Kenith Gonzalez

The US is about to test fire a LRHW / Dark Eagle hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) from Florida, launch window opens in 1h10 min from now (16:30 UTC) 🍿 This will be the first test to involve true maneuvers with two consecutive turns : - 1st turn : ~10° / 600 km from launch point - 2nd turn : ~30° / 800 km after first one. Follow @JConcilus who might give us great photos and videos like last time. Map by @Marco_Langbroek

YOURE JOKINGGGG IT’S ACTUALLY REALLLL

Biden fumbled a lot of foreign policy issues but pulling out of Afghanistan was his best act as president. No way to lose in a clean way, you just have to rip the band aid off. Obama was too deferential to his experts. Biden had the backbone to say "I don't care".

And this, kids, is why you break (turn hard) INTO a missile. You’re trying to force an overshoot, just like this.

After nearly two years grounded for maintenance, the Boeing E-3D AWACS made a triumphant return at the 96th anniversary of the Chilean Air Force. Its radar dome and strategic role make it one of the most important assets in the region. Impressive to see it back.

"The Pentagon is considering whether to divert weapons intended for Ukraine to the Middle East as the war in Iran depletes some of the U.S. military’s most critical munitions, according to three people familiar with the matter. Although a final decision to redirect the equipment has not yet been made, the shift would highlight the growing trade-offs required to sustain the war with Iran, where U.S. Central Command has hit more than 9,000 targets in just under four weeks of fighting. The weapons that could be diverted away from Ukraine include air defense interceptor missiles, ordered through a NATO program launched last year in which partner countries buy U.S. arms for Kyiv, the three people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe the Pentagon’s sensitive deliberations... Since last summer, the official said, the [PURL] initiative has supplied 75 percent of the missiles for Ukraine’s Patriot batteries and nearly all of the ammunition used in its other air defense systems." @noahjrobertson @ellen_fra washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

“Russia is close to completing a phased shipment of drones, medicine and food to Iran, according to western intelligence reports that detail Moscow’s efforts to keep its embattled partner fighting. Senior Iranian and Russian officials began secretly discussing delivering drones days after Israel and the US attacked Tehran, two officials briefed on the intelligence said. The processing of deliveries began in early March and was expected to be completed by the end of the month. Russia has close ties with Tehran and has provided its ally with crucial support including satellite imagery, targeting data and intelligence support, people familiar with the matter said… A senior western official said Moscow was stepping in to shore up not only the Iranians’ fighting capabilities but also to underwrite the broader political stability of Tehran’s regime… Russia has declined, however, Iranian requests for the S-400, one of Moscow’s most advanced air defence systems, current and former western officials said.” @Jacob_Judah @HenryJFoy @maxseddon @NeriZilber ft.com/content/d5d729…

🪖🇲🇽Ejercito Mexicano realiza pruebas a blindados para incorporarlos a organismos militares

Drone Attack On Parked U.S. Army Black Hawk In Iraq A Harbinger Of What’s To Come The ballooning threat from FPV drones pose a major risk to American aircraft parked on ramps in war zones and in the United States. twz.com/air/drone-atta…

Appropriately, a president of Chad - Idriss Déby - is also the most recent world leader to be killed directly leading troops in battle

As I mentioned yesterday, Japan's redistribution of it's forces into 3 Surface Warfare Groups each led by a Helicopter carrier (DDH) makes for quite a significant operating plan moving forward - potential to use them in a carrier strike group-type format given the number of escorts available!

On this day, 55 years ago, the Il-76 medium transport aircraft took off for the first time. Happy birthday, you eternal smiler!

they build some new oil berthing ports, but via sentinel it works pov: 59.6738, 28.3998 @GeoConfirmed

1/ QUICK TAKE: Other Russian mil bloggers are echoing the points made in the quoted thread: "Drone warfare has ceased to be a mere "supplement" to artillery and reconnaissance; it has become the very medium of battle." t.me/barantchik/354…

Ground operation in Iran would be hell. Cheap FPV drones eliminate a lot of advantages that a developed military and well trained infantry such as American has. And it will be televised. I have been working with multiple units in Ukraine trying to minimize the impact of cheap fpv and bomber drones on the battlefield. We tried many things, from radars, shotguns, net guns, lasers, EW. Pretty much nothing works, there is no tech that can deterministically eliminate the threat. You can only minimize it, and we aren't talking about 80 percent mitigation, we are talking about 30 percent if you are lucky. Only physical barriers at the positions work effectively.

"Ukraine intensified drone attacks on Russia's oil and fuel export infrastructure ⁠this month, hitting all three of Russia's major western oil export ports, including Novorossiysk on the Black ​Sea and Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea. According to Reuters calculations, about 40% of Russia's crude oil ​export capabilities - or around 2 million barrels per day, were shut as of Wednesday after the most recent attack. That includes Primorsk and Ust-Luga as well as the Druzhba pipeline, which runs through Ukraine to Hungary and Slovakia." reuters.com/business/energ…

500,000 flight hours! 🚁 The #NH90 fleet has officially reached a significant worldwide milestone. A huge thank you to the crews, customers, and partners working together to keep the fleet mission-ready every day. 🌍🤝 The mission continues. #NH90 #Milestone #Helicopters

Hoje o céu do Brasil é palco de um momento histórico. 🇧🇷✈️ Voei escoltado pelo primeiro Gripen produzido no Brasil. Um momento muito simbólico, que mostra um país que acredita em si mesmo, investe em tecnologia e reafirma sua soberania. 🎥 @ricardostuckert

Operationally, Epic Fury has been a success, but not without fault. Losses incurred by US & partner forces could have been minimized had the Trump Admin been more open to Ukrainian support; and the US Army more nimble in reforms. Here are the receipts to prove it. 🧵 ⬇️ 1/25

It took the Bureau 1440 only 1000 days to go from first test launch in 2023 to initial deployment in 2026 The initial idea was in 2020 at Russian telco operator Megafon, from which Bureau 1440 was spun off en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_14…