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Nick Szabo· 2026-04-11 06:33
RT Guy Elster גיא אלסטר (@guyelster)U.S. intelligence indicates China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran within the next few weeks: CNN ...
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The Economist· 2026-04-11 03:40
America is struggling to increase its domestic drone production. Can Taiwan do any better? Listen to “Drum Tower” https://t.co/AIDHfPr2Al ...
How Elite U.S. Forces Are Trained to Survive Behind Enemy Lines
The Wall Street Journal· 2026-04-09 14:00
Air Force crews learn how to eat bugs, find water, and otherwise survive behind enemy lines. I went and spoke to experts that told me about how the training works. The training is called SERE, survival, evasion, resistance, [music] and escape. Survival training means minimizing stress [music] and minimizing calorie burn.An Air Force video I reviewed showed pilots enduring [music] stressful situations in the Arctic and in deserts. They build shelter out of palm leaves. They [music] forage for food, which mig ...
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Bloomberg· 2026-04-08 09:10
Turkey is in talks with Italy to buy and co-produce European-made missile-defense systems https://t.co/fSSCty6ncG ...
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Bloomberg· 2026-04-06 13:00
Israel will supply Greece with launchers and rockets in a deal valued at €650 million ($750 million), the Israeli Ministry of Defense said in a statement. https://t.co/zj5iQngHRR ...
Who’s profiting from war with Iran? | FT #shorts
Financial Times· 2026-04-06 07:42
Who's making money from the US and Israel's war on Iran. Defense companies look set to win big. Since the war started, the US has approved more than 16.5% billion dollars of missiles, radars, and other equipment to be sold to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Jordan.The contractors include [music] US groups Loheed Martin, Northrup Grman, and RTX, formerly Rathon. In Israel, Elbit Systems, a leading drone producer, has seen its share price surge. So has South Korean company LIG Next.It makes a cheaper ve ...
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Bloomberg· 2026-04-04 20:36
Satellite startup Impulse Space is working with Anduril Industries Inc to develop space-based interceptor technology for President Donald Trump’s planned Golden Dome missile defense shield, according to people familiar with the matter. https://t.co/KZPmj7bWUK ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-04-04 06:09
RT Egypt's Intel Observer (@EGYOSINT)Here’s what is known so far about U.S. Air Force losses during Operation Epic Fury:Total losses are estimated to exceed $2 billion, with replacement costs potentially even higher.— Four F-15E Strike Eagles have been lost, one over Iran and three downed by friendly fire over Kuwait.— An A-10 Warthog was shot down while providing close air support (CAS) for combat search and rescue (CSAR) operations.— An F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft was damaged by an Iranian surface- ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-04-04 06:08
RT Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la)Just had a long talk with a former IAF commander on why Iran is managing to shoot down these US planes. He told me that since the 12 day war Iran has rethought its entire system after seeing how easily it was bombed. The new system is far better and more resilient and Israeli pilots have noticed how difficult it is to operate there now:1) Each of Iran's 31 zones now has the authority to operate independently if central command is cut off, allowing local commanders to laun ...
From brewery engineer to battlefield drone developer #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-04-03 05:30
Our main idea we can send the robot and to not risk with a human life. So there it's a human life is the most important. >> Ukraine says it makes more than 95% of its own military drones harnessing talent from some unusual places.Roman Teachenko is a former brewery engineer who founded a company called Tenor and developed these remotecontrolled armored evacuation drones to transport wounded soldiers. They gave us a demonstration at a military training ground and claimed the drones have saved hundreds of liv ...