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Just your "casual" military observer. First Island Chain resident.

Just focusing on military stuff. PH defense developments and 🇷🇺 naval insights
Four years delayed due to many changes in the design, she is finally out of the shed.

If Poseidon/Status-6 doesn't pan out as a second strategic strike weapon, GUGI would find some use of it considering the inherent design of it perfectly fits GUGI's core mission.
November 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Reposted by Granger
RF Navy Northern Fleet unidentified Akula-class nuclear-powered sub (likely "Gepard") departed port on 19 June and remains underway through today.

Previous underway periods for "Gepard" in 2025: 23 February-7 March (13 days); 29 March-15 April (18 days); 20-27 April (8 days); 14-27 May (14 days).
July 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Although for the auxiliaries it was a temporary shift in location, for the corvettes, it might have been a permanent move as back in March-April, the admin at Vladivostok and the RU Ministry of Transport imposed a restriction on small vessels leaving in and out of Ulysses Bay.
[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.
August 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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.
August 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Reposted by Granger
🔎🇷🇺Admiral Nakhimov
As expected, Admiral Nakhimov is carrying out builder's sea trials in the Dvinsky Bay

Caveats apply given the low resolution SAR imagery but she appears to be operating ~50km NW of her berth in Severodvinsk

Source: @esa.int
Date: 19 August 2025
August 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
At Yantar shipyard today, they laid down the fifth member of the Project 11711-class landing ship and the third of the improved Project 11711 class.

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July 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Project 22010-class oceanographic research vessel Almaz at Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad.

She's the second ship of a ship class where Yantar is a member of. Her deployment would mirror her sister in that she would be supporting activities of the Main Directorate for Deep Sea Research (GUGI).
July 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Project 22011-class Oceanographic Research Vessel "Vice-Admiral Burilichev" at Vyborg Shipyard after launching.

This is an improved version of Yantar (Project 22010) and is named after Vice Admiral Alexei Burilichev, head of GUGI from 2005-2020.
June 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This would be my only active Bluesky account.

Most of the Russian Navy related content from my other accounts would be mirrored here. New content will be posted here first then to other sites.
June 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM