H I Sutton
@CovertShores
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See you over on BlueSky instead of here Independent Defense Analysis, Unconventional Naval Warfare, author, submarines, OSINT, illustrations. Mostly typos
Joined June 2016
New. Taiwan’s New Naval Drones Could Strike Any Chinese Invasion.
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Taiwan is now rapidly developing a naval drone capability. Several types have been seen being trialled with a range of armaments. These vessels, known as USVs, could enable Taiwan to disrupt and...
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RT @front_ukrainian: ❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian military personnel from the 40th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade have created a new surface drone, the….
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Ukraine's FP-5 'Flamingo' cruise missile has a reported range of 3,000km and a warhead of 1,000kg. This makes it much longer ranged and harder hitting than other reported types. It can logically hit targets in Russia other Ukrainian systems cannot. The general concept is sensible
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Chinese XLUUVs breaking cover.@sambendett @CollinSLKoh @TheBaseLeg @Aviation_Intel @tshugart3 @UKDefJournal @AlexLuck9 @vcdgf555 @RupprechtDeino.
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New Article - .China seeks a strategic advantage in underwater drone technology. What The World Is About To Learn About China’s Extra-Large Underwater Drones.
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China's naval expansion continues to surprise onlookers. Less visible, until now, have been developments in underwater drones. That is about to change with an upcoming military parade in Beijing in...
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New article on Taiwan’s USV rush . @sambendett @RupprechtDeino @Aviation_Intel @BoDiplo @Drox_Maritime @TheBaseLeg @AlexLuck9.
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RT @CovertShores: **EXCLUSIVE**. You heard it here first! .Revealing for the first time, the story of the first Ukrainian maritime drones (….
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3 years ago, in the summer of 2022, four Ukrainian engineers built the countries first maritime drone. Built in great secrecy, that innovative vessel has not been reported until now. This is the...
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**EXCLUSIVE**. You heard it here first! .Revealing for the first time, the story of the first Ukrainian maritime drones (USV) from summer 2022. Spoiler: Magura has 7 major variants starting with the previously unseen V1.
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3 years ago, in the summer of 2022, four Ukrainian engineers built the countries first maritime drone. Built in great secrecy, that innovative vessel has not been reported until now. This is the...
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New video on the new maritime drones Russia has demonstrated in its 'July Thunder' naval exercise in Baltic. In many ways they copy Ukraine's success with USVs (uncrewed surface vessels) in Black Sea, but with a twist. Bbit of a hot take! #OSINT.
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Remembering the navalised AH-64 Apache helicopter concepts from (I think) 1990s. evolution of the concept art. I think this the right order (I remember the first one)
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New information on China’s Ekranoplan (WIG). @RupprechtDeino @AlexLuck9 @Aviation_Intel @AviationWeek.
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***BREAKING***. China Builds New Large Jet-Powered Ekranoplan (WIG).
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Ekranoplans, special ultra-low flying aircraft, promise to combine features from ships, airplanes, and hovercraft. There are many designs and projects out there, but they have yet to truly realise...
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New article. China built a four-jet WIG.@RupprechtDeino @AlexLuck9 @sambendett @Aviation_Intel @vcdgf555 @detresfa_ @tshugart3.
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New article. China built a four-jet WIG.@RupprechtDeino @AlexLuck9 @sambendett @Aviation_Intel @vcdgf555 @detresfa_ @Shug.
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New short explainer - **How** Iran Can Close The Straits Of Hormuz.
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