North Korean Stealth Warship has vintage weapons
I do not like sensationalist headlines but this is a turnup for the books. And it might be telling of the precarious state of North Korean naval modernization. New photos of one of the most modern North Korean warships shows that its main gun is a vintage 85mm gun.... Read More >....
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Cold_War_Rec
I got this quiz idea while preparing recognition silhouettes for my submarine new book. Take the quiz!
SubSeaCraft_DDU
Diver Delivery Unit 
British firm SubSeaCraft recently revealed the prototype of their new Submersible Boat for Special Forces.... Read More >....
Uboat_XXIXH
Type-XXIX-H stealth U-boat design, 1944
This unbuilt design was intended to replace the ubiquitous Type-VIIC U-Boat family. It was conceived as a relatively modest design, albeit incorporating the latest thinking, and yet it was the first submarine to incororate sonar stealth shaping as part of its core design...
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HP_COMMANDO_Mk1
Nautiraid High Pressure Commando Mk.1 
This is a unique submarine concept developed by the Rubin design bureau. It is designed to conduct sub-bottom surveys using very low frequency active sonar which can penetrate the sea floor...
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DGS-888
Brazilian DGS-888 Raptor riverine craft 
The Brazilian armed forces have recently published images showing the new type in service with the Marines for interception, patrol and light troop transportation in the Amazon.
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Yantar
Russian ship loitering near undersea cables
Updated: Original article 9th Oct. 2016.
The Russian Navy’s Project 22010 mini-sub host ship Yantar is known for loitering near undersea internet cables (known as Submarine communications Cables - SCC). It may have other special missions also.... Read More >....
USS_Grayback
USS Grayback (LPSS-574): SEAL host submarine 
At the height of the Cold War and Vietnam Wars In the mid-1960s the US Navy planned to convert two nuclear deterrence guided missile submarines into dedicated Special Forces host submarines.....includes information on Operation THUNDERHEAD... Read More >....
Ru_Arctic
Russia is pursuing a number of underwater projects which will come together to form a substantial strategic advantage in the Arctic. These are both military and civilian in nature and fit Russian ambitions to dominate the region both militarily and economically.... Read More >....
SSN-23
USS Jimmy Carter - Semper Optima Larger, faster, deeper diving, better armed and stealthier than previous generations of US Navy attack submarine, the Seawolf Class (SSN-21) were conceived towards the end of the Cold War as the ultimate underwater hunter-killers. Even by this measure the last of the Class is something quite special... Read More >....