worldwatcher2.bsky.social
aerospace journalist; UAS, CUAS, eVTOL, Twitter refugee and still camera shy.
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Sadly, that one was shot down. Too high off the horizon to be the target.
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I have long suspected Iran and North Korea of covertly assisting each other. My theory: Iran supplied missile technology and the North Koreans tested Iranian designs for a nuclear weapon. Its a win win for both.
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Good suggestion. Thanks.
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Likely significantly longer than the Iranians have missiles to fire. Israel will continue to hit missiles and launchers while attacking the industries that made the missiles possible. Those will take a long time time to rebuild. So watch for the coming asymmetric warfare.
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what do the colors tell us?
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These attacks paralyze the city when the gas runs out. See the mass exodus already underway. The smoke and flames are also psychologically valuable because they illustrate how little Tehran can do to stop the attacks.
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Not a submarine. Check the silhouette post launch.
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I dont think those are drones. They look more like missile warheads on re-entry and in terminal phase.
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Location???
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Specs on the 787-8 says it needs 8,500' to take off at MTOW, Sea Level, & 15Celsius.
ADSB data indicates the pilot used about 6,000'. If going direct to London, it likely was full of fuel and near MTOW & likely well above 15C.
My money is on pilot error for not using the full runway.
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Long overdue. Locomotives are a choke point that could inflict enormous damage. Can't move train loads of bullets and beans without one.
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comms MAST. Sorry.
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You don't have to sink the ship to take it out of the fight. Hit the radar antennas and the comms mask. If a ship can't see and can't talk, its on the way to being scrap metal on the bottom.
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And never even considered Threads. Mastadon was OK last time I looked at it but Bsky is better for my needs.
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No more X.
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The aircraft may have been trying to land at the Belaya Air Base about 6km SE from the village. Google Earth shows lots of Tu-22s on the ground.
52.914210° N 103.572854°E
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Was a recent ice storm eliminated from the equation?
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huh. Very cool. Thanks.
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The evolution of drone warfare continues to parallel history. We've gone from WWI pilots shooting at each other with pistols to the A-26 and B-25. And it took less than 3 years.
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They probably work for Musk.
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Does anybody know the combined coverage capabilities of commercial high rez satellites? DoD certainly relies on them heavily. Can DoD tell them what Ukraine can see?
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People who attack weather today forecasts do not understand the complexity of the subject. Nor do they understand how INACCURATE they were in the past. I tip my hat to the folks at NOAA.
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I assume he never heard of cluster munitions.
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I remember WW2 USSR espionage efforts via Lend Lease, unrelenting 'criminal' cyber attacks from St. Petersburg, Pregozin's cyber work, Putin's KGB background, the folks who have fallen down stairs and out of windows, and much more. Putin wants to rebuild the Russian empire. He wont stop.
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Ryan, I hope you recover quickly.
I can not disagree with you more.
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I was on Twitter only to learn. Still I noticed a growing number of folks were following me until I blocked Musk. Then new followers fell to zero. But porn bots suddenly found me and I was dumping 5 or more almost every time I logged on.
You do great work. Thank you for your service.
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Duh.
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Is this, as it appears, a suicide class?
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Wow. That's a toy I'd like to have even though I'm not marine focused. But what a great tool for weapons movement which I have been focused on.
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Fully agree.
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Great list.
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Delighted you are posting here. Would miss your work.
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I worked with scientists years ago who were flying submersible drones. These aren't new. No doubt the Chinese optimized theirs but the concept was proven long ago. Water & air are fluid dynamics with the difference being the density of the medium. Underwater, drag is a massive battery drain.
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Please site your sources. As of right now, I see no confirmation of this report.
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confirmed.
The site is now a love fest for Trump.
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My thought as well.
What happen APKWS taking this role? Seems like a natural match to me. Smaller, cheaper, flexible and proven. Or is it too inexpensive?
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A fixed wing drone using fiber optic would be RF silent & a valuable ISR platform w/high quality video feeds but the cable would be a weak point to be exploited. Naked strands may be susceptible to laser attacks that "jam" the cable and small multirotors could physically break the strand.
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Not necessarily. There are plenty of multirotor drones that can handle that weight. The downside is that they are bigger and easier to target or detect. Hybrid powered multirotors could range much farther than 10km. The logical next step is a fixed wing drone using fiber optic.
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They are still susceptible to some forms of EW. Particularly directed energy such as microwaves. The motors also have a weak RF signature but its usefulness as an attack vector is undetermined. Propeller heads are still assessing if the weak RF can be useful as a detection method.
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Very true. It would be logical to save those aircraft for high value targets. For example save the fiber optic drones for locomotives, air defense systems or targets that afford only one shot at them.
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Smart move for the Russians assuming the Su-34 is a good launch platform and does not require easily spotted modifications. Mig-31s are too few in number and too obvious on an airfield. This makes it even more difficult for Ukraine to stop the Kinzhal without hitting its supply chain.
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I think you are correct.
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I wonder if they have relatives in New Jersey.
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Thank God!!!
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I dont think this guy is Korean. He looks Russian to me.
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Could the former missile site at 68.937268, 33.528327 be active again somehow? The geometry is very close.
Two problems with the airbase: nothing on the ramp would account for such a large explosion unless something big like an IL-76/TU-95 etc blew up. And its too far south. But I'm open to ideas.