
A warship appears in the South China Sea.
Sonar says it's real.
Radar says the water's empty.
One submarine commander has to decide which system is lying.
From former U.S. Navy submariner Gary Bonneau comes a modern techno-thriller where the first casualty isn't truth—it's trust in the sensors.
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A warship appears in the South China Sea. Sonar says it is real. Radar says the water is empty.
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I'm excited to share that The Rotterdam Variant is now available for Kindle preorder.
JUL 19, 2026
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JUL 15, 2026
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TECHNOLOGY
U.S. employs one-way attack sea drones in combat for the first time According to the United States Central Command, U.S. forces employed one-way attack unmanned surface vessels (USVs) during operations against Iranian military targets, marking the first publicly acknowledged combat use of this type of weapon by the United States.
JUL 13, 2026
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NAVAL HISTORY
JUL 9, 2026
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TECHNOLOGY
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The Royal Netherlands Navy announced the successful completion of Maritime Uncrewed Sea Trials (MUST) 2026, the first exercise of its kind to integrate unmanned systems operating in the air, on the surface, and underwater around a single crewed command vessel.
JUL 7, 2026
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TECHNOLOGY
Shape of Future Royal Navy Fleet Emerging
JUN 29, 2026
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TECHNOLOGY
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Lionfish as a U.S. Navy small uncrewed undersea vehicle/SUUV program
JUN 8, 2026
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NAVAL HISTORY
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USS Wahoo (SS-238)
JUN 8, 2026
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TECHNOLOGY
DARPA's Deep Thoughts
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NAVAL HISTORY
The fictional USS Asheville in The November Program draws from a real lineage of submarine design that prioritized silence above all else.
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