The British Royal Air Force (RAF) Quick Reaction Alert-North (QRA) from Lossiemouth scrambled three times in the past week to intercept Russian military aircraft transiting the United Kingdom’s flight information...
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Turkish Drone Destroys Syrian Pantsir-S1 Air Defense System
4 March 2020
A Turkish "Bayraktar-2TB" UCAV (unmanned aerial combat vehicle) neutralized a Syrian Pantsir-S1 aerial defense system (NATO/AISC reporting name: “SA-22 Greyhound ''). This is more like a #Syrian Pantsir-S1 (AISC/NATO: SA-22)....
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Russian Aerospace Forces Deploy New S-350 “Vityaz” SAM System near Sankt-Petersburg (Asset Recognition and Geolocation)
28 February 2020
After long delays and setbacks, the S-350 “Vityaz '' SAM system finally entered service with the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF). The S-350’s first deployment is at the Gatchina training center...
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NATO to Hold Emergency Article 4 Meeting After Deadly Attack on Turkish Forces in Idlib
28 February 2020
NATO's decision-making body, the North Atlantic Council (NAC), will meet on Friday (28 February 2020), following a request by Turkey to hold consultations under Article 4 of the Washington Treaty...
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Evacuation “Shattered Glass”: The US/ Coalition Bases in Syria [Part 2]
23 February 2020
DISCLAIMER: This compilation is based on publicly available information collected through open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques. The release only covers the Coalition/US bases that have been sanitized and evacuated. An exception...
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U.S. Navy Intercepts Iranian Weapons Shipment to Yemen
14 February 2020
The U.S. Navy interdicted an illicit shipment of advanced Iranian-made weapons and weapon components headed for Yemen in the Arabian Sea, on February 9, 2020. The discovery was made by...
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Russian, American Satellites Play Cat-and-Mouse in Space
12 February 2020
The United States Space Force confirmed that two Russian "inspector" satellites have stalked a U.S. spy satellite in the low-Earth orbit (LEO), in the past weeks. The American satellite, known...
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U.S. Kills Al-Qaida in Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Leader in Yemen
7 February 2020
The United States conducted a counterterrorism operation in Yemen that eliminated Qasim al-Raymi, the leader of al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and a deputy to al-Qa’ida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri....
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Evacuation “Shattered Glass”: The US/ Coalition Bases in Syria [Part 1]
5 February 2020
Disclaimer: This compilation is based on publicly available information collected through open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques. The release only covers the Coalition/US bases that have been sanitized and evacuated. An exception...
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Poland Signs Contract for Dozens of F-35A Stealth Fighters
31 January 2020
The Polish government has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to buy 32 F-35A stealth multirole fighter jets for the Polish Air Force, on January 31, 2020. The contract is...
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SEAL Team Six Reached the E-11A Crash Site in Afghanistan
28 January 2020
U.S. Operators assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU, also known as “SEAL Team Six”) reached the crash site of the Bombardier Global Express E-11A aircraft in Ghazni...
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Syrian Army Enters Strategic City in Idlib
28 January 2020
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and other pro-government forces have entered Ma’arat al-Numan, an opposition-held town of critical importance, on January 28, 2020. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)...
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Turkey Builds its first Aircraft Carrier, GEOINT shows
27 January 2020
Work is underway at Turkey’s first aircraft carrier, TCG “Anadolu” (Pennant number: L-408) at Sedef Shipyard near Istanbul. The Anadolu is built by the Sedef-Novatia joint Turkish-Spanish venture using the...
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Serbia to receive Russian-made Pantsir-S1 Air Defense Systems in late February
23 January 2020
Russia’s delivery of Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems (NATO Reporting name: SA-22 “Greyhound”) to Serbia will commence in late February this year. The first shipment is rumored to consist of...
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The Drone-Type that Killed Gen. Soleimani, Now in Romania
22 January 2020
The United States Air Force (USAF) will deploy MQ-9 Reaper drones to the 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii (Cluj county), Romania. The mission, starting in January 2020, has been...
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Is Turkey Sending Syrian Rebels to Libya?
18 January 2020
Mounting evidence shows that Turkey is deploying “Syrian National Army” (SNA) militiamen to Libya by using commercial airlines. In December 2019, major media outlets broke the news that Ankara plans...
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Iranian SA-15 SAM Downed Flight PS752 over Tehran, Intelligence Shows (CONFIRMED)
10 January 2020
UPDATE: The Iranian government has admitted that its armed forces are responsible for the downing of the Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737 (flight PS75). Tehran added that the shoot-down was a...
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Iran Retaliates with Ballistic Missile Strike at Coalition Bases in Iraq
8 January 2020
Iran launched a missile attack on Coalition facilities in Iraq as retaliation for the United States UAV-strike that killed IRGC-QF Maj. Gen. Qassim Soleimani. SITUATION REPORT At approx. 1.30 (Baghdad...
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Security Travel Alert for American and British Citizens
7 January 2020
The deepening crisis in the Middle East has prompted American and British authorities to review travel advice information for the region. Following the United States UAV-strike that killed Iranian Revolutionary...
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Baghdad Parliament Votes to Expel US & Coalition Forces from Iraq
5 January 2020
The Iraqi Parliament has voted to expel US and Coalition forces from Iraq. The draft resolution will force the Iraqi Government to cancel the request of assistance submitted to the...
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