Poseidon Armed Submarine Khabarovsk
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After a painfully long wait, the Russian submarine Khabarovsk has finally emerged from its construction shed in Severodvinsk.
The Pr. 09851 class boat is the second Poseidon carrying submarine in the Russian Navy, following the Pr. 09852 Belgorod...
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Chinese Navy (PLAN) Submarine Seen Configured To Carry Minisub
The most advanced submarine in PLAN (Peoples Liberation Army Navy) service when she entered service in 1999, the first of class Type-039 Song class submarine 320 is now nearing the end of her useful life.
The submarine has been observed fitted with mountings...
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Chinese Navy (PLAN) Extra-Large & Extra-Extra-Large Underwater Vehicles
China’s development of extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicles (XLUUVs) is now unmatched globally, and accelerating rapidly. No other nation is pursuing undersea autonomy at comparable scale, scope, or speed.
Four factors set China’s program apart from all others...
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