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Tuesday, July 06, 2021

Z-8L Wide Body

This helicopter appears to be in the class of the CH-53D. Not up to King Stallion standards but capable. The Chinese are improving at an impressive rate. Evolution is how they're doing it while taking advantage of revolutionary advances based on stealing Western tech or simply buying it from the Russians. As much as we complain, its really a quite practical solution to rapidly modernizing.

Zr.Ms. Dolphin

https://t.co/snEAUSkpdT. Dolfijn wordt bij binnenkomst vergezeld door de @rbdenhelder die deze mooie foto's hebben gemaakt.#koninklijkemarine⚓️#onderzeedienst🐬🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/9CH9EeOBvG
— Onderzeedienst Koninklijke Marine (@ozd_czsk) July 6, 2021

Haixun 09

Haixun 09, the new "10,000 ton cutter" for Guangdong MSA on trials.

Usual source, "by78" at SDF. pic.twitter.com/FXWqoyv5wT
— Alex Luck (@AlexLuck9) July 6, 2021

AIDC F-CK-1

Rafale. credit Aero Pictures Group pic.twitter.com/ql1qolcYAV
— Chris Bolton (@CcibChris) July 6, 2021

Sunday, July 04, 2021

Our security sucks ass...

Wild! https://t.co/kAz5SFBZFq
— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) July 4, 2021

Major explosion at the Umid gas field in the Caspian Sea near Baku, Azerbaijan.

Note. Is it just me or are we seeing a STUNNING increase in the number of "incidents" at critical infrastructure? If I didn't know better I'd swear we're seeing an undercover cyber war going on between the powers. I BELIEVE and don't know that the Israelis are active against Iranians. A Russian crime organization hit us but there are other actors out there going after other targets. Did soneone go after this gas field or was it just a case of people fuck up?

JUST IN - Major explosion at the Umid gas field in the Caspian Sea near Baku, Azerbaijan.pic.twitter.com/W6satBoiUL
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) July 4, 2021

If the threat dictates, our personnel will don Personal Protective Equipment and carry weapons. A lot of the PPE issued is maintained by our Survival Equipment Technicians 😎

Our teams operate in a safe, but swift manner. 👊Every role plays its part to #DefeatDaesh 🤝 pic.twitter.com/Mw55pTF0zT
— Air Cdre Simon Strasdin (@UKACCMiddleEast) July 4, 2021