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A major naval base supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sevastopol in Crimea is a hive of submarine activity.
Now There is an unusual mini-submarine in Sevastopol...
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DCS Next: Return Of The U.S. Navy's ASDS Submarine
The U.S. Navy is a world leader in special forces submarines. The latest DCS (dry combat submersible) must be the envy of even the best equipped NATO partners.
But already the Navy & SOCOM are already planning a follow-on submarine...
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Elusive Narco Drone Submarines Surface In Spain
Each of the remote-controlled craft can carry an estimated 200 kg of narcotics. The Gibraltar area is known for hashish smuggling from nearby Morocco. But reports suggest that these narco torpedoes were destined for French criminals. their payload would likely have been cocaine rather than hashish...
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Russia Deploys Unusual Decoys To Protect Strategic Bridge To Crimea
The Kerch Bridge, built by Russia to join Crimea to mainland Russia, is a strategic link. It is vital infrastructure for the war in other parts of Ukraine.
Now Russia has deployed several countermeasures systems to protect it...
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Attack On Russian Oil Facility Reveals Ukraine's Unreported Kamikaze Drone
Ukraine's successful attack on the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery, Rostov, occurred at 8:40am local time on June 22.
Video of the attack clearly shows the drone involved. But it does not match any reported type in Ukrainian service....
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NASA Detects Burning Russian Controlled Oil Platform After Ukrainian Attack
Ukraine attacked oil platforms controlled by Russia today. Images have yet to emerge
However, a technique new to Naval OSINT, has revealed the location of a burning oil rig...
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OSINT: Myanmar's New FF-135 Frigate Under Construction
There is less awareness of the Myanmar Navy in the west than it deserves. A country with a checkered history, Myanmar (formerly Burma) has flirted with international isolation.
The latest frigate project is the largest and most heavily armed to date...
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Russian Navy Ship Vasily Bekh Hit Off Snake Island
There are credible reports that the Russian Navy Pr.22870 Rescue Tug Spasatel Vasily Bekh (SB-739) has been hit and sunk by Ukrainian navy missiles.
This is important, beyond the obvious morale boost for Ukrainian Forces.
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Russia Building More Lada Submarines: Potemkin Class?
Russia is good at building impressive and powerfully armed submarines. Now, amidst the Ukraine War and continued efforts to modernize its navy, the keels of two new Pr.677 Lada class submarines have been laid.
This seems unrealistic...
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Ukraine War Grain: Russian Ships Loading In Crimea
Merchant ships only rarely pass through the crosshairs of defense OSINT. Now Russian ships are loading with grain in Crimea.
We can see and track this via OSINT, similar to how we track naval movements...
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