Valra 🐈‍⬛

[John Hardie @JohnH105]

“Vantor’s images go directly from the satellite to the soldier’s tablet, phone or laptop in as little as 15 minutes, bypassing a centralized review in Kyiv that has tended to slow down the flow of intelligence to the front line by hours or days. 

One Ukrainian fighter said intelligence received from human sources on the location of Russian targets required at least two days of review time in Kyiv. A former soldier in Ukraine said geospatial intelligence was sometimes so stale by the time it reached the units at the front line, soldiers couldn’t act on it.”

https://t.co/X7cj4G9uv3

[Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN]

New: Before he was announced as Trump’s pick to lead the US intel community as acting DNI, Bill Pulte did not have a security clearance granting him access to highly-classified information, per multiple sources.

ODNI initiated the vetting process for his security clearance on Thursday by requesting a background investigation, one of the sources told CNN.

[Faytuks Network @FaytuksNetwork]

Lebanese President Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a “bargaining chip” in negotiations with the U.S., saying Tehran was acting “for the sake of their own interest” while the Lebanese people “are paying the price.” In an interview with CNN, Aoun rejected an IRGC statement demanding Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon as part of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement, telling Iran’s elite force: “It’s not your country, it’s our country.” Aoun said Lebanon and Israel had reached a ceasefire implementation agreement after “tough” negotiations, calling it a possible path toward a “just and lasting peace,” though Hezbollah, which was not part of the deal, rejected it.

[Tom Bike @tom_bike]

Update: @dw_ukrainian says 5 ships hit in Azov Sea. My guess is that one hit last night still on fire today is this tanker 👇

Footnote, drone sight is a 🤎

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[Taiwan Defense News Tracker 🇹🇼 @TaiwansDefense]

The 🇹🇼 Ministry of National Defense will spend US$15.7 million to integrate Navy, Coast Guard, and Army radars into the Taiwan Tactical Network.

Delivery will take place at the end of 2027.

(Liberty Times)

[Cococat @thatcococat]

Round two of photos from the Sundown

[Taiwan Defense News Tracker 🇹🇼 @TaiwansDefense]

The 🇹🇼Republic of China Army conducted firing exercises for Altius-600M loitering munitions and FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles in Yilan, northeastern Taiwan, on 6/3.

(Military News Agency)

[🔪飞刀🔪 @chaoyinsukandao]

雖然都是HQ16， 但是每一代的性能都不是小迭代而是顛覆性的。 從16A的40公里到現在16F的160公里，整套系統都已經全新架構了。
海軍還有一款遠程海基反導的HHQ9C，加上現在中程的HHQ6C和末端HHQ10，25年的時間，PLAN終於撐起了自己的海上防禦傘。

[horse dentist @equine__dentist]

don’t talk to me or my pathetic chud son ever again

[Martina Bet @martinabettt]

Excl: Chinese-made “smart vapes” could be used to spy on Brits through their mobile phones, a Labour MP warns today.

Graeme Downie is urging ministers to investigate fears internet-connected e-cigarettes could harvest sensitive data, track users’ movements and expose them to cyber attacks.

His comments follow warnings from US senators sophisticated Chinese-made vaping devices may be capable of connecting to smartphones and collecting  information.

https://t.co/HMKi3QRj5O

[Charlie B @supbrow]

@INDOPACOM reports that the falsely-flagged (stateless) tanker DAVINA (9259367), aka LENORE, seized.

It was blacklisted by @UANI in 2022 and sanctioned by 🇺🇸 OFAC in 2024

It as last spotted by @TankerTrackers in an anchorage area offshore Galle, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, (in international waters) and also pinged briefly on AIS, today.

See the @UANI Iran War Shipping Update for more info:
https://t.co/soAFHZ9oU9

Where @JemimaShelley wrote:
Iran-linked tankers have been anchoring about 20 km offshore from Galle, Sri Lanka, likely for logistical support from local service providers but also in response to pressure from the U.S. blockade. On June 3, three Iran-flagged tankers, all unladen, plus three ghost fleet tankers, one of which carrying Iranian crude which is indicated by the red highlight in the map below, were anchored near Galle.
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@daniel_c_roth @JasonMBrodsky @mercoglianos @AsiriFernandoLK @detresfa_ @MT_Anderson @tom_bike @johnkonrad @BDHerzinger @cdrsalamander @alessionaval @captsingh @brentdsadler @HMongilio @GordianKnotRay

[U.S. Indo-Pacific Command @INDOPACOM]

Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel MT DAVINA located in the Indian Ocean within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.

We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate.

International waters cannot be used as a shield by sanctioned actors. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit act ors and their vessels freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.

[Faytuks Network @FaytuksNetwork]

U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel MT Davina in the Indian Ocean overnight - U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

Aftermath of the strike on one of five vessels attacked in the Sea of Azov.

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

💙💛 185 Ukrainian defenders have returned home from Russian captivity today.

The exchange also included one civilian, while many of the returning Ukrainians had been held in Russian captivity since 2022, spending years as prisoners of war before finally coming home.

[Naval Analyses @D__Mitch]

🇻🇪 Venezuela's Navy and Coast Guard units appear to be in poor condition, with maintenance issues clearly visible. Photos via Galvaner1062 | https://t.co/3HQpwTQKWO.

[Taiwan Defense News Tracker 🇹🇼 @TaiwansDefense]

Attack submarine ROCS Hai Kun is combat-capable, CSBC Corporation Taiwan chairman Chen Cheng-hung says.

The submarine will conduct its 17th sea trial and 11th undersea trial on 6/5.

(Liberty Times)

[Majakovsk @Majakovsk73]

49 persone morte di sete nel sahel. Nigerini in rientro dal Mali per le festività. Camion si è rotto in pieno deserto, solo 2 persone si sono salvate percorrendo 50km a piedi e trovando un pozzo d'acqua. Storia che sembra incredibile nel 2026.

[Rob Lee @RALee85]

.@kriegsforscherD and I have a new post about Russia's experiment with its own Drone Line initiative and employment of UAS from last year.

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

A Crimean resident has switched to horseback as the peninsula faces a fuel crisis, riding through Simferopol past seemingly endless queues at empty gas stations.