German Gabler Swimmer Delivery Vehicles
Ulrich Gabler (1 October 1913 – 24 February 1994) was a German naval architect best known for founding the company which designed the Cold War Type-201, Type-202 and Type-209 submarines. Less well known but equally respected are his company’s swimmer delivery vehicles... 
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More Articles for Forbes
Further articles published via Forbes taking underwater warfare and similar OSINT / defence analysis topics to a wider audience...
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Narcosub update
Low Profile vessel (LPV) was intercepted by the USCG Cutter Valiant in the early hours of 1st September.. and more...
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HDS-400_Midget-Submarine
The lead boat of South Korea’s next generation midget submarine design, currently termed the HDS-400, was launched earlier this year... Read More >....
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Russian Autonomous Underwater vehicle Garmoniya-GUIDE
The Project 7Р22 Garmoniya-GUIDE is an unmanned underwater vehicle project in Russia which likely fits within the Large Displacement UUV category (LDUUV).... 
Russian_Submarine_BS-64_Payload
Updated. Originally posted 29th May 2018
Russian 'Special Mission' submarine BS-64 carries payloads on back Photos continue to emerge on Russian internet sources showing Russian Navy / GUGI special mission host submarine BS-64 with payload cradle for Pr.18270 BESTER Deep Sea Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) on deck. This confirms the configuration shown on Covert Shores since 2016... 
K-329_Belgorod_Update
OSINT: first candid photo of Belgorod submarine Russia’s TYPHOON Class submarine was once very camera shy. Today only one of these behemoths remains in service, and it is nearing the end of its useful life. Consequently, the Russian Navy are now willing for photographs of this impressive beast to be pasted around the internet. In August Russian State media outlet TASS posted several excellent high resolution images of the last boat in an article and on its twitter feed. The images are superb, but of particular interest is that another submarine is just visible in the background of one of them... 
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Jane's Intelligence Review (JIR) Article:
Narco-sub design evolves to evade detection
So-called ‘narco-submarines’ have become increasingly sophisticated, even though they ship only a fraction of the total cocaine entering the United States. In my latest Jane's Intelligence Review (JIR) article I analyse the innovations and evolutions that the vessels have undergone.....
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S-5_SSBN
Indian Next Generation S-5 SSBN revealed
Indian Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu tweeted photos from his August 28 visit to the Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL). A test model of a submarine in one of the photos may provide new insights into India's next generation ballistic missile submarine program, the S-5 Class.... 
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Updates:
● Beluga whale pens moved
● BS-64 returned to Olenya Guba less than a week after Losharik Accident Fresh satellite imagery recently made available on Google Earth confirms that Russian Navy’s Beluga Whale pens have been moved to a stable position near the entrance of the Olenya Guba (Оленья Губа) secret submarine base near the Kola Peninsula. These pens were most likely involved in the whale which turned up in Norway in May. Additionally they confirm that the special mission host submarine BS-64 Podmoskovye returned to its home base of Olenya Guba very shortly after the Losharik submarine accident... 
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