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Bell’s X-76 Fold-Away Rotor Aircraft Is DARPA’s Newest X-Plane Planned to fly in 2028, the X-76 will explore technologies for fast-flying runway-independent aircraft with folding rotors, crewed and uncrewed. https://t.co/Q9nYT16ovV
Taking out a power transformer/relay station from the air perhaps? A couple interesting ways to do that from the air without high explosive.
Iranians told CNN their strategy is to choke the world economy until Trump is forced to remove U.S. forces from being able to threaten Iran. Wall Street doesn’t believe they can or will. https://t.co/iYUzaEGQy7
Shutting down Hormuz the first time is like withdrawing from a golf tournament the first time. The second time becomes soooo much easier and will happen with much less provocation.
Impressed by the restraint that gulf countries have shown so far. It shows a high degree of sophistication in internal capabilities - from self defense to intel gathering to strategic decision making. It will be int’g to see how their...
President Trump’s push for “America’s Maritime Dominance” aims to break China’s grip on global shipbuilding. But shipyards are only one piece of maritime power. Th real contest runs through chokepoints, naval force, commercial fleets, and the insurance and financial systems...
As I noted in this thread, no oil infrastructure was damaged. This was all about waiting for a resolution to gets the ships moving again. Looks like that happened and the market is pricing in the end of the war. Headlines * TRUMP...
Unfortunately, that's EXACTLY what the video shows -- the interceptor heading right toward Sitra where the impact reportedly occurred. Red line is the approximate trajectory of the interceptor, white line is the point of view from the video. https://t.co/jvOPjH0Yme
The Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label — previously used only for foreign firms that present national security threats, like Chinese tech firm Huawei Technologies — is a “scarlet letter designation for Anthropic,” Wedbush Dan Ives wrote in a note https://t.co/gHeLolQfwf @nypost
A tug boat was assisting a container ship that Iran attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran then attacked the tug boat. https://t.co/Fb17MPTaD7
Trump says Iran war 'pretty much' over - that is a TACO, as far as I can judge... Next question. Do the Israelis and Iranians agree?
The betting market remains skeptical about the end date to the US-Iran conflict being in sight. Interesting that he is calling it an outright 'war'. Executive branch doesn't have the power to declare war. https://t.co/cUBtf0lV7M
US and Israel: “This means Iran is out of missiles with warheads lighter than one ton.” Iran: “We think Israel is largely out of interceptor missiles.” High stakes poker to find out who has been bluffing about missile capabilities and who hasn’t...
You can’t take away what you didn’t give…. Iranians created their own technologies, that can’t be taken away by bombing, it never works…. They cab still make more and maybe better versions..:.
Graham Coached Netanyahu, Met Israeli Spies to Push Trump Toward Iran Strikes, WSJ Reports https://t.co/JovZZifV08 #groundnews via @Ground_app
“President Trump…would back the killing of new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if he proves unwilling to cede to U.S. demands” @WSJ https://t.co/0jKyXatr7r
If Iran’s supply of drones has been exhausted, could mean tanker situation might improve. Or it could mean they are saving the drones for tankers
Weaponise EU market against China or face manufacturing collapse: official think tank EUISS study urges bloc to “preserve and create technological chokepoints”, diversify markets away from China – in both instances mirroring long-term moves made by Beijing – to give it...
Somewhat odd to me that this article on the PRC's 2027 timeline doesn't include highly relevant DoD analysis provided in the most recent China Military Power Report (CMPR)... https://t.co/4xZjZX8KmY
I don't know who needs to hear this, but Tomahawk Block IV can dive vertically. https://t.co/rcP0BgLqGH
Jim Cramer says he doesn’t see a path to de-escalation between the US, Israel and Iran. 👀 https://t.co/ZwgLwGBpCJ
Israelis have proved to be smart at technology & horrible at grasping the consequences of their own actions: They helped create Hezbollah by occupying S. Lebanon They helped create Hamas to counter the 2-state solution I let you assess the mistake they...
Nope, TLAMs use terrain contour matching which means it CAN'T come directly from over the water.
Defense supply chains have changed and bettery manufacturers need to pay attention The entire supply chain matters now matters for defense systems, not just where battery cell are made *BIG* change that will reshape global supply chains #CriticalMinerals #Defense #USA https://t.co/cF3zGkKEtn
OpenAI and the Pentagon signing a deal together? Sounds totally innocent. Two of the most regular sounding organizations. Nothing bad or sinister could happen from this
Interesting (and depressing) suggestion from Andrew Lillicote that UK's exposure of utter ineptness with its National Defence may impact ability for Defence Companies to win new business.
I've just done a deep dive on how the Polish central bank's gold purchases may have been intended for wartime financing from day one. When you look at promo NBP materials, the dog whistles were pretty brazen in retrospect. That...
Putin says Russia should take advantage of the sky-high oil prices after US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Russia should redirect supplies to Europe elsewhere, he adds. “If we shift our focus right now to the markets that need more supplies, we might...
How about no? Trump Tells Ships to ‘Show Some Guts’ in Hormuz as Seafarer Death Toll Rises https://t.co/jVzMgCqdbF
Why Spain’s Sanchez is standing up to Trump on the Iran war https://t.co/Jq0rQAMH0R via @rorihuela https://t.co/sF1Tq53V7f
A full summary with everything you need to know about @RoyalNavy headlines this week: https://t.co/2oTXIbhDBG
B-52s Arrive At U.K. Base As Air Campaign Over Iran Grinds On Three of the strategic bombers join a growing cadre of U.S. Air Force long-range strike assets deployed at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom. Back at it live updating: https://t.co/p2AoYPCPkv
france sending warships to the med/red sea and potentially toward hormuz — framing it as “strictly defensive” and about freedom of navigation. message: europe won’t be (completely) sidelined as us–israel–iran escalation hits shipping lanes and pushes oil toward $100+.
My latest in @ForeignPolicy: with a war in the Middle East, the world appears to have missed that North Korea is now officially getting into the space weapons game (with strong incentives to put nukes in space). My analysis: https://t.co/z11CO5oeyP
If Iran hasn't already, they're going to put drone production in and next to schools, hospitals, etc. Russia already makes a point of having 14 year olds work in their drone factories. Blowing that up won't be so easy given the...
This is such myopic fear-mongering nonsense. Yes there’s some short term pain, but defeating the Islamic Republic is the only way to secure the Straight of Hormuz long term. Once the job is finished we’ll be much better off than...
Can’t confirm this, but a Pentagon source just called with an update. “Naval operations are going extremely well,” an unnamed admiral said. “What evidence do you have?” “Konrad has spent the last 2 days posting about the Royal Navy.” Ouch. 100% true… but still hurts....
🚨 DEFENCE EXPORT BOOST 🇮🇳🚀 Indonesia Has Entered In Deal To Buy BrahMos Missile To Strengthen Its Naval Defence 🚀 Indonesia Becomes The 2nd ASEAN Country After Philippines To Acquire BrahMos 🚀 A Big Step For India’s Defence Exports 💪🇮🇳
AI-enabled dashboards, combined with prediction markets and fake imagery, are reshaping how war is observed.
Serious question. Has anyone told this retired Royal Navy captain that @Keir_Starmer can’t (or won’t) deploy a single warship to defend his citizens overseas? https://t.co/ZcOiyRqtsn
These are the men running the Iranian military. Calm, knowledgeable, and realistic. No much of sabre rattling come from these old military honchos, they know the game & they play it well to the best of their ability. Compare that...
"Over the past five years, U.S. authorities have disrupted 17 Iranian plots targeting the homeland. Even as the Iranians’ capabilities are being attenuated, their intent to attack, if anything, is growing stronger." https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/iran-terror-attack-risk/686277/?gift=3ObTKY0I1nS0F4IydLmzGcnFNoPWO9AP_QIKgsRfc2E&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
The US Army is rushing Ukrainian cheap drone interceptors to the Middle East, which is a hugely welcome development. These are cost-effective, battlefield-tested solutions for defeating Shaheds & should proliferate quickly. https://t.co/bfY0oYf45R
Major mistake by Iran to attack Turkey (NATO) and Azerbaijan. https://t.co/vImYh9g8cV Turkey did not immediately comment on any formal steps within NATO. It had previously said it had no intention of invoking the bloc's Article 4 that would call allies to consult...
If someone has a better suggestion than filthy lucre, I’d like to hear it. In the current context, $10 billion seems like a bargain to save lives and avert a global economic crisis. https://open.substack.com/pub/markhamhislop/p/my-modest-proposal-to-end-the-iran?r=gpc8l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Tragic news from the Ukrainian Air Force. Colonel Oleksandr Dovhach, commander of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade and a Hero of Ukraine, has been killed while carrying out a combat mission. Another Ukrainian ace gone into the sky forever. https://t.co/PwhUVOEckr
Truist note re Iranian conflict and autonomous sea power: @TheTerminal “We believe the impending shift toward unmanned maritime systems in the Persian Gulf represents the next major inflection point for defense technology, mirroring the rapid ‘Ukraine-style’ adoption cycle."
I know that the Chinese Navy has a Type 055 and 052 in the area, but I am not sure if they are escorting.
LONDON, March 9 - Iran's oil exports would stall and output halve if the U.S. and Israel were to seize its port on Kharg Island, triggering further attacks from Tehran on regional oil infrastructure, JP Morgan said in a note.
How will Xi play Taiwan? How will Trump respond? What will it mean to the odds of China blockading or attacking Taiwan? And your supply chain?
