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We've seen a confirmed drop in Iran's missile attacks, but drones remain the larger LT threat. The complication that I'll be following closely is China's role. With Chinese shipments of drone components still entering Iran, the US will have to decide when and if to cut that off. #iranwar... show more

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Peter Zeihan

49,026 views • 4 months ago

Iran's arsenal may have revealed another surprise. Following recent attacks on Israel, defense observers have suggested that some of the drones used could be the jet-powered Hadid-110, although Iran has not officially identified the platform. Unlike the well-known Shahed series, which fly at relatively low speeds, the Hadid-110 is reported to be capable of speeds exceeding 500 km/h. Analysts also claim it was designed with a reduced radar signature, potentially making detection and interception more difficult. These claims remain unconfirmed, and the exact drone used in the attack has not been officially verified. But if the Hadid-110 was indeed deployed, it would signal a significant evolution in Iran's drone strategy—one focused not just on quantity, but also on speed, survivability, and air-defense penetration. #iran #IranWar #iranisraelconflict #drones #DroneStrike

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Srijan Pal Singh

14,452 views • 2 months ago

ELON: WE NEED TO INVEST IN DRONES “I think we probably need to invest in drones. The United States is strong in terms of technology of the items, but the production rate is low. So, it's a small number of units, relatively speaking. There's a production rate issue. Say there's a drone conflict. The outcome of that drone conflict will be how many drones does each side have in that particular skirmish times the kill ratio. Let's say the United States would have a set of drones that have a high kill ratio. But then the other side has far more drones. If you've got a two-to-one kill ratio, but the other side has four times as many drones, you're still going to lose. I think [scaling our industrial base] is going to be the biggest challenge.” Source: United States Military Academy West Point, August 2024

ELON: WE NEED TO INVEST IN DRONES “I think we probably need to invest in drones. The United States is strong in terms of technology of the items, but the production rate is low. So, it's a small number of units, relatively speaking. There's a production rate issue. Say there's a drone conflict. The outcome of that drone conflict will be how many drones does each side have in that particular skirmish times the kill ratio. Let's say the United States would have a set of drones that have a high kill ratio. But then the other side has far more drones. If you've got a two-to-one kill ratio, but the other side has four times as many drones, you're still going to lose. I think [scaling our industrial base] is going to be the biggest challenge.” Source: United States Military Academy West Point, August 2024

Mario Nawfal

310,510 views • 1 year ago

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry will gather ambassadors from countries that can help. Help not only our resilience, but also in fact themselves – if certain countries cut off the blatantly reprehensible schemes of supplying Russia with critical components for the production of missiles and drones, the Russian threat will become drastically smaller. Putin does not know how to wage war without terror. Russia would not have a single missile or most of its drones, and therefore would not be able to cause significant damage to our energy sector, if they were unable to purchase or somehow import Western-made components for missiles and "shaheds", as well as components and machinery from South Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan. Unfortunately, many critical components are still being supplied to Russia from Europe and the US. And we are not talking about a dozen components, but hundreds of thousands of components, purely commercial supplies. The direct consequence of all this is that the Russians are terrorizing our country, threatening other countries, behaving despicably, and refusing to make peace. There are specific points that must be pressured. And we are doing everything to make that pressure work. The world has the power to stop terror – any terror – and Russia is no exception.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry will gather ambassadors from countries that can help. Help not only our resilience, but also in fact themselves – if certain countries cut off the blatantly reprehensible schemes of supplying Russia with critical components for the production of missiles and drones, the Russian threat will become drastically smaller. Putin does not know how to wage war without terror. Russia would not have a single missile or most of its drones, and therefore would not be able to cause significant damage to our energy sector, if they were unable to purchase or somehow import Western-made components for missiles and "shaheds", as well as components and machinery from South Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan. Unfortunately, many critical components are still being supplied to Russia from Europe and the US. And we are not talking about a dozen components, but hundreds of thousands of components, purely commercial supplies. The direct consequence of all this is that the Russians are terrorizing our country, threatening other countries, behaving despicably, and refusing to make peace. There are specific points that must be pressured. And we are doing everything to make that pressure work. The world has the power to stop terror – any terror – and Russia is no exception.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

222,425 views • 10 months ago

ELON: THE U.S. SHOULD PRODUCE MORE DRONES “I think we probably need to invest in drones. The United States is strong in terms of technology of the items, but the production rate is low. It's a small number of units, relatively speaking. There's a production rate issue. Say there's a drone conflict. The outcome of that drone conflict will be how many drones does each side have in that particular skirmish times the kill ratio. Let's say the United States would have a set of drones that have a high kill ratio. But then the other side has far more drones. If you've got a two-to-one kill ratio, but the other side has four times as many drones, you're still going to lose. I think [scaling our industrial base] is going to be the biggest challenge.” Source: United States Military Academy West Point, August 2024

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Mario Nawfal

66,216 views • 1 year ago

A new report has revealed a fascinating claim from a rescued US F-15 crew member who allegedly encountered a highly coordinated formation of Iranian drones during the Iran conflict. According to the pilot, the drones flew in a synchronized pattern resembling a giant jellyfish, raising questions about the possibility of advanced swarm warfare capabilities. If accurate, the sighting could point to a sophisticated "meshed networking" system, where multiple drones share data and operate as a single coordinated network rather than as individual aircraft. Such capabilities could significantly change the future of drone warfare and air combat. While US intelligence agencies have not confirmed the claim, the report has sparked fresh debate about the true extent of Iran's drone technology. #iran #IranWar #f15strikeeagle #drone #DroneStrike

A new report has revealed a fascinating claim from a rescued US F-15 crew member who allegedly encountered a highly coordinated formation of Iranian drones during the Iran conflict. According to the pilot, the drones flew in a synchronized pattern resembling a giant jellyfish, raising questions about the possibility of advanced swarm warfare capabilities. If accurate, the sighting could point to a sophisticated "meshed networking" system, where multiple drones share data and operate as a single coordinated network rather than as individual aircraft. Such capabilities could significantly change the future of drone warfare and air combat. While US intelligence agencies have not confirmed the claim, the report has sparked fresh debate about the true extent of Iran's drone technology. #iran #IranWar #f15strikeeagle #drone #DroneStrike

Srijan Pal Singh

26,944 views • 1 month ago

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Anton Gerashchenko

133,300 views • 1 year ago

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Zlatti71

25,198 views • 5 months ago

🚨 JUST NOW: PM Netanyahu reveals the CHINESE gave "support and components of missile manufacturing" to Iran And Iran STILL got pummeled by the US. "But I can't say more than that." Just like Venezuela: The China tech is no match! 🔥🇺🇸

🚨 JUST NOW: PM Netanyahu reveals the CHINESE gave "support and components of missile manufacturing" to Iran And Iran STILL got pummeled by the US. "But I can't say more than that." Just like Venezuela: The China tech is no match! 🔥🇺🇸

Eric Daugherty

167,062 views • 3 months ago

China's drone manufacturing capability "I think today China's easily at 100 million drones a year. I mean, they're supplying most of the components to Ukraine and Russia and both sides are gonna use about 7 million FPV's this year. America is in the hundreds of thousands and there is no company that will domestically build 100,000 drones this year. Neros is trying to get close. We'll be over 100,000 run rate by the end of the year. We have to have production capacity in the millions, tens of millions for credible deterrence, but we also want to solve the problems smarter." Soren Monroe-Anderson, CEO of Neros Technologies

China's drone manufacturing capability "I think today China's easily at 100 million drones a year. I mean, they're supplying most of the components to Ukraine and Russia and both sides are gonna use about 7 million FPV's this year. America is in the hundreds of thousands and there is no company that will domestically build 100,000 drones this year. Neros is trying to get close. We'll be over 100,000 run rate by the end of the year. We have to have production capacity in the millions, tens of millions for credible deterrence, but we also want to solve the problems smarter." Soren Monroe-Anderson, CEO of Neros Technologies

Mo Islam

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🚨 The FBI is warning that Iran is planning a drone attack in California Also reports that Mexican Cartels have greenlit drone attacks as well "An uncorroborated report sugessted that unidentified Mexican cartel leaders had authorized attacks using UAS drones carrying explosives against US law enforcement and US military personnel along the US Mexico border."

🚨 The FBI is warning that Iran is planning a drone attack in California Also reports that Mexican Cartels have greenlit drone attacks as well "An uncorroborated report sugessted that unidentified Mexican cartel leaders had authorized attacks using UAS drones carrying explosives against US law enforcement and US military personnel along the US Mexico border."

Red Panda Koala

51,266 views • 5 months ago

Heavy steel frame, cheap Chinese components but all according to Soviet GOST. What Russians use to make FPV drones Ukrainian military from the Taistra unit handed over captured Russian kamikaze drones to the Wild Wasps project. We decided to make a brief review of them. The first thing that catches the eye is the heavy steel frames, which are handmade in Moscow. The second thing to note is the serial production. All captured drones have serial numbers and quality soldering of contacts. This means they are produced on assembly lines at factories. At the same time, the drones are made from cheap and low-quality Chinese components, with brand names from the Middle Kingdom visible on them. The drones are decorated with a sticker of the Soviet GOST standard. Conclusion: Russian FPV drones are heavy and low quality. But there is bad news: the occupiers have established mass serial production of kamikaze drones from cheap Chinese parts. Our fighters report that the occupiers receive such drones by the truckload.

Beefeater

40,235 views • 9 months ago

Reporter: Secretary Rubio said in March that the goal of this war was to eliminate the threat of Iran's short-range ballistic missiles. US intelligence estimates that Iran still retains roughly 70% of its pre-war ballistic and cruise missile stockpile. So when did the administration decide to abandon that part of the original mission? Vance: You talked about an intelligence report that was anonymously leaked to a reporter that was not with context and that frankly is not accurate. Their ability to launch missiles has been substantially degraded. Is it 0? No, but it's substantially degraded and in that sense, we haven't abandoned the mission. We've accomplished that particular part of the mission.

Reporter: Secretary Rubio said in March that the goal of this war was to eliminate the threat of Iran's short-range ballistic missiles. US intelligence estimates that Iran still retains roughly 70% of its pre-war ballistic and cruise missile stockpile. So when did the administration decide to abandon that part of the original mission? Vance: You talked about an intelligence report that was anonymously leaked to a reporter that was not with context and that frankly is not accurate. Their ability to launch missiles has been substantially degraded. Is it 0? No, but it's substantially degraded and in that sense, we haven't abandoned the mission. We've accomplished that particular part of the mission.

Acyn

43,044 views • 1 month ago

🚨 BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth just revealed a STUNNING drop-off in Iran's military capabilities Missiles are down -90%, but as of yesterday, one-way drone attacks are down -95%! "Iran has no air defenses, Iran has no air force, Iran has no navy, their missiles, their missile launchers and drones being destroyed or shot out of the sky." "Their missile volume is down 90 percent. Their one-way attack drones yesterday, down 95 percent." "And as the world is seeing, they are exercising sheer desperation in the Straits of Hormuz. Something we're dealing with, we have been dealing with it, and don't need to worry about it." "We're on plan to defeat, destroy, disable all of their meaningful military capabilities at a pace the world has never seen before."

🚨 BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth just revealed a STUNNING drop-off in Iran's military capabilities Missiles are down -90%, but as of yesterday, one-way drone attacks are down -95%! "Iran has no air defenses, Iran has no air force, Iran has no navy, their missiles, their missile launchers and drones being destroyed or shot out of the sky." "Their missile volume is down 90 percent. Their one-way attack drones yesterday, down 95 percent." "And as the world is seeing, they are exercising sheer desperation in the Straits of Hormuz. Something we're dealing with, we have been dealing with it, and don't need to worry about it." "We're on plan to defeat, destroy, disable all of their meaningful military capabilities at a pace the world has never seen before."

Eric Daugherty

221,971 views • 5 months ago

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte PRAISES President Trump for decisive action in Iran, calling it “CRUCIAL” for the entire world if reports that Iran can strike as far as Diego Garcia are confirmed. RUTTE: “We are looking into that. But if this would be true, it is the more evidence what the president is doing here, taking out the ballistic missile capability, taking out the nuclear capability from Iran, is crucial.” “And exactly as the ambassador just said, Ambassador Waltz, we have seen with North Korea if we negotiate for too long, you might pass the moment when you can still get things done and North Korea now has the nuclear capability.” “If Iran would have the nuclear capability including together with missile capability, it would be a direct threat to Israel and to the region and to Europe and to the stability in the world.” “So the president doing this is crucial.” “And I have seen the polling. But I really hope the American people will be with him because he is doing this to make the whole world safer.”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte PRAISES President Trump for decisive action in Iran, calling it “CRUCIAL” for the entire world if reports that Iran can strike as far as Diego Garcia are confirmed. RUTTE: “We are looking into that. But if this would be true, it is the more evidence what the president is doing here, taking out the ballistic missile capability, taking out the nuclear capability from Iran, is crucial.” “And exactly as the ambassador just said, Ambassador Waltz, we have seen with North Korea if we negotiate for too long, you might pass the moment when you can still get things done and North Korea now has the nuclear capability.” “If Iran would have the nuclear capability including together with missile capability, it would be a direct threat to Israel and to the region and to Europe and to the stability in the world.” “So the president doing this is crucial.” “And I have seen the polling. But I really hope the American people will be with him because he is doing this to make the whole world safer.”

Overton

50,113 views • 4 months ago

Just hours into Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. and Israel have targeted Iranian regime officials and infrastructure. The goal of the operation, says Free Press contributor, Niall Ferguson, is to "decapitate the Islamic Republic...and out of that decapitation, can come a revolution in Iran." Iran has retaliated with missile and drone attacks across six Gulf states, most intercepted, exposing "a certain desperation in the Iranian regime’s response." Still, Ferguson says, the Strait of Hormuz and oil shipments remain a major concern. “…The thing that would cause the most damage to the United States, would be if they could somehow block the Strait of Hormuz and entirely disrupt the huge flow of oil that goes through that strait; that would cause a big price spike in the oil market when trading gets going tomorrow.”

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CBS News

33,640 views • 5 months ago

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Richard Woodruff 🇺🇦

83,096 views • 1 year ago

Iran can no longer strike at scale. No more hundreds of missiles. No more mass drone barrages. But here is what they still have: → Coastal batteries within 10-15 miles of every ship in the Strait → One-off drone and missile capability → Proximity that makes interception nearly impossible. The blockade is back. 600+ strikes in 6 days. Every Iranian missile has a return address. The race now is whether the US can take out enough of Iran's coastal capabilities to force Iran back to the table.

Iran can no longer strike at scale. No more hundreds of missiles. No more mass drone barrages. But here is what they still have: → Coastal batteries within 10-15 miles of every ship in the Strait → One-off drone and missile capability → Proximity that makes interception nearly impossible. The blockade is back. 600+ strikes in 6 days. Every Iranian missile has a return address. The race now is whether the US can take out enough of Iran's coastal capabilities to force Iran back to the table.

Mike Lyons

305,284 views • 1 month ago

JUST IN: Iran will likely "synchronize" their drone attacks with "faster moving" missiles which could be launched closer to the time the drones arrive. The Iranian launched drones are "suicide drones" which will take hours to reach Israel. Israel is preparing for the attack by launching aircraft and evacuating military bases. According to the New York Times, the slow moving suicide drones could be used a decoy to distract Israeli defenses to make way for the missiles. "In order to intercept these launches, we have the circles of protection from both the Navy and the Air Force on several layers, and we have additional circles of protection from the US military," the IDF said.

JUST IN: Iran will likely "synchronize" their drone attacks with "faster moving" missiles which could be launched closer to the time the drones arrive. The Iranian launched drones are "suicide drones" which will take hours to reach Israel. Israel is preparing for the attack by launching aircraft and evacuating military bases. According to the New York Times, the slow moving suicide drones could be used a decoy to distract Israeli defenses to make way for the missiles. "In order to intercept these launches, we have the circles of protection from both the Navy and the Air Force on several layers, and we have additional circles of protection from the US military," the IDF said.

Collin Rugg

3,197,196 views • 2 years ago

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released a detailed list claiming that, over a 15-day period, it destroyed or damaged numerous U.S. military assets, including Patriot air defence systems, radars, command centres, drones, aircraft, fuel depots, and missile launch platforms. The IRGC also claims that American air defences have become less effective against Iranian missile and drone attacks. However, the United States has not confirmed these claims, and many of them have not been independently verified. If even a portion of the reported damage is accurate, it would represent one of the most significant claimed attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in recent years. #iran #IranWar #missiles #MissileStrike #Trump #IRGC

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has released a detailed list claiming that, over a 15-day period, it destroyed or damaged numerous U.S. military assets, including Patriot air defence systems, radars, command centres, drones, aircraft, fuel depots, and missile launch platforms. The IRGC also claims that American air defences have become less effective against Iranian missile and drone attacks. However, the United States has not confirmed these claims, and many of them have not been independently verified. If even a portion of the reported damage is accurate, it would represent one of the most significant claimed attacks on U.S. military infrastructure in recent years. #iran #IranWar #missiles #MissileStrike #Trump #IRGC

Srijan Pal Singh

13,657 views • 19 days ago