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Matt Bennett-Blacklock

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Drones, UAS and C-UAS, tech, electronics, radio, embedded, science and engineering. Occasional amateur astronomy stuff.

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, 100726: Russia launched a massive, deadly combined drone & missile strike package across northern, eastern, & western Ukraine on the night of October 6-7, killing & wounding 135+ civilians, including 4+ children. Read the report: isw.pub/UkrWar100726 (1/3)
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Matt Bennett-Blacklock @t3hbb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the moon, dies at 90
Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 06/10/2026
Scandal unfolding in Germany: Police has arrested the former head of the BND, Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, on suspicion of espionage. Hanning was the agency's chief from 1998 to 2005. www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...
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(S+) August Hanning: Ex-BND-Chef verhaftet – Verdacht auf Landesverräterische Ausspähung
Nach Informationen von SPIEGEL und SPIEGEL TV haben Fahnder den ehemaligen BND-Präsidenten August Hanning festgenommen. Der frühere Spitzenbeamte soll jahrelang privat Geheiminformationen von seinem a...
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 04/10/2026
⚡ Russian strike drones swarmed Kyiv throughout the morning as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz the aftermath of earlier destruction.
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ukraine rolls out sensor based razor fence to stop fibre-optic controlled drone attacks. The "Chaharnyk" system hears a tethered drone pass overhead and severs the cable that controls it. Its makers claim a 95% success rate on any drone that flies over www.newscientist.com/article/2591...
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Ukraine rolls out drone-stopping razor fence to thwart attacks | New Scientist
Most of the drones being used by Russia in the war with Ukraine are controlled by cables several tens of kilometres long. A new defensive tool cuts the cables to stop the drones
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Samuel Bendett @sambendett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Inside Ukraine’s Middle Strike Strategy: Innovation, Drones and the Fight Deep Behind Russian Lines armyinform.com.ua/en/2026/10/0...
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Inside Ukraine’s Middle Strike Strategy: Innovation, Drones and the Fight Deep Behind Russian Lines
Just a few years ago, the ability to strike Russia’s rear at a depth of 80–100 kilometers on a mass scale was considered the next major technological frontier.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It seems that after Zakharova’s statement that European factories producing weapons for Ukraine are potential military targets for Russia, the question of such a strike should no longer be "will it happen?" but rather "when will it happen?"⤵️
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Ukrainian combine harvester fitted with a massive anti-drone protective structure heads out to work the fields. A telling image of what farming in Ukraine looks like, where even agricultural machinery increasingly needs protection from Russian drones.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‼️First combat use of Ukrainian FP-7 tactical ballistic missile. Production is to follow - President Zelenskyy.
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The Defence Blog @defence-blog.com · 28/09/2026
Taiwan wants drones with zero Chinese parts, and it just started building the place to make them. President Lai opened a new military drone research campus in Chiayi and broke ground on a park for about 100 companies. defence-blog.com/taiwan-build...
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Taiwan builds drone industry park to shed Chinese supply chain
Taiwan broke ground Monday on an aerospace and drone industrial park in the southern county of Chiayi, where the island's main military research institute wants to build a drone supply chain free of C...
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
❗️👀 Mexican cartels are increasingly sending operatives to Russia’s war against Ukraine to learn drone technology and recruiting returning soldiers, primarily Colombians, - WP Groups are closely studying radio-frequency switching and techniques for bypassing EW countermeasures against drones.
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Samuel Bendett @sambendett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
militarnyi.com/en/news/mali...
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Mali Reports Russian Molniya Drone Downed
A Russian Molniya-type drone was reportedly shot down near the town of Dioura in central Mali.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 18/09/2026
It is incredibly important that political violence does not succeed. The far-right mob that shut down Portsmouth wanted this outcome. If the state wishes to avoid more of these actions, it needs to make sure this RNLI branch reopens *immediately*, or as close to that as humanly possible.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Presidential advisor "Flash" reports that the Russians are preparing cheap missiles that will be faster than jet-powered Shaheds. According to Serhiy Beskrestnov, in roughly six months, the Russians may develop low-cost cruise missiles reaching speeds of 500-750 km/h.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Day 1658 of this terrorism being inflicted on an innocent country. Ukraine is fighting for its life & the lives of every one of its inhabitants. Just hours ago, this happened in Kyiv, a western-looking, freedom loving, European capital city. This may come to you soon. Today's🧵
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 01/09/2026
“Fedorov identified three initial priorities for the fund: battlefield robotics to reduce Kyiv’s reliance on manpower and the number of troops on the front line; cheap high-speed interceptor drones to combat Russia’s new jet-powered attack drones; and low-cost AI-enabled missiles.”
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Ukraine’s ex-defence minister touts ‘new history’ in war against Russia with planned tech fund
Mykhailo Fedorov seeks western capital to build and manage weapons development companies he says will help Kyiv resist Moscow
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
At Vladivostok School No. 61 in Russia, children starting the first grade today were required to wear special patches alongside their uniforms. Last year, the patch featured a pen and a notebook in the colors of the Russian flag.
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Fabian Hoffmann, PhD @frhoffmann.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
🚀 Why spend 22.9 billion USD on 7,000+ Tomahawks when low-cost alternatives are available en masse? My latest Missile Matters post takes this question apart. Full analysis available here: missilematters.substack.com/p/high-low-m... 1/3
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High-Low Mix: The Three Tiers of Modern Missile Arsenals
High-end systems, low-cost missiles, long-range drones, and the future missile arsenals of the world
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Matt Bennett-Blacklock @t3hbb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ukrainian military balloons may spoil Russia’s party economist.com/science-and-... from The Economist
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Ukrainian military balloons may spoil Russia’s party
Reports suggest some are being used to launch drones
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Howard Altman @howardaltman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Scoop: The U.S. is planning to expand capacity to bed down B-52s at Moron Air Base in Spain. This comes after the country refused to allow the U.S. to use its bases and airspace to attack Iran and as the Pentagon is reviewing its force posture in Europe.
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U.S. Expanding B-52 Bomber Capacity At Moron Air Base In Spain
The investment comes after Spain would not allow the U.S. to use Moron for long-range bomber missions against Iran.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Drone Fight Group built Kaban, an add-on kit turning regular cars into remotely driven vehicles without structural modifications. The 3rd Army Corps, 49th Brigade, and Achilles regiment already run the system.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A major tragedy was avoided today in the latest example of despicable "human safari" in Kherson. An almost full passenger bus was hit, but the driver had spotted the threat on his drone radar, stopped the vehicle and got everyone out. Still, he and 2 women were injured.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🤬 NYT: A Russian drone guided entirely by AI killed three Ukrainian civilians at a gas station in Zaporizhzhia on July 6. The drone used an Nvidia Jetson Orin minicomputer, costing only a few hundred dollars, programmed to recognize and strike propane tanks. It had no antennas or human pilot.
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Liquid Jade @liquidjade.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Why are states so easily granting air permits to all these standalone gas generators?
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Christian Thiels @christianthiels.eurosky.social · 25/08/2026
"A decision on state funding for the A3 version has yet to be made, but Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson said he likes Saab’s approach." @breakingdefense.com breakingdefense.com/2026/08/saab...
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Saab shows off loyal wingman drone it hopes to offer Swedish Air Force - Breaking Defense
The A3, which Saab says may become the sales product, could enter service within ten years if the government decides to proceed with the aircraft.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Third drone found near Ukraine's cargo plane in Germany German investigators now count three around the 4 August attempt at Leipzig airport. One lay in a field with about 50 grams of suspected military explosive. 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/25/a...
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 24/08/2026
I need to write something longer on this, but still seems like a lot of the AI war crimes debate assumes combatants mostly don’t actually want to slaughter civilians with autonomous weapons. We can NOT, in any way, continue to assume that. I’ve been collecting lots of global evidence here:
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Targeted Small Drone Attacks on Civilians: A Global OSINT Picture
A global OSINT map of targeted small drone attacks on civilians since 2022.
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ukraine’s first jet-powered interceptor, Alexa Spatium, entered service. It targets Geran-3/4/5 and Shahed-131 drones, uses TV/IR guidance, launches from a mobile catapult and can return if it misses the target. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry approved Alexa Spatium for service
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Matt Bennett-Blacklock @t3hbb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is important for both parties and allies.
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 20/08/2026
Who needs drones? “The elimination of a futuristic drone battalion is part of a broader “back-to-basics” approach ordered up by Gen. Christopher LaNeve, the acting chief of staff of the Army who is closely aligned with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth” www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | New Drone Unit to Be Phased Out as Hegseth’s Army Pick Makes His Mark
Gen. Christopher LaNeve takes aim at a cutting-edge drone unit, one of several moves he has made since taking over the Army.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 19/08/2026
FP-5 Flamingo in Denmark. To give you an idea of its size. #Ukraine
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Telegraph reports that Russia has set up at least 10 secret drone launch bases within NATO's reach. Seven of them have already been used for massive attacks against Ukraine. Some bases are positioned so that drones can reach Warsaw. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Samuel Bendett @sambendett.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Russia builds secret drone bases in striking distance of Nato www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Cynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 14/08/2026
A BBC investigation found NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) sent the names, dates of birth and types of organs being offered or needed to members of hospital transplant teams who were using pagers, unaware they were not encrypted www.bbc.com/news/article...
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NHS Blood and Transplant investigate data breach due to pager use
The medical data of transplant patients from across the UK was sent over an unencrypted pager network.
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Trevor Bartel 🇺🇸🇨🇦❤️🇺🇦 @curiouscloud.cc · 11/08/2026
Ukraine’s new AI platform trains weapons on five million frames of drone footage. Partner countries can use it too
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Ukraine's new AI platform trains weapons on five million frames of drone footage. Partner countries can use it too - Euromaidan Press
Ukraine's Defense Ministry opened Avengers Labs, an AI-training platform built on battlefield data from the DELTA system.
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Nick in Moldova @brit-in-moldova.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.moldpres.md/eng/society/... An aircraft with characteristics similar to the Gheran-3 (Shahed-238) drone unlawfully flew over the airspace of the Republic of Moldova during the night of August 10–11, in the context of Russian air attacks on Ukraine’s Odesa region.
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Aircraft unlawfully flew over airspace of Moldova
An aircraft with characteristics similar to the Gheran-3 (Shahed-238) drone unlawfully flew over ...
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Philip Mai @philipmai.com · 11/08/2026
A law enforcement response to a military attack is hardly reassuring ... "Germany will beef up its anti-drone police unit, the government said Monday, days after an explosives-laden unmanned aerial vehicle was flown into a strategically important airport." www.euractiv.com/news/germany...
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Germany boosts police anti-drone unit after airport incident | Euractiv
Berlin was shocked when a UAV was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig-Halle airport
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Stories Framing the Globe @sfg.media · 10/08/2026
An explosive-laden drone struck the wing of a Ukrainian Antonov carrying military cargo at Leipzig airport but failed to detonate, Die Zeit reports. Investigators believe the aircraft was the intended target. sfg.media/en/a/explosi...
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Die Zeit Reported That a Drone Carrying Explosives Crashed Into a Ukrainian Plane in Leipzig but Did Not Detonate
Investigators Have Not Yet Found Direct Evidence of Russian Involvement
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
1/5 Ukraine, its allies, and civilians must prepare for a brutal winter campaign. Russia is racing to force a surrender before it loses its strategic advantage in deep strikes. Moscow knows time is running out to hit Ukraine with impunity, and they are desperate to end this war
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Matt Bennett-Blacklock @t3hbb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I’ll bet RF energy weapon based on the physical depth of the array. Assuming it uses modular TX like a radar.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
It's real alright www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 07/08/2026
Having centres, units, and administrations is important - but no drone is intercepted by a counter-drone centre. We need the organisations - and we need the actual counter-drone systems. My comments for ZDF.
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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
An interesting perspective on the launch of the Ukrainian FP-1 strike drone
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/08/2026
Lithuania warns Russia could be considering possible ‘false flag’ strike on the Baltics – Europe live
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Lithuania warns Russia could be considering possible ‘false flag’ strike on the Baltics – Europe live
Lithuania’s defence minister says they are ‘monitoring’ Russia’s plans and exchanging information with Poland and other Nato allies Lithuania’s defence minister Robertas Kaunas warned that Russia could be considering possible “false flag” provocations against Nato countries in the Baltic region. A “false flag” is a term for an event or attack which would later be blamed on someone other than the actual perpetrator. Continue reading...
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
As always, Westminster Council remains the biggest threat to Soho.
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Matt Bennett-Blacklock @t3hbb.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
There’s a lot missing here. How did a tour guide ground an explosive laden drone?!
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 04/08/2026
Small drones are killing more civilians than ever before - and we need to act. Here’s my thoughts on what we need to do, like establishing a center dedicated to evaluating and investigating drone attacks, training investigators, and explaining how IHL applies to self-defense against drones:
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What Can We Do About Drone Attacks on Civilians? Some Thoughts
Lately, I've been spending a lot of time analyzing, reporting on, and researching the horrifying global uptick in the use of small, cheap, short-range drones to intentionally target and kill civilians...
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Love this puts Count Binface 2nd from top and Farage about halfway down.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
🦅🇺🇦An unknown Ukrainian kamikaze drone of an unusual shape was spotted today in the Saratov region
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