”Här pågår den största totalförsvarsövningen inom svensk sjöfart sedan andra världskriget. SVT var på plats på Donsö i Göteborgs södra skärgård när övningarna drog igång under måndagen.” www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
OSINT is just ADSB and shitposting, right? Same as on the Site That Shall Not Be Named. Arbetar i en samhällsviktig industri.
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”Här pågår den största totalförsvarsövningen inom svensk sjöfart sedan andra världskriget. SVT var på plats på Donsö i Göteborgs södra skärgård när övningarna drog igång under måndagen.” www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...
Russian war propagandists bring imperial flag from occupied Ukraine to remotest Arctic archipelago Severnaya Zemlya
Iraqi intelligence captures ISIS financiers in Africa www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...
Okej, nu har vi returmaskin för båtar. Borde vi inte införa pantsystem för båtar nu? Man kunde få åter ens 2kr när båten återvinnas. www.nyteknik.se/industri/gam...
Sverige deltar med 11 fartyg, sjöoperativa helikoptrar och stabspersonal – totalt omkring 400 personer i årets upplaga av storövningen Northern Coasts i Östersjön. #svfm #noco2025 #quadriga2025 www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/...
The Danish minister for defence now openly declares what has been in the works for some time - 🇩🇰is looking for a major partner to build the new frigates in Denmark. Building them elsewhere is not an option as for now too much political capital has been invested in this.🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇬🇧
This will make things really interesting, as exactly what constitutes 'building a warship' is somewhat open to discussion (Design? Steel cutting? Welding? Block assembly? Fitting out? Production of sub-systems?), and the workshare setup offered will look as different as the vessels themselves.
Kulturkanon 🥱 Automatkanon 😃 Photo: Eduard Isch / #Gripen C Axalp 2013
Indonesia protests explained: why did they start and how has the government responded?
Kustbevakningens nya uppdrag: konfronterar ryska skuggflottan https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/kustbevakningens-nya-uppdrag-konfronterar-ryska-skuggflottan
Väldigt bra gräv av Dagens Arena. Uppenbart att regelverken inte är tillräckligt strama. www.dagensarena.se/innehall/bar...
To be fair we get the same warnings in Sweden, although we aren't so keen to 'arrange an accident' www.trafikverket.se/resa-och-tra...
Just so long as we don't build a new Vasa...
Just in case the Norwegians remember that Sweden-Norway was better.
This was last time I was in the US, about 3 years ago. This is also Walmart...
And the Swedish Navy Luleå class plans...
Bravo 🇳🇴Norway! Now, we are awaiting the 🇩🇰Danish plan for new area air defence frigates to be decided upon this autumn. “Make the 🇩🇰🇳🇴 navy great again” ;-) #seapower www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/n...
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I was referring to the quality of the coffee that you get in the US. On the plus side Gevalia coffee (Swedish made, owned by the German JDE group) is available in the US. For some reason they decided to use a letter that doesn't exist in Swedish in the name.
💡Interesting 🇷🇺💰 Russia connection there: US citizen „Thomas Dans is a Russia expert, who has argued for more engagement with the longtime US foe. He was an exchange student at the Moscow Energy Institute in 1990 in the dying days of the USSR, before returning in the mid-1990s as an investor.“ 1/
NEW: The Nordic and Baltic states are driving a more robust European engagement on Ukraine amid apprehension over Trump’s dance with Putin, writes @michaeldweiss.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social. newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
And still you bought F-35…
"Filter coffee. I try to avoid drinking it, but when I have to, it’s usually more drinkable in Sweden than in Finland." Are you actually Finnish? I remember in a meeting with the Finnish air force they said 'your coffee is not so weak'. It was supposed to be a compliment I think.
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Försvarsmakten fortsätter accelerera förmågan att upptäcka, övervaka och avvisa hot under Östersjöns yta. Tillsammans med FMV och Saab utvecklas nu en stor autonom undervattensdrönare. #svfm www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/...
Or something like the Swedish bv206 REMO? www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/...
Russia paid Taliban $200,000 per killed US, coalition soldier, media investigation says Martin Fornusek Thu, January 9, 2025 www.yahoo.com/news/russia-...
Technical intelligence is often associated with collection (SIGINT, MASINT, etc.) but an overlooked aspect of intelligence is the kind of analysis where the technology is the target rather than the collection method. Time for a thread on Swedish technical intelligence & the MiG-29! 1/19
Sweden will establish and man a signal company in Enköping as part of the Nato signal battalion.
Nato förstärker ledningsförmågan i norra Europa och etablerar ett signalkompani i Enköping. 🇸🇪 #svfm #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/...
RNoAF has flown an AW101 SAR Queen from 130th Air Wing all the way from continental Norway to Jan Mayen, a trip of 486 nautical miles over open sea. www.forsvaretsforum.no/arktis-bodo-...
The Google cars have reportedly been driving into private yards in Oulainen this summer.
It's interesting that the amount of defence research (forskning för totalförsvar) funds allocated to Polar research in Sweden is also being increased significantly. www.polar.se/nyheter/2024...
Interesting news hidden in this press release that the Swedish TP84 (C-130H) fleet is not being replaced by the C-390. The first 4 C-390s are a 'compliment' that will 'operate in parallel'. It is unclear if this means that a further C-390 order will come or another aircraft type.
As an academic you should be ashamed. You had an unparalleled opportunity to interview one of history's key figures. Although the Ethics Review Authority might not be too happy with 'I want to question a dead man who is locked in my car'.
New mission for the Italian CAEW (reg. MM62293) in the Baltic theatre #NATO #Russia
Jag förstår att det har pågått forskning och utveckling med AUV62 och de andra existerande Saab UUV. Om man läser mellan raderna lite kan den här bli prototyp till en ny klass stora autonoma ubåtar. Förhoppningsvis kommer vi se serietillverkning börja nästa år eller tidig 2027.
Typ samma uppgifter från FMV www.fmv.se/aktuellt--pr...
Lite lagom nivå där i början, sen kan det bli riktigt bra
Sweden's first autonomous UUV will be launched next summer. It is a prototype of a new class. It is expected the class will be armed with mines or torpedoes. @corporalfrisk.com @covertshores.bsky.social @nerdicdefence.bsky.social @saturnax1.bsky.social if you haven't seen this already.
***UPDATE*** Russian USV striking the Ukrainian Navy intelligence ship off Romania. Sobering, have written about growing Ru USV threat for some while. Only took Russia 3 years after Ukraine demonstrated the capability…, Russian USVs are a threat but first time it has had such a result.
Looks like its powered jdam, but its not clear. www.twz.com/air/ukraine-...
🇵🇱🙏 Polish F-16 jet crashed during training for the Radom Air Show.
Russia denied it, so it must be true. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Other than that it's somehow related to the APS-149 Littoral Surveillance Radar System used on it P3, no. It's existence, basic use and tactical employment aren't secret. For capabilities it's best to look at the flight path of the aircraft and the likely targets it was tracking.
A very interesting sensor but not very secret.
"We think the Danes need to calm down" is quite the response to the accusations of US influence operations in Greenland www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Saab reveals new Counter-UAS missile #Nimbrix" Active seeker. 5 km range. Fire & Forget. Air burst. Ground-based. Deliveries 2026-. "It is cost-effective which is critical given the proliferation of UASs on the battlefield." www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
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Rheinmetall has opened a new munitions factory in Unterlüss, Germany—built in just 1.5 years. Once at full capacity, it could become Europe’s largest artillery shell production site, possibly even the world’s. Output is set to hit 350,000 shells annually, with much headed to Ukraine.
⚡️ Hungary sues EU over using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine. The lawsuit challenges last year's decision by the Council of the EU to allocate military assistance to Ukraine through the European Peace Facility (EPF), the bloc's chief defense aid tool.
Amazing.
According to sources in the Danish police, American agents are trying to infiltrate Greenland to find people who would be in favour of an American invasion.
Uppgifter: USA försöker infiltrera Grönland https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/uppgifter-usa-forsoker-infiltrera-gronland
Finland: We're way ahead of you on the swamp thing.
Part of the Stockholm tunnelbana (metro) blue line extension involves building a 103m high tower underground. This will be the lift shaft for Sofia station. It will be the 2nd or 3rd deepest station in the world when opened. nyatunnelbanan.se/nyheter/103-...
Reading danish is a high price to pay for cheap books.
JD Vance Asks National Guard Member If He Can Touch Gun https://theonion.com/jd-vance-asks-national-guard-member-if-he-can-touch-gun/
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To be fair Himmler tried to negotiate a surrender. It didn't go well.
My latest piece → While the German government is trying to bury public discussions about a possible Taurus KEPD-350 delivery, Ukrainian government officials have repeatedly stated publicly that talks on the subject are still ongoing. deaidua.org/news/2025/08...
Swedish PM says Hungary 'stands on the wrong side of history' www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
Inte särskilt länge. Vi redan har kunskap om kryssningsrobotar från Taurus-projektet och lång erfarenhet från rbs-15. Om vi är nöjda med 200kg strisspets är det 'bara' att stretcha rbs-15 och sätta in ett nytt navigeringssystem.
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🇺🇦🇸🇪 Ukraine and Sweden have agreed on joint production of defense products on the territory of both countries. 🗣️ Shmyhal: A separate topic is cooperation in the field of military aviation, in particular pilot training and work on joint projects. I thanked for the transfer of ASC 890 aircraft.
Saw russian military vessels near gas pipeline outside Norwegian coast They were moving very slowly along the pipeline, says a fisherman.
There was an HMS Manliness. Well technically Hans Magistiets Pansarbåt not Hans Magistiets Skepp but it was a different time. sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manligh...
Is the AI bubble about to burst – and send the stock market into freefall? | Phillip Inman
So taxation without representation?
Colombian Black Hawk shot down by FPV drone defence-blog.com/colombian-bl...
The MESA radar and Erieye-ER already have comparable (but different) performance. Upgrades are likely to be in software and power electronics rather than making the radar larger.
In some scenarios better, in some scenarios worse. The CONOPS is significantly different due to a different system design.
Why a bigger plane? It already has a similar range and endurance to wedgetail and the 6th operators console the E-7 has clearly isn't important as the USAF now seems happy with 3 in the E-2.
How much potato do you need to achieve critical mass?
We now have the video of the RMAF F/A-18D crash at Kuantan air base. Apparently the F404 engine exploded on take off. Both crew members ejected. Source of video is unknown
The 🇩🇰 Navy 2nd Squadron exercise SQUADEX25 includes two 🇸🇪 Visby Corvettes K32 HELSINGBORG and K33 HÄRNÖSAND, the 🇩🇪 tanker A1412 FRANKFURT AM MAIN along with three 🇩🇰 frigates F341 ABSALON, F342 ESBERN SNARE and F361 IVER HUITFELDT (P: 2nd Squadron FB)
The building of the Saima canal was overseen by the well known Swedish engineer Nils Eriksson. I'm sure we can lend Finland another engineer for this job.
If I read para 8 correctly then it's a massive win for Europe. US acceptance of UN ECE rules will open up the US market for European designs without modifications. The EU is hoping that the US manufacturers remain just as crap as they have always been and don't eat into domestic market share
It's a little known fact that in the Ukrainian counting system 479 comes right after 1.
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Jag hade trott på Örebro eller Nyköping- bättre flygplats för de större flygplan och bättre järnvägsförbindelser (och nyo har dessutom hamn). Men det är kanske viktigare att högkvarteret och Ledningsregementet redan finns där.
This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read
Seriously though Enköping will likely become similar to JLSG Brunssum, but Swedish rather than US supported.
Stackars NATO gubbar. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
Russia wants … Russia to have veto over Western security guarantees for Ukraine.
Till den positiva ser det ut som Orban kommer inte ha makten i Ungern efter valet i april nästa år. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...
The idea that the US is using tariffs as a way of implement a consumption tax without the voting base of the republican party realising is looking more plausible. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/e...
While most Finns are willing to help immigrants learn Finnish or Swedish, the study shows that over 90 percent expect newcomers to learn one of the country’s national languages.
Loan ‘irregularities’ led to collapse of Prax Lindsey oil refinery
The Nobel Peace centre in Oslo has a shop called, no joke, 'the Nobel Peace shop'. Do not tell this to Trump. www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/the-nobel...
Flaggor med text på ser alltid ut som de tillhör en fastighetsutvecklingsbolag.
Monty Python, which definitely counts as a religion.
Fanns det flera (civila) myndigheter med en riktig egen flagga? Jag vet om Sjöfartsverkets flagga och räknar inte Trafikverkets 'flagga' som 'riktigt'.
France will provide 61 Bv206 ambulances to Ukraine. Contrary to the quoted report it doesn't appear that they will be armoured.
Back to school in Sweden! And starting this year, students will learn about total defence and NATO as part of their curriculum. The curriculum includes 5 chapters under the heading "Together we are Total Defence" and an interactive training game “Act in Wartime.”
För Operation Örnklo?
