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RUB 1,604,185,007.35 = the amount of fines RF MOD is seeking from Volga Shipyard for unknown project - late delivery of Barskov-class (Project 03182) tanker Valentin Rykov? (laid down in 2017; originally scheduled for delivery in 2020) - case won't be heard until late October (at the earliest)

🔺OOA activity- Update Russian Navy Baltic Fleet Pr.21631 Buyan-M class missile corvette MRK-595 “Naro-Fominsk” VISID returned to the Baltic Sea, 13 September 2025, following a short OOA mission. ⚠️Unit returning to homeport Baltiysk.

🔺ZAPAD-25 activity Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.22350 class SKR-456 "Admiral Golovko" conducted an ASCM firing in the Barents Sea, 13 September 2025. Initial targeting data provided by NFAF Tu-142 MPA ⚠️Missile alleged Zircon but likely SS-N-27A.

🔺OOA activity - Update Russian Navy Northern Fleet tanker “Kama” completed a westbound transit of the English Channel, 13 September 2025. ⚠️Unit likely ENR to support RFN Mediterranean Sea operations next 2-5 months but could deploy more more widely.

🔺Russian Arctic Group -Update Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class BPK-619 “Severomorsk” & Pr.775 class BDK-031 “Alexander Otrakovsky” conducted an amphibious exercise in the FJL archipelago, 10 September 2025. ⚠️Area scheduled for Bastion-P CDCM firing, 12 September, likley as part of ZAPAD-25.

Pleased to see Britain can still get some things right...

Zapad is underway in the Northern Fleet:

#SubWednesday #Submarines DRAKON 220 - a midget submarine design concept for the Croatian Navy, developed by Adria-Mar in Croatia in mid 10s. As of today, Croatia is still waiting for a green light to move forward with the procurement process for new submarines for the Adriatic Sea and beyond.

New (to me) images of a PLAN 09IIIB SSGN underway. Via "by78"/SDF.

🔺Baltic - Article of interest Comment: Baltic Fleet Forces reinstated Cold War legacy comms, continue high levels of C3 training & can transition to higher states of readiness at extremely short notice. I concur with the Executive Summary. My take ⬇️ jamesdroxford.substack.com/p/return-to-...

How not to be seen...

A nice mention for Janes and myself from the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

JAKE17 Constant Phoenix Nuke Sniffer, WC-135R is on the way home after over 14 hours. The Constant Phoenix was most likely getting a before test sniff of the area west around the russian test area. A NOTAM was issued this morning for airspace around Novaya Zemlya. Thank you David @puca.bsky.social

Burevestnik: I think there was a good chance that a test of some sort was carried out from Pankovo, Novaya Zemlya, yesterday, and the test season likely isn't over. As always, it is impossible to be 100% certain without official statements, either Russian or Western.

🔺I wasn’t expecting that! Russian Navy Poseidon (nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed torpedo) test platform Pr.20120 class submarine B-90 “Sarov” appears to have departed Severodvinsk! ⚠️Caveat: Undated photo - imagery needed to confirm @thelookout.bsky.social @mtanderson.bsky.social

So when I posted that we could sell Type 31 back to the Danes it was meant as a joke, but many a true word and all that... www.ft.com/content/c84e...

RF Navy Baltic Fleet Steregushchiy-class corvette "Boykiy" arrived in Algiers, Algeria, on 31 August; ship has been deployed since 28 June 2025

RF Navy Northern Fleet Sibiryakov-class research vessel Romuald Muklevich returned to Murmansk following 39-day (25 July-1 September) survey mission in Barents Sea

🔺OOA activity - Update & Final Russian Navy Northern Fleet Tanker “Vyazma” returned to homeport Murmansk, 2 September 2025, following a 10-month OOA logistics mission the the Mediterranean Sea ⚠️Northern Fleet Tanker “Kama” likely to deploy this autumn as in-theatre relief for next tranche.

If the Danes are looking for a new frigate then that sounds like a great sales opportunity for Type 31...

🔺OOA activity - Update Russian Navy Baltic Fleet Pr.20380 class SKR-532 "Boikiy" arrived Algiers, 31 August 2025, for regional engagement & replenishment following operations in the Levant region. ⚠️Unit likely heading OFFSTA & could conduct STROG westbound transit as early as 5 September.

Five days after conducting a southbound transit of the Great Belt, RF Navy Baltic Fleet Vishnya-class intelligence collection ship "Vasiliy Tatishchev" entered port (likely Baltiysk) today after 12-day intelligence collection mission (18-29 August) - previous mission: 3 June-10 July 2025

#SubSaturday #Submarines #ColdWar Soviet Navy Project 667BD Murena-M/DELTA II-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine with a Project 1388 Baklan/SHELON-class torpedo recovery boat, 1991. Source: nara.getarchive.net/de/media/a-p...

[1/2] RF Navy Northern Fleet ships arrived in the port of Dudinka on/before 29 August as part of the fleet's annual Northern Sea Route deployment.

[1/5] Four RF Navy Northern Fleet ships departed Severomorsk on the annual Northern Sea Route/Arctic Expedition. TASS and Interfax were the first two media sources to report the event (05:00 MSK hour); RF MOD didn't report it on its website until 12:02 MSK.

#SubSaturday #Submarines #ColdWar Royal Navy Oberon-class diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Ocelot (S-17) seen from the Soviet Navy Project 1824B/MUNA-class small intelligence ship (AGI) "Giroskop", ca. 1964. @mikeplunkett.bsky.social @covertshores.bsky.social

#SubSaturday Saab to develop Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (LUUV) for Sweden. Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for a larger uncrewed underwater vehicle. More here: saab.com/newsroom/pre... FYI @covertshores.bsky.social @mikeplunkett.bsky.social

#SubFriday #Submarines #ColdWar US Navy Benjamin Franklin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) undergoing an emergency blow testing during her Key Overhaul #2 in Newport News, VA., December 1984. Photos by Jim Shirley.

A starboard bow view from USS Simon Lake (AS-33) of the large harbor tug USS Okmulgee (YTB-765) maneuvering a Benjamin Franklin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657) into docking position at Kings Bay, Georgia, September 1, 1981. Photo by JO1 Lon Cabot.

Three new ships added to the RFN yesterday: - Sviyazhsk-class missile boat STAVROPOL - Uragan-class missile boat TYFUN - Bykov-class patrol vessel VIKTOR VELIKY (/1) flot.com/2025/%D0%92%...

New image of second batch-Type 055 being moved by tugs. Date unclear. Vessel, which is still fitting out, features previously unseen crane on forward UVLS, leading some observers to speculate structure serves VLS reloading, but remains to be confirmed. Via "ACuriousPLAFan"/SDF.

Russian Navy Submarine Fleet status as of August 2025 There are a lot of diesel sub movements and the curious case of the majority of the RU Pacific Fleet's Borei-A SSBN not being present in July 2025. Some subs would be moved to inactive due to no activity for ~3 years.

🔺OOA activity - Update Russian Navy Baltic Fleet Pr.714 class tug “Yakov Grebelsky” completed a 16-day loiter in the Levant region, PM 22 August 2025 & likely repositioning to the Alexandria roads area. ⚠️Unit continues as theatre contingency support vessel for Kilo T636.3 B-261 “Novorossiysk”

...all three units conducted northbound transits of the Tsushima Strait on 20-21 August www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2025/...

[1/2] RF Navy Pacific Fleet Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine (possibly Volkhov), Steregushchiy II-class corvette Gromkiy, and Baklazhan-class salvage/rescue tug Fotiy Krylov conducted southbound transit of the Tsushima Strait on 14-15 August.

🔺OOA activity - Update Russian Navy Baltic Fleet Pr.714 class tug “Yakov Grebelsky” departed the Alexandria roads, 4 August 2025 & commenced loiter south of Akrotiri, AM 5 August. ⚠️Unit supporting Kilo T636.3 B-261 “Novorossiysk” & may have RV’d with B-261 for mid-patrol RASOPS.

I see the Royal Australian Navy is buying the Upgraded Mogami. A hard pass on the OG downgraded Mogami, eh?

The name is interesting as I suspect the old Orenburg could be approaching official decommissioning. Firstly, I haven't noted her active since '21 but what made me think this is that I suspect she was moved from her usual pier to one further west in early June. Need high res to be sure though.

#NavalNews #Submarines Keel laying memorabilia showing what appears to be Project 09851 (09853 Kalitka-SMP) Khabarovsk-class (?) SSDN/SSAN "Orenburg" began circulating on Russian naval forums. New boat keel laying imminent? @covertshores.bsky.social @mikeplunkett.bsky.social @alxluck.bsky.social

[1/4] At least five large RF Navy Pacific Fleet auxiliary vessels have transferred from Bukhta Uliss to Bukhta Zolotoy Rog this week: Baklazhan-class tug "Fotiy Krylov", Dubna-class oiler "Pechenga", Emba-class cable ship "Kem", Neftegaz-class tug "Kalar", and an unidentified Altay-class oiler.

Is the Russian - Norwegian fisheries cooperation about to die? If this happens, it is unsurprising in the current security landscape, but this will be a loss, perhaps most of all for the fish stocks in northern waters. The risk of incidents could rise too.

When you bought all that mazut and really need to use it up

There's been lots of rumours that legendary Russian engineering basketcase and occasional aircraft carrier Kuznetsov will be decommissioned. More evidence for those rumours comes from seeing its vital supplies of massive atmospheric pollution reassigned to corvette Soobrazitelny...

...the floating crane turns out to be SPK-50150, not SPK-63150

[2/2] ...RF Navy Baltic Fleet self-propelled floating crane, likely SPK-63150, is currently placing mooring buoys near Dvortsovyy Most (across from the Hermitage Museum) where Poltava typically moors for RF Navy Day

[1/2] RF Navy Northern Fleet Flagman-class harbor tug RB-47 towed tallship Poltava to Angliyskaya Naberezhnaya (St. Petersburg) today; likely to transit up the Neva River overnight tonight because...

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Royal Marines of 42 Cdo boarding and rapid roping onto a passenger ferry during during anti-terrorism training in 🇦🇺Sydney harbour. Part of exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 working with Australian, US , Japanese and Singaporean forces.

#NavalNews #Submarines 5th Project 955A Borey-A/DOLGORUKIY-class SSBN "Knyaz Pozharskyi" (K-555) was commissioned today in Severodvinsk into the Northern Fleet. Photo by Oleg Kuleshov shows K-555 heading out for sea trials on May 5, 2025.