UPDATED: Originially Posted Feb 22 2023
Reflecting on the first year of the 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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Previously Unreported Italian Special Forces AE-90 Submarine Seen For First Time
Italy’s COMSUBIN combat swimmers paraded a previously unreported mini-submarine at the Republic day parade in Rome on June 2nd...
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Next Week: Combined Naval Event 2023
See you at the Combined Naval Event in Farnborough, United Kingdom, next week. I will be giving talking two talks, one on Russian submarines, and the other on China's rapidly evolving submarine capabilities...
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Ginormous Narco-Submarine Interdicted In Pacific
The Colombian Navy interdicted an unusually large narco-submarine in the Pacific on May 11-12. The 30 meter long vessel was 3 meters wide...
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OSINT: Possible New IRGC Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle
UPDATED
A recent image of an IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) naval vessels in Bandar Abbas appears to show a new weapon. The uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) is displayed beside other known types...
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OSINT: Concentration Of Five Russian Warships In North Sea
A concentration of at least five Russian Navy warships, plus two auxiliaries, has formed in the North Sea.
3 of warships are Kalibr cruise missile capable.
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Stealth Fighters Quiz
Do all 'stealth fighters' look the same? Well here is the quiz to prove your knowledge. Some are operational, while others are only prototypes or demonstrators, but all have flown.
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Iran's First Drone Carrier Gets Ski Jump
Further to the article in December 2022, the ski-jump arrangement of Iran's first drone carrier is now confirmed in photos.
The carrier, to be named Shahid Bagheri, has an unique flight deck layout.
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Russia Faces New Threat: Ukraine’s ‘Toloka’ Underwater Maritime Drone
The Russian Navy has a new problem in the Black Sea. Ukrainian group Brave-1 have shown their Toloka weaponized UUV (uncrewed underwater vehicle). The design is evidently intended to operate as a form of loitering torpedo.
It is a concept that makes a lot of sense.
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Update: 2017 Gävle submarine incident may have been Russian incursion
In July 2017 an unidentified submersible was imaged underwater in Gävle harbour, Sweden, by a ship conducting a survey.
I no longer believe that it was a Swedish made Carrier SEAL. By implication, a Russian submersible is most likely.
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