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Analyst & Security Advisor. Citadel Alum. Former Infantryman/Contractor. All posts are reflective of my personal opinion. P.S. dont forget to enjoy life too 🥂
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The Iranians are working with heavy engineering tools at the Fordow nuclear site. Likely trying to extract what they can after strikes

M109-52 is legitimately great! It would be an incredible asset to the Army! Same with M777/52

An unexpected turn in the development of precision artillery shells.

Ukrainian heavy drones dropping 122mm and 155mm artillery shells on Russian positions. Kherson region. t.me/vanek_nikola...

Taiwan will livestream the first public M1A2T live-fire exercise on 7/10.

Ukraine’s military intelligence has launched production of ground combat robots named “LEGIT.” According to the Legion unit, the systems were developed jointly by operators and engineers from UAV CYCLONE group in cooperation with DIU Legion Support engineers.

Final H-2A launches Earth science satellite An H-2A rocket successfully launched an Earth science satellite June 28 on the final flight of a vehicle that had long been the workhorse for Japanese space access.

🚨NEW VIDEO 🚨 Ukraine’s FORT 230 Submachine Gun In this week's vid I take a look at Ukraine's 'MP7 at home', the FORT-230 9mm submachine gun. Link in the post below 👇 #Ukraine #UkraineWar #SMG #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWeapons

🇹🇷 The Turkish miniature cruise missile Kemankes 1, developed by Baykar, has been successfully adapted to intercept aerial targets. 🔗Read details: militarnyi.com/en/news/bayk...

⚡ Ukraine is moving forward with its exit from the Ottawa Convention, a landmark international treaty that prohibits the use, production, and stockpiling of anti-personnel landmines.

The first image of the Marinovka airbase in the Volgograd region, Russia, confirms that explosions happened at this site. A significant part of the parking area is charred, and debris of planes is distributed all over the place.

South Baltic sea is experiencing a newish type of GNSS-jamming. It is affecting units at sea level far and wide, much further than one ground based jammer can reach. The most intense attack so far took place 2 weeks ago as the political elite of Denmark and 100k visitors met at Bornholm. Long 🧵 !

HMS Prince of Wales (R09) Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier leaving Singapore - June 29, 2025 SRC: INST- dc_ah

If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029: - $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion - $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million - $8 billion for hiring/retention - Billions more.

1/x #RPO (Rendezvous- and Proximity Operations) above our heads: a pass of the Russian military #KOSMOS 2581, 2582 and 2583 #satellites in close proximity. KOSMOS 2583 is very faint and somewhat ahead:

A new tactical group has popped up within the Ukrainian International Legion. ↓↓ #UkrainianArmy militaryland.net/news/new-tac...

Future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129) Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided missile destroyer being christened in Pascagoula, Mississippi - June 28, 2025 SRC: YT- HII

FPV drone footage shows the moment a drone strikes a local power substation in Russia’s Belgorod region this morning.

🪖Ukrainian marines guided American HIMARS to target as part of Sea Breeze 2025 exercises. Watch the footage of the exercises below:

🇫🇮 The Finnish army has conducted successful live-fire trials of the Patria AVRE 155mm self-propelled gun. The ARVE combines the gun of Patria's 155K98 towed howitzer with a SISU E13TP truck chassis. www.patriagroup.com/newsroom/new...

French LHD Mistral is visiting Denmark. The Nordics are seeing more and more of our French friends lately. www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2...

🇸🇪 Further information about Sweden's procurement reported by Hertpunkt reveals that in addition to only buying two launchers per battery, they are also only procuring two TRMLD-4D radars. This explains the exceedingly low price Sweden paid for these systems. 1/3 www.hartpunkt.de/iris-t-slm-s...

MQ-28A Ghost Bat Tested at Operational RAAF Base The Collaborative Combat Aircraft operated for the first time outside of the Woomera Training Area during Exercise Carlsbad in April 2025 at RAAF Tindal, which hosts F-35A and MQ-4C units. Story: theaviationist.com/2025/06/27/m...

Multiple explosions hit the Kirovske airfield in occupied Crimea overnight. According to Crimean Wind, 5–6 blasts were heard between 2:50 and 3:02 AM after drones flew over the area. A helicopter caught fire, ammunition exploded, and fuel tanks and air defense systems were likely hit.

Ukrainian soldiers from the 25th Airborne Brigade are showing how ground drones are being used by the Ukrainian army.

NEW: The first five launch vehicles and the first radar vehicle for RGM-84 Block II Harpoon anti-ship missiles have arrived in Taiwan, per military sources speaking exclusively to Liberty Times.

People are going to say this is militarization of the police but it’s worse than that. Militarization would imply they also took on the professional ethos, discipline, dedication to training, high education, and sense of purpose from the military. But they just took the weapons and gear.

Ukrainian military sources confirm: "In the Sumy region, enemy advances have indeed been halted, and we currently have a stable line of combat engagement. These gains were secured thanks to the coordinated efforts of capable Ukrainian units—it took a lot of effort, to say the least."

Israel and Syria will sign a peace agreement before the end of 2025, a Syrian source with knowledge said. Under the agreement, Israel will gradually withdraw from all Syrian territory it seized after December 8, 2024, including the peak of Mount Hermon.-i24

3xSDB air strike on Russian drone operator base.

Great to see Marines integrating SUAS - and more importantly, counter-UAS capabilities. We need to expand this growing expertise into the realm of employing and supporting unmanned surface vessels to truly maximize our unique value proposition to the joint force.

The IAEA was publicly stating all of this days before the strike, so it's fair to say none of this was a surprise to the US IC, going back years Only question is if Kurilla is the one who made the decision to squash including that info in the CONOPS brief or if it was made below him in CENTCOM

1/ Leaked Russian Navy documents indicate that the Russian Black Sea Fleet is keeping several unseaworthy vessels in active service, as part of a scam by senior officers to skim off the large sums of money being allocated to their indefinite repairs. ⬇️

The veteran 72nd Mechanized Brigade has a new commander. ↓↓ #UkrainianArmy militaryland.net/news/command...

🇺🇸🇦🇺 An M1 Abrams tank in Australian camouflage has been spotted in Poland. This comes after the previous announcement that Australia would transfer 49 Abrams tanks to Ukraine as part of a military aid package to bolster Kyiv’s armored capabilities.

Ukraine’s General Staff reports hits on Russian planes at Marinovka airfield in Volgograd region. Early reports confirm four Su-34s and a maintenance unit damaged. (Photo illustrative).

Operators from Ukraine’s 73rd Naval Special Operations Center are conducting special reconnaissance missions in the Sumy and Kursk regions.

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Maya-class guided missile destroyer JS Maya (DDG 179) coming into Yokosuka, Japan - June 27, 2025 SRC: TW-@Gov_Vessel_fan

Iranian Foreign Minister Concedes Nuclear Facilities ‘Seriously Damaged’ by Israeli, U.S. Strikes t.co/uUjNBrW67n

France’s Thales and Norway’s Kongsberg ink communications joint venture https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/frances-thales-and-norways-kongsberg-ink-communications-joint-venture/

‼️Claim by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU):

The U.S. Marine Corps’ Long Range Fires launcher, built around a single-cell Mark 41 VLS cell for Tomahawk missiles on a ROGUE-Fires vehicle, has been cancelled due to concerns over maneuverability in littoral and austere environments 🇺🇸 By @cjohnston.bsky.social www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

SCOTUS, in a 6-3 decision, hands the president a significant victory by limiting the ability of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions to block executive actions. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

***UPDATE*** Iranian warships remain dispersed outside Bandar Abbas port in Iran. Iranian naval forces, both Navy and IRGC, appear largely untouched by recent strikes #OSINT

Taiwan Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo says that the M240 machine guns obtained as U.S. aid will be distributed when a sufficient number has been reached. The machine guns were acquired through Presidential drawdown authority during the Biden administration.

“What we know out of Ukraine is the importance of decentralizing the decisions," said Franck Saudo, CEO of Safran Electronics & Defense.

🔥Spectacular destruction of the North Korean M1991 240mm MLRS