The Soviet Navy Project 1840 LIMA Class submarine, was a unique special purpose boat operational in the Black Sea from 1979 until 1994. Her retro lines, reminiscent of a 1950s submarine, belied an unusual internal arrangement.
Instead of a torpedo room, her forward hull contained an elaborate set of pressurized chambers for divers to live, cut off from the crew...
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Another Trans-Atlantic Narco Submarine Found In Europe
Another narco-submarine has been found in an isolated cove on the Galician coast in northern Spain. The vessel was discovered off Muxía, a headland on the north-west tip of the country.
This is significant for several reasons...
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Russian USV Engineers Weaponize A Kayak
Russian engineers have been testing an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) based on a kayak hull.
The small vessel appears to have a StarLink communications system or other very similar antenna...
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First Daylight Look At Ukrainian Navy Maritime Drone With FPVs
Russia frequently launches tens of Shahed type drones into Ukraine, but rarely more than a handful get through. Most get shot down thanks to Ukraine's innovative and effective air defenses against these low-end threats. The attrition is baked into the raids, but when the Ukrainians reply in kind, they want more of their drones to get through.
Ukraine has developed a low-cost decoy drone for this purpose...
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Overview Of Maritime Drones (USVs) Of The Russo-Ukrainian War, 2022-24
UPDATED
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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Guide To Iran's Navy & IRGC's Drone Carriers, Forward Base Ships, and Covert Intelligence Ships
The Iranian Navy and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) both employ a growing number of large ships as drone carriers, forward operating bases and covert intelligence platforms. These vessels use merchant ship hulls but with new decks and an array of armaments...
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New Ukrainian Navy USV Sees Action In Black Sea
The Ukrainian navy (VMS ZSU) shared a video of a new surface drone (USV- uncrewed surface vessel) being used in the Black Sea. The USV is shown targeting Russian occupied gas platforms. These platforms have been repeatedly fought over and used by both sides.
The USV is a new type not previously seen in public...
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Iran's New Drone Carrier Starts Sea Trials
The Iranian IRGC's (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) latest ambitious naval project, the drone carrier Shahid Bagheri (C-110-4), has sailed. The vessel appears to be on sea trials and may now be anchored outside Bandar Abbas harbor...
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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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China Builds World's Largest Uncrewed Warship
Update: originally posted Nov 10 2024
The JARI-USV-A, possibly called 'Orca' or 'Killer Tiger', is a new uncrewed surface vessel developed in China.
The design features a futuristic trimaran hull with a vertical launch system (VLS) for missiles and a helipad for UAVs at the stern...
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