Drone Threats Drive Nets Around Russia’s Nuclear Submarines
TL;DR
Satellite imagery shows Russia installing nets and counter-UAS cages over submarines at two bases—Rybachiy in Kamchatka and Novorossiysk on the Black Sea—reflecting a broader shift to force-protection against drone threats amid Ukraine-related hostilities. The measures cover Borei/Borei-A SSBNs and Kilo-class submarines and align with growing global counter-drone defenses as unmanned threats target naval assets and critical infrastructure.
- Russian Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines Are Now Cocooned In Nets TWZ
- World’s Most Heavily Armed Submarines Fortified with New Anti-Drone Protection at Russia’s Key Pacific Base Military Watch Magazine
- Images: Russia Put Anti-Drone Nets on More Submarines at Pacific Base businessinsider.com
- Russian subs submerge in harbour fearing Ukrainian drones UK Defence Journal
- Russia’s Submarines Are Getting a New Accessory: ‘Cope Cages’ The National Interest
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