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11,000 Shaheds, Gerberas, and Gerans down since the start of 2026 – over 2,000 of them in July alone. STING remains the most effective interceptor in its class for the 10th month running

STING interceptors are manufactured by Wild Hornets, a Ukranian miltech company. Most drones are provided free of charge to frontline units. Donation links on the website...

Website - https://wildhornets.com/en/

u/lacerantplainer — 5 days ago
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Canada’s Secret Anti-Drone Weapon: The Canada Goose

The Royal Canadian Air Force has been training Canada Geese to intercept and destroy strategic bombers as early as March,1959. After then Prime Minister John Diefenbaker scrapped the AVRO Arrow program, it was a natural, cheaper alternative. Now, this decades-old Cold War countermeasure, code-named “Cobra Chicken” has been repurposed to intercept potential US or Russian military drone weapons, should either nation decide to invade. CFB Alert, Nunavut has already deployed a gaggle of living interceptors in place near the Greenland border to help with that nation’s defence, as part of Canada’s new alliance with the EU. Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet, CMM, CD, the current commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force added that in addition, the geese would be equipped with electronic countermeasures to disrupt the drone’s control, should the violent pecking fail to destroy the invading aircraft’s flight capabilities. - B.D. MacKenzie, CBC News. Canada’s Secret Anti-Drone Weapon: The Canada Goose

u/GmajorGeneral — 6 days ago
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A technical comparison report between the SAMP/T NG air defense system using Aster 30 Block 1 NT missiles and the US Patriot PAC-3 MSE system, covering radar detection ranges (GF300 vs AN/MPQ-65), engagement capacities (10 simultaneous targets per SAMP/T battery), missile speeds (Mach 4.5)

perplexity.ai
u/Tymofiy2 — 5 days ago
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Diego Garcia base under curfew after drone sightings, UK navy drones leak data to China, and North Korea deploys AI cyber tools

Hey everyone,

A bunch of major defense and security developments broke today across multiple military outposts.

Security forces placed the joint US UK military base on Diego Garcia under a strict night curfew after unknown drones were spotted flying near sensitive airfield zones and fuel dumps, according to reporting by The War Zone.

The Telegraph revealed that uncrewed surface boats used by Royal Navy special forces contained Chinese manufactured camera parts that secretly transmitted status pings and telemetry data back to servers in China.

NDTV World confirmed that the Kimsuky hacking group built locally hosted open source AI models to automate phishing campaigns and process stolen data without relying on monitored cloud networks.

Firstpost reported China and Indonesia scheduled joint naval drills east of Taiwan, while an Economic Times study highlighted that expanding Chinese aircraft carriers remain vulnerable to US submarine units in open waters.

Per India Today, the US State Department Fiscal Transparency Report asked Pakistan to put its military and intelligence budgets under public review to improve debt credibility.

What are your thoughts on the Diego Garcia drone mystery and Chinese components showing up in Western military hardware?

marqzy.in
u/Lumpy_Attempt_6280 — 7 days ago