After witnessing the first successful strike on a Russian submarine by Ukraine’s Sea Baby drones, it is time to refresh our memory on everything that has happened in the naval drone sector this year.
Below is a curated list of my earlier posts on naval drones published in Ukraine’s Arms Monitor.
Ukraine Shoots Down Russian Shahed from an Unmanned Boat - April 2026 - link;
Small and Agile Systems: The Role of River and Naval Drones in Ukraine - February 2026 - link
Ukraine’s UUV strike against a Russian submarine - December 2025 - link
Ukraine and Greece Launch Naval Drone Production - November 2025 - link
The Next Drone Threat Comes from the Sea: Is NATO Ready? - October 2025 - link - *free
Ukrainian kamikaze boat carried multiple fiber-optic FPV drones - October 2025 - link
Ukrainian Magura drone was discovered in Turkiye - September-October, 2025 - link
Naval Drone Export: What Ukraine Can Offer (TOLOKA, MAGURA and SEA BABY drones) - September 2025 - link
Russian Fibre-Optic Naval Drone: What We Know So Far - September 2025 - link
Russia’s Naval Vehicles: Is NATO Ready for Them? - July-August 2025 - link
Russia: Naval Affairs - July 2025 - link- *free
Russia invests in maritime drone production - July 2025 - link
Seawolf naval drone for multi-role operations in asymmetric warfare: an introduction - May 2025 - link - *free
Alligator-9: Ukraine’s naval drone destroys enemy robot drones with laser fire - April 2025 - link - *free
Russia’s new defense thwarts Ukraine’s naval drone strikes - April 2025 - link - *free
Ukraine used unmanned torpedo boats in the Black Sea - March 2025 - link - *free
The developers of the Toloka underwater drone showed its smallest version, the TLK-150. What are its characteristics and capabilities? - February 2025 - link
Russia deploys new tactic to counter Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea - February 2025 - link
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Thank you, for this concise reading list!