Iran's submersible torpedo boats represent a serious threat to shipping in the confined waters of the Persian Gulf and, potentially, Red Sea.
They are better suited to supply to the Houthi Movement in Yemen than midget submarines...
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Houthi's Blowfish: Guide To Explosive USV Threat In Red Sea
Recent attacks with USVs, such as the sinking of MV Tutor, have brought their threat to the fore.
This guide will describe the observed types of Houthi USV...
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Massive Increase In Transatlantic Narco Submarines
Narco-submarines are transporting tons of cocaine across the Atlantic from South America to Europe. There have been indications of this going back ten years, but evidence was rare.
Now four more incidents, over a few months, hints at the scale and persistence of this unseen and under-discussed phenomenon...
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Houthi's Blowfish: Disguised Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Sunk MV Tutor
On June 12 2024 the merchant ship MV Tutor, was hit by a Houthi uncrewed surface vessel (USV) 66 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
The ship has since sunk, causing an oil slick...
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Russia Shows New Naval Drones At FLOT 2024 Show
Russian manufacturers have shown off a range of uncrewed naval platforms at the Flot 2024 show in St. Petersburg.
The shadow of the war in the Black Sea is not far away....
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Ukraine's New USV, The Stalker 5.0
The Stalker 5.0 USV was revealed at the international Black Sea Security Forum 2024 in Odesa.
Unit price is stated as 60k USD, making it cheaper than some other designs...
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Overview Of Maritime Drones (USVs) Of The Russo-Ukrainian War, 2022-24
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USVs (uncrewed surface vessels) have been under development for navies for some years, but the war in the Black Sea has redefined them.
Ukraine in particular has exploited emerging communications technologies to create effective USVs...
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Uncrewed Narco Kayak Found by Italy
An Uncrewed 'narco submarine', based on a fiberglass kayak has been discovered by Italian police.
The Torino Carabinieri reported that the vessel had been tested on a lake....
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China Reveals Another New Armed XLUUV: UUV-300
Chinese defence exports company Poly Technology has revealed the UUV-300 family of extra-large uncrewwed underwater vehicles (XLUUVs).
Like submarines and missile boats before, armed UUVs are the next major asymmetrical must-have for smaller navies. This makes this design particularly relevant to the conversation on how naval warfare is changing...
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Ukrainian Magura USV armed With R-73/AA-11 ARCHER FrankenSAM
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Footage has emerged, taken from the Russian side, of a Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel (USV) armed with an improvised air-defense system. This is the first time anything like this has been observed.
The system uses repurposed air-air missiles in an arrangement often termed a 'FrankenSAM'...
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