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Joined December 2021
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#المتحدث_العسكرى : القوات المسلحة تعقد مؤتمرًا صحفيًا للإعلان عن نتائج الحملة المكبرة لمجابهة التنقيب غير المشروع عن خام الذهب بالصحراء الشرقية ، وتوقيت بدء المرحلة الرابعة ...
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تحدثت مع وزير خارجية قبرص حول تعزيز الشراكة الاستراتيجية والتعاون الثلاثي مع اليونان، ومستجدات المنطقة وجهود خفض التصعيد. Spoke with Cyprus’ FM on strategic partnership, trilateral cooperation with Greece, regional developments & de-escalation efforts.
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L3Harris Highlights SKY RAIDER II as Cost-Effective ISR and Light Strike Aircraft L3Harris is promoting its SKY RAIDER II INTERNATIONAL aircraft as a cost-effective solution for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), armed overwatch, and light strike missions, complementing fourth- and fifth-generation fighter fleets. According to L3Harris, assigning routine missions to SKY RAIDER II instead of advanced fighters could generate operational savings of $20,000–$40,000 per flight hour, while preserving fighter readiness and extending aircraft service life. Designed to bridge the capability gap between unmanned aerial vehicles and high-performance fighter aircraft, SKY RAIDER II offers persistent surveillance, human-in-the-loop decision-making, and precision engagement capabilities without diverting advanced fighters from higher-priority missions. #L3Harris #SkyRaiderII #MilitaryAviation #ISR #ArmedOverwatch #DefenseTechnology #AirPower #GlobalDefenseInsight
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OSINT MASR retweeted
F4HWN custom firmware for your Quansheng UV-K1 now includes ACARS decoding! 😎
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#المتحدث_العسكرى : مركز البحث والإنقاذ بوزارة الدفاع ينفذ التجربة القومية ( مصر - 12 ) للبحث والإنقاذ بمحافظة بورسعيد ...
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Weekly chokepoints risk & transit monitor - October 26. ➡️ Preliminary data show Strait of Hormuz crossings reached 130 in the week to 25 October, up 8.3% from the previous week's preliminary count, as attacks on merchant shipping continued at a slower pace. Routing visibility remained poor, with no cargo vessels recorded using the Omani routes or Hormuz TSS. Bab el-Mandeb traffic was broadly stable, with higher TSS adherence, fewer dark transits and steady laden movements. ✔️ Strait of Hormuz crossings totaled 130 from 19 to 25 October, up 8.3% from the previous week’s preliminary count of 120, which was subsequently revised to 178 following dark-crossing backfills. On the same preliminary basis, entries rose from 57 to 74 while exits fell from 63 to 56, and laden movements declined from 71 to 58. ✔️ Hormuz routing remained opaque. Route Undetermined accounted for 88. crossings, or 67.7% of traffic, little changed from 67.5%. A further 39 vessels used the Iranian Unilateral Scheme, while 3 crossings used Omani routes, all by service vessels and a yacht, and none used the Hormuz TSS. ✔️ Attacks on merchant shipping continued at a slower pace, with IMO confirming 6 incidents between 14 and 22 October, compared with 23 between 1 and 13 October. Diplomatic engagement intensified, including regional talks in Tehran on 26 October, but no agreement to reopen Hormuz had been announced. ✔️ Bab el-Mandeb crossings totaled 262, broadly unchanged from last week's initial 260. Laden movements held at 168, while TSS adherence rose from 90.8% to 92.7% and dark transits fell from 24 to 19. No IMO-confirmed attacks were recorded in the area during the week, although the Houthi threat persisted. ✔️ OFAC sanctions targeted vessels with recent chokepoint activity. OFAC identified 9 cargo and support vessels as blocked property on 21 October under Operation Economic Outcast. Kpler data show 5 of these vessels made 12 crossings of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb between May and September, including movements involving Iranian-origin cargo and dark transits. #News #Iran #Hormuz #Oman #US #MaritimeNews #TSS #Shipping #Traffic #IMO #Houthi #OFAC #Sanctions #DarkFleet #ShadowFleet Source: @MarineTraffic, @Kpler, Yuan Li. marinetraffic.com/en/maritim…
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USAF Bombardier E-11A BACN (22-9046) briefly pinging at Prince Sultan Air Base likely taking off for a dark communications relay mission in Iraqi airspace close to the Saudi border.
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7m/101y #UnitedStates Air Force USAF 2nd shuttle flight of the day Beech C-12F Huron 73-1216 #AE130F arriving into Beirut RWY03 (north wind now) from Larnaca as #COBRA66
6th of the month/100th arrival into #Lebanon of the year #UnitedStates Air Force USAF Beech C-12C Huron 73-1216 #AE130F from Cairo into Beirut then expected onwards to Larnaca back to Beirut 1 more time later, Larnaca again & finally to Cairo as #COBRA66 same trips as Oct17
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6th of the month/100th arrival into #Lebanon of the year #UnitedStates Air Force USAF Beech C-12C Huron 73-1216 #AE130F from Cairo into Beirut then expected onwards to Larnaca back to Beirut 1 more time later, Larnaca again & finally to Cairo as #COBRA66 same trips as Oct17
5m/99y #UnitedStates Air Force Special Operations Command AFSOC MC130 from unknown from the east into Hamat Air Base on Wednesday night & back out to the east via Syria as #SMOKE52 (new callsign) no ADSB track, registration or additional information available
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CENTCOM footage posted on October 23, 2026, showing U.S. Marines launching F-35C stealth fighters, appears to have been filmed at Israel’s Ovda Airbase, based on the interior design of the hardened aircraft shelter. C [Approximate]: 29.940359, 34.939982
U.S. Marines launch F-35C stealth fighter jets from a base in the Middle East during routine flight operations.
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THE AIRLINE PILOT WHO ALLEGEDLY REHEARSED HIS ATTACK Two routine passenger flights. One alleged reconnaissance mission. And a planned attack on Israel’s busiest airport. On September 30, 2026, flydubai Flight FZ1073 was cruising at approximately 34,000 feet over Saudi Arabia when its copilot allegedly attempted to hijack the Boeing 737 MAX 8, registered A6-FKF. According to UAE prosecutors, 29 year old Omani copilot Hamam al-Hammami planned to crash the aircraft into the passenger terminal at Ben-Gurion International Airport, inspired by the September 11 attacks. But investigators uncovered something even more disturbing. Prosecutors allege he had flown the Dubai–Tel Aviv route twice before, using legitimate airline flights to study the route and intended target. On September 30, he allegedly attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with an emergency axe. Despite serious injuries, the captain managed to summon help. Other pilots and passengers intervened and restrained the copilot. Flight-tracking data recorded violent altitude excursions, including a descent exceeding 14,000 feet. The aircraft eventually diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, with visible damage to its rudder. Investigators are examining whether the suspect acted alone. Although aircraft records show A6-FKF operating the Tel Aviv route earlier in September, the specific reconnaissance flights and aircraft remain unidentified. What makes this case particularly unsettling is the alleged exploitation of legitimate airline operations for hostile reconnaissance. A trained pilot, authorized cockpit access, and routine passenger flights reportedly became part of the preparation for a terrorist attack. AIRCRAFT HISTORY JUNKY #AircraftHistoryJunky #Flydubai #FZ1073 #Boeing737MAX #AviationIntelligence #AviationSecurity #Counterterrorism #CovertOperations #OSINT #AviationHistory #IntelligenceOperations
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Beyond Egypt’s fleet of E-2C Hawkeye 2000 AEW&C aircraft, the EAF operates an array of specialized airborne intelligence assets, working in tandem to build a clear electromagnetic picture of hostile activities. A thread on Egypt’s elusive spy planes 🇪🇬 📡 🧵
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BREAKING: Four Pilots Killed as Two Philippine Air Force SF-260 Aircraft Collide Midair Two Philippine Air Force (PAF) SF-260 trainer aircraft collided midair during a training flight near Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas, at approximately 3:00 p.m. local time. Four pilots were killed in the collision.
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L’Odyssée touche à sa fin pour #Pégase26 avec une dernière escale en Égypte. Les Aviateurs français et égyptiens s’entraînent conjointement pour l’exercice binational #Amun. Le tout, à l’ombre de monuments millénaires. 🇪🇬 @FranceenEgypte
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Over the past five years, the United States has significantly eased arms embargoes on Egypt, a stark contrast to previous decades. This includes the supply of FGM-148F Javelin missiles and LWCLU, one of the most important deals in this field
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Not only these deals, but on July 24, 2025, the US State Department approved a contract to sell the NASAMS system to Egypt. The deal included a large number of AMRAAM C-8 and ER missiles, as well as the AIM-9X. These packages were due to prohibitions in past years.
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While we were discussing the Javelin contract, the US Air Force announced the rebuilding and refurbishment of four KC-10A tanker aircraft for A foreign sale to a North African country could affect the balance of power in the region.
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<길을 떠나기 전에 동반자를 택하라, 이집트와 함께 새로운 길을 걷겠습니다.> 10년 만에 대한민국을 방문해주신 압델 파타 알시시 이집트 대통령님(@AlsisiOfficial)을 환영합니다. 지난해 수교 30주년을 맞아 제가 카이로를 방문한 데 이어, 1년도 채 지나지 않아 대통령님께서 서울을 찾아주셨습니다. 카이로에서 약속한 평화와 번영, 문화 융성을 위한 협력은 오늘 서울에서 양국 관계를 ‘전략적 동반자 관계’로 격상하는 공동성명으로 이어졌습니다. 양국 간 협력 문건 12건도 체결·개정했습니다. 아프리카·중동의 경제 대국인 이집트는 우리의 주요 교역 파트너이자 우리 기업들이 활발히 진출해 있는 중요한 협력국입니다. 오늘 양국은 포괄적경제동반자협정(CEPA) 협상 개시를 공식 선언했고, 아시아 국가 가운데 처음으로 이집트와 사회보장협정도 체결했습니다. 교역과 투자를 넘어 경제와 사람을 잇는 협력의 폭을 더욱 넓혔습니다. 대한민국의 조선 역량으로 이집트의 친환경 조선산업 발전을 돕고, 청정에너지 협력으로 양국의 에너지 전환을 함께 이뤄가겠습니다. 국방·방산 분야의 협력도 꾸준히 확대해 나가겠습니다. 저와 알시시 대통령님은 중동 지역의 평화와 안정이 조속히 회복되어야 한다는 데 뜻을 같이했습니다. 모든 선박의 자유롭고 안전한 항행과 국제 해상물류의 원활한 흐름이 중요하다는 점도 재확인했습니다. 저는 한반도 긴장 완화와 신뢰 구축을 위한 우리의 노력을 설명했고, 알시시 대통령님께서는 이에 전적인 지지를 보내주셨습니다. 감사드립니다. ‘길을 떠나기 전에 동반자를 택하라’는 아랍 속담처럼, 이제 한국과 이집트는 새로운 길을 함께 걸어갈 동반자가 되었습니다. 오늘의 약속을 두 나라 국민이 체감할 수 있는 성과로 만들어내겠습니다. 지난해 카이로대학에서 발표한 ‘샤인(S.H.I.N.E.) 이니셔티브’의 이름처럼, 한국과 이집트의 새로운 여정이 더욱 밝게 빛나기를 기대합니다. <اختر الرفيق قبل الطريق، سأسلك طريقا جديدا مع مصر> إنني أرحب بفخامة رئيس جمهورية مصر العربية عبد الفتاح السيسي الذي قام بزيارة دولة إلى جمهورية كوريا لأول مرة منذ 10 أعوام. عقب زيارتي للقاهرة العام الماضي بمناسبة الذكرى الثلاثين عاما لإقامة العلاقات الدبلوماسية بين البلدين، شرّفنا فخامته بالقيام بزيارة سيول بعد أقل من عام. وقد وصل التعاون من أجل السلام والرخاء والازدهار الثقافي الذي اتفقنا عليه في القاهرة، اليوم في سيول، إلى البيان المشترك للارتقاء بالعلاقات بين البلدين إلى مستوى "الشراكة الاستراتيجية". كما تم توقيع وتعديل ما مجموعه 12 وثيقة تعاون. تُعد مصر قوة اقتصادية كبرى في منطقة إفريقيا والشرق الأوسط، وشريكا تجاريا رئيسيا لنا حيث تعمل شركاتنا هناك بشكل نشيط. اليوم، أعلن بلدانا رسميا بدء المفاوضات بشأن اتفاقية الشراكة الاقتصادية الشاملة (CEPA)، وأصبحت كوريا أول دولة آسيوية تبرم مع مصر اتفاقية للضمان الاجتماعي مما يرسي قاعدة متينة لتعاون اقتصادي واسع النطاق يتجاوز التجارة والاستثمار. سنساهم بقدرات كوريا في بناء السفن في تطوير صناعة بناء السفن الصديقة للبيئة في مصر، وسنحقق سويةً التحول في مجال الطاقة عن طريق التعاون في الطاقة النظيفة. كما سنواصل التعاون في مجالي الدفاع والصناعات الدفاعية بشكل أوسع. اتفقنا أنا وفخامة الرئيس السيسي على ضرورة استعادة السلام والاستقرار في منطقة الشرق الأوسط في أقرب وقت ممكن. كما أكدنا مجددا على أهمية الملاحة الحرة والآمنة لجميع السفن، وانسيابية حركة النقل البحري الدولي. وشرحتُ جهودنا لتخفيف التوتر وبناء الثقة في شبه الجزيرة الكورية، وأعرب فخامة الرئيس السيسي عن دعمه الكامل لهذه الجهود. أشكر فخامته جزيل الشكر. مثلما يقول المثل العربي: "الرفيق قبل الطريق"، أصبحت كوريا ومصر رفيقين سيسلكان طريقا جديدا معا. أتطلع إلى أن تكون الرحلة الجديدة للبلدين أكثر إشراقا، كاسم "مبادرة شاين (.S.H.I.N.E)" التي أعلنت عنها في جامعة القاهرة العام الماضي، من خلال ترجمة وعود اليوم إلى نتائج ملموسة يشعر بها شعبا البلدين.
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The ENDF 🇪🇹 seized a striking haul from a TDF/TPLF warehouse in Mekelle: dozens of Chinese 🇨🇳 GB-25 laser-guided drone munitions, US 🇺🇸 Mk 82 and Russian 🇷🇺 FAB GP bombs, R-60M/R-73 air-to-air missiles, and dismantled UAVs that appear to be Iranian 🇮🇷 Mohajer-6 drones.
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Lockheed Martin’s Javelin System Included in Potential $832 Million Egypt Sale The U.S. has approved a possible $832 million Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for up to 2,020 Javelin FGM-148F missiles and 200 Lightweight Command Launch Units. The package also includes training, spare parts, technical assistance, system integration, and logistics support. #LockheedMartin #Javelin #Egypt #Missiles #Defense #DefenseIndustry #MilitaryTechnology #USDefense #FGM148F #ForeignMilitarySale #DefenseTechnology #DefenseNews
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