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Everyone should read @BellingCat's #MH17 report in full for education on the event and use of available information bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-e…
Hi @triclassified when you said in Episode 186 on Five Eyes you were taking four eyes to Five Guys for dinner, it reminded me of this community contribution
shewantstheisrd.myshopify.co… - via @shewantsISRD
On the theme of hotels, the government - @DefenceHQ - would do well to enforce an estate-wide accommodation availability and booking system rather than have empty rooms hoarded and hidden to avoid the inconvenience of visitors in 'my' mess.
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Similarly building dedicated military 'hotels' for the main areas like RAF Lincolnshire, London etc rather than private provision. (And it doesn't have to be as shit as the Pink Palace)
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⚡️🇵🇰Very impressive breakdown by Pakistan Airforce spokesman Ahmed Aurangzeb of the 'largest air battle in history' that allegedly took place yesterday.
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A sensor system, developed with serious customer investment by Leonardo, is credibly claimed to detect and track radar-stealthy aircraft.
It doesn't work when developed in the US by, errm, the company who makes those aircraft.
Just. Fancy. That.
Chapeau for this aerial #backronym, US Army ISR Task Force!
Continuous Uninterrupted Relay Transmission Aerial Intelligence Network
breakingdefense.com/2024/10/…
Ooopss? Su-57 shoots down Okhotnik deep in Ukrainian airspace. Fratricide or destruction of unresponsive UAS? Either way, time for some nice exploitation opportunities.
twz.com/air/why-did-russia-j…
This is a great article explaining the development pathway and current testing of "Radar 2" advanced AESA for Royal Air Force Typhoons (Read beyond the headline)
Note the gushing hyperbole from RAF seniors in paragraph 7!
- via @Aero_GlobalNews | Jon Lake
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Not sure I completely agree with the analysis on how cautiously Ukraine would operate AEW when it is a critical enabler to manoeuvre and SA. Russia will still face an air threat to any of its OCA efforts forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/20…
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BBC News - Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory national service
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Between 1980 and 1994 the Royal Navy submarine service conducted over 130 highly classified missions to gather intelligence or covert operations. Even though the files are closed, it is still possible to draw some significant conclusions from the archives. /1
Necessity may be the mother of invention but its Ukrainian siblings are cunning, innovation and guile. Its cousin is probably an agile industrial base.
Ukrainians put 8,000 cellphones connected to microphones on 6-foot poles around the country to detect incoming Russian drones. They detected 84/84 and shot down 80 of them with AA guns. Cost: $500ea
--- Gen James B Hecker, Commander US Air Forces, Europe
youtu.be/1O0sRM-uY7E?t=109
How much of this figure is existing funding already committed to Protector, Tiquila and Ukraine? @DefenceHQ @grantshapps
We’re investing £4.5 billion to rapidly deliver advanced drones in to the hands of the @BritishArmy, @RoyalNavy and @RoyalAirForce
Going further than ever before, this investment will make sure our Armed Forces have the cutting edge technologies they need to keep Britain safe.
A screen of atrritable sensing platforms operating ahead of a friendly package draws nearer
breakingdefense.com/2024/02/…
US Army ditching future crewed rotary recce programme, also phasing out Shadow and Raven SUAS.
"We are learning from the battlefield—especially in Ukraine—that aerial reconnaissance has fundamentally changed" - Chief of Staff of the Army,
army.mil/article-amp/273594/…
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#BREAKING. A couple of hours ago, #Ukraine shot down two Russian 'high value' aircraft over the Russia-controlled Azov Sea - A-50 Mainstay, an early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft and Ilyushin IL-22, the airborne command post - the deputy head of the Ukr. parliamentary committee on security & defense Yuri Mysyahin said for the Ukrainian media. Both aircraft and their crews presumably vanished. It means, that during the war Russia already lost 2 out of 9 A-50s (the Ukrainian drone destroyed the first one on the airfield in Belarus in February 2023) and 2 out of 20 IL-22/IL-22M (the previous one was shot down by the Wagner mercenaries in June last year).
(1/4) Affording a larger UK Defence Vote: Among the usual gammon comments there are some interesting themes. I have a few suggestions to offer too!
(3/4) Prerequisites include ruthless prioritisation within the set budget and proper holding to account of senior leadership that 'manages' this against political direction. Not convinced either are consequential or visible.
(4/4) For the love of CDEL can we get serious about reforming acquisition and support and finally implement ANY of umpteen reports that admire the problem? Yes it's a moving target but failing to get any rounds down range is as credible as Watchkeeper.
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