China continues to be able to develop new military systems in almost complete secrecy. Images shared on Chinese social media, almost certainly sanctioned 'leaks', reveal a new 'Ekranoplan' being tested.
The aircraft remains a mystery, so here are some further observations...
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Guide To Ukraine's Long Range Attack Drones
UPDATED Originally posted Jan 24.
Russia’s use of long range drones, principally the Iranian Shahed type, against Ukraine is well documented. Ukraine too is increasingly using this category of drone.
This article will focus on the Ukrainian OWA-UAVs which can strike deep into Russia...
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Timeline of Ukraine Invasion: War In The Black Sea
Regularly UPDATED
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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Overview Of Maritime Drones (USVs) Of The Russo-Ukrainian War, 2022-24
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USVs (uncrewed surface vessels) have been under development for navies for some years, but the war in the Black Sea has redefined them.
Ukraine in particular has exploited emerging communications technologies to create effective USVs...
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2 Rare Disguised Narco Submarines Discovered On Trans-Atlantic Route
Brasilian Navy and Federal Police seized a low-profile 'narco submarine' used to transport cocaine to Europe on May 31 2025. The nearly-complete vessel was disguised as a local fishing vessel with a fake deckhouse.
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Revealed: A Key Shipyard In Chain'a Naval Revolution
A small boatyard, backing onto a narrow urban canal, may be playing an outsized role in China's naval modernisation. The unassuming site is in Wuxi, west of Shanghai, and around 90 miles inland.
Analysis indicates that it is building cutting edge uncrewed vessels...
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Covert Shores Updating To HTTPS
This site will be updated to HTTPS standard. This is long over-due, and may take some days/weeks to reconfigure, please bear with me...
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Ukraine's Sea Baby Maritime Drone (USV)
The public first learnt of the now-famous 'Sea Baby' surface drones when they were used on July 17 2023 to destroy a section of the Kerch Bridge.
These small vessels have since shown themselves to be a versitile and enduring design...
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Chinese Invasion Barges Seen In Wild
I broke the invasion barge story in January. At the time, only satellite imagery was available, at least publicly.
Now a short video has emerged showing the barges being exercised on a Chinese beach. The resulting images confirm the earlier analysis; these are invasion barges...
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First Trans-Atlantic Narco Submarine Found In Africa
A narco submarine has washed up on Black Johnson beach of Sierra Leone, on the west coast of Africa.
As well as being the country's first discovery, it is significant in other ways...
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