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Jan 30 16 tweets 7 min read
This is Luninets AB, located approximately 50 km north of the Ukrainian border in #Belarus. It's a reserve airfield that we often see used in air and air defense exercises. (Imagery: @planet) Image
Similarly, we also have Babryusk AB, another reserve airfield that #Russia has previously used in air defense exercises with Belarus. Like Luninets, we have an active EW site and a cleared runway. (Imagery: @planet) Image
Then there's Baranovichi where Russian Su-30SM likely stayed on. However, this low light image from December 2021 doesn't show the canards very clearly. (Imagery: @planet) BY Su-30SM parked in QRA right / prob RS Su-30SM on main ramp w/ prob BY MIG-29. Image
At least 15 x SU-25 have touched down at Luninets. Image
The S-400 TELs / TER / TAR tweeted by @ChristopherJM Image
We have new arrivals to the Kursk Training area. (Imagery: @capellaspace) Image
Outstanding resolution showing the BTG to the north of the new camp. (imagery: @capellaspace) Image
Sevastopol on 10FEB2022. (Imagery: @planet) Image
Novoozerne on 10FEB2022. (Imagery @planet) ImageImage
Asipovichy today (@capellaspace ) Image
Imagery of Luninets shows that additional Su-25 have arrived. 32 Frogfoot are visible up from 15 on 4 February. (Imagery: @planet) Image
The S-400 bn is now operationally deployed with missile canisters loaded. Two TELs were on alert at the time of capture. Image
A second S-400 bn has also been identified at Luninets. Image
This is what happens when you don't sleep. One last time with a picture insert. Image
And when is @Twitter going to let folks edit their tweets!!

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Jan 13
As #china claimed the Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in eastern #bhutan in June 2020—in likely an effort to sow further confusion—it built a new track to one of four new areas cleared for construction in the Dramana and Shakhatoe areas of western Bhutan. shorturl.at/gipNW
Given the Ladakh crisis that had just begun, it’s likely decision makers were off-balance as China exerted additional pressure with new deployments along the LAC, some of which we still see today. (imagery: @planet)
Furthermore, construction activity has also been monitored in the Langmarpo valley and further south on the Doklam plateau. Several areas have been cleared and we expect additional construction activity in 2022. Here's an area with new foundations (imagery: @capellaspace)
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Jan 18, 2021
With news of the village finally leaking, we may add some color to other developments. We'll see what time allows today.
For starters, we located the pop-up position of the unit likely previously deployed at Gonggar Image
As of January 2021, the site at Pagri is nearing completion:
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Sep 6, 2020
@planetlabs has a series of great collects of China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Interestingly, the rotating service structure on pad 921 underwent modification in June likely to accommodate a larger payload fairing on the LM-2F rocket for the 4 September launch. Image
Here's a quick look at the service structure before modification. Image
Here's a nice off nadir shot during modification in June with a section of the structure removed. Image
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Aug 17, 2020
A couple of J-20 touched down briefly at Hotan as tensions remain between India and China. Image
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Mar 27, 2020
"Nuclear alerting would start at the first hints of a crisis in which decision makers foresee possible military escalation".<--Our first datapoint for this occured during Balakot. During Doklam Arihant was still undergoing repairs.
Of course, while Arihant may have been out during various periods of the Balakot crisis, we still don't know if nuclear warheads were mated.
And another question, was Arihant able to accept the K-4 in some form or fashion? A report in 2016 suggested that the K-4 was tested onboard the Arihant. How? We don't know. But subsequent tests went back to the pontoon.
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May 3, 2018
To keep foothold in government market, satellite imaging companies have to gain trust spacenews.com/to-keep-footho…
"There is no denying that intelligence analysts were raised to view unclassified data as less valuable than classified information, said Robert Cardillo, director of the NGA. [...]The culture is not easy to change even in this era of rapid technological innovation" [...]
"NGA last year introduced a smartphone app, Tearline, as a test for how the agency could deliver unclassified geospatial intelligence to verified government users via tablets and mobile devices."
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