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...

To be explicit, we executed a German U-Boat commander who said he had to sink lifesaving gear / “inadvertently” kill survivors because it might give away his position, thereby potentially resulting in the loss of his submarine. We executed multiple members of that crew.

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)

It was one of the most massive naval invasions the world had ever seen—a two-pronged assault from the sea with thousands of ships and tens of thousands of Chinese, Korean, and Mongol troops, coursing toward the coast of Japan in June 1281. usni.org/magazines/n...

"Israeli security official: We evacuated Base 8200 and Mossad headquarters near Tel Aviv." Unit 8200 is the Israeli equivalent of the NSA to the U.S.

Last we saw there was a Bavar series system deployed to Eslamshahr. Yesterday, the Israeli airstrikes may have taken out the radar. There's a possible burn scar in @planetlabs.bsky.social 3m imagery where the radar was last parked, and the TEL position now appears empty.

New image of INS Drakon in Kiel. Drakon is the third boat of the Dolphin 2-class, significantly modified to launch missiles via VLS in the sail. Source: www.kn-online.de/lokales/kiel...

Continuing collection on Israel's airstrikes, Umbra SAR imagery captured late yesterday shows quite a bit of damage at the Tabriz missile complex.

It's going to be a two pot of coffee kind of day... One of the latest Umbra collects from last night's strikes on Iran.

“I could imagine the battle group eventually becoming completely autonomous” - a PMK at DARPA, outlining a vision of a Navy strike force built not around an aircraft carrier, but of a “heterogeneous” mix of robotic assets of varying size, role, and capability. www.defenseone.com/technology/2...

Count me in. Imagine if they were electric too!

TURNER: You are not confirming in your testimony that the Pentagon has plans for invading Greenland? That is not your testimony today. HEGSETH: We have plans for any number of contingencies TURNER: I sure as hell hope that it is not your testimony HEGSETH: 😏

Continuing today with the Russia's Tu-160s. Umbra SAR collected at 1108Z shows additional airframes have arrived at Petropavlovsk in Russia's Far East with five now redeployed to the airport since 02JUN2025. They're identified in this Umbra 50 cm collect by their shadows.

The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world. They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.

A message from Carl Sagan from 1995—some of his last prophetic words.

U.S. Air Force Might Bring Back AGM-183 ARRW in New Budget Proposal Gen. Allvin hinted that the service might resume working on the AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic weapon, after previously stating that it would not be procured. Story: theaviationist.com/2025/06/10/u...

USS Tripoli (LHA 7) America-class amphibious assault ship leaving Pearl Harbor - June 10, 2025 SRC: webcam

Umbra SAR acquired 0904Z 10JUN2025 continues to the show the presence of 2 x Tu-160 BLACKJACK at Anadyr airbase in Russia’s far east since arriving on 04JUN2025 after Operation Spiderweb. The civil-military airport is a routine deployment location for Russian Long-Range Aviation.