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[Britsky @TBrit90]

I'm still proud of this project of immense autism. I'm not even half finished with it.

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

This is government gaslighting to a high degree.
1. It’s not a new announcement. The Norfolk East and West offshore wind projects were announced earlier this year as part of the AR7 round of contracts.
2. No way does it bring down prices. Those behind it, energy giant RWE + global investors KKR, were guaranteed an above-market strike price of £91.20/MWh based on 2024 prices — indexed linked for 20 years. That guarantee is already worth £97/MWh in 2026. This is v expensive energy.
3. What is new is that the costs of developing offshore wind have soared. So the government has now had to chip in £1 billion of the £12 billion investment needed from the National Wealth [Destruction] Fund. So more state subsidy on top of the massive subsidies for two foreign companies implicit in the price guarantees embedded in AR7.
4. Far from cheaper electricity this embeds high-cost electricity in the system for 20 years.
5. So much for the Chancellor’s Budget pledge to ‘only build new projects when they lower prices’. This does the opposite — and at enormous expense to the taxpayer and electricity user.
Gaslighting indeed.

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

.@hmtreasury report reveals that the cost of replacing the nuclear deterrent rose a whopping 75% in real terms between 2006-2015.

https://t.co/BjLxK5SsDr

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

.@Saab confirms £15M order for 'several' Sea Giraffe 1X radars to be integrated on Royal Navy's K3 Scout USVs.

The RN has confirmed that the radar is fully waterproofed and has proved it can be operationally useful in tests, despite being so low down and subject to significant motion.

https://t.co/gY9U9qgj4p

[Bobby @RealBlackIrish]

‘SAS war crimes’

Posted on Armistice Day

Peak BBC

[Harry Rushworth @Hrushworth]

If you buy an £800k flat in London, about £200k of that is an implicit subsidy for someone else to live in the same place as you at zero or much lower rent.

A further £200k is purely to meet regulations and bureaucracy.

[Mike Jones @technopopulist]

Five years less than Russell Brand.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

We have signed a major supply contract with SINGULUS to create a durable option for advanced solar cell manufacturing to support more than 100 GW of equipment as we accelerate the production of our Starmind satellites in Bastrop, Texas → https://t.co/a9bXuUK6Ti

[Gabriele Molinelli @Gabriel64869839]

Written Answer says that funded SPEAR EW "initial design" work wrapped up earlier this year and now MoD "is supporting MBDA UK's efforts to find an international partner to support further development".

That sounds a lot like "if we have to fund it ourselves, it is dead".

[kaguya @kartosiewicz]

in the uk you can only access Youtube Kids if you are an adult

[Gabriele Molinelli @Gabriel64869839]

Saab confirms it has been awarded 15 million for an undisclosed number of GIRAFFE 1X radars for use on the BEEHIVE USVs of the Royal Navy.
C-UAS effectors are going on other USVs to work in cooperation.

GIRAFFE 1X is presumably the result of Project HORUS initiated early in the year to rapidly introduce an outer layer, early warning capability for detection of small surface and air drones and low-flying missiles.

The C-UAS effector reportedly going onto BEEHIVE is harder to link to known RFIs, because both project METIS and TALON called for container-sized solutions that clearly cannot fit on BEEHIVE. METIS / TALON might be behind the containerized payloads that appeared on HMS DAUNTLESS and which are believed to contain anti-drone interceptors.

METIS, at least in the original RFI, was specifically aimed at potential use on larger USVs as well as potentially on trucks / on the ground. NAVYPODS container base.

TALON, in the RFI, was a containerized system as well, more targeted at use on existing warships and thus, IN THEORY possibly the one more closely matching what appeared on DAUNTLESS.

15 million, looking at past MoD awards for GIRAFFE, is unlikely to result in more than 4 radars or so assuming a 3-year support provvision is also included. But, of course, that's merely a ballpark guess.

https://t.co/X2pSbUvdRS

[Think Defence @thinkdefence]

Translation:

The MoD budget will be raided for climate action costs

[Armchair Admiral 🇬🇧 @ArmchairAdml]

This is going to result in a mandatory ID check to access the internet in its entirety, along with IDs being tied to social media accounts.

[Shashank Joshi @shashj]

“2 people who know Alice say while involved with Litong she helped move about 240,000 export-restricted chips into China, mostly H100s and H200s.

For scale that's more than double the number of H100s in xAI's Colossus”

[Deborah Haynes @haynesdeborah]

🚨 An officer in the US Army has been arrested in the UK over “allegations of espionage” related to Russia, British and American officials have revealed.

Sky News understands the 41-year-old man was stationed at Imjin Barracks near Innsworth in Gloucestershire, where Nato’s UK-led Allied Rapid Reaction Corps has its headquarters.

The senior soldier was arrested on suspicion of offences under the National Security Act 2023.

Kash Patel, the head of the FBI, said: “This important arrest involves allegations of espionage, which is of the utmost concern to the United States and our allies. While this investigation is continuing, I want to send a clear message – this FBI has no tolerance for anyone who breaks their oath to the United States and whose actions endanger our national security and that of our partners." 

https://t.co/MqjK4Mfsro

[Deborah Haynes @haynesdeborah]

🚨The US Air Force says “coordinated and appropriate actions” are being taken to ensure the safety and security of US military personnel and others at RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath. Everyone is urged to report any “unusual or suspicious activity to local authorities”. Also, the two bases “remain vigilant”.

The spokesperson said they are unable to discuss specific force protection measures - this is after more than a dozen aircraft were evacuated from
RAF Mildenhall on Monday amid reports of a security threat linked to Iran.

Here is the full statement from a US Air Force Spokesperson:

“US Air Force aircraft rotate between installations and operating locations for a variety of reasons including training and real world requirements. US military aircraft are hosted in accordance with access, basing, and overflight agreements with our Allies and partners.

“For operational security reasons, we are unable to discuss specific force protection measures. We constantly assess a variety of factors that determine what measures are implemented or modified. In close partnership with our host nation allies, both RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath remain vigilant. Together, we are taking coordinated and appropriate actions to ensure the safety and security of our US service members, US and host nation civilians, contractors, and all of our families. Protecting our shared community is a joint responsibility, and we encourage everyone to support this effort by reporting any unusual or suspicious activity to local authorities.

“Due to operations security, we will not provide further information on movement of assets.”

[GB Politics @GBPolitcs]

🚨NEW: An asylum seeker from Russia has won the right to remain in Britain after he sent £22 to Ukraine to claim he is an Anti-Putin activist and therefore risks being prosecuted by Russian authorities

[@Telegraph]

[Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele]

Nou kenbe pwomès nou…

Nou detwi kay Lanmò San Jou ak katye jeneral gang 400 Mawozo a.

Pifò ladan yo kouri ale san yo pa menm eseye goumen.

Ala lach yo lach! 🥲

[Iain Cameron @ScotlandDX]

Royal Navy Vanguard class submarine passing Gourock today outbound from Faslane #RoyalNavy #Navy #submarines #shipping

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Massie: "I hope Hegseth addresses the 8 articles of impeachment, and doesn‘t get up and misquote the Bible in Quentin Tarantino fashion and do some pull-ups and call everybody fat and gay. I may have just given you half his speech, I don't know."

[Armchair Admiral 🇬🇧 @ArmchairAdml]

#USAF United States Air Force
RAF Mildenhall Activity

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 9x
#AE05B1 63-8878 - RAKE 01
#AE04FE 58-0100 - RAKE 02
#AE0502 59-1511 - RAKE 03
#ADFF0C 60-0353 - RAKE 05

#AE04C3 59-1470 - LAGER 60
#AE0237 61-0315 - LAGER 70
#AE04FF 59-1463 - QUID 14

#AE0475 58-0001 - REACH 330
#AE0489 63-8007 - REACH 5012

Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey 3x
#AE5725 13-0071 - KNIFE 71
#AE5724 13-0070 - KNIFE 73
#AE540D 11-0061 - KNIFE 79

A dispersal of active aircraft at RAF Mildenhall has taken place this evening, with 9x KC-135s (including 2x transient tankers), and 3x CV-22Bs departing.

RAKE 02-05 have relocated to Moron Air Base in Spain, while RAKE 01 has gone to Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany with LAGER 60. LAGER 70, and transient tanker REACH 5012.

RAKE 04 is active and trying to depart, but the airframe is currently unknown.

QUID 14 has gone to Prestwick solo, and the second transient tanker REACH 330 has gone to Ramstein Air Base. Three CV-22Bs as KNIFE 71/73/79 have moved to RAF Lakenheath.

At this time, I believe the NOTAM for the bases closure this week is NOT the reason for the dispersal.

Photos via @havoc_aviation

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