Updated. Originally posted 17th Nov. 2017 and 5th December 2017
Russia's pr.955A Borei-II Class SSBN
The improved Pr.0955A (aka 09552) Borei-A variant which will form the backbone of Russia's at-sea nuclear deterrent... Read More >....
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Northern Lights: Radar Affecting SAR Satellite Images
As the arctic winter sets in over the Barents Sea, a Russian radar is switched on.
You may think that we cannot sea radar waves. But thanks to an unusual effect, it is lighting up the darkness...
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Manta-U-Boat-of-World-War-Two
Updated, Originally published Jan 28, 2020
Manta Untersee-Gleitflächen-Schnellboot
As the situation in Europe worsened for Nazi Germany during World War Two, the Kriegsmarine turned to ever more desperate ideas.
Possibly the most ambitious was the Manta...
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Submarine Rankings: The World's Longest Submarines
The largest submarine in the world is the mighty TYPHOON Class, built by the Soviet Union and one of the ultimate Cold War weapons.
But it is not the longest.....
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Rare Fully-Submersible Narco Submarine Captured
The Colombian Navy has captured yet another narco-submarine on November 5, but this one was unusual...
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Russia's Much Vaunted Zircon Hypersonic Missile Launch: Not All It Seems?
In the race to field hypersonics, Russia is forging ahead by rolling out the 3M22 Zircon missile to its Navy.
But there is a catch...
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Chinese-Navy-Submarine-OSINT
Satellite Image of Chinese Navy Submarine in South China Sea
At around 11:20 local time on November 3 a Type-094 Jin Class ballistic missile submarine left its base in Yulin, China. It was heading out into the South China Sea, where these submarines perform their nuclear deterrence patrols.
Such things are considered secret in China. Yet as it did so, a satellite passed overhead, capturing this fleeting activity...
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Chinese-Navy-Submarine=Construction-Bohai
Probable First Image Of New Nuclear Submarine Under Construction In China New commercial satellite images, taken on November 2, appear to show a large submarine hull section at the Bohai Shipyard. I have been waiting for exactly this....
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Russian Navy Warships Seen Loitering Off RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland 
A pair of Russian Navy ships, believed to include a Udaloy Class destroyer have taken up position off the Scottish coast. The ships are around 25 nautical miles from the major air base at RAF Lossiemouth..... 
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Colombian Navy Stops A Heavily Ladened Narco Submarine In Eastern Pacific
The Colombian Navy has seized another narco-submarine in the Eastern Pacific on October 27. The low profile vessel (LPV) was carrying more than two tons of cocaine...
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