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Courtesy of a commission for the Gulf Defence Industry Initiative (GDII) I have written a brief analysis via @navalnewscom regarding Pakistan's Hangor-class submarines, and related operational and industrial implications for Islamabad.
navalnews.com/features/2026/…
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News 💥 Neuer Drohnenvorfall am Arrow-Standort: Am 5. September, gegen 21:45 Uhr, wurden erneut #Drohnen über dem #Luftwaffen-Stützpunkt in #Schönewalde/#Holzdorf festgestellt. Das Wachpersonal soll zunächst eine rund ein Meter große Drohne von gesichtet haben…/1 #Bundeswehr
News💥 Anfang Dezember flogen drei unbekannte #Drohnen über der Radarstellung des neuen Raketenabwehrsystems „Arrow 3“ in #Brandenburg. Die #Bundeswehr schoss auf eine der Drohnen. Uns liegt der interne Bericht vor: tagesschau.de/investigativ/n… @manuelbewarder #drones
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09/24/2026 7:50頃 曇天の中、
海上自衛隊 横須賀基地 吉倉桟橋Y3から イージス護衛艦まや(JMSDF Maya DDG-179)が出港
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Regarding the image featured in this report: I found it on LinkedIn, where it appeared in a PowerPoint presentation shown by the U.S. Space Force at a conference in South Korea.
At first, I assumed the spacecraft depicted was the X-37B. However, several observers pointed out that its shape does not appear to match the X-37B.
Notably, the same slide also included an image of China’s Siwei Gaojing 3 satellite, also photographed by Maxar.
Taken together, the slide likely illustrates U.S. Space Force space-domain awareness capabilities/Space-to-Space Sensors. defence-blog.com/chinas-secr…
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USS Northampton (CA-26) sporting one of the more unusual camouflage schemes of the day, Measure 5.
Measure 5 was a US Navy Camouflage style that had a false bow wave painted onto the warship to give the impression that it was traveling at a higher speed than it actually was. It was intended to help make it harder for enemy observers to estimate the actual speed of the warship.
Measure 5 was not a complete camouflage on its own. Rather, it was added to existing patterns as an addition. For instance, USS Northampton is wearing Measure 1 in this photo (Dark Gray on hull and superstructure. Light Gray above the stacks).
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"Colby has dubbed the effort NATO 3.0."
Not sure what happened to NATO 2.0, but presumably this new version includes just telling your allies one thing today and the polar opposite tomorrow. 🙃
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Worth asking once again with cases such as this: How much of it was simply bad economic/investment policy by Beijing keeping relevant civilian institutions afloat, and how much of its supposed military purpose was a projection by Western observers?
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Proud to have been part of this important @ndupress project examining the Chinese PLA in a new era. Thanks to Phil Saunders and @jwuthnow for including me. My hope is these types of efforts continue, especially given the recent announcement that @CASI_Research will shut down. We need China military analysis now more than ever.
ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/…
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Australian replenishment oiler HMAS Supply (A195) refuels USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) and Philippine Navy frigate BRP Diego Silang (FFG-7). August, 2026
📷 LSA Justin Howes
ALT One task group, many effects. ⚓ Throughout August, Australian Maritime Task Group 665.5 operated across the Indo-Pacific, from Japan to Hawaii and Malaysia to Papua New Guinea. Comprised of HMA Ships Sydney, Perth, Supply and Leeuwin, the task group conducted multinational exercises, maritime security operations, hydrographic support activities and coalition sustainment, working alongside regional partners to support security, stability and prosperity across the region.
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Here is the Tiger I restored by the Musée des Blindés de Saumur 🇫🇷, shown in the 1945 livery & markings it wore when it was pressed back into French service by the Free French Forces against the German pocket of Saint-Nazaire, following its abandonment in Normandy.
It is one of only two operational Tiger tanks in the world, the other being the Tiger I preserved at The Tank Museum in Bovington 🇬🇧.
The Tiger I tank, fully restored by the Musée des Blindés de Saumur with its original powertrain, has finally been reunited with its turret & 88 mm gun. The final stages now involve installing the remaining equipment and painting the entire vehicle, followed by the first mobility tests in its complete configuration. #ww2 #tank
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BREAKING:
6th Astute-class submarine, HMS Agamemnon (laid down in 2013) has sailed from @BAES_Maritime Barrow shipyard today for the first time, heading to her new home in Faslane.
(Library photo)
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Das halte ich fuer eine, pardon, seltsame These. Die F-35 wird von zahlreichen europaeischen Nutzern in dreistelliger Zahl eingesetzt. Russland hat keine Moeglichkeit, unter hunderten von Fliegern die vielleicht, vielleicht auch nicht, nuklear bestueckten F-35 zu identifizieren.
Diese Lfz werden kaum für andere Aufgaben eingesetzt, weil ein Gegner andernfalls auf die Idee kommen könnte, er würde mit Nukes angegriffen. Missverständnisse will man hier vermeiden. Brauchen wir mehr davon, was mil. zweckmäßig wäre, dann gehen wir ein „trumpisches“ Risiko ein.
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Aber dass die Luftwaffe mehr F-35 haben will, fuer dediziert konventionelle Rollen, ist seit Jahren ein offenes Geheimnis. Die FMS-Freigabe beinhaltete nicht aus Zufall konventionelle Bewaffnung wie JSSM-ER. Die Luftwaffe sah dies stehts als Fundament fuer weitere Bestellungen.
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New Evidence China Is Building A Massive Mothership For Drone Submarines
Recent satellite imagery shows a host of highly specialized features on the ship that's under construction, as well as a large cradle sitting beside it.
twz.com/sea/new-evidence-chi…
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🔴 Germany’s defense ministry will ask parliament to approve at least €123.3 billion in major arms procurement contracts in 2027
I’ve seen the list: 123 planned submissions. 32 are worth more than €1B each
A preview on what Berlin wants to buy 🧵
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