At the end of September, a Telegram channel known for its network of Russian intelligence sources reported that a Black Sea fleet submarine had run into “serious technical problems” while on a mission off Gibraltar, in the Mediterranean. The Novorossiysk submarine was at risk of exploding, it said, and according to online sleuths, later surfaced, giving away its location. But the question remains, what was a Russian sub even doing there? This is what we know so far.
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On September 19, 2025, Estonia accused Russia of flying three MiG-31 (Foxbat) fighter aircraft into its airspace near Vaindloo Island over the Gulf of Finland. According to the Estonian Ministry of Defense, the jets penetrated the country’s sovereign territory for approximately 12 minutes without flight plans, with transponders switched off, and without responding to Estonian air traffic control. NATO aircraft—Italian F-35s operating under the Baltic Air Policing mission—were scrambled in response.
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Vice Adm. Karl Thomas plays a crucial role in positioning the Navy to best leverage information to defeat U.S. adversaries. As deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, N2N6, and the director of naval intelligence, Vice Adm. Thomas leverages the latest technological tools such as cyber; signals intelligence; electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to control the information ecosystem. This ensures the Navy and its partners have accurate and timely information while manipulating, degrading or denying the enemy’s ability to do the same.
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In August 2008, as Russian tanks rolled into Georgia’s Tskhinvali Region, not self-proclaimed South Ossetia, Georgian government websites were under cyber siege. Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, defaced portals, and data theft disrupted communications as Georgian officials tried to urgently reach Western leaders, some on vacation, others attending the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.
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A record-breaking earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific and raised urgent questions about the safety of nuclear weapons stored near one of the world’s most active seismic zones. How vulnerable is Russia’s undersea arsenal — and what does this mean for global security?
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