National Interest – Russia’s “Harmony” project is the latest salvo in the battle between underwater access and anti-access efforts. The United States will need new innovations of its own to fight back.

CBS News – The U.S. Coast Guard said it detected and tracked a Russian military spy ship just miles off the coast of Hawaii, the latest incident of a Russian vessel or plane operating close to the U.S.

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Covert Shores – After a painfully long wait, the Russian submarine Khabarovsk has finally emerged from its construction shed in Severodvinsk. The Pr. 09851 class boat is the second Poseidon carrying submarine in the Russian Navy, following the Pr. 09852 Belgorod. Khabarovsk is a smaller submarine better optimized to the role of carrying Poseidon. 

The War Zone – According to the Russian leader, the test saw the mysterious weapon launched from a submarine and traveling under nuclear propulsion.

The New Voice of Ukraine – A large Russian Navy landing ship has anchored off Germany’s Baltic coast, sparking concern among NATO states already wary of repeated Russian incursions into allied airspace, according to DW.

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The Barents Observer – Two Russian vessels suspiciously zigzag in the Norwegian Sea, near the area of the ongoing German Maritime Firing Exercise.

Naval News – The Russian submarine Novorossiysk, an Improved Kilo-class vessel, has been forced to limp home to the Baltic after a mechanical failure in the Mediterranean. While some reports exaggerated its plight, the incident exposes the Russian Navy’s declining presence in the region. Since losing its Syrian base at Tartus in 2024 and facing restrictions on movement through the Bosporus, Russia’s Mediterranean task force has largely collapsed. The Novorossiysk’s troubles highlight mounting maintenance issues and the broader erosion of Moscow’s naval reach in the Mediterranean.

Defense News – NATO officials have been tracking a decrease in Russia’s naval presence in the Mediterranean, which officials have attributed to readiness problems and the Baltic Sea and High North regions demanding greater attention in Moscow’s eyes.

Reuters – Russian warships have repeatedly sailed on collision courses, aimed weapons at Danish naval vessels and disrupted navigation systems in Denmark’s straits that connect the Baltic Sea to the North Sea, its defence intelligence service said on Friday.

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Politico – Russian-linked vessels are continuing to leak oil off Europe’s shores — despite Western sanctions — underscoring the continent’s inability to rein in Moscow’s so-called shadow fleet.

USNI News – A Russian Navy Borei-class ballistic missile submarine was spotted for the first time transiting the La Perouse Strait on Wednesday, according to Japanese officials.

ItaMilRadar – The Russian Navy submarine Novorossiisk, accompanied by the tug Iakov Grebelskii, has arrived in the port of Algiers as part of the ongoing military cooperation between Algeria and Russia.

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GIS Reports – Despite submarine strength, Russia’s navy struggles with obsolescence, strategic setbacks and dwindling seaborne relevance.

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Barents Observer – Large areas in the Barents Sea have been sealed off as Russia and Belarus start their major joint exercise.

Defence Blog – Russia is moving ahead with the design of a new ocean-going warship, according to Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.

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The Barents Observer – The Admiral Nakhimov will be the largest operational warship in the Russian Navy. It will also be one of the oldest. 

The Barents Observer – The Northern Fleet can forget about taking delivery of its new ocean going tug as the vessel capsized and sank at pier of the Baltic shipyard this weekend. 

Barents Observer – The Northern Fleet welcomed the Knyaz Pozharsky with festivity to her new home base on August 2. Shortly after, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR) published classified internal documentation concerning the brand new submarine.

Naval News – The Russian Navy recently concluded a fleet wide naval exercise, with the exception of the Black Sea Fleet, called July Storm. The exercise took place between July 23-27 and included a notable event during with the deployment of two new Russian unmanned surface vessels (USVs) that engaged and destroyed a floating surface target.

The Barents Observer – Russia’s Admiral Kuznetsov has be under repair at shipyard No. 35 in Murmansk since 2017. Now, the infamous carrier may be scrapped once and forever, according to newspaper Izvestia.

Barents Observer – Preparations for the Main Naval Parade in St. Petersburg were stopped earlier this week, allegedly for security concerns, Fontanka reports.

Navy Lookout – A surfaced Russian submarine transiting through the English Channel has once again prompted a coordinated monitoring effort by the RN. The operation comes as the Russians manage to retain a naval presence in the Mediterranean, following the loss of their base in Syria.

The Tube – On Thursday, the Russian frigate “Admiral Grigorovitch”, belonging to the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy, officially docked at Oran Port, in northwestern Algeria. The arrival of the warship marks a significant step in the framework of ongoing bilateral military cooperation between Algeria and the Russian Federation, as stated by the Algerian Ministry of National Defence.

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