Joseph Trevithick

This is still one of the best things I've ever gotten through FOIA. Full associated story here: warisboring.com/untangling-the…

@LAW93291 That’s not something I’m aware of, but sounds at least worth looking into.

@FranticGoat I thoroughly enjoyed your article about the U.S. minesweeper class warships. I was told we now have Predator-class drones that are specialized to find mines 24/7 over a larger area, and 10 times faster than those ships. Another article, maybe?

EXERCISE: On Monday, February 9, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m., we will be working with our federal partners on a routine training exercise on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Please do not be alarmed if you see emergency vehicles and low flying helicopters.

@TheIntelFrog It is not. twz.com/air/f-35c-nava…

Is this the first air to air kill for an F-35C????

HK limited edition crowbar when? x.com/HecklerAndKoch…

@Task_Force23 Little Horned Owl, about which even less is known (at least as far as I'm aware) than its predecessor Great Horned Owl. twz.com/32807/exclusiv…

Huh

@airsuperiorx @haltman That looks to be an error that snuck in. We'll get that fixed.

@haltman "P-8 wartime patrol aircraft, [...], P-8 maritime patrol aircraft," What does this mean?

U.S. testing Venezuelan air defenses and conducting training flights near the South American nation as part of increasing pressure campaign against Maduro. twz.com/air/rc-135-acc…

@Octopusgardner The footage from the September sea trials seems certainly intended to assuage any such concerns, but we really don't know. It's a good question.

@FranticGoat @Aviation_Intel is there any additional discussion about if the non nuclear powerplant that is on Fujian (which also was originally designed for it) can support full operations with the EMALS system?

X-BAT represents a new era of airpower. "What it does is it basically brings the capability of something like an F-35 or a comparable fifth-gen [fighter], puts it in a vertical takeoff and landing package, and then delivers it at a tenth of the cost, life-cycle[-wise] of a fifth-gen. So, breaking the cost curve. It enables us to counter China’s fifth and sixth-gen aircraft with something that comes at a fraction of the price." AND YES, we know it is going to be hard AND there are going to be haters and detractors. Whenever you do something truly disruptive, the wolves come after you. "The team that we’ve assembled over the last year and a half at Shield AI is really made up of a lot of the best folks from around the aerospace industry that have been the key leaders and engineers on the most game-changing things that have been developed and fielded, both unclassified and classified, over the last 10 years. So it really is a truly world-class team. Very excited and humbled to be around them every day. And it is hard to do this, no doubt about it. We’ve just brought in the folks who are experts in doing it, to build the team." @RocketArmor, the visionary mind behind X-BAT, sat down with @Aviation_Intel and @FranticGoat to share an inside look at the groundbreaking technology, mission, and larger industry trends driving X-BAT, our new multirole strike jet. Read the article to discover how X-BAT is set to redefine the future of warfare. Read the full @thewarzonewire piece here: twz.com/air/the-rise-o… Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war. #XBAT #Autonomy #NextGenTech #Airpower #Aircraft #Aviation #Defense #TWZ

@Flightwatcher1 @Arr3ch0 To the best of my knowledge, though the existence of this pod is well known at this point, it remains unidentified. twz.com/mysterious-pod…

@Arr3ch0 si por eso, en Japón, en Kadena AFB se vio un contenedor igual, yo tampoco creo que sea el SOAR 🤨x.com/RealAirPower1/…

Felíz Viernes! No tardaron mucho en aparecer los misiles AGM-114 Hellfire, en el video se ven 4 montados en MQ-9 Reaper en Puerto Rico. Hay varios tipos, no necesariamente son el del 𝕏 citado ¿Que tipo de Hellfire son? Yo no lo puedo precisar en esas imágenes. El "pod" que se ve en el recuadro azul en la imagen 4 parece un "Sledgehammer" que es usado para denegar simultáneamente las redes de comunicación enemigas, interrumpir el comando y control, y enviar mensajes de información operativa. Video de @HRspotting, fotos de Guelito_prspotter. Si no siguen a HRspotting, les recomiendo lo sigan.

@aeroweanie @airsuperiorx flickr.com/photos/charles… Not sure which dome is here, but this should be from before N8300S, a Desert Owl, was converted into an RO-6A

@FranticGoat @airsuperiorx Saturn Arch and Desert Owl aircraft had a satcom dome designed by Dynamic Eng. RO-6A have the Adaptive Aerospace Common Satcom Radome (I was involved in the change). CSR is also used on B300s, 208s, EO-5s, WB-57F, GIII, GIV, Metros, P-99s and Fokker 60s.

Some RO-6A photos sent to me by a follower. Arguably among the most impressive and powerful ISR aircraft the Army ever had...and they let them get away... @FranticGoat has written some excellent pieces on these birds over at TWZ. Recommend checking them out!

@airsuperiorx @aeroweanie Points above about different SATCOM domes stand, though.

@airsuperiorx @aeroweanie Actually, is that "Desert Owl" shot even a DHC-8?

@aeroweanie @airsuperiorx Art on the side indicates it is a Desert Owl, which was folded into the RO-6A. I believe the SATCOM dome on the Desert Owls and then the RO-6As is lower profile than the ones on Saturn Arch aircraft (as well as STAMP fleet DHC-8s)

@airsuperiorx @FranticGoat That is not a true RO-6A - it is a Saturn Arch, which was a predecessor. You can tell, as it has the wrong satcom dome on top. Plus, its a Q100 airframe - RO-6A is built on a Q300. This is a true RO-6A:

@Stefanftsch1 Thank you for bringing that to our attention.

@thewarzonewire Die Zahlen in diesem Artikel Stimmen Nicht Deutschland hat Drei Systeme übergeben ein weiteres zugesagt zusammen mit Norwegen drei zugesagt zu kaufen die USA haben Ein System übergeben

Ukraine’s Patriots Now Struggling To Intercept Enhanced Russian Ballistic Missiles U.S. intel confirms that improvements to Russia's ballistic missiles are proving to be a major challenge for the Patriot air defense system. Story: twz.com/land/ukraines-…

@CombatAir @russianforces The B61-12 (and B61-13) should be at least slightly longer than older versions because of the tail kit.

@russianforces @FranticGoat The upper (silver) bomb is an earlier B61 variant. Not sure the B61-12 is much different in size but it’s closer to the camera here.

A nice photo of the vault. Takes some effort to put the bomb in. (Is the one on top a bit smaller? Curiously, it's not painted in training colors). The photo is from a TWZ story by @FranticGoat on mobile vaults. Link in reply.

@russianforces The 'shapes' at the bottom are representative of the B61-12, while the ones above are representative of older B61 variants.

@iAmTheWarax Also, bonus XM14 (spotting) pistol pic.

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@Osinttechnical Question what the actual "first" is here (first time at Graf?), since the Army has publicly said it has at least been experimenting with this since 2023 (not to say that its still not behind the curve) army.mil/article/264687…

Note the language: “First live ordinance drop from a small UAS for the conventional Army”

It’s a bit concerning that the U.S. took over three years to begin deploying a tactic that Ukrainian soldiers were doing just a few days after Russia invaded. The drone dropping the grenade is also about $15,000.

Looks like an Olive Harvest mission over Sinai (note the Multinational Force and Observers callsign). Not sure I've seen one tracked before. x.com/gosthdarkconra…