Agree, and the same is case for Finland as well. If anything this latest crisis has - again - showed that basing the better part of our economy on energy sources that are found almost exclusively in locations controlled by authoritarians and/or suffering from instability leaves us vulnerable.

We (once again) kindly urge journalists to include IMO numbers of the vessels they write about because Dark Fleet tankers in particular may change names and flags by the time the articles have done their rounds for the week. Thanks, /TT

Well, no one can argue that you're just a partisan hawk if you criticise all parties equally 😎

Largely the same in Finland, with the voting pass only needed to be shown in case you do early voting, as on the election day itself if you show up at your local station they will simply cross-reference your ID with the roll of names of local citizens who haven't voted early.

Btw, the ship was dark in AIS for over 40 days. So what ever its doing, its ment to be seen www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/11/h...

The thing that worries me about Trump's rant about NATO being a paper tiger (and Putin also thinking so) is that we have historical precedents for people not believing in the alliances of their adversaries, and in one case it ended up causing a four year-long world war with perhaps 20 million dead.

Finland more than doubling the number of K9 howitzers in the arsenal, going from 96 to 208, through an order for 112 used SPGs. If earlier K9 order and M270 cover the gap in operational fires left by the M-46 and Giatsint-B, this could mean the ~130 towed 155 mm guns can be moved to tactical fires.

To be fair it did so. Like, 5-10 years and a troop surge or two later, depending on your exact definition of calming down, but still... 😶

Canadian WWII posters by the way have something for everyone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yes, there's a bunch of weak areas and obviously the alliance would be stronger if led by the world's greatest military power, but it's not like we're helpless.

These two tweets very elegantly sums it up.

I understand US due to its unique history and un-European civ-mil relationship will come at this from another perspective, but it feels strange society would bestow you with far-reaching rights (rights which are far from universally adhered to) without you also having a duty to defend these rights.

"You can never delegate responsibility." The news that Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated soldier, has been arrested and charged with 5x murder has triggered shockwaves. A short 🧵 on comand responsibility.

Apparently they recovered a N1K2-J (Shiden) off Kyushu. It's in very rough shape, but the distinctive 4x20mm Type 99-II armament is still prominent. news.ntv.co.jp/n/kyt/catego...

I suspected wrong! x.com/ElizLanders/...

It is indeed somewhat difficult to frame the 10-point plan as any kind of US victory. Yes, the US armed forces (and the Israeli one) beat their Iranian counterparts in an impressive display of military prowess, but the US and aligned countries are worse of now than they were prior to the war.

This is the demented Mephistopheles to whom a Faustian Netanyahu has tied Israel's fate in this war

You know, you can be against a war without wishing for American airmen to get killed or captured.

Big yikes on JASSM-ER stocks - and producing more of them means fewer LRASM. INDOPACOM right now:

Not if North Korea launches first, which is the problem. North and South Korea both plan to go first. One of them is wrong about that.

With the counter drone/air defence role increasing in importance relative to naval gunfire support, a smaller but faster-firing gun with greater magazine depth makes sense.

You have got to be kidding me

(Not colourised.) 24 May 1943, Tunisia. Spitfire Mark Vbs from 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. #WW2 #HISTORY

The loss of the A-10 will be beaten to death in social media over the next decade, as the A-10 fans will see the fact it got back to friendly territory before crashing as proof of its survivability, while anti-A-10 people will see the damage as proof the concept no longer works.

Breaking: FLORA 1 boarded by Sweden following oil spill in their EEZ

It's Easter. So it's our annual Christian values mass war crimes event.

To be fair that's a pattern with this administration, and at some point it will come back to bite them when the lower tiers realise loyalty only goes one way.

Fam, I think we lost an F-15E.

📍Finland | Deployment of 🇫🇷 moutains troops for a partnership alongside 🇫🇮 ✅ Short-term deployment aimed at strengthening the security arrangements of the eastern flank of NATO ✅ Specialized training and experimentation in winter conditions

Maybe the real deterrent was the strait-closure we made along the way.

Twitter account Mechanical Advantage @RoryOhare81 and I figured out it is a Wing Loong 2 (outside possibility it is a 3) based off this photo sourced by Tasnim (Iranian media) and this file pic of the same part of a WL2. There are two Gulf Coast Countries (GCCs) that use them: KSA and UAE.

Cousins and Crosby under the guidance of Kubiak leading the Raiders to the playoffs would officially be the most entertaining timeline of next season 😁

Amiral Cabanier first made a name serving in the French submarine fleet, and among his victories with the Rubis included the Finnish freighter S/S Hogland which was sailing from occupied Norway to Germany with ore in the summer of 1940. Eight crewmembers went down with her.

#Artemis II update: Orion has separated from the rocket's upper stage 🚀 Our European Service Module is in the driving seat!

2-3 weeks is always a good timeline when you don't really know how long something will take, for it feels quite close and manageable while after three weeks no one will remember the exact date you said it, and you can easily buy yourself a few more weeks 😁

This was indeed quite the shock after what was a rather cold (if short and with little snow) winter, to see spring arrive a month early basically over night 😅

The creation of a single flying service also famously did away with the need for dedicated aviation branches in the Army and the Navy.

Sweden to look into how conscripts can be used as part of NATO's defence and deterrence, and Sweden's tasks within it. Includes both the principles of usage and the legal framework. The study will be presented at the latest in April 2027.

Just for the record - I will at some point mix things up and describe the Airbus Do DT25 as the Do 215, and, yes, I fully know the difference between the two. With that said, the Do DT25 looks really interesting, let's just hope it doesn't get stuck in bureaucracy but actually gets moving at speed.

Airbus DT25 drone with two Frankenburg low-cost interecptor missiles. Of great interest

The script used for countless of cheap laughs throughout time. 10/10, works every time.

Isaac Herzog calling Cardinal Pizzaballa personally to apologise is rather a big deal, diplomatically. Things like that do not happen without an, “Oh, S***!” realisation of serious error, still less letting it be known publicly that there has been admission and apology for such error.

Can’t even provide battle damage assessment to Iran anymore, because of woke.

I can vouch for the authenticity of this post. This lady works at Cheetah’s in San Diego.

The MoD confirmed ”some” slow drones have been flying through Finnish airspace and over Finnish territorial waters, with two having come down in the terrain outside Kouvola. FinAF Hornets were airborne identifying the intruders.