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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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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World Guide To Large Underwater Drones
The world of underwater drones (AUVs - autonomous underwater vehicles) is changing rapidly. Within the past 2-3 years more and more navies are seriously developing extra-large vehicles (XLUUVs).
This article will focus on the most relevant current projects around the world...
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OSINT: Identification Of Type-039 Song & Yuan Class Submarines
The Type-039A/B Yuan Class submarine is the most numerous, modern and capable Chinese non-nuclear submarine. It is displacing the older Ming and Song classes, and imported KILO class. Since it was first identified in May 2021, the latest Type-039C submarine has moved into the mainstream.
This analysis, using satellite imagery publicly available on Google Earth, shows that it is possible to positively identify the 'C' model...
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