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💥 #Ukraine 𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐳𝐞 #drone hits the aircraft parking lot of russian Savasleyka airfield this morning 🎯 Note how the drone comes in cruising low, to avoid detection, then nosedives straight down into a Stuka dive, onto the target. Also note the gunshots - was the crew seriously defending the airfield with rifles? ❗️ They scream, thinking the drone was hit and going down...when it in fact it goes down according to plan. Note the visible aircraft tail right next to where it lands - we know russia parks its aircraft in rows here ✈️ Savasleika, which is a Russian MiG-31 base (carriers of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles), is located 650 km from the front line. The MiG-31K are likely left without special fuel — Defense Express writes. 🚀 According to the publication, MiG-31Ks were based at the airfield in Nizhny Novgorod. The warehouses located there could store T-6 kerosene, a special heavy heat-stable fuel for supersonic flights at high altitudes, needed to launch the missiles. Without the fuel, russia could struggle to launch more Kinzhal missiles. And that's a good thing! #Osint #Intelligence ##StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

North Korea – A new eye in the sky? Joseph Dempsey 16th September 2024 Recent satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is making progress in modifying a heavy transport aircraft intended likely to be the country’s first airborne early warning (AEW) platform. Pyongyang, however, faces technical challenges in what appears to be its quest to field a credible AEW aircraft. The conversion of a single Il-76 would not provide persistent AEW coverage, while converting the remaining two airframes would also remove the country’s only heavy-airlift capability. The extent to which the aircraft would, in effect, only be a radar picket, with little or no onboard exploitation of the radar picture combined with airborne command and control, is unknown. Providing effective real-time command and control requires air-to-air datalinks between the AEW platform and combat aircraft. It is unclear if even the handful of relatively modern – by North Korean standards – MiG-29 Fulcrums were even equipped for this when delivered. There is also the impracticality of attempting to equip its far older generations of fighters that represent the vast majority of its fleet. Instead, North Korea may rely – at least initially – on airborne radar data being fed to ground stations and retransmitted. There is much that remains to be determined regarding North Korea’s Il-76 modification programme. But the extent of the regime’s ambitions in terms of military capability are considerable, as has been its ability on occasion to spring development surprises.

Was the Iranian response a play or a reality? The best military technology of America, the West, and Israel were used to thwart the Iranian attack. This force and technology did not control any of the Iranian drones or missiles, knowing that the Iranian technology used was not it's best that Iran has and that the time given for the drones to arrive to Israel (several hours) was more than enough to do the control. I'm talking about controlling the code for drones or missiles, not destroying them. Today's talk in the media is focused on the fact that 30 Iranian missiles entered Israeli airspace and reached and achieved their goals. The answer to the question is yes, the response is real and it changed the rules of engagement in the region. This response is another belittling and limitation to Israel.

On the sidelines of Eurosatory, a biennial defence and security exhibition held on 17–21 June in Paris, Thales announced that the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will be acquiring the Ground Master radars. Omnisys, a subsidiary of the French prime in Brazil, will carry out support and maintenance activities. The Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), through the Airspace Control System Implementation Commission (CISCEA), signed the contract for the procurement of the radars on 17 June. The number of systems being purchased, the expected delivery date, and the cost of the procurement are yet to be announced. “We are proud to serve the Brazilian Air Force and DECEA. With a long presence in this country, local footprint with Omnisys, and a strong installed base of more than 100 Air Traffic Control (ATC) radars, this is a new milestone in our collaboration,” said Eric Huber, Thales’ Vice President, Surface Radars. ***** Also at Eurosatory, Thales signed four agreements with Emirati and Ukrainian companies. These included a declaration of intent to form a strategic partnership with the UAE’s KATIM and two agreements with JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry to create a joint venture in Ukraine and develop local maintenance capabilities. Find out more in the latest issue of the CTO newsletter 👉 Link in the comments. #CTO #offset #defenceindustry #Brazil #Omnisys #MRO #collaboration #GroundMasterRadars

China dispatches stealth fighters to its Himalyan border with India in Chinese occupied Tibet Quote: “Analysis of imagery collected over Shigatse Air Base [the second largest city in Tibet, which is occupied by] China shows the deployment of six likely J-20 stealth fighter aircraft near the Indian border," said U.S.-based geospatial intelligence provider All Source Analysis on May 30. The Chengdu J-20, also known as Mighty Dragon, isn't known to be permanently deployed at the Shigatse Air Base, making it a rare occurrence, according to All Source Analysis. Newsweek's analysis of the open-source satellite imagery provided by geospatial data provider Sentinel Hub on June 2 shows that the J-20 fighter jet remains deployed at the airport.”End quote.

Over 93% of the different types of ballistic missiles and 100% UAVs that the Islamonazi regime from Iran shot at Israel were shot out of the sky, the overwhelming majority without even getting close to Israel. The ones which did fall in Israel caused minimal damage. It's crazy impressive and shows the technological superiority of Israel. What we saw last night was the most amazing Anti-aircraft defense show in the history of warfare. I know that many countries will now come to Israel to buy the different technologies in the field, and soon rogue countries globally will discover that missiles are not a significant threat anymore. Freedom has regained its deterrent. Hear that, Iran/Hezbollah/Hamas/North Korea/Russia ? Israeli tech delivers. Always. 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

Grupo Oesía (Oesia) has been awarded a crucial contract by Airbus Defence and Space in Spain to develop the cipher for the Flight Test Instrumentation (FTI) of the Eurodrone, marking another significant milestone in its involvement with the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) programme. The Eurodrone project, a collaborative European initiative led by the international armaments agency OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) and involving Spain, France, Italy, and Germany, aims to enhance the region’s strategic autonomy in security and defence through multinational armament projects. Grupo Oesía’s latest contract involves the development, management, and support of the FTI cipher, critical for ensuring the secure transmission and decryption of classified data during flight tests. This system allows for real-time monitoring and subsequent analysis of flight avionics, structural, and environmental parameters, with data transmitted by telemetry to ground stations where it can be recorded both in-flight and on the ground. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eamUGWEw #MALE #RPAS #Europe #Oesia #Airbus #Eurodrone #defence #aerospace #military #industry #technology

A Ukrainian designed and manufactured drone flew 1,300 km, undetected by Russian air defence, to successfully hit the Shaheed manufacturing complex in the “special economic zone” of Yelabuga. The image is from a Russian Telegram channel. It reads: “This is, of course, not Rust and Alabuga, not Red Square, but practically a small aircraft flying 1200 km, which was not seen not only by military air defense, but also by civilian air traffic controllers, this is probably too much...” Just don’t call the j-22 (a “barn” with a wingspan of 5 meters) a “drone” that no one sees and point your finger at electronic warfare!” 😳😂 maybe it made more sense in Russian. Why did I share my brutal experience with MQ9 manufacturer General Atomics? Firstly, to set the record straight as I owe all those who supported the initiative an explanation. Secondly, to highlight the issues with this old system that is neither survivable or capable in anything other than a benign environment. The Ukrainian experts pointed out the issues and provided solutions. #1 issue is a comms system that can defend itself against Russian or Chinese EW (Electronic Warfare). Imagine my surprise when I heard that one was jammed recently. I live in Poland and travel to Ukraine regularly. Here we know that we sit on a knife edge. "War is no longer a concept from the past. It is real, and it started over two years ago. The most worrying thing at the moment is that literally any scenario is possible. We haven't seen a situation like this since 1945," Tusk said in an interview with the European media grouping LENA on Friday.” The article below is worth reading. Rheinmetall’s CEO has been vocal on the need for Europe to mobilize their defence industries and collaborate effectively as the US becomes increasingly polarized and dysfunctional. https://lnkd.in/eEhNhG67 Ukraine has developed the technologies needed to fight a 2024 enemy. What we don’t have are funds. Ukraine experienced experts can also work together with you to upgrade existing tech to make it 2024 combat capable. Sadly, GA didn’t see the value in this but perhaps others will. https://lnkd.in/ee4Pd7ay https://lnkd.in/eapumdvP

While the sounds of explosions from numerous Shahed drones echo through the suburbs of Kyiv, another alert comes through: ❗️Be vigilant. The takeoff of 9 Tu-95MS strategic bombers from Olenya airbase (Murmansk Oblast) has been detected. They are headed southeast. Around 4-5 AM they may reach the cruise missile launch zone near the Caspian Sea. This is how daily life of civilians in Ukraine looks like - constantly bracing for the next wave of attacks. The air raid sirens blare day and night as missiles and drones target cities across the country. We have learned to live on alert, trying to maintain some sense of normalcy. #happynewyear #standwithukraine #banrussia ❗️5:50 AM Alert - There are currently 21 Russian bombers in the air. The first missile launches have been detected. They are expected to reach Ukraine's borders between 6:30-7:00 AM.

Not the best picture, but hearing the excellent discussions on defence industry cooperation and the impact of unmanned systems, I had to immortalize the moment. Where? At an insightful conference (Unmanned Systems Forum 2024) organized by New Strategy Center. I highly enjoyed the discussions in Panel VI, moderated by Mr. George Scutaru, CEO of New Strategy Center, with the participation of Lieutenant General Teodor Incicaș, Chief of the General Directorate for Armaments of the Ministry of National Defence and Mr. Emanuel Popp, Director of the Romanian company Autonomous Flight Design. I was also privileged to get speaker's opinions on swarm technologies and how our country is planning to integrate this technology, through public-private partnerships. An important part in enhancing resilience is stimulating the cooperation between the public and the private sector, trends that we are seeing both in NATO and EU, and this event has significantly highlighted this approach. #emergingtechnologies #resilience