Equipment St.Petersburg: Russian Navy Beluga whale
Fishermen in Finnmark in northern Norway recently found a Beluga whale wearing a tight harness for external equipment. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the whale escaped from a Russian Navy program... 
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DSI_SDV
Updated: originally posted 26th June 2018
'Diver Delivery Craft' Special Forces underwater vehicle revealed
British firm Defense Submersibles International (DSI) has joined the emerging category of ‘submersible canoe’ style Swimmer Delivery Vehicles. The prototype craft is expected to be tested this year..... Read More >....
Pr09852_Belgorod_launched
Russia's launched Belgorod - first analysis The Russian Navy continued its trend of limiting photographer access to its latest submarine launch, going to new extremes for the project 09852 Belgorod which was launched today in Severodvinsk... 
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TacOps_Podcast
New podcast worth checking
.Submarine veteran and speaker, Eric Moreno has joined up with Covert Cabal to produce a new pod cast. Read More >....
Pr885_Severodvinsk_Class
Updated. Originally posted 13th Oct 2018
Yasen Class: Russia's most potent submarines Project 885 (pr.08850) "Ash" (Ясень) YASEN / GRANEY Class. NATO: SEVERODVINSK Class. The Pr.885 Class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines (SSGN) represent the most modern and potent Russian submarines are and widely regarded as similar to the latest Western submarines... 
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Sailless_Submarines
Submarines without sails
China has launched an unnamed ‘sailless’ submarine in Shanghai. It is probably the first full-sized sailless submarine, but it the Chinese naval architects behind it are not the first to seriously consider this layout... 
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Narco_2019-03
Updated
Narcosub update
2019 is already looking set to be another bumper year of narcosub incidents, following the three-fold increase witnessed in 2018. A Low Profile vessel (LPV) intercepted by the Colombian Navy in March may represent the first sighting of a new family of nacrosubs...
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Harpsichord_AUV
Updated
Russian Harpsichord (Klavesin) large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles carried by nuclear submarines The Harpsichord-2P-PM (Клавесин-2Р-ПМ) UUV is one of the largest and most advanced UUV programs in Russia. It will be carried by surface vessels or submarines and may become a standard feature of Russian Navy nuclear submarines, giving them an improved Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability.... 
MURENE_SLV
Updated with additional images: originally posted 6th Sept. 2018
SLV-Murene diver propulsion device The MURENE Subsea Light Vehicle (SLV) is the latest generation of Diver Propulsion Device (DPD) developed by French SDV (Swimmer Deliver Vehicle) manufacturer Alseamar... 
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China_Sailless_Submarine
New images of unknown Chinese submarine A video capture posted on Chinese social media earlier today appears to show an unknown Chinese submarine design first reported in October 2018....
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