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Umm… we own the GPS satellites. We can also just turn them off for non-military use. We did it in 2003 at the start of the Iraq war (although officially it was a “malfunction”) That’s the reason the EU, China and Russia built their own satellites. Which, yes, we can also jam.
Don’t forget: China has a naval base nearby in Djibouti. They have stood silently by for years watching the US and EU protect ships in the Red Sea without doing anything to help. But they could…
Ukrainian ombudsman: 337 Ukrainian POWs are known to have been executed in Russian captivity, as of late 2025. 95% of Ukrainian POWs are subjected to systematic torture.
Not a single aircraft is visible on the ramp in satellite imagery of Al Udeid Air Base. Absolutely massive installation usually littered with aircraft. I have never seen this before. Eerie to look at.
Am late to the party, but I had not noticed that the US used the PrSM Increment 1 for the first time in combat. At ~500 km range, it's a big improvement over ~300 km range ATACMs given the...
Gulf Arab States Under Pressure As Iranian Attacks Grind On Energy infrastructure and ports around the Gulf are increasingly on the receiving end of Iranian drones and missiles. Live updating: https://t.co/SSyRW1QGcb
Regime Change in Iran? Just some thoughts (with a historical note) about regime change in Iran. IMO the U.S. has made clear they will seek to set the conditions for regime change but not be involved in it directly. Israel conducting...
X is producing the best Iran coverage on earth right now but 90% is slop and most of mainstream media is too focused on political nonsense. As a Pentagon reporter & founder of the world’s most-read maritime news site, here’s who...
Pentagon policy chief Bridge Colby tells lawmakers just now the DOD doesn't plan to do a formal Nuclear Posture Review. Prior declaratory strategy from Trump's first term remains relevant
The @cmacgm announced they are suspending bookings into the Persian Gulf. The @MarineNationale provided escorts for CMA CGM to sail through the Bab el-Mandeb when the Houthi attacked. What will happen with the French Navy arrives in the Strait of...
Worth remembering in all this debate about interceptor missiles vs drones/cruise missiles and stocks/reserves running out, that doctrinally the standard engagement RoE is always fire TWO missiles at every target. Then watch and fire 2 more to ensure a kill...
As of August 2025, the US Army's PEO Missiles and Space had 202 FMS cases in the Middle East, totaling about $43.7b. Slide from SMD Symposium: (no, I have no idea why the former flag of Afghanistan is on there)...
Apropos of nothing, Facebook reminds me two years ago today I flew backseat in an F-15E. Didn't think the ejection training would have relevance to current events two years later. https://t.co/kVxJj2kS3j
US Department of State instructs all American civilians to leave the Middle East North Africa region.
It has been almost a year since the Kremlin’s rosy dream, along with that of its useful idiots, became reality: the U.S. administration withdrew 99% of its support for Ukraine, despite the American public opinion. And yet even that scenario,...
Ukraine is under pressure to let the EU inspect a damaged pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, as the pro-Kremlin countries accuse Kyiv of overstating the impact of a Russian attack. https://t.co/FChmxjyqus
There is significant reporting out there that says this post has numerous falsehoods in it. That was the case before H-hour with Iran, and certainly since. https://t.co/7s7fe7YBcW
Israel expands their security zone in Southern Lebanon as Hezbollah continues firing rockets at Israel.
Obvious Q - no spare Sky Sabre batteries that could be deployed to defend RAF Akrotiri? #Cyprus #IranIsraelWar
The US stopped giving weapons to Ukraine a year ago and yet Ukraine is taking territory from Russia
Gas loadings continue in Iran despite Hormuz halt ▶️At least three gas carriers seen in Iranian LPG terminals on Monday ▶️An IRGC commander reportedly threatened in a televised speech to ‘set fire’ to ships passing the Strait of Hormuz ▶️LPG shadow fleet gas...
Plot twist. Herc gone tech and too windy to check it without dragging it back into a hangar.... plan B? https://t.co/kyNjejlmpc
Great to join @kaileyleinz to walk through Iran’s retaliatory strikes, what it has left in the arsenal, and what the “big wave” of strikes Trump promised might mean. Come for the news, stay for the great maps showing strikes, US...
Defeating 1 or 2 drones isn't hard for skilled air defenders. The US military is the best in the world at it. @molkathcam & I examined past operations in the Red Sea and Iraq/Syria operations for our @CNASdc...
Trump Gambles His Presidency in His War With Iran clear and incisive analysis here by @tylerpager https://t.co/1Xtyjsqd4S via @NYTimes
Very cool demo here of a QRA turnaround- 10-12mins to rearm a Swedish AF Gripen C on Iceland Air Policing duty. #avgeek https://t.co/QnWx6mIx0d
Those who have argued that in Ukraine two degraded Soviet-era armies are fighting each other, and that their experience in unmanned warfare has limited relevance for our doctrine, force structure, and design — because NATO/US would fight differently, i.e. first...
A new poll: 70% of Ukrainians do not believe that negotiations with Russia will bring a stable peace. Only 25% believe the opposite. 57% consider handing over Donbas to Russian occupation in exchange for security guarantees from the U.S. and Europe an...
"Definitely not exclude" standing up a Greenland Air Policing deployment in the future, says Danish Air Chief in an Arctic Sentry/NATO Iceland Air Policing press briefing. https://t.co/7KaxVG4yba
Next up, Commander Danish Air Force, Major General Jan Dam. RDAF deploying F-35s to Arctic Sentry. #NATO https://t.co/E5rfxfhINt
Can anyone tell me how one can actually make 11 atomic bombs with 450 kg of only 60% enriched uranium? Or is it Steve Witkoff being Steve Witkoff again?
Day 2 of Swedish AF/ #NATO media trip with Director General Jonas G Allansson, Iceland, explaining how "the alliance is functioning very well" in the High North - with "Growing cooperation between Arctic allies" https://t.co/YzXdmbmfSS
Amazon reports that its data centers in Bahrain and the UAE have been hit by Iranian drones. https://t.co/OlIkT0DOwO
So are you having an “unlimited supply” of weapons or is it Biden GIVING everything to “Zelenskyy” of Ukraine? https://t.co/3LKBvCiyz9
"The American public has received too little information to effectively judge the goals and objectives of the largest U.S. military operation in the Middle East in a generation, whatever they turn out to be."
Ras Tanura was attacked by Iran based on all reliable reporting @RyanRozbiani A Tasnim denial is just that, not independent confirmation. #Iran #RasTanura #OilSecurity #MiddleEast #FactCheck #Geopolitics @VandanaHari_SG
The U.S. military and partners need additional point defenses at key facilities to complete its layered defenses against Shahed drones. Ukraine has this expertise. My initial thoughts with @SteveJFeldstein @CarnegieEndow https://t.co/sxlcR09D9V
I joined my friend @ErickStakelbeck on @TBN today to discuss Operation Epic Fury. I was in excellent company with @FDD CEO and expert @mdubowitz https://t.co/5INHjdWDlX
Here is re-post of an internal post: We have been working with the DoW to make some additions in our agreement to make our principles very clear. 1. We are going to amend our deal to add this language, in...
Iranian state media shows off underground drone fleet @CNN There is no way to know if the site still exists. A weird flex when they've lost 49 senior leaders, their air space is owned by U.S. and Israel, and...
Reports show of the sites the Islamic Regime in Iran hoped to continue their nuclear program even after Operation Midnight Hammer was Pickaxe Mountain, which would have made aerial strike extremely hard. The point being that despite the historic June...
Those service members would still be alive if there had been a basic effort by their leaders at hardening/passive defense. No reason to have a makeshift operations center in a war where you determine D-day.
Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military officer at @CENTCOM, sent this message to the roughly 50,000 U.S. troops directly involved in operations against Iran, I'm told. https://t.co/9VGvRSWtTW
Iran says the Strait is closed. The U.S. military says it’s open. Reality: you still have to convince a captain to sail it. Ten years ago, shore-side managers could (and did) twist arms. Today? Nobody wants to become TikTok famous for twisting arms...
Tragic Friendly-Fire Incidents Are Nothing New In Modern Air Warfare The loss of three F-15Es to friendly fire today is far from the first time similar combat accidents have happened in the post Cold War era. https://t.co/VdFAhNE7SB
Iranian Kamikaze Drone Boat Makes First Successful Strike Of War Iran, a pioneer in lower-end uncrewed surface vessel technology, used at least one to attack the oil tanker MKD VYOM in the Gulf of Oman. https://t.co/YGpQWjAl2y
🚨Strait of Hormuz March 2 UPDATE🚨 The latest from @UK_MTO @CMF_Bahrain Joint Maritime Information Center 1⃣Overall Maritime Risk Level: CRITICAL 🔴 2⃣Confirmed vessel incidents past 24 hours ▶️SKYLIGHT (IMO 9330020) - Attacked at anchor just north of Oman; vessel on fire; crew evacuated...
Iran commander says Strait of Hormuz closed, vows to hit ships trying to pass, report says: CNBC $USO $XLE
For the first time since 1992, France will expand its nuclear weapons arsenal. Why expand? France already has the world’s fourth-largest nuclear arsenal, following Russia, the US and China. THE LAST THING WE NEED IS ANOTHER ARMS RACE. https://t.co/khuyfhNe9A
Iran’s Key Naval Base On Strait Of Hormuz Set Ablaze From Strikes The attack overnight on the port has left one of Iran's prized sea bases and at least one frigate on fire, with black smoke filling the air. https://t.co/nbml0n9Chk
