In parallel to the full-sized Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS), Taiwan is building a much smaller submarine
Some reports suggest that the Huilong submarine (慧龍水下載具) will be uncrewed, but it will likely be crewed...
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Possible Fatal Accident Aboard Chinese Navy Nuclear Submarine
Treat with Caution: Unverified Rumors
Since August 22 there have been persistent rumors that a Chinese Navy (PLAN) nuclear submarine experienced a serious accident. They were first widely circulated on certain Chinese language social media. It has since been reported in Taiwanese media and there has been much wild speculation. However the rumor hasn't gone away, notably in Chinese sources.
It is worth recording them for reference. Where there is smoke, sometimes there is fire...
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Ukraine's Marichka Underwater Drone (AUV)
The Marichka (МАРІЧКА) is a new large autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by AMMO Ukraine. Among the many large AUV projects around the world, it is probably the first born directly from wartime needs...
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Iran's Previously Unreported Submarine-Launched Stand-Off Sea Mine
The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, has visited an 'exhibition of achievements' of the Ministry of Defense. Among the interesting items on display was a previously unreported stand-off bottom mine.
The weapon would prove a useful addition to Iran's fleet....
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KILO Class Submarine
The KILO Class was the last major Soviet diesel-electric submarine of the Cold War era. Today it remains the most prolific class of submarine. Much of its success has been after the collapse of the USSR, with it becoming the main Russian non-nuclear submarine class and also widely exported.
During the Cold War the then-new submarine gained a reputation for stealth...
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Sea Baby: The Ukrainian Navy's 'Bridge Killer' Maritime Drone
The July 17 attack on the Kerch Bridge is one of the more successful, and noteworthy, maritime drone attacks. Now, via an exclusive with CNN, the Ukrainian government has revealed more details about the drones used...
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Israel's Newest Submarine, INS Drakon, Size Estimate
Since it was rolled out of the shed last week, Israel's latest submarine, INS Drakon, has been challenging analysts to make sense of it. The submarine features an unusually large sail.
Less obvious, is that the hull is also much larger than the preceding Dolphin-II boats...
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Ukrainian Special Forces Poloz-M16 Canoe
Ukrainian armed forces have been shown testing an indigenous motorized canoe, the Poloz-M16. The two-person design is not typical of military canoes.
The canoe was seen armed with a single locally designed UAG-40 40mm grenade launcher...
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North Korea's New Underwater Drone
Kim Jong Un likes to unveil new 'superweapons' at its nighttime military parades. For several years this has been dominated by ever more fearsome ballistic missiles. This year it is drones.
As well as copies of the American MQ-9 Reaper, there was a new underwater drone...
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Evolution of Ukraine's Maritime Drone
UPDATED. Originally posted June 19 2023
From the original prototypes in the summer of 2022, through the attacks on Sevastopol in October and November 2022, maritime drones were seen as an exclusively Ukrainian game. Then in February 2023 a Russian explosive USV was used against the Zatoka bridge south of Odesa.
Ukraine for its part was already working on a 2nd generation...
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