🇦🇺/🇬🇧/🏴 Defence analyst and journalist. All opinions are my own. Usual caveats.
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Charles Forrester retweeted
Algeria has released footage of the YJ-12BE (CM-302) hitting targets. Besides its high speed, penetration capability is actually its most critical feature; the missile has multiple penetration tactics including multi-trajectory flight and terminal anti-interception maneuvers.
Charles Forrester retweeted
The last diesel tanker which was still heading for US shores has turned around.
So in summary, Trump's diesel deal with Putin caused no diesel to arrive in the US, didn't drop diesel prices, and caused his party to badly lose the US Midterms.
The Art Of The Deal indeed. 📉💥
Something for @GOVUK and @cabinetofficeuk to take into account next time there's a test. Silent alert tests save #DomesticViolence victims.
🚨Kannattaa pistää kalenteriin!
17.11. tiistaina klo 12 testataan fi-alert -hälytysjärjestelmää ääneti, eli kaikkiin puhelimiin tulee hälytysviesti, mutta ei ääntä
24.11. tiistaina klo 12 sama testi tehdään äänillä, eli koko valtakunnassa kaikki kännykät huutaa täysillä 10 sekunnin ajan.
Kts. pelastustoimi.fi/koti-ja-ark…
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#Kuwait begins producing NATO standard small arms ammunition, developed in partnership with China’s NORINCO defaiya.com/news/Defense%20N…
WOW! #Germany to get a 50% stake in KNDS as the family owners of the old KMW segment sell their shares. This will undoubtedly be a significant outlay by Berlin, but will also see revenue returned to the state on the back of more defence spending: reuters.com/business/aerospa…
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Last week the UK announced a new #offset policy for #defence procurement. I take a dive into what it means and the challenges that its success will face for @Warsight_: warsight.com/2026/11/03/uk-l…
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#défense @SafranElecDef a été retenu pour équiper de sa technologie HRG (gyroscopes résonant hémisphérique) de navigation inertielle trois vecteurs de la dissuasion #nucléaire française : les #SNLE 3ème génération, le #missile M51.4 & pour une majorité de #Rafale F4.
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There’s more than a little bit of #Finland in me
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Charles Forrester retweeted
مصنع عسكري تركي جديد للذخائر المتوسطة والكبيرة والقنابل الجوية اكتمل إنشاؤه في الأردن🇯🇴🇹🇷 فماذا نعرف عنه؟
Brilliant looking route. Hope we can get back to #Mauritania and #Mali in the near future. ❤️
👇 Dakar 2027 official route
🗓️ 9th - 23rd January 2027
🚩 Loulé/Faro - Marrakech 🏁
🗺️ 7,824 km (4,341 km of SS)
🔜 #Dakar2027
Charles Forrester retweeted
The chances of being killed by a landmine delivered by a bear are low, but they are never zero.
#Cyprus signed for a new #OPV from @IsraelShipyards earlier this week, plus upgrades for its existing vessel from @RAFAELdefense - including C-Dome if the models are right.
Read my piece for @Warsight_ here: warsight.com/2026/10/28/cypr…
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What this will mean for #Ethiopia’s attempts to cosy up to the French means, time will tell.
Our comprehensive efforts to sustainably ensure our country's peace and security have reached a new milestone today. The state of readiness being built within Ethiopia's defense forces is endowing the nation with the capability to preemptively deter aggression.
In accordance with our prior agreement with the Russian government, we have today taken delivery of the first twelve Su-35 4++ Generation fighter jets. Additionally, Ethiopia will receive four S-400 air defense system batteries.
I would like to express my gratitude to my friend, Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his dedication in ensuring we received these warplanes a year ahead of our agreed schedule. By equipping itself with these fighter jets, Ethiopia has taken the lead among Sub-Saharan African nations.
This historic achievement further strengthens our nation's sovereignty, and it will serve as a massive capability boost that allows us to confidently continue our journey toward ensuring our collective security and regional stability in the future.
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When #AI goes bad?
BREAKING: A hacker is attempting to breach the US Federal Election Commission's systems and that agency has had to 'temporarily shut down' its web-facing services as a result, according to an email seen by Reuters reut.rs/4imQyUu
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#Europe is ramping up defence industrial investment, with €168.2m to expand production of energetics for missiles, drones and ammunition awarded, with further technology investment coming.
Read my piece on @Warsight_ at: warsight.com/2026/10/27/eu-m…
#Defence #EU #DefenceIndustry
ALT Artillery shells are packed in a warehouse. A headline reading "EU begins rolling out major investments in defence industrial capability" is written over the image.
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