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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Janes_Narco-Submarines_2019-09
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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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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First articles on Forbes
The first three articles for Forbes have gone live. The first summarizes the North Korean ROMEO-MOD ballistic missile submarine. The second describes Poseidon, revealing that the test submarine Sarov was at sea in June. And the third covers USSOCOM’s jet skis...
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Swimmer Delivery Vehicle (SDV) news roundup
Roundup of recent SDV news...
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Test your warship recognition skills. All warships relevant to current tensions in Persian Gulf.
BOREI-II_K-549-Knyaz_Vladimir_update
originally posted July 16th 2019
Correction: BOREI-II class SSBN in Sonar tests
Information surfaced on the Russian internet which confirms that the lead BOREI-II Class ballistic missile submarine, K-549 Knyaz Vladimir, is readying for sonar tests. The frame seen was previously misidentified as a telemetery mast for missile test launches but in fact relates to testing and calibrate the digitally formed passive sonar beams... Read More >....
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Dangers of poor warship recognition skills
Tactical blunders caused by misidentification can take on strategic proportions, especially in times of heightened tension and limited war. ..
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Updated: originally posted July 23, 2019
New North Korean submarine: ROMEO-Mod 
North Korea revealed its latest indigenous submarine on 23rd July 2019. Footage was shown of Kim Jong Un inspecting the submarine, probably in Sinpo on the east coast. From the limited images available we can be confident that this is a modified vintage ROMEO Class design...
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