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[🏴 Pendekar Panji Hitam @Tier2SwkCytro]

Things I have learned or written randomly.

[LockMart’s F-35 Asia Pacific Yapping Manager @B0gey_Dope]

Ayuh! Tak sabar nak rasa CAATSA, katanya sedap dan enak 😋

[Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar]

Iran is using the existence of an unknown number of naval mines it laid in the Strait of Hormuz to force ships to use Iranian territorial waters to traverse the Strait, which enables Iran to shakedown these ships for fees while the ships are in Iranian territorial waters. Iran likely designed its threatening behavior and its shakedowns to disrupt the global economy, which Iran calculates will enable it to extract concessions from the United States.

Iran warned merchant ships that mines could exist in a “hazardous area” that covers 1,394 sq km of the Strait, including the normal traffic separation scheme (shipping lanes) that ships use to transit the Strait. Ships seeking to avoid the Iranian-declared hazardous area must transit Iranian territorial waters.

Iran then shakes down these merchant ships by extracting “protection fees.” These “protection” fees protect ships from Iranian attacks. This protection racket is illegal under maritime law. No state bordering a strait is permitted to restrict traffic or extract fees under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Unspecified US officials told the New York Times on April 11 that Iran laid its mines—of which there are reportedly fewer than a dozen, according to a previous March 23 report—” haphazardly,” which has prevented Iran from locating or removing them. These mines may or may not be in the 1,394 sq km “hazardous area.”

The threat of mines also enables Iran to keep the price of oil and shipping insurance as high as possible for as long as possible without conducting attacks that would cause the ceasefire to collapse. Iran may calculate that the high price of oil and shipping insurance would cause the United States to cave on some of Iran’s demands.

The United States is attempting to undermine Iran’s ability to use the threat of mines in the “hazardous area” by using US Navy destroyers to prove that the normal traffic separation scheme is safe and viable for traffic. Iran can only use the threat of mines to keep these costs high if the fear of mines persists. US President Donald Trump said on April 11 that the United States is “starting the process of clearing out” the strait.

Arleigh Burke-Class destroyers USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy transited the Strait to clear the Strait of naval mines. US CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper said that the US Navy will share the route of safe passage with civilian shipping as soon as possible. Such a move would undermine Iran’s threats and badly damage its leverage in negotiations. The Qatari Transport Ministry announced later on April 11 that it will resume operations ”for all types of maritime vessels and ships” between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM local time on April 12.

[🏴 Pendekar Panji Hitam @Tier2SwkCytro]

@GEGAR_official @BDS_Malaysia @SekolahMerdeka @aksimalaysia Annual protest... Qah! 😆

[COSSACKGUNDI @cossackgundi]

Four years ago today, myself and others laid down our arms in the Illich Steel Works in Mariupol after we ran out of food and ammunition. It is a sobering thought, looking back on how much time has passed since then.

Today also marks two years since I returned to military service. Like many who go back, the reason we continue is simple: we have seen what the so called “Russian World” really looks like.

[Rich Tedd 🛰 ✈️ @AfriMEOSINT]

Contractors from the American security firm Bancroft Global Development 🇺🇸 are deployed alongside the African Union–led AUSSOM in operations against Al Shabab in Somalia 🇸🇴.

[Keane Rara @GardaAramis]

RMAF FA-50M will be flying over Malaysian skies alongside wiv major fighter aircrafts/

By 2030, all remaining Hawk Mk 108/208 will be retired

[Muhammad Haziq Hafizan ( Capt ) @HaziqKapten]

🇹🇷🇲🇾 MALAYSIA ANKA-S UAV AIRBORNE

🇲🇾 Royal Malaysian Air Force 🇹🇷 TAI ANKA-S UAV have successfully conducted its first test flight on 3 April 2026 from Labuan Air Force Base in East Malaysia. This successfully test flight marked the RMAF modernization into unmanned technology.

[Faytuks News @Faytuks]

One thing that is admirable, regardless of your personal opinions, is the "no man left behind" motto in the US military: They will move heaven and earth to find and rescue someone stuck behind enemy lines.

[DefenceGeek 🇬🇧 @DefenceGeek]

UPDATE: US Aircraft Casualties as of 05/04/2026
--- #OperationEpicFury ---

Following further review of the imagery from Kuwait, I have downgraded the assessment to a single CH-47F damaged (although it is likely to be a write-off), and have added the 2x MC-130J lost due to technical issues during the CSAR mission into Iran to recover the WSO from the F-15E - glad to hear that both crew have now been successfully recovered!!

@MATA_osint

[Ladeez Washarum @13Mr_Mayhem]

At this point, budak Cina Perlis yang tengah berperang dengan Tentera Russia di Ukraine lagi askar daripada Rejimen Askar Melayu DiRaja.

[🏴 Pendekar Panji Hitam @Tier2SwkCytro]

@Marchfoward Biar berputih tulang jgn berputih mata!
Perang israhell! Syahid wahai mujahideen!

[IISS News @IISS_org]

South Korea’s Cheongung-II air-defence system made its combat debut in defending the UAE against attacks from Iran; now it and other South Korean systems are gaining traction as alternatives to their Western counterparts.

Read the latest analysis by IISS Korea Chair @lamikim: https://t.co/Z4ZmPl3H3a

[BFM News @NewsBFM]

🚨 JUST IN : Bank Negara projects 4% to 5% GDP growth in 2026, up from the government’s initial 4% to 4.5% forecast, despite headwinds from the Iran war.

It said Malaysia's growth will be driven by investment expansion, strong domestic spending, resilient tourism, and sustained export demand, particularly in E&E goods.

[Møhsein, A. @iammohsein]

There is an anti-competitive angle to this story that nobody touches on. Chinese EVs are produced at the scale which allows them to undercut the market. Yes, you get cheaper Chinese EVs, but at the expense of both local automotive supply chains AND market entry of other brands.

[Taepodong @stoa1984]

Dongyin islands defense drill featuring XTR-102 (short range automated defense system). The purpose of it was to save up manpower at frontline islands.

Next step should be ground robotic platforms to increase survivability. Doesnt need large caliber guns (7.62/12.7 would do).

[Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar]

NEW: The ODNI’s 2026 annual threat assessment stated that the PRC likely will not invade Taiwan in 2027, but will continue its coercive efforts throughout the Indo-Pacific. The ODNI also assessed that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s statements on Taiwan represent a policy shift in Tokyo, which Japan denies.

Other Key Takeaways:
The PLAN may rely on its Type 055 DDGs to conduct air defense missions against the United States. The PLA is likely emphasizing the Type 055’s air defense role based on US military successes in Venezuela and Iran.

[Theti Mapping @ThetiMapping]

Over the past 2 days the IDF has advanced deeper into Southern Lebanon along 3 particular attack vectors. These penetrations share a common denominator: Israeli infantry and armored vehicles were able to push towards rear positions after taking over a towns that served as forward fortresses near higher-elevated portions of the Lebanese border.

Once IDF consolidated control over those towns they "unlocked" access to roads and ridges that conncted to the next targets. This approach of infiltrating at depth has its drawbacks as the attacks occur along narrow routes, meaning the advancing convoys haven't fully secured their flanks. This could lead to ATGM ambushes, and it leaves Israeli infantry/vehicles more exposed to mortar and FPV strikes.

> 146th Division advanced along the Tyre coastal road, passing through western Naqoura and the abandoned town of Iskandarounah in the process. They advanced at least 7.5km past the Lebanese border, making it to the southern outskirts of al-Bayada. Hezbollah claimed they ambushed and landed direct hits on Israeli forces that made it all the way to the western outskirts of Shamaa, near the UNIFIL 2-3 outpost.

> In tandem the 226th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade is advancing through western Aalma ash-Shaab towards the heights surrounding the Jijim hamlet. The goal is to establish forward positions on a ridge that is on similar elevation to Hezbollah's strongholds in Tayr Harfa. This Israeli pincer manuever has now left Hezbollah's vanguard forces in Hamoul and the northeastern outskirts of Naqoura in a compromised position.

[Danial Haikal || Lika @DaniKarlg]

Reuters just published what the me and my friends has been quietly alarmed about for years, the seafloor is now a theater of war and China is winning it without firing a single shot
https://t.co/tKv8absbly

[🏴 Pendekar Panji Hitam @Tier2SwkCytro]

@Y_D_Y_P Betul. Biar kafir penjajah gadaikan nyawa.
Colonial repatration through blood 🔥