Satellite images show Russia added more anti-drone nets to its submarines at a Pacific base thousands of miles from Ukraine
Satellite imagery reveals that Russia has installed anti-drone netting on submarines at the Rybachiy naval base on the Kamchatka Peninsula. This expansion of defensive measures suggests Russia is concerned about the reach of Ukrainian drone capabilities, even thousands of miles from the front lines.
Why it matters
The deployment of these defenses at a remote Pacific base indicates a significant shift in Russian military threat assessment regarding long-range drone warfare.
Russia has expanded its use of anti-drone netting at a major naval hub on the Pacific Ocean. Satellite image ©2026 Vantor. Russia has equipped more of its Pacific Fleet submarines with anti-drone netting. New satellite images show multiple submarines covered with the netting at the Rybachiy naval base. The base is thousands of miles from Ukraine. Russia has expanded its use of anti-drone nets to protect submarines at a major naval base on the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from Ukraine and the country's arsenal of attack drones, according to new satellite imagery analyzed by Business Insider. The new images, collected on Tuesday by the US spatial intelligence firm Vantor, show more than half a dozen submarines covered by anti-drone netting at the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
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