Deserves wider attention

My overview for @navalnews.com on the state of play with SEA 3000, "Upgraded Mogami" (aka 06FFM) & not quite zero change of specifications. I'd like to acknowledge & thank RAdm Hughes & MHI representatives on informative engagement enabling constructive coverage. www.navalnews.com/event-news/i...

Comparison of the old and updated Neptune launcher

My @navalnews.com write-up on Type 076 LHA Sichuan (31) going to sea for the first time today. The large amphibious carrier, equipped with an EM catapult as a world first, came together in a notably short time and follows commissioning of Fujian a week ago. www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Every time I see the ship named Foch, I think of the submarine named Ufa Artwork by @800tonnes.bsky.social

Updated my viz of the new Russian submarine Khabarovsk Here-> www.hisutton.com/Russian-Subm... Small but steady progress understanding the physical form, some details still to be discovered #OSINT

Saw this on say imagery earlier this year. Bit was distracted by invasion barges and XXLUUVs

Updated my viz of the new Russian submarine Khabarovsk Here-> www.hisutton.com/Russian-Subm... Small but steady progress understanding the physical form, some details still to be discovered #OSINT

New article, North Korea’s unreported submersible torpedo boat may be uncrewed www.hisutton.com/North-Korean... #OSINT

New article, North Korea’s unreported submersible torpedo boat may be uncrewed www.hisutton.com/North-Korean... #OSINT

Excellent fields of fire www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

This is funny, not sure why

(1945.) Hamburg. For the technical guys and girls among my followers. A cross section of a U-Boot. #WW2 #HISTORY

Meet Denis Kurilov, second person with an FSB background at Russia's Consulate General in #Kirkenes. Read about how the Barents Observer tracked the newest employee sent to Norway back to security unit No. 9804, FSB's Border Guard institute in Yaroslav. www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/meet-de...

New guest article “Russian Nuclear Submarine Technology Will Make North Korean Threat More Palpable” www.38north.org/2025/11/russ...

Hi-res satellite imagery of new Russian submarine Khabarovsk. Check out how accurate my drawing was (or wasn’t) (Spoiler- it was) Still some details yet to be revealed

The first PLAN Type 039 submarine was recently observed with some curious cradle mounts on its stern hull. @covertshores.bsky.social has a rundown on what they may be for. www.hisutton.com/Chinese-Type...

Russia Finally Launches The Poseidon Armed Submarine Khabarovsk - updated sketch of layout. Exact details of bow are still hidden, see www.hisutton.com/Russian-Subm...

Analysis of the waterline mark and measurements confirms that the new-construction submarine Khabarovsk is closely related to the Borei-A (as expected), but also that it sits much lower in the water. This likely means that it has much less reserve bouyancy.

Launch of submarine Khabarovsk In Severodvinsk Sentinel 2 low resolution satelitte imagery, 2025-11-02 09:11:51Z

This photos, showing a torpedo launched from an XLUUV (it’s not fully submerged, that’s normal for this stage of trials), puts the Indonesians ahead of all Western countries in this regard! Why are European navies sleeping?!?! More info: www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Access and filming aboard submarines is usually very rare and restricted. Many thanks to the Italian Navy for giving @navalnews.com this exclusive and detailed tour during Sea Future 2025.

unsuccessful it seems?

Bask in the unfeasible glory that is Aotearoa New Zealand's only locally designed and built Tank.

People think that the propeller (aka screw, propulsor, pumpjet) is the most sensitive part of the submarine, and is always hidden at launch. No more. Now it’s all Russia wants to show because the weapon system is way more sent sensitive

Any submarine news from Severodvinsk?

Still the best halloween performance ever www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q45y...

Shock! Horror! A U.S. Navy submarine in China!!!! (Just a barge, possibly a film set)

Ukraine's defence intelligence (HUR) report that on the night of July 8–9, 2024, a joint operation by HUR and SBU, SZRU an “Oreshnik” ballistic missile was destroyed inside Russian territory. gur.gov.ua/en/content/t...

Last year, I wrote an article for @foreignaffairs.com on why the US stands to lose the most from a resumption of nuclear testing. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

With all this talk about nuclear tests, Poseidon, Burevestnik, etc. lately, it’s time for a British classic to remind everyone that the more things change, the more they stay the same… (‘Yes, Prime Minister’ on nuclear deterrence)

Interesting

Breaking: Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard You heard it here first! www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Of great interest

Breaking: Unusual Black Trimaran Drone Ship Spotted In Chinese Shipyard You heard it here first! www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Rapid progress in China’s underwater drone development, world leaders in most respects. Back in 2019 their first large one, HSU001, was very modest, far from world leading. Today they are building massive ones other nations can only dream of. www.hisutton.com/Chinese-XLUU...

Major Chinese navy story breaking tomorrow, if you like this kind of thing

Of great interest euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/15/u...

I’ve been giving talks on this topic to naval audiences since the earliest indications. My predictions/warnings are coming true. I don’t think many took it seriously, and now it’s likely too late

I’ve been giving talks on this topic to naval audiences since the earliest indications. My predictions/warnings are coming true. I don’t think many took it seriously, and now it’s likely too late

Rapid progress in China’s underwater drone development, world leaders in most respects. Back in 2019 their first large one, HSU001, was very modest, far from world leading. Today they are building massive ones other nations can only dream of. www.hisutton.com/Chinese-XLUU...

Unusual FPV electric-powered drone with an annular wing. Likely an interceptor, likely Russian. Source Ru social media #OSINT

Bad news for Western Europe. Strategically, Russia aims to sit astride the strategic ‘sea line of communication’ (SLOC), and for the first time be in a position to press its finger on pulse of world trade. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

War games in pre-2022 verses battlefield reality 2025

Whoever is now funding the U.S. military with $130m, presumably chose not to help fund Ukraine’s defence all this time?

Quick take on whether the Russian Navy a capable threat to Britain? Some interesting perspectives from different relevant experts. Two observations: A) not everyone agrees B) Adhering to the requested 200-word limit proves challenging for some ;) www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-as...

I don’t get all the fuss about Trumps ‘Golden Fleet’, the U.S. Navy already has lots of golden ships:

Of great interest www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

Quick take on whether the Russian Navy a capable threat to Britain? Some interesting perspectives from different relevant experts. Two observations: A) not everyone agrees B) Adhering to the requested 200-word limit proves challenging for some ;) www.britainsworld.org.uk/p/the-big-as...

AI slop everywhere? This is the cover of a youtube video about the Lee–Enfield.. presumably real photos of those must be hard to come by?!?!?!?