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[Avionsint @Avionsint]

USAF RC-135W Rivet Joint SIGINT aircraft (62-4139) crossing the Atlantic, may stop at RAF Mildenhall in the UK before continuing to NSA Souda Bay (Chania Airport) for deployment on the Greek island of Crete. RC-135W (62-4131) was recently deployed there on 1 October.

[MenchOsint @MenchOsint]

There is a pakistani soldier on the photo too (ht @PakTintin)

*we saw a C-130 landing there too (Khamis Mushait Air Base)

[MenchOsint @MenchOsint]

Early Warning alerts issued for the Eastern Region due to Drone/Missile threats.

[Hexagone Intel @osinthexagone]

Possible Italian reconnaissance UAV or aircraft (UNIDENT, hex 323232) orbiting over western Qatar.

[Avionsint @Avionsint]

x2 RSAF Saab 2000 AEW&C active in the Eastern Region for tracking OWA drones and cruise missiles, while King Fahd International Airport in Dammam remains undisrupted for now.

[Hexagone Intel @osinthexagone]

Anti-ship CM/drones launches were launched earlier tonight from Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran towards Hormuz Strait. U.S. facilitated nightime transits likely ongoing along the Omani Southern Lane. U.S. Air Force activity was also observed, with 6-7 KC-135R/KC-46A tankers tracked at peak time over Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.

[MenchOsint @MenchOsint]

Bahrain has quietly joined Kuwait in the Saudi war against Yemen, but neither country is publicly advertising it.

Why the radio silence?

*often see a Bahraini Air Force Avro RJ100 visiting Khamis Mushait Air Base.

[Mehdi H. @mhmiranusa]

Interesting presense of a Bahraini F-16 pilot from the RBAF 1st Tactical Fighter Squadron in the stationed units along the Saudi Arabia southern border during the Saudi Chief of the General Staff visit.

[360°Radar @wipljw]

🇺🇸3 x Boeing KC-46A Pegasus
🇺🇸3 x Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

[Aryan @GEOIMINT]

Satellite imagery via @googleearth dated May 14, 2026, appears to show the first known satellite capture of a Chinese-made HQ-17AE in service with the Royal Saudi Air Defence Force. Measurements are provided in the attached image.

C: 28.382759, 36.621937

[Ali @MerruX]

Houthis attacks have taken out part of the refinery at Saudi Ras Tanura. The main cracker unit at the refinery was hit and damaged.
This was not a hit on the oil tanks as most people were saying that don't know how to use nasa firms.

[MoloMonitor 🇮🇹 @MoloWarMonitor]

Anyone with even a basic understanding of modern warfare knows that setting a time frame for military operations of this nature is a major mistake.

I am fairly certain that this new war will be anything but short, not least because the targets will include energy and civilian infrastructure throughout the region, and both the U.S. and Iran have been preparing for months.

[AMK Mapping 🇳🇿 @AMK_Mapping_]

Iran is conducting Surface-to-air missile test launches from near Mashhad, northeastern Iran.

[barry with the NED @bonzerbarry]

WSJ: DUBAI—The U.S. has told several Gulf Arab countries to be prepared for a short, intense military campaign after the U.S. midterm elections, people briefed on the conversations said.

[Avionsint @Avionsint]

USAF KC-46A tanker (19-46111) from Al-Udeid Air Base operated in the Eastern Region for approximately 2 hours to protect key oil and gas infrastructure situated there from OWA drones and cruise missiles launched from Yemen.

[Hexagone Intel @osinthexagone]

More alerts were issued over the last hour in Jeddah and Yanbu, Al-Madinah & Al-Makkah Provinces. Saudi-led Coalition air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile launched by Ansarallah toward Taif. Flights disruptions were subsequently observed over Jeddah and Taif, Al-Makkah Province Saudi Arabia. Situation seems to be over now.

[barry with the NED @bonzerbarry]

The coalition spox announces that a ballistic missile targeted Taif. Most likely King Fahd Air Base where the Typhoons are.

[Hexagone Intel @osinthexagone]

More alerts were issued today in Saudi Arabia, twice in Najran Province, once in Riyadh City, Al Kharj & Al Hariq in Riyadh Province and across Khamis Mushait and Abha in Asir Province. Saudi-led Coalition air defenses intercepted today 4 more drones and 2 ballistic missiles launched by Ansarallah toward Najran, Asir & Riyadh Provinces, in addition to interceptions carried last night where coalition forces intercepted 3 drones and 3 ballistic missiles targeting Ash Sharqiyah, Riyadh & Najran Provinces. Following earlier interceptions over Riyadh City, falling shrapnel resulted in material damage to a building, a project under construction, and a vehicle. Flight disruptions were also observed throughout the day across airports in Jeddah, Riyadh City, Dammam and Riyadh, Ash Sharqiyah & Al-Makkah Provinces with arrivals and departures still restricted across Riyadh Province. Unconfirmed footage shows air defense activity near Riyadh City earlier today.

[MoloMonitor 🇮🇹 @MoloWarMonitor]

The map shows the countries for which British embassies have just issued new FCDO alerts, much like what occurred shortly before the attack on February 28th.

Compared to the previous travel advisory update, there are several concrete differences, most notably, it now states that "the risk of sudden escalation is high."

Furthermore, while the previous update described the situation as "unpredictable," it has now been changed to "DEEPLY unpredictable," implying that everything could shift at any moment.

Another significant change is the complete removal of any reference to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the U.S. and Iran on June 17th, as if the agreement were now entirely null and void.

[OSINTWarfare @OSINTWarfare]

The IRGC Aerospace Force continues to conduct ballistic missile tests from several provinces today as part of an exercise that began weeks ago.