Satellite imagery shared by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has revealed a precision missile factory near Nabi Chit, Lebanon. The facility is likely operated by Hezbollah with financial and technological...
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Turkey’s S-400 “Growler” Goes Operational Near Ankara
3 September 2019
Turkey’s newly acquired S-400 air defense system (NATO Reporting name SA-21 Growler) is now operational at Mürted Akinci airfield, an Israeli geospatial company claims. Satellite imagery, which was shared by...
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Afghans Defend Kunduz, US-Taliban Negotiations Continue
2 September 2019
The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have successfully repelled the Taliban’s assault on Kunduz, Afghanistan’s second largest city. The Afghan government announced that the ANSF have killed at least 36...
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US Bombs Al-Qaida meeting in Idlib, Dozens Killed
1 September 2019
Open-source reports claim that the United States conducted an airstrike in Idlib province (Syria) on August 31, 2019. The operation targeted a building near Kafarya village (south of Ma’arrat Misrin),...
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Iranian Space Launch Fails Again and the CIA Was Watching
31 August 2019
On August 29, 2019, Iran failed to launch a satellite, as the “Safir” space launch vehicle (SLV) exploded at Semnan Launch Site One. Commercial satellite imagery published by Planet and...
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USS Chancellorsville Avoids Collision with Russian ‘Admiral Vinogradov’
10 June 2019
On June 7, 2019 at 11:45 am, the Russian Navy Udaloy-class destroyer Admiral Vinogradov (DD572) made an unsafe maneuver against the Ticonderoga-class guided missile destroyer USS Chancellorsville (CG-62). The latter...
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Haftar Goes After Tripoli, US AFRICOM evacs forces
8 April 2019
On April 7, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) partially evacuated its military forces from Tripoli due do the deteriorating security situation in Libya. The AFRICOM personnel, tasked with supporting the U.S....
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Here’s Where Russia Will Deploy Nuclear-Capable Tu-22M3 Bombers in Crimea (IMINT)
27 March 2019
Russia continues the wholesale militarization of the Crimea peninsula with the upcoming deployment of nuclear-capable long-range Tu-22M3 bombers (NATO reporting name: Backfire-C) to Hvardiyske/Gvardeyskoye air base. The airfield’s large aircraft...
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U.S.-led Coalition & SDF Terminate ISIS’ Physical Caliphate, COINOPS to Follow
23 March 2019
On March 23, 2019 the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the liberation of Baghuz al-Fawqani, the “Islamic State of Syria and Iraq’s” (ISIS/Da’esh) last stronghold in Syria’s Mid-Euphrates River Valley...
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Syrian S-300 Ready to Use?
18 March 2019
Syria’s S-300PM2 surface-to-air missile (SAM) system (NATO reporting name: SA20-B Gargoyle) has likely achieved initial operational capability (IOC) or is about to achieve IOC by May/June 2019. In response to...
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Russia Will Not Establish a Base in Somaliland, but the UAE is There to Stay
24 February 2019
Contrary to rumors, the Russian Navy (RuN) will not establish a military base in the town of Zeila in northern Somaliland. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will however soon operationalize...
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US, UK and France Will Maintain Multinational Peacekeeping Force in Syria
23 February 2019
Despite the initial announcement to withdraw all U.S. servicemen from Syria, the Trump administration will keep 400 troops in northeastern Syria and al-Tanf as part of a “multinational peacekeeping force.” Since...
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Russia Simulates Air Attack on Norwegian Radar
13 February 2019
1. Eleven Russian Su-24 tactical bombers (NATO reporting name: “Fencer”) conducted a simulated air attack on a Globus II radar station in Vardø (Norway) on February 14, 2018. The information...
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Russian “Kinzhal” Hypersonic Missile and MiG31Ks still at Flight Test Center (IMINT)
12 February 2019
1. Satellite imagery shows several Kh-47 “Kinzhal” hypersonic aeroballistic missiles (NATO reporting name unavailable) next to Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) MiG-31K fighter jets (NATO reporting name: “Foxhound”) on the apron...
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IS-K Diverted from Nangarhar Province, Takes Korengal Valley from Taliban (COIN/OPS-BRIEF)
7 February 2019
As key IS-K territories are under pressure by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and the rival Taliban, the group is seeking to capture new high-ground sanctuaries on...
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Israeli/ U.S. airborne SIGINT on station for High-Value TEHRAN flight
4 February 2019
1. At least two U.S. Air Force Boeing signals intelligence aircraft (SIGNT) - Boeing RC-135V (callsign: TIMEX21) and RC-135U (EXTRO21) - conducted SIGINT collection sorties over the Eastern Mediterranean between...
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USAF F-22A Raptors Could Ground Venezuela’s Su-30MK2s and Establish No-Fly Zone
1 February 2019
The following analysis is neither news nor a forecast, but a purely hypothetical assessment. (a) If the situation in Venezuela escalates and Russia moves forward with its plans to establish...
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Forensic Video Analysis: Syrian Air Defense Unit Abandoned Pantsir S-1 under Israeli IAI Harop Fire
29 January 2019
During a raid in the night of January 20th 2019, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) prosecuted Iranian and Syrian ground targets in southern Syria. The operation included both ground attack...
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Russian Mercenaries Land in Venezuela to Protect Maduro: A Wagner Job?
28 January 2019
According to an exclusive report by Reuters, a group of up to 400 Russian private contractors arrived in Venezuela last week. The mercenaries will provide protection for President Nicolas Maduro,...
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Israel’s Christmas Raid in Syria: Target Assessment and Russian Reaction
30 December 2018
In the night of December 25th, The Israeli Air Force (IAF) delivered its first clandestine strike on Syrian targets after President Trump announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops. As assessed...
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