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🛰️Russian satellites multi-object proximity event in LEO Radar tracking data via LeoLabs, processed through COMSPOC SSA Suite. This week we observed a complex proximity event involving Russian satellites: COSMOS 2581, 2582, 2583, and Object F (a subsatellite released by 2583). The highlight: COSMOS 2581 and 2583 achieved a closest...

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Space Domain Awarenessvor 4 Monaten

Have you investigated if the Russian "umbra tactic" is being employed? Past Russian RPOs in LEO exploit favorable solar illumination geometries for the "chaser" object...such that, when solar illumination would become favorable for the target to see the chaser, it is synchronized with the objects entering the earth's shadow (I've been wanting to complete some more recent analysis on this - so only speculating this may be occurring with this group)

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COMSPOC_OPSvor 4 Monaten

@LeoLabs_Space We hadn't thought to look at that, originally, and we'll get on that analysis.

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@LeoLabs_Space How nice it would be to live in a world where the Russian space agency shares all their knowledge and findings publicly and all other space agencies celebrate their success. Instead, all others have to be frightened, how sad.

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Travis Handersonvor 4 Monaten

@LeoLabs_Space So for each sat, especially recanaissance, sat hunter will be launched ?

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@LeoLabs_Space Und das alles mit Waschmaschinen Chips 😀👍🏻

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@LeoLabs_Space 👏🫶Russia 🇷🇺

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@LeoLabs_Space Belle manœuvre 😃

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@LeoLabs_Space I think I saw it , where was it ?

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Neil deGrasse Tyson just revealed that we're building a trap around Earth that could switch off the modern world. And every major country is making it worse on PURPOSE. Right now there is a land grab happening a few hundred miles above your head: SpaceX alone has already put more than 10,000 Starlink satellites into orbit. Around 5,000 objects went up in 2025, and even more are planned this year. By 2040, there could be 100,000 active satellites circling the planet. Every major nation is trying to claim its share and there are almost NO laws governing any of it. Tyson describes the current state of space as a wild west. So why should you care? The hidden trap: In 1978, a NASA scientist named Donald Kessler ran a calculation that space agencies have feared ever since. He found there is a threshold. Once you pack enough satellites into orbit, a single collision stops being an accident and becomes a chain reaction. How it works: Objects in orbit travel at roughly 17,000 miles per hour, which is FASTER than a rifle bullet. At that speed, even a fleck of paint hits with the force of a bullet. So when two satellites collide, they shatter into thousands of pieces, and every single piece becomes a hypersonic bullet of its own. Each of those pieces can strike another satellite, which explodes into thousands more. One collision becomes ten. Ten become a hundred. A hundred become a thousand. Tyson warns that within just a few orbits, this cascade could wipe out close to 100% of the satellites around Earth. Now think about what those satellites run... There is no GPS without them, which means no Google Maps, no ride-sharing, and no navigation. As Tyson put it, there is no Uber without GPS. There is no high-speed internet for ships, planes, remote towns, or entire militaries. There is no reliable weather forecasting and no global financial timing. The invisible backbone of modern life runs through a few thousand machines in orbit, and we are stacking them closer together every year with no traffic rules and no cleanup crew. And it has already begun: Four countries have already blown up their own satellites just to flex their military power. The US, China, Russia, and India have all done it, and every one of those tests scattered thousands of fresh bullets into orbit. Tyson even joked that if aliens ever came to visit, they took one look at the cloud of junk we wrapped around our own planet and decided it was not worth the risk to land. Every player already knows the danger. The problem is that the same logic that fills the sky also traps everyone inside it. Starlink is worth a fortune. Global satellite internet is worth a fortune. Military control of orbit is priceless. So everyone keeps launching, because the first one to stop simply hands the lead to a rival. No country will slow down, because no law forces them to and there is no reward for going first. So we keep running the same experiment on the one thin layer of space that every phone, map, market, and military on Earth depends on. We are simply betting that nobody triggers the first big collision. The scary part is that it only has to happen ONCE. We spent decades dreaming about everything we would build out in space but we may end up locked underneath the garbage we left there instead. This is easily the best interview Steven Bartlett has done in a while.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson just revealed that we're building a trap around Earth that could switch off the modern world. And every major country is making it worse on PURPOSE. Right now there is a land grab happening a few hundred miles above your head: SpaceX alone has already put more than 10,000 Starlink satellites into orbit. Around 5,000 objects went up in 2025, and even more are planned this year. By 2040, there could be 100,000 active satellites circling the planet. Every major nation is trying to claim its share and there are almost NO laws governing any of it. Tyson describes the current state of space as a wild west. So why should you care? The hidden trap: In 1978, a NASA scientist named Donald Kessler ran a calculation that space agencies have feared ever since. He found there is a threshold. Once you pack enough satellites into orbit, a single collision stops being an accident and becomes a chain reaction. How it works: Objects in orbit travel at roughly 17,000 miles per hour, which is FASTER than a rifle bullet. At that speed, even a fleck of paint hits with the force of a bullet. So when two satellites collide, they shatter into thousands of pieces, and every single piece becomes a hypersonic bullet of its own. Each of those pieces can strike another satellite, which explodes into thousands more. One collision becomes ten. Ten become a hundred. A hundred become a thousand. Tyson warns that within just a few orbits, this cascade could wipe out close to 100% of the satellites around Earth. Now think about what those satellites run... There is no GPS without them, which means no Google Maps, no ride-sharing, and no navigation. As Tyson put it, there is no Uber without GPS. There is no high-speed internet for ships, planes, remote towns, or entire militaries. There is no reliable weather forecasting and no global financial timing. The invisible backbone of modern life runs through a few thousand machines in orbit, and we are stacking them closer together every year with no traffic rules and no cleanup crew. And it has already begun: Four countries have already blown up their own satellites just to flex their military power. The US, China, Russia, and India have all done it, and every one of those tests scattered thousands of fresh bullets into orbit. Tyson even joked that if aliens ever came to visit, they took one look at the cloud of junk we wrapped around our own planet and decided it was not worth the risk to land. Every player already knows the danger. The problem is that the same logic that fills the sky also traps everyone inside it. Starlink is worth a fortune. Global satellite internet is worth a fortune. Military control of orbit is priceless. So everyone keeps launching, because the first one to stop simply hands the lead to a rival. No country will slow down, because no law forces them to and there is no reward for going first. So we keep running the same experiment on the one thin layer of space that every phone, map, market, and military on Earth depends on. We are simply betting that nobody triggers the first big collision. The scary part is that it only has to happen ONCE. We spent decades dreaming about everything we would build out in space but we may end up locked underneath the garbage we left there instead. This is easily the best interview Steven Bartlett has done in a while.

Ricardo

70,058 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten

🚨 3i ATLAS: THE MYSTERY OBJECT HEADING TOWARDS EARTH 🌌 I just sat down with Canadian Freedom Train Ambassador Peter MacIsaac — and what he revealed about 3i Atlas, Swan, and Apophis will make you sit up straight. 🔴 3i Atlas is 46 km wide, travelling at 210,000 km/h — faster than any comet ever observed 🔴 Its light source is at the front, not the tail 🔴 It’s pulsing every 17 minutes, making micro-course corrections 🔴 Governments held closed-door meetings after James Webb Telescope data — with no public disclosure And that’s just the beginning. 📡 Another object, 2025 R2 Swan, is inbound — over 100x the size of 3i Atlas. The two will pass within cosmic “walking distance” of each other — a near-impossible probability. 💥 And looming beyond them is Apophis — the asteroid named after the Egyptian god of death — scheduled to pass closer than our satellites on Friday April 13th, 2029. Peter warned: “If Apophis passes through the gravitational keyhole, it’s a 100% impact event. The tidal waves could be 500 metres high. Civilization would never be the same.” 📢 WHAT THIS MEANS: Global governments may already be preparing for an impact scenario — but they won’t tell you until the last possible moment. If society collapses, you will be on your own. 🔥 This is why Freedom Train International is running a 4-hour preparedness special this weekend. We will give you the tools to survive — from food & water storage to communications, security, and precious metals. ⚠️ Do not wait for the government to save you. They won’t. Knowledge is your lifeline. Preparation is your shield. 🕒 Join us LIVE: 📍 Saturday, 7pm UK / 3pm Canada 🎥 On X-Spaces 🌐 💥 Don’t be scared. Be prepared. The clock is ticking. Kyledoops Private
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🚨 3i ATLAS: THE MYSTERY OBJECT HEADING TOWARDS EARTH 🌌 I just sat down with Canadian Freedom Train Ambassador Peter MacIsaac — and what he revealed about 3i Atlas, Swan, and Apophis will make you sit up straight. 🔴 3i Atlas is 46 km wide, travelling at 210,000 km/h — faster than any comet ever observed 🔴 Its light source is at the front, not the tail 🔴 It’s pulsing every 17 minutes, making micro-course corrections 🔴 Governments held closed-door meetings after James Webb Telescope data — with no public disclosure And that’s just the beginning. 📡 Another object, 2025 R2 Swan, is inbound — over 100x the size of 3i Atlas. The two will pass within cosmic “walking distance” of each other — a near-impossible probability. 💥 And looming beyond them is Apophis — the asteroid named after the Egyptian god of death — scheduled to pass closer than our satellites on Friday April 13th, 2029. Peter warned: “If Apophis passes through the gravitational keyhole, it’s a 100% impact event. The tidal waves could be 500 metres high. Civilization would never be the same.” 📢 WHAT THIS MEANS: Global governments may already be preparing for an impact scenario — but they won’t tell you until the last possible moment. If society collapses, you will be on your own. 🔥 This is why Freedom Train International is running a 4-hour preparedness special this weekend. We will give you the tools to survive — from food & water storage to communications, security, and precious metals. ⚠️ Do not wait for the government to save you. They won’t. Knowledge is your lifeline. Preparation is your shield. 🕒 Join us LIVE: 📍 Saturday, 7pm UK / 3pm Canada 🎥 On X-Spaces 🌐 💥 Don’t be scared. Be prepared. The clock is ticking. Kyledoops Private

Jim Ferguson

96,014 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

New Mobile Electronic Warfare (EW) & Radar Systems of Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) BATTLE TESTED & WORLD STEALTH SUPERIORITY in all CLASSES ! By 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐙 🇷🇺🇮🇪 Thread 1 / 5 Russian MoD has been aggressively modernizing its electronic warfare & radar capabilities, particularly in response to lessons from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. These systems emphasize mobility, integration with air defense networks, & countermeasures against drones, precision-guided munitions, & enemy command-control (C2) structures. Many are designed for rapid deployment in tactical environments, often mounted on vehicles, aircraft, or even backpack-portable for infantry use. Below, I'll break down key new or upgraded systems with specifics on their features, operational roles & adaptations. Key Electronic Warfare Systems Krasukha Series (Krasukha-4 / Krasukha-2): These are multifunctional mobile jamming platforms mounted on truck chassis like the BAZ-6910, making them highly deployable across rough terrain. The Krasukha-4 can jam airborne radars, including those on AWACS aircraft, drones & satellites, at ranges up to 300 km. It uses digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) technology to create false targets & spoof enemy sensors, disrupting reconnaissance and fire-control systems. In recent operations, it's been used to create "electronic shields" over bases & troop concentrations, suppressing enemy ISR (intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance) assets. Upgrades in 2024-2025 include better integration with AI for adaptive frequency hopping, allowing it to counter advanced jamming-resistant signals from Western systems. Skovorodka (Frying Pan) System: Introduced in late 2024, this is a compact, backpack-portable EW device developed by AO "AEC" for frontline infantry. Weighing under 10 kg, it operates on dual frequencies to jam enemy reconnaissance drones (e.g., DJI models) & artillery targeting systems within a 5-10 km radius. It disrupts the "reconnaissance-fire chain" by blocking data links & GPS signals, reducing drone effectiveness by up to 70% in tested scenarios. It's integrated into broader air defense networks like the S-400 & S-500, providing ground-level offensive EW to blind hostile radars while protecting Russian assets. Its low cost (~ $5,000 per unit) allows mass deployment, with production ramped up to equip motorized rifle battalions. Leer-3 (RB-341V): A mobile EW complex integrated with Orlan-10 UAVs for remote operation. Mounted on MT-LB armored vehicles, it jams GSM, satellite communications & GPS signals within a 6 km radius, often scattering jammers via drones for area denial. Recent enhancements include PSYOPS capabilities, such as sending fake SMS to enemy troops for disinformation. In 2025 deployments, it's been paired with anti-drone interceptors to create layered defenses against UAV swarms, with ranges extended to 10-15 km through improved antennas. Borisoglebsk-2 (RB-301B): This automated jamming system is chassis-mounted on MT-LBu vehicles for high mobility. It detects, analyzes & suppresses HF/VHF/UHF communications & radar signals up to 30-50 km away. Specifics include direction-finding accuracy within 1-2 degrees & the ability to handle up to 100 simultaneous targets. 2025 updates incorporate AI-driven algorithms for real-time spectrum analysis, making it more effective against frequency-agile Western radios. Rychag-AV: A versatile EW module installable on helicopters (e.g., Mi-8), ships, or ground vehicles. It jams sensors and radars at hundreds of kilometers using DRFM to mimic echoes and create phantom threats. Recent mobile variants on KamAZ trucks allow rapid repositioning, with power outputs up to 10 kW for sustained jamming. Zhitel (R-330Zh): Mobile on Ural trucks, it jams communications, GPS, and air targets up to 200 km. It's often used in tandem with radar systems to disrupt drone data links, with 2025 models featuring modular antennas for quick setup in 15-20 minutes. PART 1 >>>
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New Mobile Electronic Warfare (EW) & Radar Systems of Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) BATTLE TESTED & WORLD STEALTH SUPERIORITY in all CLASSES ! By 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐙 🇷🇺🇮🇪 Thread 1 / 5 Russian MoD has been aggressively modernizing its electronic warfare & radar capabilities, particularly in response to lessons from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. These systems emphasize mobility, integration with air defense networks, & countermeasures against drones, precision-guided munitions, & enemy command-control (C2) structures. Many are designed for rapid deployment in tactical environments, often mounted on vehicles, aircraft, or even backpack-portable for infantry use. Below, I'll break down key new or upgraded systems with specifics on their features, operational roles & adaptations. Key Electronic Warfare Systems Krasukha Series (Krasukha-4 / Krasukha-2): These are multifunctional mobile jamming platforms mounted on truck chassis like the BAZ-6910, making them highly deployable across rough terrain. The Krasukha-4 can jam airborne radars, including those on AWACS aircraft, drones & satellites, at ranges up to 300 km. It uses digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) technology to create false targets & spoof enemy sensors, disrupting reconnaissance and fire-control systems. In recent operations, it's been used to create "electronic shields" over bases & troop concentrations, suppressing enemy ISR (intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance) assets. Upgrades in 2024-2025 include better integration with AI for adaptive frequency hopping, allowing it to counter advanced jamming-resistant signals from Western systems. Skovorodka (Frying Pan) System: Introduced in late 2024, this is a compact, backpack-portable EW device developed by AO "AEC" for frontline infantry. Weighing under 10 kg, it operates on dual frequencies to jam enemy reconnaissance drones (e.g., DJI models) & artillery targeting systems within a 5-10 km radius. It disrupts the "reconnaissance-fire chain" by blocking data links & GPS signals, reducing drone effectiveness by up to 70% in tested scenarios. It's integrated into broader air defense networks like the S-400 & S-500, providing ground-level offensive EW to blind hostile radars while protecting Russian assets. Its low cost (~ $5,000 per unit) allows mass deployment, with production ramped up to equip motorized rifle battalions. Leer-3 (RB-341V): A mobile EW complex integrated with Orlan-10 UAVs for remote operation. Mounted on MT-LB armored vehicles, it jams GSM, satellite communications & GPS signals within a 6 km radius, often scattering jammers via drones for area denial. Recent enhancements include PSYOPS capabilities, such as sending fake SMS to enemy troops for disinformation. In 2025 deployments, it's been paired with anti-drone interceptors to create layered defenses against UAV swarms, with ranges extended to 10-15 km through improved antennas. Borisoglebsk-2 (RB-301B): This automated jamming system is chassis-mounted on MT-LBu vehicles for high mobility. It detects, analyzes & suppresses HF/VHF/UHF communications & radar signals up to 30-50 km away. Specifics include direction-finding accuracy within 1-2 degrees & the ability to handle up to 100 simultaneous targets. 2025 updates incorporate AI-driven algorithms for real-time spectrum analysis, making it more effective against frequency-agile Western radios. Rychag-AV: A versatile EW module installable on helicopters (e.g., Mi-8), ships, or ground vehicles. It jams sensors and radars at hundreds of kilometers using DRFM to mimic echoes and create phantom threats. Recent mobile variants on KamAZ trucks allow rapid repositioning, with power outputs up to 10 kW for sustained jamming. Zhitel (R-330Zh): Mobile on Ural trucks, it jams communications, GPS, and air targets up to 200 km. It's often used in tandem with radar systems to disrupt drone data links, with 2025 models featuring modular antennas for quick setup in 15-20 minutes. PART 1 >>>

𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐙 🇷🇺🇮🇪

13,156 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

$ASTS: World Space Business Week President and Chief Strategy Officer Scott Wisniewski Video edited for Scott's interactions only. I also summarize in my own words below. BTW, you're going to love the guy asking the last question... he pretty much sums up the attitude and vibe of legacy players perfectly - Anpanman + AST has had a "cellular first" broadband direct-to-device strategy with focus on MNO operator in mind + We have strategic investors AT&T & Verizon in the US, Vodafone in Europe, Bell Canada in Canada, Rakuten in Japan as well as American Tower and Google + Approach has always been ecosystem-centric, how do we make the service work well for MNOs for their customers + We are a source of revenue, not a cost center for MNOs + Signed definitive commercial agreements with AT&T and Vodafone, other major partners are not far behind + We have over 50 MNOs signed up globally + Building and deploying a constellation is very hard - often tried but rarely successful + Deployed 5x of the largest satellites in LEO + Next generation satellite which is 3x bigger is ready to roll off the factory floor soon + We are working with 3x different launch partners + Plan 13x launches over the next 1.5 years + Expect 5x launches through Q1 2026 + Made Ligado spectrum investment earlier this year + Believe MSS together w/ cellular spectrum is the right strategy + SpaceX's recent spectrum acquisition highlights 2x things, 1) the value of our Ligado spectrum and 2) the size and potential of the direct-to-device market + There will be a tremendous role for satellites in improving and enhancing cellular networks + We believe having large aperture is the right approach for this market + Large aperture = better propagation to the phone, the ability to handle multiple frequencies within the same beam, allows you to serve multiple MNOs and finally gives you a very large pipe to deliver as much service as possible + We leverage existing handsets to sell broadband data based on whatever consumption model the MNO decides to sell to its consumers + We believe in supporting an ecosystem that is very supportive and friendly to our MNO partners + Vodafone invested in AST in 2019 (series B), 2021 (IPO), 2024 (Convert + Commercial Prepayments) - so 3x times and they recently formed a go-to-market joint venture in Europe where we have signed 21 of the 27 member states already + For AST, it's about the technology, layering in the spectrum and making it all work seamlessly for the MNOs + Satellites and space has not been relevant to MNOs in the past, however we believe our technology can provide connectivity to 6 billion existing devices in a unique and compelling way + We're deploying satellites in a handful of launches later in 2025 and many more in 2026 + We're very excited about the risk profile of what we're doing + Big satellite strategy is right + MNO partner strategy is right + Cellular + MSS spectrum strategy is right + Vertically integrated production strategy is right + You can't build a constellation by purchase order (outsourcing) + We think this is going to be a big market + We think that having access to one of the major MSS spectrum bands (Ligado) covering the most valuable wireless market in the world (USA) is an incredible strategic position + Having ecosystem of +50 MNOs globally is a strong strategic position to tap up to 6 billion mobile phones in the market + We think cellular broadband is the right approach and have executed well with the support of our MNO partners
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$ASTS: World Space Business Week President and Chief Strategy Officer Scott Wisniewski Video edited for Scott's interactions only. I also summarize in my own words below. BTW, you're going to love the guy asking the last question... he pretty much sums up the attitude and vibe of legacy players perfectly - Anpanman + AST has had a "cellular first" broadband direct-to-device strategy with focus on MNO operator in mind + We have strategic investors AT&T & Verizon in the US, Vodafone in Europe, Bell Canada in Canada, Rakuten in Japan as well as American Tower and Google + Approach has always been ecosystem-centric, how do we make the service work well for MNOs for their customers + We are a source of revenue, not a cost center for MNOs + Signed definitive commercial agreements with AT&T and Vodafone, other major partners are not far behind + We have over 50 MNOs signed up globally + Building and deploying a constellation is very hard - often tried but rarely successful + Deployed 5x of the largest satellites in LEO + Next generation satellite which is 3x bigger is ready to roll off the factory floor soon + We are working with 3x different launch partners + Plan 13x launches over the next 1.5 years + Expect 5x launches through Q1 2026 + Made Ligado spectrum investment earlier this year + Believe MSS together w/ cellular spectrum is the right strategy + SpaceX's recent spectrum acquisition highlights 2x things, 1) the value of our Ligado spectrum and 2) the size and potential of the direct-to-device market + There will be a tremendous role for satellites in improving and enhancing cellular networks + We believe having large aperture is the right approach for this market + Large aperture = better propagation to the phone, the ability to handle multiple frequencies within the same beam, allows you to serve multiple MNOs and finally gives you a very large pipe to deliver as much service as possible + We leverage existing handsets to sell broadband data based on whatever consumption model the MNO decides to sell to its consumers + We believe in supporting an ecosystem that is very supportive and friendly to our MNO partners + Vodafone invested in AST in 2019 (series B), 2021 (IPO), 2024 (Convert + Commercial Prepayments) - so 3x times and they recently formed a go-to-market joint venture in Europe where we have signed 21 of the 27 member states already + For AST, it's about the technology, layering in the spectrum and making it all work seamlessly for the MNOs + Satellites and space has not been relevant to MNOs in the past, however we believe our technology can provide connectivity to 6 billion existing devices in a unique and compelling way + We're deploying satellites in a handful of launches later in 2025 and many more in 2026 + We're very excited about the risk profile of what we're doing + Big satellite strategy is right + MNO partner strategy is right + Cellular + MSS spectrum strategy is right + Vertically integrated production strategy is right + You can't build a constellation by purchase order (outsourcing) + We think this is going to be a big market + We think that having access to one of the major MSS spectrum bands (Ligado) covering the most valuable wireless market in the world (USA) is an incredible strategic position + Having ecosystem of +50 MNOs globally is a strong strategic position to tap up to 6 billion mobile phones in the market + We think cellular broadband is the right approach and have executed well with the support of our MNO partners

Anp🅰️nman

66,257 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

Elon Musk just confirmed the most INSANE IPO in history. SpaceX is going public in 2026. $1.5 TRILLION valuation. Raising $30+ billion. That's the biggest IPO ever made. Beating Saudi Aramco's $29 billion record from 2019. But here's what everyone's missing: This isn't about space tourism or Mars missions. Elon is literally about to win the entire AI race. And 99% of people have no idea how... Here's the problem killing every AI company right now: POWER. Oracle just reported earnings. They burned through $12 BILLION in one quarter building data centers. Their free cash flow? NEGATIVE $10 billion. Revenue missed estimates. Stock crashed 11%. Microsoft, Amazon, Google all scrambling to find enough electricity for AI training. The brutal math: The US generates 490 gigawatts of total power. AI is projected to need 123 gigawatts by 2035. That's a QUARTER of the entire electrical grid. Just for artificial intelligence. Goldman Sachs says AI energy demand could jump 165% by 2030. There is literally not enough power on Earth to run AI at the scale these companies are promising. Every data center needs massive cooling systems. Billions of gallons of water per year. Insane energy costs. And the infrastructure can't keep up. Elon's solution? Stop building on Earth entirely. SpaceX is building data centers in SPACE. Not a concept. Not 10 years out. Literally starting in 2026. They're upgrading Starlink V3 satellites to carry AI computing chips. Each satellite gets 24/7 solar power. No clouds. No night. No weather disruptions. No grid bottlenecks. And the insane part is that Starship can deliver 300 to 500 gigawatts of solar-powered AI satellites into orbit every single year. At 300 gigawatts per year, the AI computing power in space would exceed the entire U.S. economy's total electricity consumption within two years. Just from satellites. Processing in orbit. While Oracle is begging banks for loans to finish data centers and OpenAI is stuck in circular funding arrangements with Microsoft, Elon already owns everything: The rockets. The satellites. The launch infrastructure. The AI company (xAI). He doesn't need to ask utilities for permission. Doesn't need grid approvals from local governments. Doesn't need to build nuclear plants or wait for clean energy. He just launches. And everyone else is scrambling to catch up: Jeff Bezos sees it. Blue Origin announced they're building their own orbital data centers. Google just launched "Project Suncatcher" with plans to deploy AI satellites by 2027. Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, literally BOUGHT an entire rocket company (Relativity Space) just to compete in this space. But they're all 3+ years behind Elon. SpaceX already has 6,000+ Starlink satellites in orbit. The infrastructure is built. The $30 billion from the IPO? Going straight into scaling orbital compute. SpaceX revenue is jumping from $15 billion in 2025 to $24 billion in 2026. Most of that from Starlink. Now add space-based AI infrastructure on top. Here's why this matters: Whoever controls orbital computing controls the AI revolution. And there's only ONE company on Earth with fully reusable rockets that can launch at the scale required. Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, called space data centers "a dream." Translation: Nvidia is screwed if Elon actually pulls this off. Because if SpaceX succeeds, every AI company on the planet becomes Elon's customer. OpenAI needs compute? Running on SpaceX satellites. Google needs more capacity? Renting orbital infrastructure. Microsoft needs power? Paying SpaceX for launch and compute access. Elon won't just be in the AI race. He'll own the entire track everyone else is running on. The $1.5 trillion valuation sounds crazy until you realize what he's actually building. It's not a rocket company. It's the infrastructure layer for the next 50 years of computing. People calling it overvalued have no idea what's coming.
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Elon Musk just confirmed the most INSANE IPO in history. SpaceX is going public in 2026. $1.5 TRILLION valuation. Raising $30+ billion. That's the biggest IPO ever made. Beating Saudi Aramco's $29 billion record from 2019. But here's what everyone's missing: This isn't about space tourism or Mars missions. Elon is literally about to win the entire AI race. And 99% of people have no idea how... Here's the problem killing every AI company right now: POWER. Oracle just reported earnings. They burned through $12 BILLION in one quarter building data centers. Their free cash flow? NEGATIVE $10 billion. Revenue missed estimates. Stock crashed 11%. Microsoft, Amazon, Google all scrambling to find enough electricity for AI training. The brutal math: The US generates 490 gigawatts of total power. AI is projected to need 123 gigawatts by 2035. That's a QUARTER of the entire electrical grid. Just for artificial intelligence. Goldman Sachs says AI energy demand could jump 165% by 2030. There is literally not enough power on Earth to run AI at the scale these companies are promising. Every data center needs massive cooling systems. Billions of gallons of water per year. Insane energy costs. And the infrastructure can't keep up. Elon's solution? Stop building on Earth entirely. SpaceX is building data centers in SPACE. Not a concept. Not 10 years out. Literally starting in 2026. They're upgrading Starlink V3 satellites to carry AI computing chips. Each satellite gets 24/7 solar power. No clouds. No night. No weather disruptions. No grid bottlenecks. And the insane part is that Starship can deliver 300 to 500 gigawatts of solar-powered AI satellites into orbit every single year. At 300 gigawatts per year, the AI computing power in space would exceed the entire U.S. economy's total electricity consumption within two years. Just from satellites. Processing in orbit. While Oracle is begging banks for loans to finish data centers and OpenAI is stuck in circular funding arrangements with Microsoft, Elon already owns everything: The rockets. The satellites. The launch infrastructure. The AI company (xAI). He doesn't need to ask utilities for permission. Doesn't need grid approvals from local governments. Doesn't need to build nuclear plants or wait for clean energy. He just launches. And everyone else is scrambling to catch up: Jeff Bezos sees it. Blue Origin announced they're building their own orbital data centers. Google just launched "Project Suncatcher" with plans to deploy AI satellites by 2027. Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, literally BOUGHT an entire rocket company (Relativity Space) just to compete in this space. But they're all 3+ years behind Elon. SpaceX already has 6,000+ Starlink satellites in orbit. The infrastructure is built. The $30 billion from the IPO? Going straight into scaling orbital compute. SpaceX revenue is jumping from $15 billion in 2025 to $24 billion in 2026. Most of that from Starlink. Now add space-based AI infrastructure on top. Here's why this matters: Whoever controls orbital computing controls the AI revolution. And there's only ONE company on Earth with fully reusable rockets that can launch at the scale required. Jensen Huang, Nvidia's CEO, called space data centers "a dream." Translation: Nvidia is screwed if Elon actually pulls this off. Because if SpaceX succeeds, every AI company on the planet becomes Elon's customer. OpenAI needs compute? Running on SpaceX satellites. Google needs more capacity? Renting orbital infrastructure. Microsoft needs power? Paying SpaceX for launch and compute access. Elon won't just be in the AI race. He'll own the entire track everyone else is running on. The $1.5 trillion valuation sounds crazy until you realize what he's actually building. It's not a rocket company. It's the infrastructure layer for the next 50 years of computing. People calling it overvalued have no idea what's coming.

Ricardo

2,909,476 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

TRUMP UNVEILS GOLDEN DOME MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEM. President Donald Trump said he had selected a design for the $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named U.S. Space Force General Michael Guetlein, to lead the ambitious program aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia. This is a Manhattan Project-scale mission, one that is both urgent and crucial to America’s security. Lockheed Martin is ready to partner with the best in industry, emerging, and large technology companies together to safeguard our nation. We lead the MDA’s National Team for C2BMC and successfully built the world’s most powerful missile defense software network, which connects forces around the world 24x7. This operationally proven, layered missile defense system allows commanders to make synchronized decisions about threats at any range, in any phase of flight, from any location in the world. From surface to space, Lockheed Martin is delivering combat-proven layered defense solutions so the U.S. and allies can stay ahead of accelerating threats. Our integrated air and missile defense systems provide the most advanced radars and sensors, command and control networks, satellites, targets, interceptors, and directed energy systems in the world. NGI is a first line of defense, tip-to-tail interceptor within the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. PAC-3 is a world leader in defense technology for air defense missile systems, delivering unmatched capability across multi-domain environments. SBIRS serves as a critical missile warning system, utilizing infrared surveillance for early missile detection. The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program is the backbone of the Missile Defense Agency’s layered defense strategy to protect the U.S. homeland from ballistic missile attacks. Sentinel A4 is a high-performance surveillance radar, replacing the legacy Sentinel A3, enhancing defense against cruise missiles, UAVs, and air threats. Aegis Combat System, the Navy’s most modern surface combat system, employs the SPY-1 radar for threat detection at sea. Experience the combat-proven THAAD, a top missile interceptor, protecting against ballistic threats with unmatched effectiveness. The F-35 is the most advanced node in a 21st Century Security network-centric architecture with the ability to securely connect high-tech platforms to share information across every domain. With a combination of all these advanced weapons, A.I., direct energy weapons (DEWs), and the finest aircraft and military in the world, let's just say this is like Skynet from Terminator movies on steroids. America will have the best country missle defense system in the world. Source: Lockheed Martin
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TRUMP UNVEILS GOLDEN DOME MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEM. President Donald Trump said he had selected a design for the $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and named U.S. Space Force General Michael Guetlein, to lead the ambitious program aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia. This is a Manhattan Project-scale mission, one that is both urgent and crucial to America’s security. Lockheed Martin is ready to partner with the best in industry, emerging, and large technology companies together to safeguard our nation. We lead the MDA’s National Team for C2BMC and successfully built the world’s most powerful missile defense software network, which connects forces around the world 24x7. This operationally proven, layered missile defense system allows commanders to make synchronized decisions about threats at any range, in any phase of flight, from any location in the world. From surface to space, Lockheed Martin is delivering combat-proven layered defense solutions so the U.S. and allies can stay ahead of accelerating threats. Our integrated air and missile defense systems provide the most advanced radars and sensors, command and control networks, satellites, targets, interceptors, and directed energy systems in the world. NGI is a first line of defense, tip-to-tail interceptor within the Missile Defense Agency’s Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. PAC-3 is a world leader in defense technology for air defense missile systems, delivering unmatched capability across multi-domain environments. SBIRS serves as a critical missile warning system, utilizing infrared surveillance for early missile detection. The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) program is the backbone of the Missile Defense Agency’s layered defense strategy to protect the U.S. homeland from ballistic missile attacks. Sentinel A4 is a high-performance surveillance radar, replacing the legacy Sentinel A3, enhancing defense against cruise missiles, UAVs, and air threats. Aegis Combat System, the Navy’s most modern surface combat system, employs the SPY-1 radar for threat detection at sea. Experience the combat-proven THAAD, a top missile interceptor, protecting against ballistic threats with unmatched effectiveness. The F-35 is the most advanced node in a 21st Century Security network-centric architecture with the ability to securely connect high-tech platforms to share information across every domain. With a combination of all these advanced weapons, A.I., direct energy weapons (DEWs), and the finest aircraft and military in the world, let's just say this is like Skynet from Terminator movies on steroids. America will have the best country missle defense system in the world. Source: Lockheed Martin

The SCIF

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Aircraft Carriers: Very Much Alive, But in a Different Role We all thought aircraft carriers were obsolete, after all, because of their size, it's not hard to hit them with anti-ship missiles. And I would say there are missiles designed for this type of target with ranges up to 8,000 km, putting any large warship at risk. It is precisely in this context that aircraft carriers are reborn as extremely useful assets, because any long-range anti-carrier missile must carry out the initial target acquisition phase supported by its "kill web", which consists of reconnaissance satellites, over-the-horizon (OTH) radars, maritime patrol aircraft, and surveillance drones. Far from the coast, this primary acquisition is performed or enhanced by drones. Missiles such as the DF-21D, DF-26, and DF-27, for example, in addition to the initial guidance phase, rely heavily on external updates (satellites + drones) for mid-course corrections, even flight time being short, the target can displace dozens of kilometers. Once close, they will use their own onboard sensors, such as active radar, IR, optical sensors, and INS. But up to that point, they remain dependent on mid-course guidance. It is in this context that aircraft carriers play a fundamental role in fleet protection, sustaining dozens of HALE and MALE drones patrolling hundreds of kilometers and preventing enemy drones from conducting surveillance and target acquisition. These drones are also essential for interfering with enemy satellites through electronic warfare (EW), helping to keep the squadron safe by degrading or blocking orbital communications and tracking. Other measures will be complemented by the squadron's own EW capabilities, but keeping drones in the air to disrupt the enemy's kill web remains fundamental. Without aircraft carriers, there is no autonomy for these drones to cover the necessary area. Therefore, each aircraft carrier should operate with dedicated drone squadrons on a full-time basis. Very much alive, yes. Only now their game is denying the enemy the ability to find and target us, rather than going out to strike distant bases like in the old days. * Obviously, I support the decentralization m- also of C2-, of fleets and greater investment in smaller units, but large ships will continue to exist and must always be protected in safer areas. To move these the fleet in open sea, will be necessary drone cover, with ACs.
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Aircraft Carriers: Very Much Alive, But in a Different Role We all thought aircraft carriers were obsolete, after all, because of their size, it's not hard to hit them with anti-ship missiles. And I would say there are missiles designed for this type of target with ranges up to 8,000 km, putting any large warship at risk. It is precisely in this context that aircraft carriers are reborn as extremely useful assets, because any long-range anti-carrier missile must carry out the initial target acquisition phase supported by its "kill web", which consists of reconnaissance satellites, over-the-horizon (OTH) radars, maritime patrol aircraft, and surveillance drones. Far from the coast, this primary acquisition is performed or enhanced by drones. Missiles such as the DF-21D, DF-26, and DF-27, for example, in addition to the initial guidance phase, rely heavily on external updates (satellites + drones) for mid-course corrections, even flight time being short, the target can displace dozens of kilometers. Once close, they will use their own onboard sensors, such as active radar, IR, optical sensors, and INS. But up to that point, they remain dependent on mid-course guidance. It is in this context that aircraft carriers play a fundamental role in fleet protection, sustaining dozens of HALE and MALE drones patrolling hundreds of kilometers and preventing enemy drones from conducting surveillance and target acquisition. These drones are also essential for interfering with enemy satellites through electronic warfare (EW), helping to keep the squadron safe by degrading or blocking orbital communications and tracking. Other measures will be complemented by the squadron's own EW capabilities, but keeping drones in the air to disrupt the enemy's kill web remains fundamental. Without aircraft carriers, there is no autonomy for these drones to cover the necessary area. Therefore, each aircraft carrier should operate with dedicated drone squadrons on a full-time basis. Very much alive, yes. Only now their game is denying the enemy the ability to find and target us, rather than going out to strike distant bases like in the old days. * Obviously, I support the decentralization m- also of C2-, of fleets and greater investment in smaller units, but large ships will continue to exist and must always be protected in safer areas. To move these the fleet in open sea, will be necessary drone cover, with ACs.

Patricia Marins

44,983 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

💥 Footage of the Russian Tor in action The Tor missile system (NATO: SA-15 Gauntlet) stands as one of the most effective and battle-proven short-range air defense systems in the world, a flagship product of Russian military engineering that continues to demonstrate unmatched versatility, reliability, and lethality in modern asymmetric warfare. Developed by the Almaz-Antey concern (with key production by the Kupol plant), the Tor family was conceived in the Soviet era but has undergone continuous, combat-driven modernization that keeps it ahead of evolving threats like drones, cruise missiles, precision-guided munitions, and low-flying aircraft. Tor is not merely a defensive tool—it is a mobile guardian that enables offensive operations by providing layered, all-weather protection to ground forces, critical infrastructure, and forward bases. Technical Capabilities: Precision, Mobility, and Multi-Threat Engagement The core strength of the Tor lies in its integrated design: a tracked (or wheeled in variants like Tor-M2K) chassis carrying a 360-degree surveillance radar, fire-control radar, electro-optical/TV & thermal imaging systems & vertical-launch missiles. Key specifications for the advanced Tor-M2 include: Engagement envelope: Targets from as low as 3–10 meters altitude up to 10 km, with ranges typically 12–16 km (Russian sources highlight effective performance out to 32 km in optimized scenarios for the latest missiles like the 9M338/9M9331 series). Missile performance: PMach 2.5+ speed, 165–170 kg launch weight, 15–50 kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead with proximity fuse. Up to 8–16 ready-to-fire missiles per vehicle. Multi-target handling: Newer variants feature four guidance channels, allowing simultaneous engagement of up to four targets while tracking dozens more. Mobility and autonomy: Full operation on the move at speeds up to 40–65 km/h, with rapid 3–5 second reaction times after a short stop. It can operate autonomously or networked into larger air defense layers (e.g., alongside S-300/400 or Pantsir systems). ECM and stealth resistance: Exceptional electronic countermeasures resistance, proven in heavy jamming environments. It reliably detects and destroys small, low-signature targets (down to tennis-ball size), including radar-evading drones and stealthy munitions. Russian testing has repeatedly shown near-100% success rates against multiple simultaneous high-speed, small targets in ECM-heavy conditions—capabilities Western systems often struggle to match in real-world scenarios. Variants and Ongoing Modernization Russia has iteratively improved the Tor to stay relevant: Tor-M1: Enhanced accuracy and dual-target engagement. - **Tor-M2/M2U/M2E**: Core current variant with superior radar, digital algorithms, and better low-altitude performance. Wheeled (M2K) and Arctic (M2DT on DT-30 all-terrain vehicle) versions extend its reach into any terrain. - **Specialized adaptations**: Naval Tor-M2 for shipborne defense against sea-skimming threats; modular/containerized options; and recent anti-drone protection kits (jammers, detectors, and EW modules) developed in response to battlefield lessons. These upgrades, driven directly by operational feedback, underscore Russian industry’s agility—something pro-Russian analysts contrast favorably with slower Western procurement cycles. Combat Effectiveness: Proven in Syria and the Special Military Operation The Tor’s true value shines in real combat, where Russian forces have validated its design against the full spectrum of contemporary threats. Syria (Khmeimim Airbase Protection): First major foreign deployment of the Tor-M2. It operated both standalone and in integrated networks, repeatedly neutralizing drone swarms, guided bombs, and cruise missiles. Russian reports credit it with superior performance over even the Pantsir-S1 in countering improvised UAV attacks, protecting Russian assets with minimal losses. >>>>
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💥 Footage of the Russian Tor in action The Tor missile system (NATO: SA-15 Gauntlet) stands as one of the most effective and battle-proven short-range air defense systems in the world, a flagship product of Russian military engineering that continues to demonstrate unmatched versatility, reliability, and lethality in modern asymmetric warfare. Developed by the Almaz-Antey concern (with key production by the Kupol plant), the Tor family was conceived in the Soviet era but has undergone continuous, combat-driven modernization that keeps it ahead of evolving threats like drones, cruise missiles, precision-guided munitions, and low-flying aircraft. Tor is not merely a defensive tool—it is a mobile guardian that enables offensive operations by providing layered, all-weather protection to ground forces, critical infrastructure, and forward bases. Technical Capabilities: Precision, Mobility, and Multi-Threat Engagement The core strength of the Tor lies in its integrated design: a tracked (or wheeled in variants like Tor-M2K) chassis carrying a 360-degree surveillance radar, fire-control radar, electro-optical/TV & thermal imaging systems & vertical-launch missiles. Key specifications for the advanced Tor-M2 include: Engagement envelope: Targets from as low as 3–10 meters altitude up to 10 km, with ranges typically 12–16 km (Russian sources highlight effective performance out to 32 km in optimized scenarios for the latest missiles like the 9M338/9M9331 series). Missile performance: PMach 2.5+ speed, 165–170 kg launch weight, 15–50 kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead with proximity fuse. Up to 8–16 ready-to-fire missiles per vehicle. Multi-target handling: Newer variants feature four guidance channels, allowing simultaneous engagement of up to four targets while tracking dozens more. Mobility and autonomy: Full operation on the move at speeds up to 40–65 km/h, with rapid 3–5 second reaction times after a short stop. It can operate autonomously or networked into larger air defense layers (e.g., alongside S-300/400 or Pantsir systems). ECM and stealth resistance: Exceptional electronic countermeasures resistance, proven in heavy jamming environments. It reliably detects and destroys small, low-signature targets (down to tennis-ball size), including radar-evading drones and stealthy munitions. Russian testing has repeatedly shown near-100% success rates against multiple simultaneous high-speed, small targets in ECM-heavy conditions—capabilities Western systems often struggle to match in real-world scenarios. Variants and Ongoing Modernization Russia has iteratively improved the Tor to stay relevant: Tor-M1: Enhanced accuracy and dual-target engagement. - **Tor-M2/M2U/M2E**: Core current variant with superior radar, digital algorithms, and better low-altitude performance. Wheeled (M2K) and Arctic (M2DT on DT-30 all-terrain vehicle) versions extend its reach into any terrain. - **Specialized adaptations**: Naval Tor-M2 for shipborne defense against sea-skimming threats; modular/containerized options; and recent anti-drone protection kits (jammers, detectors, and EW modules) developed in response to battlefield lessons. These upgrades, driven directly by operational feedback, underscore Russian industry’s agility—something pro-Russian analysts contrast favorably with slower Western procurement cycles. Combat Effectiveness: Proven in Syria and the Special Military Operation The Tor’s true value shines in real combat, where Russian forces have validated its design against the full spectrum of contemporary threats. Syria (Khmeimim Airbase Protection): First major foreign deployment of the Tor-M2. It operated both standalone and in integrated networks, repeatedly neutralizing drone swarms, guided bombs, and cruise missiles. Russian reports credit it with superior performance over even the Pantsir-S1 in countering improvised UAV attacks, protecting Russian assets with minimal losses. >>>>

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Russia has found a source of near-slave labor and “cannon fodder” in North Korea. For Pyongyang, this is a way to earn foreign currency, gain access to Russian resources and technology, while maintaining complete control over its citizens abroad. North Korea has been making money from exporting its workers for decades. According to estimates cited by 38 North, around 100,000 North Korean citizens may be working abroad in approximately 40 countries, generating around $500 million a year for the regime. Russia has now become one of the main destinations. According to South Korean intelligence, around 15,000 North Koreans were already working in Russia by May 2025. Formally, this violates UN sanctions: Resolutions 2375 and 2397 banned the issuance of new work permits to North Korean citizens and required existing workers to be repatriated by the end of 2019. Moscow circumvented these restrictions by using other types of visas. In 2025, Russia issued more than 36,000 visas to North Korean citizens, almost all supposedly for educational purposes. In practice, these “students” go to Russia to work. Now this flow is expanding. Organized groups of North Korean women have begun arriving in Russia to work on assembly lines, in garment factories, kitchens, and farms. Russian employers are offered ready-made groups of at least 40 workers. This marks an important shift: previously, North Korean labor in Russia was associated primarily with men working in construction and logging. ‼️ This is effectively state-sanctioned human trafficking. A major report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights explicitly describes North Korea’s overseas labor system as involving indicators of forced labor. Former workers told the UN that their passports were confiscated, they were forbidden from leaving workplaces and dormitories independently, and their communications and contacts with the outside world were monitored. People are supervised not only by representatives of North Korea’s Ministry of State Security, but also by group leaders and informants within the work brigades themselves. One former worker in Russia told the UN that a single North Korean intelligence officer monitored around 500 workers through a system of group leaders who reported to him daily. The state also controls the money. Russian employers typically do not pay workers their salaries directly: the money goes to companies linked to North Korea, after which state payments and various expenses are deducted. Human Rights Watch, citing interviews conducted by Global Rights Compliance with 21 North Korean workers in three Russian cities, reports that they worked 12-16-hour days and, in some cases, up to 364 days a year. With a salary of around $800 a month, approximately $600 could be taken by the North Korean state, and after additional deductions for travel, accommodation, and other expenses, workers were sometimes left with as little as $10. For Russia, this is particularly beneficial now. The war itself has created a labor shortage: hundreds of thousands of men have been mobilized or recruited into the military, large numbers of people have been killed or wounded, some of the population has left the country, and the defense industry is drawing workers away from other sectors. Moscow is now trying to fill part of this labor shortage with North Koreans. In July 2025, 38 North reported that North Korean workers had returned to Russia’s Far East on a scale not seen there since before the pandemic. But Pyongyang is supplying Russia with more than just workers. In autumn 2024, North Korea began deploying regular military units to Russia. The first wave consisted of approximately 14,000-15,000 troops, whom Russia primarily used in combat in the Kursk region. These were not individual mercenaries who had independently signed Russian contracts, but soldiers of the Korean People’s Army sent at the decision of the North Korean state. Moscow and Pyongyang concealed their involvement for several months and officially acknowledged it only in spring 2025. The casualties were extremely high. South Korean intelligence estimated that around 600 North Korean soldiers had been killed out of approximately 15,000 deployed, while Western estimates of total casualties - killed and wounded - exceeded 6,000. In June 2025, Reuters also reported more than 6,000 casualties among the North Korean contingent. This means that a very significant portion of the initial force may have suffered casualties over a relatively short period of combat. The North Korean state portrays these deaths as heroic sacrifices. In August 2025, Kim Jong Un publicly met with the families of those killed and promised to ensure they would have a “wonderful life.” State propaganda began referring to the fallen as martyrs and heroes. And Russia intends to continue using this resource. On July 25, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was preparing to receive another 30,000 North Korean troops. On August 9, he gave a range of 30,000-50,000. Reuters has not independently confirmed these figures, so for now they should be presented specifically as an assessment by the Ukrainian side. However, the preparations for a new deployment fit into the already established model of Russian-North Korean cooperation.
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Russia has found a source of near-slave labor and “cannon fodder” in North Korea. For Pyongyang, this is a way to earn foreign currency, gain access to Russian resources and technology, while maintaining complete control over its citizens abroad. North Korea has been making money from exporting its workers for decades. According to estimates cited by 38 North, around 100,000 North Korean citizens may be working abroad in approximately 40 countries, generating around $500 million a year for the regime. Russia has now become one of the main destinations. According to South Korean intelligence, around 15,000 North Koreans were already working in Russia by May 2025. Formally, this violates UN sanctions: Resolutions 2375 and 2397 banned the issuance of new work permits to North Korean citizens and required existing workers to be repatriated by the end of 2019. Moscow circumvented these restrictions by using other types of visas. In 2025, Russia issued more than 36,000 visas to North Korean citizens, almost all supposedly for educational purposes. In practice, these “students” go to Russia to work. Now this flow is expanding. Organized groups of North Korean women have begun arriving in Russia to work on assembly lines, in garment factories, kitchens, and farms. Russian employers are offered ready-made groups of at least 40 workers. This marks an important shift: previously, North Korean labor in Russia was associated primarily with men working in construction and logging. ‼️ This is effectively state-sanctioned human trafficking. A major report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights explicitly describes North Korea’s overseas labor system as involving indicators of forced labor. Former workers told the UN that their passports were confiscated, they were forbidden from leaving workplaces and dormitories independently, and their communications and contacts with the outside world were monitored. People are supervised not only by representatives of North Korea’s Ministry of State Security, but also by group leaders and informants within the work brigades themselves. One former worker in Russia told the UN that a single North Korean intelligence officer monitored around 500 workers through a system of group leaders who reported to him daily. The state also controls the money. Russian employers typically do not pay workers their salaries directly: the money goes to companies linked to North Korea, after which state payments and various expenses are deducted. Human Rights Watch, citing interviews conducted by Global Rights Compliance with 21 North Korean workers in three Russian cities, reports that they worked 12-16-hour days and, in some cases, up to 364 days a year. With a salary of around $800 a month, approximately $600 could be taken by the North Korean state, and after additional deductions for travel, accommodation, and other expenses, workers were sometimes left with as little as $10. For Russia, this is particularly beneficial now. The war itself has created a labor shortage: hundreds of thousands of men have been mobilized or recruited into the military, large numbers of people have been killed or wounded, some of the population has left the country, and the defense industry is drawing workers away from other sectors. Moscow is now trying to fill part of this labor shortage with North Koreans. In July 2025, 38 North reported that North Korean workers had returned to Russia’s Far East on a scale not seen there since before the pandemic. But Pyongyang is supplying Russia with more than just workers. In autumn 2024, North Korea began deploying regular military units to Russia. The first wave consisted of approximately 14,000-15,000 troops, whom Russia primarily used in combat in the Kursk region. These were not individual mercenaries who had independently signed Russian contracts, but soldiers of the Korean People’s Army sent at the decision of the North Korean state. Moscow and Pyongyang concealed their involvement for several months and officially acknowledged it only in spring 2025. The casualties were extremely high. South Korean intelligence estimated that around 600 North Korean soldiers had been killed out of approximately 15,000 deployed, while Western estimates of total casualties - killed and wounded - exceeded 6,000. In June 2025, Reuters also reported more than 6,000 casualties among the North Korean contingent. This means that a very significant portion of the initial force may have suffered casualties over a relatively short period of combat. The North Korean state portrays these deaths as heroic sacrifices. In August 2025, Kim Jong Un publicly met with the families of those killed and promised to ensure they would have a “wonderful life.” State propaganda began referring to the fallen as martyrs and heroes. And Russia intends to continue using this resource. On July 25, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was preparing to receive another 30,000 North Korean troops. On August 9, he gave a range of 30,000-50,000. Reuters has not independently confirmed these figures, so for now they should be presented specifically as an assessment by the Ukrainian side. However, the preparations for a new deployment fit into the already established model of Russian-North Korean cooperation.

Anton Gerashchenko

291,949 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

The sun produces more energy in one second than humanity has used in its entire existence. SpaceX thinks the only way to actually use more of it is to leave Earth. Here's why Elon Musk is racing to build data centers in space: 1. Musk frames civilizational progress using the Kardashev scale, a measurement created by a Russian physicist that ranks civilizations by how much energy they can harness. Type one means harnessing a planet's full energy, type two means harnessing a star's energy, and type three means harnessing a galaxy's energy. 2. Right now, humanity registers as essentially nonexistent on this scale. We harness less than a trillionth of the sun's total power output. Musk says we are not even at the level of a micro soul on the scale. 3. The sun makes up 99.86 percent of all mass in the entire solar system. Earth is so small in comparison that it falls into the leftover miscellaneous category alongside everything that is not the sun or Jupiter. 4. Only about half a billionth of the sun's energy even reaches Earth's cross section, and most of that cannot be used because 70 percent of Earth is covered in water, and much of the remaining land is uninhabitable terrain like Antarctica and Siberia. 5. To meaningfully climb the Kardashev scale, humanity has to go to space. Reaching even one millionth of the sun's total energy output would require increasing civilizational energy use by more than a million times current levels. 6. Getting to just 1 percent of the sun's energy would make a civilization vastly more powerful than ours is today. Musk says even reaching that level would represent an extremely advanced civilization. 7. Three core requirements stand between humanity and this goal: mass to orbit capability, a massive amount of solar power, and enough AI chips to actually use that power. 8. Starship solves the mass to orbit problem. It is designed to be the first rocket in history with full and rapid reusability, a breakthrough Musk calls absolutely necessary for making life multi-planetary and for ascending the Kardashev scale at all. 9. Reusability is the same principle behind every successful mode of transport. Cars, planes, boats, and bicycles are all reusable. If airplanes were thrown away after every flight, flying would be far too expensive for anyone to use. 10. Starship is already the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying object ever built. Version 3 produces more than double the thrust of the Saturn V moon rocket, and version 4 is expected to produce nearly three times that thrust. 11. SpaceX currently delivers between 85 and 90 percent of all mass that reaches orbit from Earth using Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. With Starship, the company aims to scale mass to orbit from roughly 2,500 tons a year to millions of tons a year within about three years. 12. The proposed AI satellites are actually simpler to build than Starlink satellites. They mainly need solar cells, radiators, and laser links, without the complex phased array and parabolic antennas that Starlink satellites require. 13. The first version of the SpaceX AI satellite targets 150 kilowatts of peak power and 120 kilowatts of sustained power, roughly matching the output of a single Nvidia GB300 compute rack here on Earth. 14. These satellites will connect to each other through laser links and to the Starlink constellation, which then relays data to the ground. Despite orbiting 600 to 800 kilometers above Earth, the added latency is roughly only 3 milliseconds. 15. Heat management in space is actually easier than on Earth because radiators can simply release heat directly into the vacuum, removing the need for the massive cooling infrastructure required by ground based data centers. 16. SpaceX already operates around 10,000 Starlink satellites and claims to be the only company with real experience safely operating constellations at that scale, which gives them a head start in managing potentially thousands or even up to a million AI satellites. 17. To actually scale chip production to the levels needed, SpaceX is planning what it calls a Terafab, a chip manufacturing facility expected to span roughly 100 million square feet, about ten times the size of the existing Tesla Gigafactory in Texas. 18. The rough timeline targets reaching an annualized rate of 1 gigawatt of space based AI compute by the end of next year, scaling by roughly 10x per year afterward, eventually aiming for a terawatt per year, which is twice the entire current electricity consumption of the United States. 19. To push three orders of magnitude beyond even that terawatt goal, Musk describes building a mass driver on the moon, an electromagnetic rail gun style system that uses the moon's lack of atmosphere and lower gravity to launch satellites into space without needing a rocket at all. 20. Musk frames the long term vision in deeply personal terms. If enough mass and infrastructure eventually moves to the moon, it would become accessible enough that almost anyone who wants to go could go, and potentially even live there permanently. Follow Brad if you want more content on business, mindset & life changing ideas.
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The sun produces more energy in one second than humanity has used in its entire existence. SpaceX thinks the only way to actually use more of it is to leave Earth. Here's why Elon Musk is racing to build data centers in space: 1. Musk frames civilizational progress using the Kardashev scale, a measurement created by a Russian physicist that ranks civilizations by how much energy they can harness. Type one means harnessing a planet's full energy, type two means harnessing a star's energy, and type three means harnessing a galaxy's energy. 2. Right now, humanity registers as essentially nonexistent on this scale. We harness less than a trillionth of the sun's total power output. Musk says we are not even at the level of a micro soul on the scale. 3. The sun makes up 99.86 percent of all mass in the entire solar system. Earth is so small in comparison that it falls into the leftover miscellaneous category alongside everything that is not the sun or Jupiter. 4. Only about half a billionth of the sun's energy even reaches Earth's cross section, and most of that cannot be used because 70 percent of Earth is covered in water, and much of the remaining land is uninhabitable terrain like Antarctica and Siberia. 5. To meaningfully climb the Kardashev scale, humanity has to go to space. Reaching even one millionth of the sun's total energy output would require increasing civilizational energy use by more than a million times current levels. 6. Getting to just 1 percent of the sun's energy would make a civilization vastly more powerful than ours is today. Musk says even reaching that level would represent an extremely advanced civilization. 7. Three core requirements stand between humanity and this goal: mass to orbit capability, a massive amount of solar power, and enough AI chips to actually use that power. 8. Starship solves the mass to orbit problem. It is designed to be the first rocket in history with full and rapid reusability, a breakthrough Musk calls absolutely necessary for making life multi-planetary and for ascending the Kardashev scale at all. 9. Reusability is the same principle behind every successful mode of transport. Cars, planes, boats, and bicycles are all reusable. If airplanes were thrown away after every flight, flying would be far too expensive for anyone to use. 10. Starship is already the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying object ever built. Version 3 produces more than double the thrust of the Saturn V moon rocket, and version 4 is expected to produce nearly three times that thrust. 11. SpaceX currently delivers between 85 and 90 percent of all mass that reaches orbit from Earth using Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. With Starship, the company aims to scale mass to orbit from roughly 2,500 tons a year to millions of tons a year within about three years. 12. The proposed AI satellites are actually simpler to build than Starlink satellites. They mainly need solar cells, radiators, and laser links, without the complex phased array and parabolic antennas that Starlink satellites require. 13. The first version of the SpaceX AI satellite targets 150 kilowatts of peak power and 120 kilowatts of sustained power, roughly matching the output of a single Nvidia GB300 compute rack here on Earth. 14. These satellites will connect to each other through laser links and to the Starlink constellation, which then relays data to the ground. Despite orbiting 600 to 800 kilometers above Earth, the added latency is roughly only 3 milliseconds. 15. Heat management in space is actually easier than on Earth because radiators can simply release heat directly into the vacuum, removing the need for the massive cooling infrastructure required by ground based data centers. 16. SpaceX already operates around 10,000 Starlink satellites and claims to be the only company with real experience safely operating constellations at that scale, which gives them a head start in managing potentially thousands or even up to a million AI satellites. 17. To actually scale chip production to the levels needed, SpaceX is planning what it calls a Terafab, a chip manufacturing facility expected to span roughly 100 million square feet, about ten times the size of the existing Tesla Gigafactory in Texas. 18. The rough timeline targets reaching an annualized rate of 1 gigawatt of space based AI compute by the end of next year, scaling by roughly 10x per year afterward, eventually aiming for a terawatt per year, which is twice the entire current electricity consumption of the United States. 19. To push three orders of magnitude beyond even that terawatt goal, Musk describes building a mass driver on the moon, an electromagnetic rail gun style system that uses the moon's lack of atmosphere and lower gravity to launch satellites into space without needing a rocket at all. 20. Musk frames the long term vision in deeply personal terms. If enough mass and infrastructure eventually moves to the moon, it would become accessible enough that almost anyone who wants to go could go, and potentially even live there permanently. Follow Brad if you want more content on business, mindset & life changing ideas.

Brad

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Elon just created the most valuable private company in history. And the VISION behind this move is going to win him the AI race. Yesterday, SpaceX and xAI combined in a $1.25 TRILLION deal, But this isn’t just a merger. Elon is literally solving AI’s biggest bottleneck: AI needs INSANE amounts of electricity. Every major AI company is hitting the same wall: Power constraints. OpenAI, Google, Anthropic are all racing to build bigger data centers. But they're all stuck on Earth fighting for the same limited power grid. Elon's solution: Move the data centers to SPACE. Last Friday, SpaceX filed with the FCC to launch up to 1 MILLION satellites. Not for internet. For compute. Solar-powered AI data centers in orbit that run 24/7 with zero cooling costs and unlimited energy from the sun. Look: On Earth, you need massive power plants, cooling systems, and infrastructure that costs billions and takes years to build. But in space? You have direct solar power. No cooling needed. Near-constant sunlight. According to Elon: "Within 2-3 years, space will be the lowest-cost way to generate AI compute." The numbers behind this are crazy: SpaceX made $8 billion profit on $15 billion revenue in 2025. xAI was valued at $230 billion standalone. Combined entity: $1.25 trillion heading into what could be the biggest IPO in history. And here's why this actually makes sense: SpaceX already dominates launches. 80% of their revenue comes from launching Starlink satellites. They've perfected reusable rockets. Launch costs keep dropping. Now instead of just launching communication satellites, they're launching compute infrastructure. xAI gets unlimited scalable compute without fighting for power grid access. SpaceX gets a customer that will need constant satellite refreshes and launches for decades. The vertical integration is incredible: SpaceX builds and launches the satellites. xAI runs the AI models on them. Grok gets trained on infrastructure no competitor can access. Starlink provides the communication backbone. Nobody else can replicate this. OpenAI can't launch rockets. Google can't either. What you have to understand about the upcoming IPO: This isn't just "rocket company goes public." It's "AI infrastructure company that happens to own the launch capability" goes public. Investors get exposure to both the AI race AND space commercialization in one ticker. That's why the $1.25 trillion valuation makes sense to Wall Street. Now here's the rational take: This is extremely ambitious. Maybe too ambitious. xAI is burning $1 billion per month right now competing with OpenAI. Space-based data centers have never been done at scale. The satellite constellation would be the largest in history by 100X. Technical challenges are massive. Regulatory approval isn't guaranteed. But if it works? Elon isn't just winning the AI race. He's changing WHERE the race happens. Imagine training AI models with 10X the compute power at 1/10th the cost because you're not constrained by Earth's power grid. That's game over for competition. The timeline to watch: Mid-2026: SpaceX/xAI IPO (largest in history) Late 2026: First orbital compute satellites launch 2027-2028: Proof of concept for space-based AI training If this actually delivers, we're looking at: The first trillion-dollar private company IPO. A new category of infrastructure (orbital compute). AI development unconstrained by terrestrial power limits. If it doesn't deliver? Well, it's still SpaceX with $8B in annual profit and dominance in launch services. Plus xAI with a $230B valuation and Grok. The risk-reward here is asymmetric. Downside: You own the world's most valuable rocket company. Upside: You own the infrastructure layer for all future AI development. Do you think datacenters in space could work?
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Elon just created the most valuable private company in history. And the VISION behind this move is going to win him the AI race. Yesterday, SpaceX and xAI combined in a $1.25 TRILLION deal, But this isn’t just a merger. Elon is literally solving AI’s biggest bottleneck: AI needs INSANE amounts of electricity. Every major AI company is hitting the same wall: Power constraints. OpenAI, Google, Anthropic are all racing to build bigger data centers. But they're all stuck on Earth fighting for the same limited power grid. Elon's solution: Move the data centers to SPACE. Last Friday, SpaceX filed with the FCC to launch up to 1 MILLION satellites. Not for internet. For compute. Solar-powered AI data centers in orbit that run 24/7 with zero cooling costs and unlimited energy from the sun. Look: On Earth, you need massive power plants, cooling systems, and infrastructure that costs billions and takes years to build. But in space? You have direct solar power. No cooling needed. Near-constant sunlight. According to Elon: "Within 2-3 years, space will be the lowest-cost way to generate AI compute." The numbers behind this are crazy: SpaceX made $8 billion profit on $15 billion revenue in 2025. xAI was valued at $230 billion standalone. Combined entity: $1.25 trillion heading into what could be the biggest IPO in history. And here's why this actually makes sense: SpaceX already dominates launches. 80% of their revenue comes from launching Starlink satellites. They've perfected reusable rockets. Launch costs keep dropping. Now instead of just launching communication satellites, they're launching compute infrastructure. xAI gets unlimited scalable compute without fighting for power grid access. SpaceX gets a customer that will need constant satellite refreshes and launches for decades. The vertical integration is incredible: SpaceX builds and launches the satellites. xAI runs the AI models on them. Grok gets trained on infrastructure no competitor can access. Starlink provides the communication backbone. Nobody else can replicate this. OpenAI can't launch rockets. Google can't either. What you have to understand about the upcoming IPO: This isn't just "rocket company goes public." It's "AI infrastructure company that happens to own the launch capability" goes public. Investors get exposure to both the AI race AND space commercialization in one ticker. That's why the $1.25 trillion valuation makes sense to Wall Street. Now here's the rational take: This is extremely ambitious. Maybe too ambitious. xAI is burning $1 billion per month right now competing with OpenAI. Space-based data centers have never been done at scale. The satellite constellation would be the largest in history by 100X. Technical challenges are massive. Regulatory approval isn't guaranteed. But if it works? Elon isn't just winning the AI race. He's changing WHERE the race happens. Imagine training AI models with 10X the compute power at 1/10th the cost because you're not constrained by Earth's power grid. That's game over for competition. The timeline to watch: Mid-2026: SpaceX/xAI IPO (largest in history) Late 2026: First orbital compute satellites launch 2027-2028: Proof of concept for space-based AI training If this actually delivers, we're looking at: The first trillion-dollar private company IPO. A new category of infrastructure (orbital compute). AI development unconstrained by terrestrial power limits. If it doesn't deliver? Well, it's still SpaceX with $8B in annual profit and dominance in launch services. Plus xAI with a $230B valuation and Grok. The risk-reward here is asymmetric. Downside: You own the world's most valuable rocket company. Upside: You own the infrastructure layer for all future AI development. Do you think datacenters in space could work?

Ricardo

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