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Ian Ellis

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TWZ @twz.com · 01/06/2026
Is The U.S. Flying MQ-1 Predator Drones Again? Questions surrounding the loss of an "MQ-1" to Iran highlight the possibilities and pitfalls of sending the Predator back into the fray. Story: www.twz.com/air/is-the-u-s-flying-m…
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Is The U.S. Flying MQ-1 Predator Drones Again?
Questions surrounding the loss of "MQ-1" drone to Iran highlight the potential value of sending retired Predators back into the fray.
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TWZ @twz.com · 01/06/2026
Littoral Combat Force Takes Up Station In Caribbean Under Navy’s New Deployment Concept Here's where all of America's aircraft carriers and big-deck amphibious assault ships are at: www.twz.com/sea/littoral-combat-for…
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TWZ @twz.com · 11/05/2026
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TWZ @twz.com · 11/05/2026
MQ-9 Reaper Slings Drone-Killing Laser-Guided Rockets In Tests The MQ-9 successfully tested APKWS rockets against air and ground targets, as the demand for low-cost counter-drone weapons surges. Story: www.twz.com/air/mq-9-reaper-slings-…
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MQ-9 Reaper Slings Drone-Killing Laser-Guided Rockets In Tests
The MQ-9 successfully tested APKWS rockets against air and ground targets, as the demand for lower-cost counter-drone weapons surges. The MQ-9 successfully tested the rockets against air and ground ta...
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TWZ @twz.com · 12/05/2026
Trump Class Battleships Will Be Nuclear Powered Equipping the Trump class with nuclear propulsion presents benefits, but also massive challenges, and Navy officials had been pushing back against the idea. Read more here: www.twz.com/sea/trump-class-battles…
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TWZ @twz.com · 11/05/2026
Where Are The Carriers As Of May 11, 2026: 20 Warships Enforce Iran Blockade Meanwhile, USS Nimitz has made a stop in Rio as part of its circumnavigation of South America and repositioning cruise to Norfolk. Take a closer look and read more here: www.twz.com/sea/where-ar...
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TWZ @twz.com · 07/05/2026
Camouflaged F-15E Painted To Mark F-111’s Libya Raid Blasts Through Mach Loop On First Flight Hauling eight inert GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, the F-15E painted for the anniversary of Operation Eldorado Canyon made a low-level flight through Wales. Story: www.twz.com/air/camoufla...
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TWZ @twz.com · 07/05/2026
My God… The F-14 Tomcat May Actually Fly Again Over The United States Long regarded as a flight of fancy, the "Maverick Act" could put an F-14 back into operation in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. www.twz.com/air/my-god-the-f-14-tom…
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My God... The F-14 Tomcat May Actually Fly Again Over The United States
Long regarded as a flight of fancy, the "Maverick Act" could put an F-14 back into operation in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years.
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TWZ @twz.com · 07/05/2026
U.S. Just Struck Iranian Targets Around The Strait Of Hormuz U.S. Central Command says it carried out the strikes in retaliation to Iranian attacks on its forces. Latest: www.twz.com/news-features/iranian-i…
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U.S. Just Struck Iranian Targets Around The Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)
U.S. Central Command says it carried out the strikes in retaliation to Iranian attacks on its forces.
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TWZ @twz.com · 08/05/2026
USAF Is Going To Explore What Will Finally Replace The B-52 The USAF plans to keep its B-52s until they are nearly a century old, but they cannot fly forever, and costs are already skyrocketing on key upgrades. www.twz.com/air/usaf-is-going-to-ex…
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USAF Is Going To Explore What Will Finally Replace The B-52
The USAF plans to keep its B-52s until they are nearly a century old, but they cannot fly forever, and costs are already skyrocketing on key upgrades.
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Joseph Trevithick @franticgoat.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
My God… The F-14 Tomcat May Actually Fly Again Over The United States www.twz.com/air/my-god-t...
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My God... The F-14 Tomcat May Actually Fly Again Over The United States
Long regarded as a flight of fancy, the "Maverick Act" could put an F-14 back into operation in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years.
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TWZ @twz.com · 05/05/2026
Crazy milestone today! Letter From Editor: 10 Years And 11,000 Articles Later TWZ was launched 10 years ago today and we are still here and growing thanks to all of you. www.twz.com/news-features/letter-fr…
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TWZ @twz.com · 04/05/2026
TWZ's Jamie Hunter talks to Shield AI's Armor Harris, the chief designer of the recently revised X-BAT, which is intended to takeoff and land vertically, and fly 2,000-mile combat missions under the control of the company's artificial intelligence 'pilot.' Watch here: youtu.be/FOAdh67NYuU
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Will The X-BAT Stealth Fighter Drone Change The Air Combat Game?
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TWZ @twz.com · 01/05/2026
China’s Massive Stealth Flying Wings Spotted Together At Secretive Test Base Testing of the very large flying-wing drones appears to be ramping up, along with one unmanned fighter-like design. www.twz.com/air/massive-chinese-ste…
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China's Massive Stealth Flying Wings Spotted Together At Secretive Test Base
Testing of China's very large flying-wing drones appears to be ramping up, along with one unmanned fighter-like design.
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TWZ @twz.com · 04/05/2026
Where Are The Carriers As Of May 3, 2026: Ford Finally Heads Home Two carrier strike groups remain in the Middle East as President Trump announces ‘Project Freedom’ to get trapped ships out of the Persian Gulf. www.twz.com/sea/where-are-the-carri…
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TWZ @twz.com · 30/04/2026
B-1B Seen Carrying ARRW Hypersonic Missile For The First Time The B-1B will now serve to 2037, and ARRW has emerged out of purgatory in the latest Pentagon budget request. Story: www.twz.com/air/b-1b-seen-carrying-…
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B-1B Seen Carrying ARRW Hypersonic Missile For The First Time
The B-1B will now serve to 2037, and ARRW has emerged out of purgatory in the latest Pentagon budget request. The B-1B will now serve to 2037, and ARRW has emerged out of purgatory in the latest Penta...
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TWZ @twz.com · 01/05/2026
Trump At A Crossroads For Continuing The War With Iran The president is reportedly discussing new options for attacking Iran while facing a legal deadline on continuing the conflict. Latest: www.twz.com/news-features/trump-at-…
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Trump At A Crossroads For Continuing The War With Iran
The president is reportedly discussing new options for attacking Iran while facing a legal deadline on continuing the conflict.
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TWZ @twz.com · 28/04/2026
The cool under pressure agent yanked the MP7 from a discreet backpack after a shooter tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner. www.twz.com/news-features/hks-mp7-p…
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MP7 Personal Defense Weapon Just Went Viral In Hands Of Tailored-Suit Wearing Agent
The cool under pressure agent yanked the MP7 from a discreet backpack after a shooter tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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TWZ @twz.com · 28/04/2026
Adaptations of two proven commercial rotary-wing designs are vying for a U.S. Marine Corps autonomous resupply vehicle requirement. www.twz.com/air/light-uncrewed-carg…
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Light Uncrewed Cargo Helicopters Based On Robinson R66 And Bell 505 Compete For USMC Contract
Adaptations of two proven commercial rotary-wing designs are vying for a U.S. Marine Corps autonomous resupply vehicle requirement. Adaptations of two proven commercial rotary-wing designs are vying f...
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TWZ @twz.com · 26/04/2026
The U.S. now has three carrier strike groups in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility for the first time in more than two decades. www.twz.com/sea/carrier-tracker-as-…
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Carrier Tracker As of April 26, 2026
The U.S. now has three carrier strike groups in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility for the first time in more than two decades.
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TWZ @twz.com · 23/04/2026
Trump Puts Out Kill Order On Iran’s Small Boats Trump also said he is going to "triple" demining efforts in the Strait, although it is unclear what, if any, of these activities are currently happening at all. Latest: www.twz.com/news-features/trump-put…
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Trump Puts Out Kill Order On Iran's Small Boats
Trump also said he is going to "triple" demining efforts in the Strait, although it is unclear what, if any, of these activities are currently happening at all.
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TWZ @twz.com · 22/04/2026
The Navy's top officer said yesterday that an unnamed contractor "really can’t deliver" on F/A-XX "in the timeframe we need it." www.twz.com/air/northrop...
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Northrop Defends Ability To Build F/A-XX 6th Gen Naval Fighters If Selected
The Navy's top officer said yesterday that an unnamed contractor "really can’t deliver" on F/A-XX "in the timeframe we need it."
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TWZ @twz.com · 23/04/2026
Iranian Attacks Change Way Navy Refuels Its Ships In Middle East The Navy created a commercial "tanker treadmill" to top off its oilers out at sea, offering lessons that could have larger impacts on future ops. www.twz.com/sea/iranian-attacks-cha…
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TWZ @twz.com · 22/04/2026
We see a lot more of Northrop Grumman's F/A-XX tailless naval fighter concept in the new video, including some interesting features. www.twz.com/air/f-a-xx-n...
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F/A-XX Next Gen Naval Fighter Concept Video Emerges From Northrop Grumman
We see a lot more of Northrop Grumman's F/A-XX tailless naval fighter concept in the new video, including some interesting features.
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TWZ @twz.com · 22/04/2026
Ford Class Review Puts Navy’s Future Carrier Plans Into Question The review includes comparing the Ford class to the Nimitz class and seeing what has been gained or lost operationally. Read our full report here: www.twz.com/sea/ford-cla...
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TWZ @twz.com · 22/04/2026
F-15EX Buy Was Just Doubled By The USAF, Which Makes Perfect Sense While it is initially replacing the F-15C, more F-15EXs will provide a ready successor to aging F-15E Strike Eagles and possibly other types. www.twz.com/air/f-15ex-buy-was-just…
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TWZ @twz.com · 20/04/2026
After being stalled in procurement purgatory, the Navy is set to move forward with its carrier-based 6th generation fighter. Latest on F/A-XX: www.twz.com/air/f-a-xx-s...
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F/A-XX Stealth Fighter Selection To Finally Come By August: Navy's Top Admiral
The Navy is hoping to take the next in the F/A-XX program after Congress rescued it from budgetary purgatory.
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TWZ @twz.com · 20/04/2026
Carrier Tracker As of April 20, 2026 Second American carrier strike group enters Central Command area of responsibility, third en route. Take a closer look here: www.twz.com/sea/carrier-tracker-as-…
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TWZ @twz.com · 14/04/2026
Flurry Of Navy Minesweepers Appear To Be Heading Toward The Middle East The migration of minesweeping assets west from the Pacific indicates preparations are underway for a major de-mining operation. www.twz.com/sea/flurry-of-navy-mine…
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Joseph Trevithick @franticgoat.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Navy MQ-4C Triton’s Fate Unknown After Disappearing From Flight Tracking Over Persian Gulf www.twz.com/air/navy-mq-...
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Navy MQ-4C Triton's Fate Unknown After Disappearing From Flight Tracking Over Persian Gulf
Tracking data shows the MQ-4C rapidly losing altitude after declaring an unspecified in-flight emergency.
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Joseph Trevithick @franticgoat.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Operation Epic Fury U.S. Aircraft Losses Visualized www.twz.com/air/operatio...
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TWZ @twz.com · 11/04/2026
U.S. Navy Destroyer Equipped With New Launcher For Unknown Weapons The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Carl M. Levin has received an interesting new addition to its aft upper deck. Read our full report here: www.twz.com/news-features/mystery-l…
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TWZ @twz.com · 12/04/2026
Operation Epic Fury U.S. Aircraft Losses Visualized Here are all the known American aircraft losses during the nearly six-week-long war with Iran: www.twz.com/air/operation-epic-fury…
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Joseph Trevithick @franticgoat.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Trump Agrees To Ceasefire With Iran www.twz.com/news-feature...
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Trump Agrees To Ceasefire With Iran
Trump is stepping back from his threat to end Iran as a civilization predicated on the Strait of Hormuz being quickly opened. Trump says “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not make a...
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Joseph Trevithick @franticgoat.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Carrier Tracker As Of April 3, 2026 www.twz.com/sea/carrier-...
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Carrier Tracker As Of April 3, 2026
Third American carrier strike group deployed this week in support of Operation Epic Fury
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TWZ @twz.com · 08/04/2026
New, remarkably detailed videos of a secretive, stealthy high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) drone commonly referred to as the RQ-180 offer insights into its sensor package and other aspects of the design. Story: www.twz.com/air/new-views-of-massiv…
New Views Of Massive RQ-180 Stealth Drone Flying Over Greece
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TWZ @twz.com · 09/04/2026
Questions Loom Over Iran Ceasefire Both sides are claiming a triumphant victory, but the peace that’s in place now is very delicate and will have to survive tumultuous negotiations. Latest: www.twz.com/news-features/questions…
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire just under an hour before U.S. President Donald Trump’s Tuesday deadline to hammer the country with an unprecedented level of airstrikes was due to expire, with Tehran announcing it will temporarily reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Both sides are now claiming victory in the conflict, which lasted more than a month and disrupted global financial markets, with oil prices driving sharply higher.
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TWZ @twz.com · 06/04/2026
Iran Rejects Ceasefire Deal As Trump's deadline for making Iran into a "living hell" fast approaches, a chasm remains between the two foes on a way to even temporarily pause the war. Updating live here: www.twz.com/news-features/iran-reje…
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TWZ @twz.com · 06/04/2026
How A Dusty Strip Deep In Iran Can Be Turned Into A U.S. Special Operations Base In Hours Read our exclusive interview with an ex-USAF Special Tactics Squadron member here: www.twz.com/news-features/how-a-dus…
AIRMAN 1ST CLASS JOHNATHON KING. We reached out to Kyle Rempfer, a former Special Tactics Squadron (STS) airman who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. STS units are an elite cadre of operators who work to control aircraft in the air, including from airfields they establish deep inside contested territory, and direct airpower onto the enemy, among other duties, including rescuing personnel trapped behind enemy lines. They are often paired with special operations units, such as SEALs, Delta Force and Rangers, to bring their unique skills to their missions.
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TWZ @twz.com · 06/04/2026
Iran Is Piercing Israel’s Ballistic Missile Defenses With High Altitude Cluster Warhead Releases Story: www.twz.com/land/iran-is-piercing-i…
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TWZ @twz.com · 06/04/2026
RQ-180’s Likely Role Over Iran Foreshadowed By Secret Cold War Stealth Drone Program Read our feature story here: www.twz.com/news-features/rq-180s-l…
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RQ-180's Likely Role Over Iran Foreshadowed By Secret Cold War Stealth Drone Program
Large sums of money were spent trying to build a spy drone just like the RQ-180 for a very specific mission decades beforehand.
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TWZ @twz.com · 03/04/2026
Welcome to TWZ's new carrier tracker! Carrier Tracker As Of April 3, 2026 Third American carrier strike group deployed this week in support of Operation Epic Fury. Take a closer look here: www.twz.com/sea/carrier-tracker-as-…
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TWZ @twz.com · 02/04/2026
Secretive 737 Radar Jet ‘RAT55’ Has Begun “The Next Phase Of Its Career” Making a peculiar appearance supporting NASA's Artemis II launch is just the beginning of what comes next. Story: www.twz.com/air/shadowy-rat55-radar…
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TWZ @twz.com · 01/04/2026
World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA’s Historic Artemis II Launch It's rare to see the unique NT-43A aircraft at all, let alone flying ahead of the first crewed lunar space mission in decades www.twz.com/space/worlds-most-secre…
RAT55 was spotted yesterday flying over Melbourne, on Florida’s eastern coastline, which was already highly unusual. The jet is very easy to identify, even in the distance, due to its heavily modified nose and massive aft radome protruding from the rear of the fuselage. The NT-43A seems to live at the seems to live at the Tonopah Test Range Airport (TTR), a high-security facility in Nevada long associated with shadowy aircraft programs. It is often spotted flying around Area 51 in Nevada and Edwards Air Force Base in neighboring California, both of which are major U.S. military flight test hubs. It is rare to see it anywhere else.
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TWZ @twz.com · 01/04/2026
Trump Threatens NATO Departure, Claims Iran Wants A Ceasefire Ahead Of National Address Iran has pushed back on Trump’s ceasefire claim as key allies distance themselves further. www.twz.com/news-features/trump-thr…
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Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific @indopacpodcast.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
How did #India - #US relations suddenly crash? What are the implications of #Modi visit to #China? Hear our pod with #WaPo journalist #JoshRogin. 👉 Audio available on all streaming services 👉 X: x.com/IndoPacPodcast 👉 LinkedIn: / why-should-we-care-about-the-indo-pacific YouTube@IPPodcast
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Disaster: The U.S.-#India relationship is melting down | New podcast with Josh Rogin
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Ian Ellis @www.iejmedia.com · 14/09/2025
🚨 Marine F-35B stealth fighter aircraft landed in Puerto Rico yesterday, as the U.S. significantly bolsters its airpower in the Caribbean following one of the largest naval deployments ever to the region. New SOUTHCOM report with a closer look at the air combat element: @vcdgf555.bsky.social
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Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific @indopacpodcast.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Why is #China ramping up its naval activity around the #Philippine naval ship that has been grounded on Second Thomas Shoal for decades? #IndoPacific #SouthChinaSea www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbyl...
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CHINA-PHILIPPINES AGAIN: Why Should We Care About Beijing’s Saber-Rattling at Second Thomas Shoal?
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Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific @indopacpodcast.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
#Trump has made access to #rareearth minerals a priority. #Greenland, #Ukraine, #Congo all had their rare earth mineral resources targeted by the #US administration. Why? How has #China cornered the market for these vital commodities and what can be done about it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEBW...
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Why Should We Care if National Security Depends on Foreign Rocks Controlled by China?
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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Ayy, I helped with a thing. Snazzy graphic about what is available out there in and around the Caribbean for the US military to use, as found using open-source methods and means. And as always, happy to help. 😊
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