Independent Defense Analysis, Submarines, OSINT, illustrations. Author of Covert Shores books and website (www.hisutton.com). Write for US Naval Institute News, Naval News and more.
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**Heads Up**
I am planning to remove some/all of my books from sale on Amazon before year end.
It's a difficult decision, but want to give people a heads up as it *might* be your last chance.
Link https://www.amazon.com/s?k=covert+shores <adjust URL to local Amazon for you
THE PENTAGON — Advanced procurement contracts for two of the Navy’s Block V Virginia-class attack submarines have been stalled for 10 months due to an impasse between the service and its lead submarine builder over insurance related to Tomahawk missiles and future hypersonic weapons, USNI News has learned. General Dynamics and the Navy are split …
***PODCAST***
Joined Grey Dynamics… #Ukraine’s maritime drones, special forces, narco submarines, the Arctic and Poseidon…
https://greydynamics.com/episode-14-tsunami-torpedoes-ukrainian-usvs-narco-subs-with-hi-sutton/
The saga of the Snow Cruiser. Designed to blaze new trails on (and over!) the Antarctic, it ended up being parked in front of the research station with various scientists yelling “No, no, we can’t get rid of it….I’m gonna fix it up one day. You won’t believe how much it’ll be worth!”
(If only this thing was amphibious -and had a turret- It’d be eligible for #failurefriday @DreadShips 😀)
***OSINT***
Quiz: how many #Russian warships can you count in Novorossiysk today?
***UPDATE***
#Ukraine's attack on the #Russian Navy in Sevastopol shows navies the way forward with maritime drones (USVs)
Up to now, the growing number of USV programs in world navies have completely overlooked this use case
That should change
The sinking of the Russian cruiser Moskva is one of the greatest naval victories in decades, and will deserve its place in history. But the attack on Sevastopol, with maritime drones, can be seen as a bigger deal in the long term. It had a dramatic effect on the Russian Navy. Here is why it may have an effect on navies around the world.
***ANALYSIS***
Since #NordStream attack ‘seabed warfare’ is a new focus for western navies.
#Sweden’s A-26 submarine has unique features which make it particularly suited to the new challenges
Sweden's new A-26 Blekinge Class submarines have been designed with covert missions in mind. Traditionally these would include special forces and intelligence gathering. Now as the naval world pivots towards seabed warfare, the Swedish submarine might find a new niche. One that the design is uniquely suited to.
Sam LaGrone
Dreadnought Holiday
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