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Ayyyyyy Eyeeeee: The lie that raced around the world before the truth got its boots on
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AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PumpAndDump #CritiHype EvilSorcerersVsOrdinaryMediocrities
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AI #ArtificialIntelligence #PumpAndDump #CritiHype EvilSorcerersVsOrdinaryMediocrities
The #drone that didn't bark in the night
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#USAF #Lies #RewardHacking
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#USAF #Lies #RewardHacking
Who wouldn't want to be the Louis Pasteur of #MutuallyAssuredDestruction?
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There's nothing that reinforces the stupidity of mankind like Facebook drama.
Two #USAF C-17 Globemasters (09-9212 #AE49C8 #RCH745 & 10-0214 #AE4D67 #RCH435) landed at in Calgary YYC and the USAF asked the Ground Handling Company to enforce a ban on pictures and video of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Two #USAF C-17 Globemasters (09-9212 #AE49C8 #RCH745 & 10-0214 #AE4D67 #RCH435) landed at in Calgary YYC and the USAF asked the Ground Handling Company to enforce a ban on pictures and video of the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Our review starts on 2023-05-13 when #RCH435 took off from Charleston and flew to JBA. #AE4D67
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On 2023-05-14 #RCH705 departed Charleston heading NW, and #RCH435 departed JBA heading NW too.
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#AE49C8 #AE4D67
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1/ Hey man, thanks for watching my vids. I see this question a lot, so I’ve put together a more in-depth answer for anyone currently researching @Conste11ation $DAG. Feel free to share. Here's my view on how the @dodsbir & #USAF will utilize the #Hypergraph and $DAG
2/ While the @dodsbir et al may currently be running a private instance of the #Hypergraph code base (Tessellation) to optimize data flows on their infrastructure (without deploying $DAG), this is extremely unlikely to persist in the long term for two reasons.
3/ First, the purpose of the #Hypergraph is to collect, validate and transmit data. It does this, inter alia, through edge computing & data locality. If the DOD were to ultimately run a separate private network, this would mean they would need to own the devices "at the edge".
Hot Take: Strategic Bombers are obsolete!!
#USAF & #Indianairforce engaged in #Copeindia2023 & the former bought #B1B and are making #B21. The #Chinese are building new H-6Ks. The #Russians are building new #Tu160. You ask, #εpsilon why do you think bombers are obsolete?
#USAF & #Indianairforce engaged in #Copeindia2023 & the former bought #B1B and are making #B21. The #Chinese are building new H-6Ks. The #Russians are building new #Tu160. You ask, #εpsilon why do you think bombers are obsolete?
Coz, in a peer conflict, none of these will be used as strategic bombers as that role is behind them. These will be used as #Cruisemissile carriers that will never do old school bombing until all enemy AD is down. Pic credits: #Indianairforce
My Indian followers,#Russians have benefitted a lot from you guys designing and purchasing #Russian origin gear for them to swoop in and buy some you guys paid to develop or revive. Exhibit A: Su-30MKI becomes Su-30SM. #εpsilon
There are two distinct #Su30 lines, #Indian #Su30MKI at Irkut plant and its derivatives and #Chinese #Su30MKK at KNAAPO plant and its derivatives. The Su-30SM, bought in nos is from MKI lineage. To be fair #Russianairforce also bought 18 Su-30M2s to keep KNAAPO busy before #Su35S
Exhibit B: MiG-29K operated by the #IndianNavy made sure that the #Russians can buy a few for themselves after the #Indian production run was done. Else, they might have stuck to upgrading their Su-33s in the long run.
Looks like my #IndianNavy missile test thread blew up so, a follow on thread on its sister force #IndianAirForce . The collective west, coming out of the Cold War expected the #IAF to be a more Soviet aligned force. #Su30MKI #F35B #TROPEX #εpsilon #MiG21 #MiG21Bison #Mirage2000
Let me understand this really well, 🇺🇸🇨🇦 #NORAD QRA fighters didn't shoot down the 🇨🇳 Chinese spy balloon in American, then Canadian, then American airspace? 😂
YOU HAD ONE JOB.
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YOU HAD ONE JOB.
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They flew right through the #ADIZ that the media get their bloomers in a bunch about when the Russians fly antiques through, and VIOLATED American and Canadian airspace, which the Russians never do, and the Chinese continue to do; did I get that right? What a bunch of bullsh!t.
I suspect the #USAF are flying their own spy drones over China on the regular, without the public's knowledge, in full view of the Chinese military, and they're terrified the Chinese will start shooting them out of the sky if they shoot down the balloon.
"The operation involved (...) supporting and operating four F-35s, three CF-18s, four KC-135s, one CC-150, one E-3, and one CH-149."
Okay, let's add them up. 🧵
Okay, let's add them up. 🧵
🇺🇸 #USAF E-3 Sentry 83-0009 #AE11F2 #CACHE50
Flights identified using #ADSBexchange
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🇨🇦 #RCAF CC-149 Cormorant 149902 #C2B107 deployed from #14WingGreenwood on 2023-01-11, headed to to Iqaluit, in preparation for #NORAD Operation #NobleDefender.
The operation was from the 15th to the 31st, true, but preparations started before that.
The operation was from the 15th to the 31st, true, but preparations started before that.
#BREAKING: I am hearing unconfirmed reports about an airstrike at #IRGC Proxies in #ABukamal, East of #Syria 10 minutes ago. It is not known who has carried out the airstrike but it is high likely carried-out by #IsraeliAirForce.
#USNavy #USAF #avgeeks #aviationlovers - NATF-22? Yes, there could have been a navalized F-22 stealth a la F-14 Tomcat with swing wings, Mach 2.25 supercruise, heavier landing gear, and so much more. So why did the US Navy opt for the F-18 and F-35 instead? I'll tell you... 1/
2/ Congress wanted the NATF-22 but the US Navy pushed back. The swing wings would have compromised stealth and added to the maintenance woes. As it was, the F-14 was already far too expensive especially in the absence of the #USSR's military, which is why the F-14 was retired.
3/ The naval F-22, aka Sea Raptor, would have been slower than the F-14 and cost more. The F-22's unit cost was, ballpark, $138 million. A navalized one surely would have cost at least 20% more based on F-14 vs F-15 costs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_…
1/ #B21 #B21Raider #avgeek #aviation #B21Reveal (tonight; 8pm). The #USAF's new B-21 Raider long-range stealth bomber aircraft leverages existing technologies, fast computer design, better production, etc., while echoing the now ~30-year-old B-2 Spirit. @kadonkey @Sylvia70485099
2/ Six B-21 Raiders are already in production. 100(?) planned. The B-21 honors Jimmy Doolittle's #WW2 raiders who flew B-25 Mitchell bombers off the Hornet to hit Tokyo in 1942. The new bomber is actually smaller in size and capacity than the B-2 Spirit.
3/ #B21 #military - World War III - The B-21 features won't fly low but at about 60,000 feet, hence the "diamond" silhouette vs the B-2's jagged rear. Unit cost could be $700M (my guess). To operate them for 30 years will cost about $203B for 100 B-21s. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
1/ #avgeek #aviation #airplanes #USAF - April 20, 2016: A quartet of Lockheed F-22 Raptors salute the OTD 100th Anniversary of the Lafayette Escadrille over the Lafayette Escadrille Monument, just west of Paris. The first squadrons to get the F-22... @Sylvia70485099 @kadonkey
@Sylvia70485099 @kadonkey 2/ were the 94th and 27th Fighter Squadrons. The 94th carries the Lafayette Escadrille's legacy, which is actually quite sad since it buried it. Here the French Air Force buzzes the same with some Mirage 2000s and a Rafale.
3/ The USAF's abandonment of the Lafayette Esacrille is truly disgraceful. France, however, honors the Lafayette Escadrille. Beyond the monument, the commemorative Dassault Mirage 2000 N, it actually has a Escadron de Chasse 2/4 La Fayette at BA 113. Merci, France!
#avgeek #aviation #ColdWar #USAF #WW2 - Birmingham, Alabama's Southern Museum of Flight has DC-3, F-14, Beechcraft Starship, F-4N Phantom II, A-4F, T-33, F-86D/F-86L, D-21, Mi-28, Tuskegee trainers, model ships, and much more! Please follow me! 1/
2/ There are exterior displays right next to the museum's main building and also a bunch at a field a couple of blocks away. Here are Bell-UH-1H Huey, A-7E Corsair II, F-4N Phantom II, A-4F Blue-Angel, T-33 and an F-86D/F-86L Sabre.
3/ The first remote lot is two blocks from the museum and behind a chain-link fence. Still, it's impressive and includes a A-12, F-84F, F-101, F-102A, F-104, F-105, F-111A, CH-54B, T-28, MiG-21U, T-2C, etc.
#avgeek #planespotting #USNavy #USAF #USMC: Douglas SBD Dauntless / A-24 Banshee carrier-borne and land-based dive-bomber saw extensive action in the Pacific. At Midway, SBDs damaged the IJN carriers Akagi, Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu, leading to loss of all four. 1/ TY @Sylvia70485099
2/ The SBD ("Scout Bomber Douglas") first flew in 1940. Recognition: circular perforated dive brakes; wings: compact, sturdy, non-folding. Crew: 2. 5,936 built, 1940–1944. Used by USA, France and New Zealand. Let’s visit the different versions and check out details… #Models
3/ SBD-1: 1,000 hp Wright R-1820-32 Cyclone; 6-volt electrical system. 2 x .50 cal guns on upper cowling + 1 x .30 cal rear-facing on semi-circular mount. 57 built, all in 1940. USMC only. Images: aviation-history.com/douglas/sbd.ht…⬅️.
#avgeek #aviation #RAF #USAF #P51 - The P-51 Mustang was built to a British spec for a new RAF fighter and later served in the USAAF. Let's tour the fighter, from its prototype NA-73X to P-51D, etc., its development and different versions... @kadonkey @Sylvia70485099 1/
2/ The British Purchasing Commission asked North American to license-build Curtiss P-40 Warhawks for the #RAF. Instead, North American designed a more modern NA-73X prototype fighter with the same 1,090 hp Allison V-1710 engine. It first flew September 9, 1940.
@AlexanderZPain @MartinKoenigsb2 @kingdomman66 @majestic_air @curlyboy1975 @deecanadian 3/ It was 25 mph faster than the P-40. Britain bought 320 NA-73 + 300 NA-83 (fishtail engine exhausts) and christened them Mustang I. This new RAF type was used for recon and fighter-bombing. It had a 12' wide landing track, simple production, etc. 4 x .50 cal; 4 x .30 cal.
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Programme OASuW Increment 2
➡️ Tailhook Hook'22 (8 - 10 sept.) : Boeing a dévoilé cet engin - auparavant dénommé « Spear » (📸 @beverstine) - mû par un statoréacteur à « combustible solide » pour le programme Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive (#HALO) : #USN #USAF.
Programme OASuW Increment 2
➡️ Tailhook Hook'22 (8 - 10 sept.) : Boeing a dévoilé cet engin - auparavant dénommé « Spear » (📸 @beverstine) - mû par un statoréacteur à « combustible solide » pour le programme Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive (#HALO) : #USN #USAF.
➡️ Le programme #HALO est l' « Increment 2* » du programme OASuW (Over-the-horizon offensive Anti-Surface Warfare) Increment 2 devant permettre de constituer des capacités opérationnelles de lutte anti-surface par munitions hypersoniques.
* « Increment 1 » :
AGM-158C LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile)
➡️ L'un des objectifs opérationnels du programme est de pouvoir engager des buts de surface dans un temps très contraint : à la manière des « time sensitive target » et dans un context A2/AD,
AGM-158C LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile)
➡️ L'un des objectifs opérationnels du programme est de pouvoir engager des buts de surface dans un temps très contraint : à la manière des « time sensitive target » et dans un context A2/AD,
#USAF #avgeek #aviation #avgeeks - The SR-71 is the world's fastest jet airplane and air-breathing airplane. I only recently realized THIS SPECIFIC SR-71 at Warner Robins Museum of Aviation @MOAatRAFB IS THE WORLD'S FASTEST JET AIRPLANE* EVER!!! 1/
@MOAatRAFB 2/ In 1965, SR-71 Blackbird, S/N 61-7958, was the #USAF's 1st production model SR-71. On July 27, 1976, for the Bicentennial, Capt. Pat Blesdoe and Maj. John Fuller rocketed her at 2,092 mph in a 1,000-km closed-course loop... @Sylvia70485099 @kadonkey
This afternoon, a MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot-down by #Libyan National Army near #Benghazi. It was armed & approached #Benina air base from southwest. It is still not known whooperated this drone. First footage shows it falling to the ground while second shows its wreckage👇
Here are images of its wreckage. According to the spokesman of #Libyan National Army, the drone was armed which makes it highly possible to be operated by #USAF however #Italian Air Force & #RoyalAirForce also had their MQ-9 Reaper drones flown over #Libya within past few months.
1: Here's my summary of #USAF reconnaissance activity in southwest New Mexico on August 18, 2022. The VIP transport and recon flights were unusual for that specific area, so I checked previous tracks.
2: I closely follow air traffic in southern Arizona and New Mexico, and I travel through the area frequently. When I saw a round-trip US Army VIP flight from Tucson to Lordsburg with a 30-minute stop, I took notice. And then the spooks arrived...
3: Lordsburg is a small town in southwest New Mexico with few military aircraft ops. There are military training routes in the area, but they typically don't stop in Lordsburg, and its usually A-10s, C-130s and F-16s flying out of Tucson. It was strange to see a VIP flight there.
Today marks #Bitcoin’s 5th Independence Day 🧡🕊️
I wasn't around in 2017, so I did some research to understand why Bitcoiners celebrate decentralization and community each year on August 1...
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I wasn't around in 2017, so I did some research to understand why Bitcoiners celebrate decentralization and community each year on August 1...
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On August 1, 2017, Bitcoin developers and node operators successfully deployed the User Activated Soft Fork (#USAF) despite opposition from industrial miners / startups — a pivotal moment demonstrating the network’s decentralization + “independence” from centralized control.🔥
This victory ended the Blocksize Wars, a tumultuous period (2015-2017) defined by controversy over.....(you guessed it) the size of blocks on the Bitcoin blockchain. ⚒️
@RnaudBertrand That’s because it *wasn’t* an accident + it *didn’t* start in China = it originally started near #FortDetrick in around June 2019, but remained misdiagnosed until China coped the nonsense 🦇🍵👧🏻 propaganda blame.
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@RnaudBertrand Aug 2, 2019 :: ‘In an update on July 29, the Fairfax County Health Department said testing conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on samples from Greenspring identified the virus that causes the common cold.’
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@RnaudBertrand Oct 30, 2019 :: ‘Flu season kicks off with more than 3,000 flu-related hospital trips in Maryland’
But not all of the 3,154 cases seen in Maryland were actually influenza.’
‘Only four of the 32 cases sent to state labs tested positive.’
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But not all of the 3,154 cases seen in Maryland were actually influenza.’
‘Only four of the 32 cases sent to state labs tested positive.’
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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦 #Rusia vs #Ucrania (Día 105) - Iniciamos nuestro #hilo 🧵 diario sobre la #GuerraEnUcrania.
🟥 Gracias por compartir🙏
🟥 Comenzamos el hilo con la vida en las trincheras. En concreto, vemos a un soldado ucraniano poniéndose a cubierto de la artillería rusa.
🟥 Gracias por compartir🙏
🟥 Comenzamos el hilo con la vida en las trincheras. En concreto, vemos a un soldado ucraniano poniéndose a cubierto de la artillería rusa.
This arrow points to the Singapore the Wall Street of Asia, the entrance to the South China Sea and the most important maritime “choke point” in the word. In black letters is the Chinese Navy’s #PLAN new base. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
A choke point is an area where traffic meets and a numerically inferior defending force can use as a force multiplier to thwart or ambush a much larger opponent or cripple the economy of large regions of the world.
This news is also important because Cambodia is chair of the 10-member regional Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year, Cambodia is keen to avoid the perception it is “a pawn” of Beijing.
#BREAKING: Tomorrow,#IDF will launch exercise Agapinor-2022 during which #Israeli Special Forces and also transport, helicopter, fighter and drone squadrons of #IsraeliAirForce will simulate military operations against #IRGC Quds Force and its proxies in an unfamiliar environment
It is expected that #USAF also take-part in the exercise through deploying two KC-10A Extender tankers to refuel Israeli fighter jets alongside Israeli KC-707s.
Exercise Agapinor-2022 is the final phase of exercise Charriots of Fire. All of those airmen and airwomen who practiced combat operations in Israel will do what they did now in an unfoamiliar environment.
