@Aviation_Intel Airbase home to F14s?!
Wait I’ve seen this one before.
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Matt Colman
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Matt Colman
@MatthewColman8
Self confessed geek, gamer. Also moonlight as an Airman.
Katılım Eylül 2020
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One would think the US had there eye on this potential landing site for other contingencies related to the nuclear program prior to this happening.
OSINTtechnical@Osinttechnical
Location of the USAF forward base set up deep within Iran for the F-15 crew rescue mission. The base was set up just outside of Isfahan, a critical Iranian strategic hub with missile and army bases, nuclear facilities, and the airbase home to Iran’s F-14 fleet.
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@GarandThumb1 Could you do one on the GAU5A and other USAF Survival Rifles?
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“Make a video on how the pilot evaded” Sorry but No. This information is protected not to gate guard but specific TTP’s must be protected to ensure safety of US Service Members.
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Wonder if they brought AH-6s with them for CAS/force protection.
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MC-130J during a CSAR training mission at an austere airfield. These aircraft and aircrews don't get enough credit, nor to the Combat Controllers that can activate an airfield out of nowhere to make operations like these possible.
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@MatthewColman8 @gregbagwell I suspect the full analogy would be: You (Govt) told a whole load of previous plumbers that you wouldn’t pay to install the pipes they said were needed, ripped more out, and then blamed the latest plumber for not being able to do much with what’s left
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Some are putting out a story that Sir Rich Knighton (CDS) should resign over recent events in Cyprus. Some say he’s lost the confidence of the PM, some say an RAF officer can’t appreciate the Navy’s capability and some say he is not a warfighter. Let’s address each in turn: 1/12
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@gregbagwell Ref spending, we get such a terrible return for what we put in because we write poor contracts and don’t hold companies to account for failures. I question whether the culture of making incompetence not reason enough to sack someone (Civil servant/serviceperson) is biting.
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@gregbagwell Senior officers with dozens of deployments that I wouldn’t follow into a fucking McDonalds.
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This is a disgraceful hatchet job. What everyone needs to see and ask for is the military advice he was given by PJHQ and the Ops Directorate. If that said “send ships” and Knighton said no then fair enough, but I would be very surprised if it did.
Navy Lookout@NavyLookout
Explosive report in the @spectator On 27 Feb, the eve of the bombing of Iran, the National Security Adviser asked CDS, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, whether Britain should send warships to the eastern Mediterranean. ‘What about the carrier?’ he pressed, referring to HMS Prince of Wales. Knighton replied: ‘We don’t need the carrier. We have an aircraft carrier – it’s called Cyprus.’ But the failure to send a warship proved to be a disastrous political judgment that enraged Cyprus, Jordan and the UAE. ‘ As an RAF man, he is seen as too dismissive of the Royal Navy’s ability to ‘show the flag’ and reassure allies. Knighton’s performance has not been helped by Starmer’s inexperience in military matters.... #selection-1899.0-1899.90" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">archive.is/93NE8#selectio…
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@chrissieA2 @NavyLookout @spectator Literally makes no difference. The last CAS (Wigston) was a pilot - and was a fucking disaster for the RAF. Rich proved to be a much better Chief than his predecessor.
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@NavyLookout @spectator He wasn't a pilot. This does make a difference IMO.
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Explosive report in the @spectator
On 27 Feb, the eve of the bombing of Iran, the National Security Adviser asked CDS, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, whether Britain should send warships to the eastern Mediterranean. ‘What about the carrier?’ he pressed, referring to HMS Prince of Wales. Knighton replied: ‘We don’t need the carrier. We have an aircraft carrier – it’s called Cyprus.’ But the failure to send a warship proved to be a disastrous political judgment that enraged Cyprus, Jordan and the UAE. ‘
As an RAF man, he is seen as too dismissive of the Royal Navy’s ability to ‘show the flag’ and reassure allies.
Knighton’s performance has not been helped by Starmer’s inexperience in military matters....
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@Osint613 That’s not a laser drone in the sense that it’s using a directed-energy weapon; The camera is picking up the laser designator for some sort of Semi-Active Laser guided weapon.
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This footage shows ATACMS being launched from a HIMARS system.
CENTCOM pulling out wildcards.
Also, special U.S. laser drones are being used.
Open Source Intel@Osint613
U.S. Central Command; "The Iranian regime was warned. CENTCOM is now delivering swift and decisive action as directed." Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.
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@sentdefender An MH-6 at that range? Must be getting support from a nearby vessel…
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Russian state-owned media is reporting that U.S. Special Forces are currently trying to board and seize the Russian-flagged Iranian-linked sanctioned crude oil tanker, Marinera, in the Northern Atlantic.
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Footage of a US helicopter (possible USMC AH-1Z Viper) engaging ground targets with gun and rocket fire in Caracas, Venezuela.
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@BigGurlsBlouse It’s weakening given the mountains and land, but it’ll still be pretty beefy when it gets back out over the water.
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@BigGurlsBlouse Trying to figure out where you are (looking at your view and Google Maps I’d say somewhere near White Bay?) you’re likely to be on the outskirts of the eye - if it still has one then - in maybe 30 minutes? It’ll pass just to the West of you).
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Hurricane Melissa Trelawny Jamaica 28/10/25 13:49
It’s getting really bad. Will have to do back seat vids soon
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@ControlledPairs Insane that - afaik - the base game is 1 guy developing it. It’s utterly fantastic. Huge fan of the EW simulation.
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VTOL VR remains an S tier flight sim and a top 1% VR experience. It's simply a must-own title. Videos on a flat screen don't do it justice. Mods are compatible again, so I jumped in the freemium F-16. Full video below.
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@ltbadpuppy @gregbagwell I mean I could list all the US MQ9s that have been shot down, or the shots they’ve taken against US/RSAF FJs with SA3, SA6, 358-series SAMs. But I’d be here for a while and I get the impression that you wouldn’t like facts getting in the way of your narrative.
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@MatthewColman8 @gregbagwell Rofl RPGs and small arms does fuck nothing to these jets buddy. What system do you think Houthi has?
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I’ve acted as a Red Team in war-games a few times, let me explain why this information release was dangerous. 1. The time over target allows an enemy air defences to set their watches for you 2. The launch time signposted the most vulnerable time slot to attack the Carrier Group.
OSINTdefender@sentdefender
Following continued downplaying of the incident by officials with the Trump Administration, who continue to claim that what was talked about in the recent Signal group-chat regarding strikes against the Houthis in Yemen was not considered “war planning” and was not classified; Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief for The Atlantic, has now released what appears to be the full chat-log for the group in Signal, as well as the identity of every person included in the chat. The log proves that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was the one to add Goldberg to the group, as well as claims by Goldberg that information about strike timing, weapons systems, and targets were posted in the chat by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hours before the start of the strike operation in Yemen.
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@ltbadpuppy @gregbagwell Houthis have got a decent enough AD capability that this sort of OPSEC leak could easily have put crews in genuine danger. Admittedly, most shoot downs have been of larger UAS, but with decent forewarning, the probability of Houthi success increases.
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@gregbagwell Yeah buddy, country needs actual air defenses before you need to worry about them
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@Aviation_Intel Some 240lb corn-fed Marine with a room temperature IQ is going to find one of those on a Taiwanese beach in a few years and turn it into a fireteam-level fleshlight.
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