Imagining micronaval warfare.
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MTR100: Profiling Subsea Leaders - Apply Today! ift.tt/ARSbY03
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Automatic docking as an enabling technology for the operational autonomy of underwater systems ift.tt/ndSKTAR
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.@SECWAR “In the Indian Ocean—an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship, that thought it was safe in international waters.
Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo—Quiet Death.
The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War 2. Like in that war—back when we were still the War Department—we are fighting to win."
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🚨🚨🚨 This jumped out at me too.
From @USCC_GOV testimony today: U.S. naval intelligence assesses the PLA Navy is shifting from mostly-diesel-electric to ALL-NUCLEAR submarine construction.
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Subsea Cable Sabotage: Underwater, Underprotected, and Under Attack! ift.tt/tShRrW9
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[VIDEO] @navalgroup working on the weaponization of drones 🇫🇷
- Weaponization of the Seaquest range of unmanned surface vessels (USV)
- New very lightweight torpedo (VLT) and depth charges
- Cormorant amphibious UAV
youtube.com/watch?v=3s0YHmne…
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📣 GhostPlay@SEA to Develop Collaborative #AI #Tactics for Naval Combat 🔱
As operations in naval theaters are getting more demanding, the German Navy strives to leverage #AI and #UxS for future naval missions. To this purpose, GhostPlay@SEA will develop collaborative #AI tactics for multi-domain #swarm and #counterswarm operations.
GhostPlay@SEA is a capability and technology development project by @dtecbw, funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU. Prof Dr Gary S. Schaal, @HSUHamburg, leads the project with #ATLASELEKTRONIK serving as the industrial coordinator. Together with #21strategies @hensoldt and @RheinmetallAG, I am proud to be part of part of Team GhostPlay@SEA, which will cooperate closely with NATO Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (#COECSW).
For more, see the official press release at thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.c…
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Designed for diving depth of up to 60 metres and submerged speed of 4 knots (ie very low). However, the system can stay in place for up to one month. Promoted as a marine weather surveillance system. Images via "by78"/SDF.
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A new multi-role naval drone, the Alligator-9, has been introduced by Ukraine as a modular platform capable of carrying a wide variety of payloads.
According to the manufacturer, one configuration includes the "Trident" laser system, previously showcased as an anti-drone weapon. The Alligator-9 can also function as a launch platform for kamikaze drones like the "Alligator 5 ToD," or carry 6 to 10 lightweight torpedoes for anti-ship missions.
In addition, a specialized electronic warfare version is being developed, which would deploy 3 to 5 Alligator 5 EW drones to disrupt communications and radar systems.
With its versatility and modular loadout, the Alligator-9 represents a growing trend in unmanned naval systems: flexible, unmanned platforms that can shift roles—from strike to EW to drone deployment—based on mission needs.
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Ukraine's Katran USV, from @FedorovMykhailo: The sea drone is equipped with torpedoes, a minigun, a machine gun, MANPADS and other weapons. It covers distances of more than 1,000 kilometers and performs strike and reconnaissance operations. The USV is multifunctional and effectively destroys sea, land and air targets. Katran also has a built-in system for automatic threat recognition. t.me/zedigital/5619
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Underwater Sabotage: A Baltic Sea Timeline ift.tt/UJT7f2D
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How the NSA (Equation Group) allegedly hacked into China's Polytechnical University 👀
I analysed intelligence reports from Chinese cyber firms (360, Pangu, CVERC) to aggregate TTPs attributed to Equation Group.
🔗inversecos.com/2025/02/an-in…
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Project CABOT is the Royal Navy plan to deliver remotely operated and autonomous ASW capabilities
The UK Royal Navy has outlined plans to exploit developments in remotely-operated and uncrewed/autonomous systems to deliver a deployable and persistent wide area anti-submarine warfare (ASW) search capability in the North Atlantic 🇬🇧
By @rich_scott2
navalnews.com/naval-news/202…
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Autonomous Multi-Vehicle System Designed for Long-Term Arctic Studies ift.tt/9YkXGcA
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The Rise of the Drone Boats wired.com/story/the-rise-of-…
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👀 Acquired this image of the PRC's Huludao nuclear submarine shipyard dtd 2/4/25 where for the first time I know of, you can see open VLS tube hatches on the Type 093B SSN/SSGN. Looks like 12 tubes.
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📣#Highcitedpaper
🔱Image Dataset for #NeuralNetwork Performance Estimation with Application to Maritime #Ports
🗝️Keywords: visual #image #dataset; #ship #classification; #computervision; #machinelearning; #maritime zone
💻mdpi.com/2182856
RT @NavyLookout: .@SchiebelGroup S-300 Camcopter selected for the🇪🇺 European Seabed and Anti-Submarine Warfare Capability (SEACURE) projec…
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Samuel B. Griffith Foundation Names “Chinese Amphibious Warfare” 2025 Publication of the Year!
Full text @ChinaMaritime/@NavalWarCollege: digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cm…
Background: bit.ly/PublicationOfTheYear
2025 Samuel B. Griffith Foundation Reading List
Purpose. To establish a list of recommended readings related to the legacy and scholarship of Brigadier General Samuel B. Griffith II, USMC (ret). This list will be reviewed by the Foundation annually and amended as needed to include key books, publications, and other media associated with Samuel Griffith’s life and studies.
Publication of the Year. For 2025, the Samuel B. Griffith Foundation has selected Study No. 8, #Chinese Amphibious Warfare: Prospects for a Cross-Strait Invasion, edited by Dr. Andrew S. Erickson, Conor M. Kennedy, and Ryan D. Martinson (2024). This conference volume draws on insights from leading experts to examine Beijing’s pursuit of its ultimate strategic prize: #Taiwan. Incisive, informative, and prescient, this publication examines the PLA’s progress toward #Xi Jinping’s Taiwan-focused “Centennial Military Building Goal” for 2027, evaluates its prospects for success in a cross-Strait invasion, and outlines the steps Taiwan—with American support—must take to strengthen deterrence during this decade of maximum danger.
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I’m glad to have been part of this effort, writing a chapter about the possible employment of mine warfare in a cross-Strait invasion.
Samuel B. Griffith Foundation Names “Chinese Amphibious Warfare” 2025 Publication of the Year!
Full text @ChinaMaritime/@NavalWarCollege: digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cm…
Background: bit.ly/PublicationOfTheYear
2025 Samuel B. Griffith Foundation Reading List
Purpose. To establish a list of recommended readings related to the legacy and scholarship of Brigadier General Samuel B. Griffith II, USMC (ret). This list will be reviewed by the Foundation annually and amended as needed to include key books, publications, and other media associated with Samuel Griffith’s life and studies.
Publication of the Year. For 2025, the Samuel B. Griffith Foundation has selected Study No. 8, #Chinese Amphibious Warfare: Prospects for a Cross-Strait Invasion, edited by Dr. Andrew S. Erickson, Conor M. Kennedy, and Ryan D. Martinson (2024). This conference volume draws on insights from leading experts to examine Beijing’s pursuit of its ultimate strategic prize: #Taiwan. Incisive, informative, and prescient, this publication examines the PLA’s progress toward #Xi Jinping’s Taiwan-focused “Centennial Military Building Goal” for 2027, evaluates its prospects for success in a cross-Strait invasion, and outlines the steps Taiwan—with American support—must take to strengthen deterrence during this decade of maximum danger.