🔎🇺🇸USS Stockdale (DDG-106) Spotted on Sentinel 2 on 20 September 2025 at pier 2N at Vasco Nunez de Balboa naval base in 🇵🇦Panama City 4x DDGs now operating in SOUTHCOM

🔎🇺🇸Is a secretive US special ops 'mothership' operating in the Caribbean? New satellite imagery raises ??? Analysis of Sentinel 2📸 from 20 SEP 2025, shows a vessel with a highly unique fore/aft superstructure almost identical to the MV Ocean Trader, a US Spec Ops vessel operating SW of St. Kitts

🇺🇸NAS Roosevelt Roads: F-35s New high-resolution satellite imagery from Sept 20, 2025, confirms a continued US military presence at the former NAS Roosevelt Roads, Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Analysis reveals 6x F-35 Lightning II aircraft on the tarmac, indicating a persistent, strategic deployment

🔎🇻🇪Venezuelan Exercises: La Orchila on Watch On September 14, 2025, with Venezuelan military exercises underway, we took a closer look at La Orchila Island, a key strategic point.

🔎🇺🇸CSG 12 in 🇳🇴Oslo The USS Gerald R. Ford is at anchor 3nm south of Oslo today The world's largest aircraft carrier was spotted near Moss, transiting Oslofjorden NB, after exercises in the Norwegian and North Seas with allied nations Source: @esa Sentinel 1 SAR Date: 12 Sep 2025

🔎🇺🇸Reapers in the Caribbean Satellite image reveals two MQ-9 Reaper drones at Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Puerto Rico (Aguadilla) With a long endurance and advanced sensors, these assets are critical for counter-narcotics and maritime surveillance, especially as tensions in the region rise.

👀Eyes on Venezuela & the Caribbean New Sentinel-2 imagery shows the 🇺🇸Iwo Jima ARG & the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, including the USS Iwo Jima (Wasp Class LHD), 2x San Antonio Class LPDs and an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, sailing southeast ~550km North of 🇻🇪Caracas

🔎🇺🇸The Ghost Carrier (CVN-68) in the Middle East Sentinel-2 imagery from Sep 1 shows the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in port in Duqm, Oman What's unusual is the lack of any official or unofficial news Given the ongoing tensions with the Houthis, was this a deliberate low-profile port call?

🔎🇨🇳The Damaged Ship (CCG3104) Returns Recent high-res imagery of Yulin Naval Base reveals a critical update. The CCG3104, damaged in a collision near Scarborough Shoal while using ICAD tactics in the 🇵🇭EEZ, was spotted in dry dock on Aug 27

🔎🇺🇸Carrier Strike Group 12 Spotted NW of the 🇳🇴Lofoten Islands on 30 August 2025, CVN-78 can be seen operating with 1x Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer Source: @esa.int Date: 30 August 2025

🔎🇨🇳PLAN Landing Barge update Both sets of 3 Shuiqiao landing barges (110m, 135m, 185m) are in their expected locations 3x at the Yuhuan Naval Piers 3x at the COMEC Shipyards on Longxue Island Source: @esa.int Date: 26 & 27 August

🔎🇷🇺Rybachiy Sub Base - Pacific Fleet A look at Rybachiy Submarine Base on August 25 reveals a concentration of assets. In port are: 4x Borei-class SSBNs (3x at the piers, 1x across the bay) 3x Oscar II-class SSGNs 1x Akula-class SSN 1x Delta III Class SSBN (Decommed)

⚓ 🇨🇳PLAN FLEET RETURNS HOME POST-TYPHOON Following the evacuation for Typhoon Kajiki, the bulk of the PLAN's fleet is returning to their home ports in Sanya and Zhanjiang. New satellite imagery confirms the carrier Shandong (CV-17) is likely headed back to its pier in Yulin Naval Base (Sanya)

🔎Update: 🇷🇺Admiral Nakhimov Spotted on Sentinel 2, 22 August 2025 Nakhimov continues her sea trials in Dvinsky Bay. She has barely moved since the SAR image from 19 August 2025 Source: @esa.int Date: 22 August 2025

🔎USS New Orleans (LPD 18) Seen on Sentinel 2 with no apparent hot spots from the fire as of 02:06 UTC (21 Aug 2025) USS San Diego (LPD 22) is alongside at the pier, ~1100m from LPD 18

🔎🇺🇸Carrier Strike Group 3 Visual confirmation of the location of CVN-72 (18 August 2025). She was operating ~190km east of Kodiak, AK Also confirmed is the presence of a Halifax Class Frigate (HMCS Regina)

🔎🇷🇺Admiral Nakhimov As expected, Admiral Nakhimov is carrying out builder's sea trials in the Dvinsky Bay Caveats apply given the low resolution SAR imagery but she appears to be operating ~50km NW of her berth in Severodvinsk Source: @esa.int Date: 19 August 2025

🔎Severodvinsk: Northern Fleet With news of the Kirov-class battle cruiser putting to sea for sea trials today, I thought it would be a good time for an updated look at Severodvinsk

🔎🇺🇸USS George Washington After exercises in the Timor Sea and Philippine Sea with allied navies, CVN-78 is at Kilo Wharf in Guam for a scheduled port call

🛰️ 🇷🇺NORTHERN FLEET SNAPSHOT! 🛰️ A rare look at the Northern Fleet's bases from August 9, 2025. Here's a "who's in port" analysis across four key locations:

🔎PLAN "LARGE DECK" UPDATE Here's a comprehensive look at the PLAN's major assets from August 13-14, 2025, using commercially available and free satellite imagery.

🔎🇺🇸Carrier Strike Group 12 Spotted on Sentinel 2 today (13 Aug 2025), CSG 12 including 3x Arleigh Burkes (likely) and USNS Supply have transited STROG westbound heading for the Atlantic Didn't see this WB transit coming so early

🚨 CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 12 AT FULL STRENGTH🚨 Following a port visit in 🇫🇷Marseille, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and Carrier Strike Group 12 are now operating ~260km NE of Algiers in the Mediterranean Sea.

🔎🇺🇸Carrier Strike Group 11 Spotted CSG 11 on Sentinel 1 in the early hours of 9 August 2025 as they approach the Strait of Hormuz In addition to DDGs Higbee and Sutcliffe, it would appear CVN-68 had 2 additional escorts for the NB transit

This recently posted image (date taken: unknown) clearly shows netting over the weapons handling pier when Dolgorukiy-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Aleksandr Nevskiy was there

🚨UPDATE: LOCATION CONFIRMED🚨 🔎🇨🇳SHUIQIAO LANDING BARGES A follow-up to my post on August 2nd. I speculated that 2 of the Shuiqiao barges had moved to the Yuhuan Naval Piers.

On Aug. 4, 2025, a U.S. Air Force F-15E was involved in an incident after landing at Kadena Air Base with a missing wheel. The wheel was recovered on the flightline at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. www.kadena.af.mil/Portals/40/P...

🔎NSF Diego Garcia (Aug 5, 2025). After the significant build-up of assets including B-2s, B-52s, and F-15s at different times, the airfield now shows a reduced presence, only 2x KC-135s remaining. Could this reduction in forces signal a de-escalation of tensions? Or a change in operational focus?

🔎🇨🇳PLAN Carrier Update Both of the fully operational PLAN aircraft carriers remain in port, Shandong in Yulin and Liaoning in Qingdao Source: @esa.int @landsat.bsky.social Date: 4 August 2025

🔎🇺🇸George Washington Carrier Strike Group While I don't actually see CVN-73, I'm pretty confident in the IDs for USS Robert Smalls and USS Shoup as well as where CVN-73 is "hiding"

🔎🇷🇺Rybachiy Submarine Base, Russia's Pacific Fleet New satellite imagery from August 2, 2025, shows the situation at Rybachiy Submarine Base following the recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake. Only a single pier appears to have significant damage. No other visible signs of earthquake or tsunami impact.

🔎🇺🇸Carrier Strike Group 11 Though out of the spotlight for a while, the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is actively operating in the North Arabian Sea. On July 30, she was observed conducting an UNREP (Underway Replenishment) with the USNS John Lewis (T-AO 206) southeast of Muscat.

🔎🇺🇸Carrier Strike Group 12 CVN-78 spotted in the Tyrrhenian Sea along with her 2x Arleigh Burke escorts heading W/NW She must have transited the Messina Strait NB overnight 1/2 August Source: @esa.int Date: 2 August 2025

🔎🇺🇸Carrier Strike Group 12🇺🇸 After briefly returning to the Adriatic Sea for 1 day, CVN-78 and her escorts (2x Arleigh Burkes) have reentered the Ionian Sea and are headed SW in a hurry... Source: @esa.int Date: 1 August 2025

[1/6] Between 23 and 27 July, the RF Navy will conduct Exercise JULY STORM (Июльский шторм) involving forces from the Baltic, Northern, and Pacific Fleets, as well as the Caspian Flotilla, according to a RF MOD press release.

🔎PLAN Shuiqiao Update & Correction Earlier, I noted the absence of the first batch of #Shuqiao class amphibious assault barges. Huge thanks to @SinoTalk (Joaquin Camarena) for the excellent clarification (and great posts on the topic)!

🔥 China's Naval Ambitions on Full Display: Shanghai Shipyard Buzzing! New satellite imagery from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai (June 16, 2025) offers a stunning look at the sheer scale of the PLAN's naval expansion. This isn't just a shipyard; it's a factory for global power projection.

🇨🇳PLAN Amphibious Activity: Zhanjiang🇨🇳 As of 10 June, 3x 'assault barges' left the exercise area and appeared to be heading back to Longxue Additionally, a Type 075 & Type 071 were leaving, Zhanjiang (naval base looked pretty empty as well) A good amount of amphibious activity in the area to watch

🇺🇸NSF Diego Garcia🇺🇸 They're back (or they never completely left🤷‍♂️).... 4x B-52 Stratofortress spotted at Diego Garcia along with 6x KC-135 Stratotanker, 6x F-15 and 1x C-5M Src📷: @esa Date: 9 June 2025 @Schizointel

🇬🇧UK Carrier Strike Group🇬🇧 3 days in row! Operating ~320 KM SE of Duqm (10 June 2025) RAS day as RFA Tidespring is seen topping off 🇳🇿HNZMS Te Kaha, reportedly the newest member of the CSG HMS Richmond is running point while HMS Dauntless is trailing a bit behind off the port side

🇷🇺Olenya Airbase🇷🇺 Cleanup continues at Olenya post the super successful 🇺🇦strikes 50cm📷 from 5 June | 7 June give a view of what remains 1x Tu-95 leaving on 5 June with none present on 7 June Several Tu-22s remain but who knows what's in working condition at this point Src📷: @SkyfiApp

🇷🇺Med Sea Flotilla🇷🇺 Steregushchy class corvette Soobrazitelny spotted near the anchorage at Tartus on 10 June 2025 Appears to be stopped or moving very slowly Src📷: @esa.int

While the 2x 🇨🇳PLAN carriers operating near the second island chain are garnering the majority of the headlines, 3 of the "invasion barges" originally located at COMEC (formerly GSI) on Longxue island were reported missing by @tshugart3

🇺🇸Carrier Strike Group 11🇺🇸 CVN-68 is back in the West Philippine Sea, operating ~270km NE of 🇵🇭Scarborough Shoal (8 June 2025) Along with her are likely 2x Arleigh Burkes and potentially 1x 🇦🇺Hobart Class (?) Length is in the correct range and it doesn't look like a PLAN silhouette

🇬🇧UK CSG 2025🇬🇧 HMS Prince of Wales remains in port on 9 June 2025 in 🇴🇲Duqm She likely arrived on 4 June or very early on 5 June (prior to 07:00 UTC) Appears to be a USNS vessel in port as well

🇬🇧UK Carrier Strike Group🇬🇧 HMS Prince of Wales and her escorts continue South in the Red Sea As of 30 May, they were operating ~200km S/SW of 🇸🇦Jeddah 2x Arleigh Burkes remain with the group while HNoMS Maud was not present, likely topping off her stores

🇷🇺Med Sea Flotilla🇷🇺 Spotted on Sentinel 2 and confirmed on PlanetScope Scene (29 May 2025) Admiral Grigorovich is back in the anchorage in Tartus

🇬🇧UK Carrier Strike Group🇬🇧 Spotted on the 28 May 2025 operating NW of 🇸🇦Jeddah RAS (UNREP) day for HMS Prince of Wales & other vessels in the 7x strong CSG There appears to be an Arleigh Burke to the NW (~14 km) and another to the S (~50 km) Caveats apply given the low resolutions Src📷: @esa.int

🇨🇳Liaoning Carrier Strike Group🇨🇳 Massive 🇨🇳CSG operating ~500 km SE of Taiwan. The group is spread out over ~140km (N to S) CSG includes the following vessels↩️ 1x CV-16 Liaoning 1x Type 55 destroyer 3x Type 52 destroyer 2x Type 54 frigate 1x Type 903 fast combat support ship

h/t @theintelfrog.bsky.social for the spot and post! After reviewing as well, I think there are for sure 5x F-15s & maybe 6x Given the 25 May📷, 1x to the right of the B-52s is likely #5 and 1x between the KC-135 & B-52 could be #6 (might be ramp equipment) Src: @esa.int Date: 27 May 2025