My article about the NASA WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft appears in this week's Space Review. thespacereview.com/article/5174/1

Our Janes report is live. In it, Sean O'Connor and I examine developments across China’s early warning network. Among the more notable is a unpublicized system resembling a possible land-based derivative of the Type 346 radar. A series of these have been identified along China's littorals. #geoint

Anthropic CEO. "at a high level, I am concerned that LLMs are approaching (or may already have reached) the knowledge needed to create and release [biological weapons] end-to-end, and that their potential for destruction is very high." www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad...

I wrote about JUMPSEAT a few years ago. The NRO has not released much that is new, other than the images. Hopefully they will declassify more in the near future. www.thespacereview.com/article/4096/1

The National Reconnaissance Office has declassified limited details about JUMPSEAT, a Cold War-era signals intelligence satellite program in HEO. www.nro.gov/news-media-f...

Anta Rupflin (German painter) 1895 - 1987 Dunkelhaariger Mann mit großem Schal, (Max Birrer), 1927 tempera on canvas (23.62 x 18.11 in.) #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Teil 2 der deutschen Fassung meines Jahresrueckblicks ueber die chinesische Marine (PLAN) im vergangenen Jahr, fuer @hartpunkt.bsky.social: www.hartpunkt.de/die-chinesis...

Don't believe your lying eyes:

We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.

More detailed analysis of the killing of Renee Good, this time from the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...

I arrive here having finished a major, multi-month project: creating a posters in a hachure style reminiscent of centuries past. Have a look: terrainlines.etsy.com. There's a free ebook, too! somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com/2024/10/31/a... If you could share them around, I would be grateful!

Georeferencing is one of my favorite parts of my job. It's just so satisfying to get an old map lined up in the right place and be able to reproject it.

What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?

Terrific high quality images of Type 076 LHA Sichuan docked at the old Hudong facility in Shanghai. I dont think we've seen the hull as clearly before. Via _p2p/Wb.

Hans Bethe, the scientist who worked in both the Manhattan Project & USA H-bomb programs, wrote in 1983 a 40 page history called "The Story of Los Alamos." It seems not to be publicly available online except where I have made it so, free for all: osf.io/thjpk #NukeSKY 1/n

Detailed footages of collapsed structure at the 31st Launch Complex of the Baikonur Cosmodrome

It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...

we have to go back. to warn them.

`viewtif` now supports File Geodatabase (.gdb)! Thanks to the contribution by Peter Von der Porten ✨ Check out the v0.1.7 github.com/nkeikon/tifv...

For those who don't have access to imagery, a new Russian radar we've been monitoring that could be associated with the S-500 is now in Google Earth.

NEW: Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani’s visit to Beirut likely reflects Iranian efforts to recover Iranian influence in Lebanon and in the Levant after Hezbollah’s degradation and the collapse of the Assad regime. 🧵(1/4) Read more: isw.pub/IranUpdate08...

SpaceFromSpace now features over 500 declassified Cold War era spy satellite images from all over the world! Each one fully browsable, interactive, and free for anyone to view. spacefromspace.com/declassified...

The night will be shining through a million eyes. Ad Astra ✨

The Western Veil Nebula NGC 6960 ✨ Capturing ancient stellar violence in the constellation Cygnus! This shows the aftermath of a massive star that exploded over 20,000 years ago. Part of a larger mosaic project to capture the entire Cygnus Loop! 🌌 #Astrophotography #veilnebula

Crew abandons Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship attacked in the Red Sea, UK military says apnews.com/article/yeme...

A nice 1 look collect from @capellaspace.bsky.social showed the total destroyed structures at the Ahvez UAV airstrip which included UAV hangars, weapons storage areas, the control building, and various support structures.

The latest roundup at Janes looking at Operation Rising Lion and Midnight Hammer is now live for subscribers. I sincerely appreciate the contributions from our friends over at @planet.com and Umbra. There's likely another update to come, so stay tuned.

Looking at imagery, we often focus on what's not present as much as we do with what's present. This recent conflict between Israel and Iran was no different. It provided us with another opportunity to look at what Iran has been testing out at Kashan airport after they dispersed their UAVs.

As a child of the 1980s, I pause every time I come to this slide. Farewell old friends, gone but never forgotten. (Imagery courtesy of @planet.com)

While things have slowed down between Iran and Israel, there's still plenty of accounting to be done to fully understand the damage to the air defense network. Plant imagery acquired 1128Z 24JUN2025 showed a destroyed Matla-al-fajr VHF radar and two probable containerized missiles.

Russian soldiers in heat-insulating anti-drone ponchos tried to approach and attack frontline positions.

A Ukrainian ground drone equipped with a UB-16 rocket launcher, typically mounted on aircraft such as the Mi-24. It fires S-5 unguided rockets.

Planet imagery acquired 1036Z 18JUN2025 showed that the Bavar system IVO the refinery has likely redeployed approximately 650 m west to a legacy air defense position.

I can't believe we're in a timeline where Tucker Freaking Carlson is a voice of reason in a conversation.

Iran's air defense continues to be degraded. Planet imagery acquired 0744Z 18JUN2025 highly suggests Israeli airstrikes have destroyed S-200 components to include the two 5N62 SQUARE PAIR and the 5N84 TALL KING radars. These were deployed around the Eight Shekari Airbase in Isfahan.

'Meredith,' some guys ask, 'why won't you shove AI into Signal?' Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️

"Good night sweet prince" I've been tracking Iranian frankenradars for years, and today Tehran lost one I believe to be the basis for several others that have popped up recently.

Wild stuff: Mohsen Rezaei in Iran says that Iran has a secret commitment from Pakistan to use nuclear weapons against Israel, leading Pakistan's defense minister to publicly clarify that Pakistan's nuclear weapons are "solely" for its defense www.livemint.com/news/world/p...

Hit Iranian missile base near Kermanshah, Iran, spotted TODAY at 34.3589, 47.2354 <larger white roof building> Destroyed buildings are surrounded by gray debris and disappearing white roofing. Most mountain scorch marks are burned vegetation.

‘Israeli military says… it has bombed the building of Iran’s state broadcaster in Tehran. centre was used by the armed forces to promote military operations under civilian cover, while using its own means and assets,” it said, without giving any evidence’ www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

IRAF F-14s are no more.

“Writing is thinking; writing is a form of thought,” he said. “It’s difficult for me to believe that real thought is possible without writing.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/b...

There must be trouble in The People's Paradise as the Choi Hyon-class destroyer remains at the shipyard despite the relaunch ceremony on 12JUN2025. It'll be amusing to see how long the boat stays in the dock given estimates provided by KNCA. Will shipyard workers escape execution? Stay tuned.

Returning to Ukraine for a moment: "What air defense doing?"

Cars detonate in Iran, Iranian nuclear scientists a part of casualties

Yesterday, the IRIN dispersed the fleet to anchorage outside of Bandar Abbas, practically emptying the naval base. CAO 0157Z / 0487L 15JUN2025 the majority of the fleet remained IVO 27.109490,56.204725. (Imagery @planetlabs.bsky.social)

Khorramabad - Imam Ali Missile Base, (@planetlabs.bsky.social 0756Z 14JUN2025)