There are now three versions of missiles for the Neptune system: The Original (photo 1), the Long (photo 2), and the Chubby (photo 3) 🙃🤩

European manufacturer Thales has developed a compact mini-missile to help counter Shahed-type attack drones — FZ123 warhead for the 70 mm missile is filled with thousands of tiny steel pellets and nearly one-kilogram charge. New system is already being deployed in Ukraine.

We do not hate merkel enough

I wonder if the Ukrainians will get that one Greek Mirage 2000 that is the only aircraft to shoot down an F-16.

⚡️Ukraine wiped out a Russian cavalry unit — the first used in battle since the 1950s. united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-destroys-russian-cavalry-unit-in-first-battlefield-use-since-1950s-12191

Good by Sweden's Minister of Finance, who battle propaganda about Russian economy. Main points: * RU inflation about 20% * Liquid part of RU welfare fund not enough for deficit * Intl inst (IMF et al) and media should not use data from RU * All RU data likely false. www.dn.se/debatt/vara-...

They literally just did a double tap on a train station full of people in broad daylight. But hey since the western man is tired of news about the war, let’s just call it another Saturday in Ukraine

Canon, brouillage et "mur d'acier" : les "armes" anti-drones de la marine Par @FabienZamora Toulon @afp.com via @sudradiofrance.bsky.social samedi 4 octobre 2025 à 9:16 www.sudradio.fr/societe/cont...

Your gentle reminder that Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated on June 14 and hardly anyone bothered to talk about it.

En moins de 5 pages pour la description des modalités de l'appel à projets, bel effort. #simplification L’AID lance l’appel à projets EPERVIER, visant à identifier des solutions innovantes dans le domaine de la lutte anti-drone. www.defense.gouv.fr/aid/actualit...

I hate it when Putin speaks and people quote him seriously, analyzing his words, searching for meaning, trying to understand him as if he’s ever uttered a single word of truth. Cynical murderer and a lying gargoyle, that's what he is.

*slaps hand on F-104* *slices hand on edge of stubby wing* "This bad boy can kill so many Luftwaffe pilots"

I remember reading in a book about the Eastern front that the Germans thought they were really smart by using horses for logistics and supply, because "horses are cheap". But it turned out that bringing the food and providing the care a horse needs, was more expensive than maintaining trucks.

France has dispatched a detachment of 35 troops and a helicopter to reinforce and work jointly with allied Denmark in wake of the drone activity over Copenhagen and other European cities.

France to deploy anti-drone teams to Copenhagen, Rafale jets on the EU’s eastern flank

Moulte éléments dans cette itw - plateforme Grob (mais quel moteur ?) - 1er vol -habité, comme Aarok- en 2026, dronisé en 2027 - opérationnel en 2029 - soute + emport ailes possible, au détriment furtivité - 1/5ème du prix d'un chasseur ? - compatible "MORANE" - 1er marché visé: AO allemand à venir

1/ Russia appears to be running out of surface-to-air missiles, with air defence crews having to be reassigned to the infantry because they have nothing to fire. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/anto...

Pas surpris. C'était sûr que Helsing (la copie carbone européenne d'Anduril) sauterait sur l'aubaine des drones de combat de type CCA. En Europe, le seul historique qui a montré des choses sérieuses, c'est Saab (soufflerie). Rien en France. www.challenges.fr/entreprise/d...

Samedi, la France : Le MinArm se fend d'un communiqué en plein week-end pour tenter d'apaiser la situation. Mardi, Trappier :

We may or may not grow a pair. We haven't decided yet - Rutte, probably.

The Canadian government gets full marks for OPSEC on the F-35 deal - it's a very politically charged issue with probable downsides no matter what decision is made #F35 #RCAF ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...

Huge if this happens: www.politico.eu/article/germ...

At the UN Security Council Poland’s FM Radosław Sikorski told Russia ‘you will never rule us again’, accused Moscow of imperialism, said Ukrainian drone strikes bring liberation closer, and warned Russia not to complain if debris falls on NATO territory. “You have been warned,” he added.

L’Indonésie veut racheter le porte-avions italien Giuseppe Garibaldi via @portailsousmarin.bsky.social opexnews.fr/indonesie-ra...

OLIVER: “In Russia, when Putin rose to power, TV satirists were among his first targets… Putin was driven to madness by how he was mocked on a puppet show… the lesson is it’s not safe to let one show slide because there are currently others.”

Brexit is a noticeable hindrance to European rearmament. One that is worth pointing out. It further fractured the European defence industry. It hinders strategic cooperation. Britain doesn't have access to European defence funds. And Europe becomes less willing to buy or invest in British arms.

No mincing of words in this @ecfr.eu policy brief on the China-Russia relationship ecfr.eu/publication/...

🚨🚨 "Keir Starmer is betting everything on an America that doesn’t exist any more". Great column by @rafaelbehr.bsky.social on the gamble of British foreign policy

Indian Army scraps entire FPV drone tender defence-blog.com/indian-army-...

1/ One of Ukraine's most-feared innovations is the Jonik magnetic-influence fuze, which is used to create proximity-activated booby traps. A Russian source describes in detail how it functions, warning: "do not move, do not touch, do not approach." ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/dani...

"Un F-16 🇺🇦 a été perdu en juin après l'ingestion de débris d'un drone juste abattu" J'en parlais l'autre jour: La limite, dans la solution air-air par avion de chasse, c'est pas le coût, mais la vitesse minimale [efficace] de l'avion. 👉 C-295 Gunship ou Light Trainer type M-346 sont mieux adaptés.

Spain pulls the plug on $823 million Israeli-backed rocket launcher deal https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/spain-pulls-the-plug-on-823-million-israeli-backed-rocket-launcher-deal/

Drone Cormoran R&DD franco-belge pour @naval-group.com, Marine belge et 1 écosystème de recherche locale Drone à changement de milieu grâce à son ballast (le bloc noir sur le dessus), permettant de voler, flotter et dériver sous l'eau (pour + de discrétion, - de conso d'énergie)

China converts Cold War jet into combat drone defence-blog.com/china-conver...

Right wing activist is shot - who’s to blame?

1ers tirs en 2026 à terre et en mer pour le lanceur modulaire polyvalent (LMP) de @naval-group.com Avec des roquettes de 68 et 70 mm de Thales (filiales Belgique et France)

❗️Arab countries consider creating a military alliance similar to NATO

The Defence Secretary has announced that Tekever will establish the UK’s largest drone production facility in Swindon. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-to-o...

"La gauche ressemble à ces couples qui ne peuvent plus s’entendre mais refusent de divorcer par peur du quand-dira-t-on. La vérité, c’est que Mélenchon veut exécuter le PS après l’avoir condamné pour une traîtrise imaginaire." (Laurent Joffrin)

Started / Going

Russia has reportedly approached Turkey with a proposal to buy back the S-400 systems that were delivered to Ankara in 2019. The two systems were purchased by Turkey for $2.5 billion in 2017. militarnyi.com/uk/news/rosi...

It's funny how the French are the least affected by what the Americans are doing and have the least to fear, but they are so French that they are too busy tearing themselves apart in domestic politics to take advantage of the situation on the European stage and crown themselves as Europe's leader.

Feel like I’m going insane with the revisionist history that Charlie Kirk fostered open debate. He chilled speech and his targeting of professors for wrongthink led to threats, harassment, and being forced out of their jobs. His legacy is chilling speech right now, about him

Europe / Les groupes aéronautiques européens Leonardo, Thales et Airbus ont redoublé d'efforts pour regrouper leurs activités de satellites dans une coentreprise de 10 milliards d'euros basée en France

😅🇺🇸🇺🇦 Zelensky: I want to thank General Kellogg. We didn't know this before, but it turned out that the US has air defense no worse than Patriot. Whenever you are here in Kyiv, Kyiv residents can definitely get some sleep. I wanted you to travel to all the cities of Ukraine.

❗️The head of the 🇩🇪German parliament's defense committee, Thomas Röwekamp, ​​said that NATO should shoot down 🇷🇺Russian drones over 🇺🇦Ukraine.

The organizers’ move became public a day after a Israel carried out an air strike targeting Hamas negotiators in a attack in Doha on Tuesday.

For those with conveniently short memories: