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OSINT is just ADSB and shitposting, right? Same as on the Site That Shall Not Be Named. Arbetar i en samhällsviktig industri.
"The first Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)) could cost about $23 billion with an overall cost for the 15-ship program to be about $275 billion" news.usni.org/2026/08/05/f...
First Trump-class Battleship Could Cost $23.4B, Says CBO - USNI News
The first Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)) could cost about $23 billion with an overall cost for the 15-ship program to be about $275 billion, according to a new Congressional Budget Office estimate pu...
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Nearly all the US ATACMS and PSM missiles gone as half of the tomahawk stock. www.reuters.com/world/us-has...
EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The degree to which the military is running out of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported.
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The UK faces a shortage of armour and unknown delays to the boxer artillery programme. Added to the fact they are buying nowhere near enough vehicles, the future looks bleak for the UK army.
The Defence Blog@defence-blog.com · 2d agoA new report warns four British Army battalions could be left without a working armored vehicle by 2027. defence-blog.com/report-warns...
The Danish Army is finally again getting conscription-based units like the re-established 2nd Mechanised Infantry Company, 2nd Armoured Infantry Btn, Jutland Dragoon Regiment. Like pre-2004 it will have a core of contract officers & NCOs. It will be equipped with Patria 6x6 APCs.
"anti-Farage sentiment has gained momentum around Count Binface, who is polling at an estimated 20 per cent." www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08...
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Delivery and handover of the F-16 C block 70 aircraft for Bulgaria has been so slow that Bulgaria is looking at other aircraft to cover the gap. Bulgaria has ordered 16 aircraft in two batches, the first in 2019 but has yet to take any into service. www.bta.bg/en/news/bulg...
Defence Ministry Explores MiG-29, F-16 and Gripen Options, Democratic Bulgaria Opposes MiG-29 Acquisition
Asked whether Bulgaria was negotiating the acquisition of MiG-29 aircraft, the Defence Ministry told BTA it had sent inquiries to several countries, including Poland and Hungary, about available aircr...
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By combining the data on salary top-ups with recruitment numbers from the same budgets, it is possible to estimate Russia's permanent losses among contract soldiers. The result is higher than I expected: 15,000 to 21,000 per month (losses among mobilized soldiers not included).
Attention: new original data source unlocked! Based on federal budget reports, I estimated the number of Russian troops in Ukraine, both mobilized and contract soldiers. The numbers are based on different salary top-ups that Russian troops in Ukraine receive. janiskluge.substack.com/p/the-compos...
GM Defense's EPIQ hybrid power system sustained 9-30kW loads at two 4ID command nodes during PC-C6, running 3-8 hrs without generator power, genset only used to recharge. defence-blog.com/u-s-army-tes...
U.S. Army tests silent power system for its command and control nodes
Two U.S. Army command posts have run for up to eight hours straight on battery power alone, no generator rumbling in the background, no engine noise giving away their position, proving a defense contr...
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TBF even in the best case, setting up supply chains and production lines to produce a meaningful number of Patriot missiles would’ve taken several years. But yet another affirmation of the fact: we can’t rely on the United States, or any great power for that matter, for our security.
EUwatch 🇪🇺@euwatch.live · 4d agoTrump’s Patriot reversal leaves Ukraine exposed amid intensifying Russian ballistic barrages
Deal for 11 icebreakers First 4 will be built in Finland (Article photo is of icebreakers in Helsinki)
The Upshot@upshot.nytimes.com · 4d agoTo justify no-bid contracts for icebreakers, the Trump administration invoked a rarely used exemption claiming the awards are in the “public interest." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...
This Ukrainian comment on the US handover of leadership of the Security Assistance Group is quietly devastating. The US is now so unreliable as a partner for Ukraine that it is better for Washington to step back from leading this military support effort. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Learned that Finnish WW2 soldiers used pieces of railway track they had cut from the Murmansk railway to freeze distill denaturants from denatured alcohol. Meter-long pieces of track were left outside in winter, and alcohol was slowly poured along it. A brisk economy of track renters developed.
French l'express have rated the European intelligence agencies using a panel of 60 industry professionals from 60 countries.
French Aid to Europe 🇫🇷🇪🇺@aidefranceukr.bsky.social · 6d agoJames Bond VS OSS 117 : la DGSE se classe deuxième dans le top des meilleurs services de renseignement extérieur en Europe d’après un palmarès du magazine L’Express que des reporters, dont Elsa Trujillo, ont recensé. L’Ukraine se positionne quatrième.
New Zealand has released an RFI for what looks to be maritime patrol UAVs. www.defence.govt.nz/news/defence...
Defence launches market research into long-range uncrewed aircraft systems | Ministry of Defence website
Defence has issued a request for information to industry focused on long-range uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), which can operate up to 1,400 nautical miles from base for at least six hours.
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To which the next question should be: "how many Patriot and THAAD interceptors did we have before the conflict?" ~2330 Patriot interceptors ~534 THAAD interceptors (of which 452 were operational) Per CSIS numbers.
Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · 7d agoIf those are accurate numbers… Holy shit. That’s bad.
Generals being wounded in action is normally regarded as a major fuckup.
Tomi McCluskey@tomi-mcc.bsky.social · last wk.Of ~400 US casualties in the first phase of the Iran war, 170+ were head trauma — including two general officers. Independent media outlet The War Horse obtained the records by FOIA. @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social thewarhorse.org/records-troo...
I feel a lot people reading it get the wrong idea. Yes they did, it's cheap and efficient. But Ukraine uses 5k interceptors, you might say. They do, among other things. Ukraine has 60-70 000 men in AD duty. They use everything including F-15 and Patriots and IRIS-T and yes a lot of cheap drones 1/2
MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social · last wk.🇷🇴 Romania spent €1.5 million in 3 days to shoot down 3 Russian drones, — “Digi24”
So who is the mystery customer? Could be the UAE again as Iranian propaganda is saying they lost a Globaleye at Al Dhafra. Could also be any one of the other Gulf states. If the Globaleye performed well against Iranian drones and ballistic missiles then they'd have first hand knowledge.
58 North@58deg.bsky.social · last wk.Two more Globaleye sold. www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
For the first time, an A400M has been used to drop fire retardant to aid in firefighting. Via Twitter acct @CotamFleet
ownfeed@ownfeed.bsky.social · 2w agoA French A400M Atlas military cargo aircraft — originally designed to transport tanks and troops — has been converted into a wildfire bomber, capable of dropping 20 tonnes of retardant in under 10 seconds.
Sweden has decided to not wait for a PFAS ban on the EU level and implement a national ban from the 1st of January 2028. www.regeringen.se/pressmeddela...
Regeringen går före EU och förbereder förbud mot PFAS i vissa konsumentprodukter
Regeringen remitterar idag ett förslag om att evighetskemikalierna PFAS inte ska få finnas i vissa konsumentprodukter. Initiativet är en del av den
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