GO WATCH! It's important. Something good and bright during these times. Not all hope is lost. youtu.be/-YwzCOVeLEE?...

Gimme some Sting Ray Mod 1's too, please. Thank you :)

How I've missed those!

Yesn't

British and Norwegian forces spent more than a month tracking Russian submarines near critical undersea cables and pipelines. Russia's shadow war beneath the waves is not hypothetical. It is ongoing. https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-tracked-russian-submarines-north-atlantic-month-2026-04-09/

Time to pick up some tug'n'sub

Godspeed!

It has not been a great season at all so far- I really dislike the new rule set and cars. I can totally understand his point of view. Also, his "side hustle" Verstappen Racing is keeping him quite busy too.

@saturnax1.bsky.social was it you who had an overview of (Post-) Soviet era missile and torpedo launch insignas (the classic stars) on the other website posted? It could have been Kuryer or Capt_Navy too, though. I've had it saved but unfortunately cannot find it anymore.

❗️🇺🇸Lockheed Martin reports that assembly has begun on the first F-35A Lightning II fighter (MG-01) for the 🇩🇪German Air Force.

If this trend continues imma switch to watching NASCAR.. smh 1st race of the season 23% of the field DNS/DNF. 2nd race 31% DNS/DNF.

Russian sabotage targeting RAF Lossiemouth could disable NATO maritime patrol aircraft and give submarines greater freedom of manoeuvre in the North Atlantic, MPs have been told. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/lossiemouth-in-scotland-among-top-russian-sabotage-targets/

I guess, we've officially entered the era in which decades happen in weeks.

Tonight, the German Navy’s P-8A—the first delivered to Germany—landed in Abu Dhabi.

Is it just on my end or is it a formatting/ UTF-8 or smth error/bug?

Submarines that are likely to join the Russian Navy in 2026: 1- Project 08851 Yasen-M class SSGN “Perm”. Only one submarine. If I'm not mistaken, the last time this happened was in 2019. It cannot be ruled out that the Khabarovsk may be another submarine on this list.

It used to be whether or not you have snow on your rooftop

Last year, Vantor (née Maxar, née Digital Globe) and China’s Chang Guang Satellite Co. got into a game of one-upmanship imaging reconnaissance satellites from orbit.

Another "for history buffs" one

The Norwegian government has approved the procurement of two additional Type 212CD submarines. With the official signing of the contract, TKMS has received a comprehensive order extension in the ongoing 212CD program 🇳🇴 🇩🇪 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

These are such great examples of why we need a service, merging AIS (surface) and ADSB/MLAT (air) sources. I have never seen someone do that. I wonder whether you could use the existing AIS coastal stations as well as ADSB receivers for that

A joke for the history buffs: Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“

The ICAO for Djibouti-Ambouli Int'l Airport, HDAM, actually stands for "hot damn."

[ 1/31 ] 🧵 Time for yet another megathread of my favourite satellite pics. This time I have 123 images processed by me in 2025 *. Various dates, random places. Most of them were taken by Sentinel-2, some by S-3 and one or two by Landsat. *There's one more pic that isn't mine, but it's so good 😊

Happy 2026 everyone! May we find all the subs this year

Saab wins order from France for two GlobalEye surveillance planes reut.rs/4sgWLFK

And another 3 for the Poseidon Pool. Love to see it! Not sure why the picture shows an Australian P-8A (especially since its procurement wasn't through FMS); III3B2 hints maybe?

Important account to follow!

Toulouse VAAC outlook for Etna 20251227/1201Z (src: vaac.meteo.fr)

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A), a late Autumn target. 8h 31′ of poor quality data (moonlight, clouds, high humidity, etc.) Taken with Celestron RASA 8", ASI533MC Pro & L-eXtreme F2.

Oh lord, here they're coming!

The АРКТУР SSBN concept is the strongest contestant for my no 1 sub spot overtaking Pr 971/885. Very interesting concept with СУРРОГАТ-В LUUV/-AUV and completely overhauled tail section/ propulsion, designed for the (upcoming) race to the Arctic. Though it unfortunately might stay a concept only

Also interesting to see the building progress of Pr 22220 Nuclear-powered icebreaker "ЧУКОТКА" in the background over the last months

For the last four years Max Verstappen was unstoppable but this year, Lando Norris made it. Is this a sign we're going to see big battles in 2026 between Max, Lando and Oscar? Excited for the new 2026 rules and a lot of new teams/constructors joining. *Here are some 2024 McLaren front wings*

"...[T]he RAF plans to deploy Voyager tankers towards the 24th and 25th of the month in order to refuel the inbound cargo aircraft." Other intelligence sources state, that this is one of the biggest annual airlift operations stretching from Alaska to Japan and beyond God speed!

Very interesting pictures of a Magura V7 (I believe) with AIM-9L's Also interesting to see double Starlink antennas

Project 08851 Yasen-M class SSGN. Borey-A class SSBN. Project 1155 Udaloy-class destroyer. Severomorsk. Photo by N. Sosnovskaya (📺unknown)

First quality public photo of China’s trimaran semi-sub. Second image is my sketch based on satellite imagery while it was hidden under tarps(!). Of course some differences, but I was right it is a semi-sub(!). Overall pleased how much I got right

Source: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

6/ The Russian economy continues to show signs of fracturing as Russia continues to prioritize its wartime economy over stability. Balloons from Belarusian airspace continued incursions into NATO airspace in Lithuania overnight on November 28 to 29.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but at the very least the robo arms are missing/not installed @covertshores.bsky.social

Fall Collection from Chandra Four images that one can imagine connections to fall have been released by Chandra (ALT for images description) More chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2025/f...

The Russian spy ship, designated Yantar, has been spotted by British authorities loitering near Scotland after entering British water intermittently over the previous weeks 🇷🇺 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Let's see if they're heading up North or maybe stopping by at Yantar for a quick visit

UK 🇬🇧 Ministry of Defence (MOD) image of Russian spy ship Yantar, presumably in or near UK waters. Note that the ROV (remote operated vehicle, a deep-sea robot) A-frame is deployed (red). It’s doing something on the seabed. Also two new radomes (yellow)

This would be very interesting. Someone who I have not seen in quite the while Last time VAdm Paromov and Sergey Balk limped back to Kronstadt and Lomonosov after an intensive deployment to the Med, back when Tartus was still a thing..... Though this was already in 2023, I am certain