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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/10/20/ukraine-news-russia-war-putin-martial-law-strikes-drones/ Apparently a genuine malfunction, but the incident hasn't helped present tensions any.

I was pretty amazed when I first read this story that this was occurring. https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/18/raf-pilots-chinese-military-law-change-james-heappey

https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2022/09/replacing-an-icon-options-for-the-british-armys-land-rover-fleet/

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/10/11/germany-awaits-frances-signal-on-new-sub-hunting-planes/

Defence Updates has a new video out about the first IRIS-T unit delivered to Ukraine:

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/comments/xzln4a/german_manufacturer_rheinmetalls_autonomous/

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/king-charles-iiis-coronation-date-announced-buckingham-palace/story?id=91329248

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-situation-report-european-vote-calls-for-providing-leopard-tanks/ar-AA12ISAG

If things get more interesting, what targets in the UK might Putin nuke? An interesting video, and some backup data: UK Limited Nuclear War Target List View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYWcgF4Wwog

A little bit of background on the Irish situation first: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/0829/1319302-ireland-electricity-shortages-blackouts-energy-crisis/ https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2022/0906/1320973-ireland-energy-security-blackouts-winter/ As things stand this week...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/04/ben-wallace-buy-seabed-warfare-ship-now-underwater-surveillance/

ORIGINAL CAPTION: "Outpost" uses artificial intelligence for geo-locating, classifying and tracking a wide-range of threats, according to manufacturer Lambda Automata. (Lambda Automata photo)...

In the title and best kept as theory. But at least worth exploring this. Certainly we have a AH history option which above all shows Australia doesn't lack the theoretical capacity to achieve this. But in terms of operations, it would seem best for them to either build silos or road train...

Not a journalist I place a lot of credence with so take with pinch of salt: Satellite photos reveal colossal airship hangar in Chinese desert Keen to know if other sources on this.

Anyone interested in Australian attitudes to getting nuclear weapons should start with this thread that explains how difficult it is and the US role. https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/uk-thermonuclear-warheads.10419/post-98670 The UK experience with the US would be similar for Australia.

Via Slashdot: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/exclusive-europe-braces-mobile-network-blackouts-sources-2022-09-29/ Things may be even worse than they think, there are a fair few computer systems that rely at least in part on mobile phone networks, not to mention reliance on...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63084876 This is liable to severely annoy (at best) both London and Wellington.

Some quick background on this, in particular the ICV, via an old post in another thread (note that the info on the Type 16 MCV procurement & deployment may be out of date, there seems to be still some momentum within the MOD/JGSDF on replacing proper tanks on active duty with MCVs according to...

Good Day All - Interesting story/image posted that implies the Ukranians are using naval drones: https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2022/september/12227-a-mysterious-ukrainian-naval-drone-discovered-off-crimea.html Any ideas on where the design is from...