[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @vanguardintel Vanguard Intel Group 🛡 Vanguard Intel Group 🛡 posts on X about ukraine, russia, air force, defence the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1810612162760671232/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX -XX% - X Month XXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Months XXXXXXXXX +153% - X Year XXXXXXXXXX +50,728,346% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::1810612162760671232/posts_active)  - X Week XXX -XX% - X Month XXX +0.78% - X Months XXXXX +54% ### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1810612162760671232/followers)  - X Week XXXXXX +3.60% - X Month XXXXXX +21% - X Months XXXXXX +246% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::1810612162760671232/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::1810612162760671232/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) XXXXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) XXXX% [finance](/list/finance) XXXX% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) XXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks) XXXX% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) #664, [russia](/topic/russia) 4.52%, [air force](/topic/air-force) #633, [defence](/topic/defence) #530, [israel](/topic/israel) 2.82%, [drone](/topic/drone) 2.26%, [$7846t](/topic/$7846t) #942, [iran](/topic/iran) #997, [germany](/topic/germany) 1.69%, [putin](/topic/putin) XXXX% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@osint613](/creator/undefined) [@grok](/creator/undefined) [@justin_for11873](/creator/undefined) [@airassets](/creator/undefined) [@svr7210](/creator/undefined) [@2catsanddog](/creator/undefined) [@markomihkelson](/creator/undefined) [@bretbaier](/creator/undefined) [@alx](/creator/undefined) [@dudzdigital](/creator/undefined) [@fuberoi1](/creator/undefined) [@polymarketintel](/creator/undefined) [@marionawfal](/creator/undefined) [@jesweet2022](/creator/undefined) [@bengraber](/creator/undefined) [@boaazr](/creator/undefined) [@princeargyelus](/creator/undefined) [@rva_brian](/creator/undefined) [@dariush13611](/creator/undefined) [@juliana_ahavah](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Skywest Inc (SKYW)](/topic/$skyw) [Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)](/topic/lockheed-martin) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::1810612162760671232/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "⚠ WILD A dual U.S.-China citizen Chenguang Gong XX pleaded guilty to stealing over 3600 trade secret files from a Southern California company. He transferred blueprints for advanced infrared sensors used in space-based systems to detect nuclear missile launches and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles as well as sensors enabling U.S. fighter planes to detect and counter heat-seeking missiles"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947417256264179732) 2025-07-21 22:03:49 UTC 14.3K followers, 9337 engagements "The Trump administration is broadening its search for partners to develop the Golden Dome missile defense system engaging Amazon's Project Kuiper as alternatives to Musk's SpaceX. SpaceX's 9000+ Starlink launches and government experience give it an edge for Golden Dome. Project Kuiper with XX of 3000 planned satellites is also invited by the Pentagon per Reuters"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947607059253317693) 2025-07-22 10:38:02 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "The U.S has unveiled its own Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) to rival Irans widely used Shahed-136 loitering munition. Key features of LUCAS include: -Allows integration of a variety of payloads for reconnaissance strike operations and communications support. -Can be used as a target drone or as an optionally manned combat system. -Supports autonomous compatible missions. -Provides network-centric strike capabilities and utilizes the FLM XXX platform with highly compatible guidance systems. -Can function as a communications relay in the Multi-domain Unmanned Systems"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1945831097746759850) 2025-07-17 13:01:00 UTC 14.2K followers, 1567 engagements "Trkiye unveils its 1st hypersonic ballistic missile. Trkiye unveiled the TAYFUN Block X its first hypersonic ballistic missile at the International Defense Industry Fair 2025 in Istanbul. Developed by Turkish defense firm Roketsan the Tayfun Block X weighs 2300kg 6.5m long and boasts a range of 800km"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947695356084449539) 2025-07-22 16:28:53 UTC 14.3K followers, 1390 engagements "The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of a Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System and related equipment to Bulgaria for about $XXX million. The principal contractor for the sale is Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS the Pentagon said"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947382944827429096) 2025-07-21 19:47:29 UTC 14.3K followers, 1136 engagements "Hellfire AGM-114 missile replacement on the way American defense company Anduril has tested the Barracuda-100M missile. The missile successfully hit the target. The launch conditions and distance to the target are not specified but the missile is launched from an L-29 aircraft. The developers present it as a replacement for Hellfire. Let's compare the two missiles: Barracuda-100M Flight range: XX km Warhead weight: XX kg AGM-114 Hellfire Flight range: X km Warhead weight: 8-9 kg That is for the same cost and similar dimensions Barracuda has an increased warhead and an increased range"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1945843940390785202) 2025-07-17 13:52:02 UTC 14.2K followers, 1225 engagements "⚠ U.S Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has provided the U.S. Justice Department with evidence to initiate a criminal investigation into explosive allegations that the Barack Obama administration fabricated the Russian collusion narrative in the 2016 U.S elections"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947337038438469983) 2025-07-21 16:45:04 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements "⚠ BREAKING Over XX people have now been injured and at least XX killed when a Bangladesh Air Force FT-7BGI a Chinese-built Chengdu J-7 training jet crashed near Milestone Colleges Uttara campus in Dhaka during a routine mission"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947268258152825148) 2025-07-21 12:11:45 UTC 14.3K followers, 1138 engagements "⚠ WSJ now reports that new details in the probe of last months Air India flight AI171 crash are shifting the focus to the senior pilot in the cockpit. A black-box recording of dialogue between the flights two pilots indicates it was the captain who turned off switches that controlled fuel flowing to the planes two engines according to people familiar with U.S. officials early assessment of evidence uncovered in the crash investigation WSJ. This report by WSJ contradicts India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau probe which revealed that the cockpit audio captured one pilot asking Why did"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1945628978712310105) 2025-07-16 23:37:51 UTC 14.2K followers, 2915 engagements "⚠ The Trump administration reiterated its request for Israel to cease airstrikes in Syria and pursue dialogue with the Damascus government to reduce tensions according to a senior U.S. official. Tom Brack the U.S. special envoy to Syria held talks with Israeli Minister Ron Dermer a close ally of PM Netanyahu on Tuesday and Wednesday pressing Israel to de-escalate the official added"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1945487262260629595) 2025-07-16 14:14:43 UTC 14.2K followers, 1778 engagements "U.S. airpower modernization in the Indo-Pacific. Two F-15EX Eagle II aircraft from Eglin Air Force Bases 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron arrived at Kadena Air Base Japan for integration and familiarization training with local units and joint partners. The visit prepares for XX F-15EX aircraft to be permanently stationed at Kadena in spring 2026 ensuring U.S. air dominance"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947353082968379397) 2025-07-21 17:48:49 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "⚠ BREAKING Israeli PM Netanyahu and Syrian President Al-Sharaa backed by US Secreatry of State Rubio have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Trkiye Jordan and neighboring countries. Druze Bedouins Sunnis and other minorities have been urged to lay down arms and unite to build a new Syria"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946333837065379867) 2025-07-18 22:18:42 UTC 14.2K followers, 1122 engagements "American-German UAV The American company General Atomics will produce the UAV-driven YFQ-42A jointly with Germany. All work will be carried out at the German General Atomics facility. The European version of the UAV will have the capability to integrate European components including armaments. Whether the UAV will be used together with the same Eurofighters is still a question as it is currently planned to be integrated with the F-35 and F-22 which Germany does not have in its arsenal"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946875106208190604) 2025-07-20 10:09:31 UTC 14.2K followers, 1000 engagements "The US has delivered three of the six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters at the Hindon Air Force Station in India. The helicopters will be stationed in Jodhpur where the Army had raised its first Apache squadron over XX months ago. The remaining three Apaches are expected to be delivered by the end of 2025. The Indian Air Force already operates two Apache squadrons one in Pathankot and another in Jorhat"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947653964557652225) 2025-07-22 13:44:25 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "Ecuador has extradited Adolfo Macias alias Fito leader of the Los Choneros gang to the U.S. after his recapture following a 2024 escape from a maximum-security prison. Macias's Los Choneros has ties to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel Colombia's Gulf Clan the world's largest cocaine exporter and Balkan mafias. He faces charges for cocaine distribution conspiracy and firearms violations including weapons smuggling"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947247889870123346) 2025-07-21 10:50:49 UTC 14.3K followers, 1096 engagements "Ukrainian President Zelenskyy revealed that French companies will start manufacturing drones in Ukraine to enhance local production and collaboration. In June it was reported that French automaker Renault also plans to produce drones in the country"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947287852062023721) 2025-07-21 13:29:37 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "@markomihkelson Interference on NABU and SAPO somehow threatens Ukraine's accession into the union"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947721399323275438) 2025-07-22 18:12:23 UTC 14.3K followers, 1663 engagements "⚠ Cargo ships to carry more guns when sailing past Iran. Oil tankers passing Iran are now required by London insurers to bolster security with more guns ammunition and personnel due to heightened risks in the Strait of Hormuz. This key waterway between Dubai and Iran has seen sharply increased "war risk insurance" costs amid tensions involving Iran and Israel. Some insurers mandate specific ammunition quantities alongside armed guards for vessels navigating the route"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947723218342842584) 2025-07-22 18:19:36 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "Germany decommissioned thousands of air-raid bunkers but now urgently needs new ones. Less than two decades after Germany decommissioned its last Cold War-era air-raid bunkers deeming attacks unlikely its now urgently rebuilding its defenses. Only XXX of the original 2000 bunkers remain with capacity for just XXX% of the population. With military experts warning of potential Russian threats to Western Europe within years German authorities are racing to convert public spaces into shelters and plan robust protections aiming to provide bomb shelters for one million people by the end of 2026"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947271627743347008) 2025-07-21 12:25:09 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements "In 2022 we observed a Russian BMP being taken out by a Ukrainian ATGM strike then finished off with a drone dropping a grenade directly inside the gunner's turret hatch. The U.S. cannot compete with Ukraine in battlefield drones because of the deep separation between the combat commands and the defense industry in the U.S. Perry Boyle head of MITS Capital"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947346072973508634) 2025-07-21 17:20:58 UTC 14.3K followers, 1632 engagements "Russia's Alabuga SEZ is mass-producing Geran-2 (Iranian-designed HESA Shahed-136) kamikaze drones. These propeller-driven explosive-laden UAVs are now produced at a rate of approximately XXX units per day with over 26000 units manufactured at the facility as of May 2025"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946884929398141134) 2025-07-20 10:48:33 UTC 14.2K followers, 1284 engagements "An explosion occurred on the ammonia tanker Eco Wizard sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands at the port of Ust-Luga in Russias Leningrad Region during ammonia loading operations. The blast caused breaches in the vessels hull allowing significant seawater ingress leading the ship to begin sinking and listing to port. The 20-member crew was safely evacuated to shore with no reported injuries and the vessel continues to sink"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1941843787715580195) 2025-07-06 12:56:51 UTC 14.2K followers, 1695 engagements "Xi Jinping not Trump has the most power over Putin. The Kremlin expected a tougher response from Trump but he granted XX days for a ceasefire. Russian sales to US amounted to just $3B last year XXXX% of its total exports. Putin will hardly lose sleep over that. 🧵"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946931028523696479) 2025-07-20 13:51:44 UTC 14.2K followers, 3164 engagements "⚠ A Delta Connection flight SkyWest Flight 3788 narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a B-52H bomber near Minot North Dakota when the Delta regional jet on approach to Minot performed an aggressive maneuver as reported by the pilot. It's unclear how close the two jets came from each other or if a cockpit alarm was activated to warn the pilots of a potential collision. Minot is home to an Air Force base with B-52 bombers"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947080698914799679) 2025-07-20 23:46:28 UTC 14.3K followers, 2941 engagements "In a recent interview Fox News Chief Political Anchor @BretBaier asked Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi whether Iran is attempting to assassinate U.S. President Trump and other American leaders. Abbas stated that the assassination of foreign leaders has never been Iran's foreign policy. He added that Death to America is in fact deaths to the hegemonic policies of the U.S and not the people of the U.S"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947444516954206568) 2025-07-21 23:52:09 UTC 14.3K followers, 3520 engagements "A protest against draft law 12414 is taking place in Kyiv on the square near the Ivan Franko Theater. The controversial legislation threatens to undermine the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) Ukraines primary anti-corruption agencies"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947714601489207334) 2025-07-22 17:45:22 UTC 14.3K followers, 1098 engagements "⚠ A man was fatally pulled into a plane engine on the tarmac at Milans Orio al Serio Airport (Milano Bergamo). It is not clear whether the man - aged around XX years old - was a passenger or airport staff member. He is believed to have run onto the tarmac and into the path of an Airbus A319 Volotea aircraft bound to Asturias Spain. Airport operator SACBO reported a taxiway issue and said investigations are underway"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1942539738688217478) 2025-07-08 11:02:19 UTC 14.2K followers, 179.2K engagements "Canadian company Central European Petroleum (CEP) has announced the largest conventional oil discovery in Polands history at the Wolin East X well. The deposit contains an estimated XX million tonnes of oil and X billion cubic meters of natural gas marking one of Europes most significant recent energy finds. The well is located X kilometers from winoujcie on Polands northern Baltic coast"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947299670151102931) 2025-07-21 14:16:35 UTC 14.3K followers, 2702 engagements "Iran has replaced air defences damaged during last month's conflict with Israel Iran's Mahmoud Mousavi the regular army's deputy for operations says. Prior to the war Iran had its own domestically-made long-range air defence system Bavar-373 in addition to the Russian-made S-300 system. Mahmoud Mousavi did not mention any import of foreign-made air defence systems to Iran in past weeks"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946881767530529033) 2025-07-20 10:35:59 UTC 14.2K followers, 1122 engagements "Nato intelligence assessments even suggest that Chinese ammunition may be routed to Russia via North Korea. China also supplies Russia with dual-use goods like fiber optic cables and nitrocellulose crucial for Putins military. 3/"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946931040158654932) 2025-07-20 13:51:46 UTC 14.2K followers, 1038 engagements "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)released the first official footage of No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) USX-1 Defiant unmanned surface vessel (USV). This 55-meter 240-ton prototype is built for fully autonomous operation capable of functioning without human intervention for a year"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947343653158195661) 2025-07-21 17:11:21 UTC 14.3K followers, 1036 engagements "The Ukrainian miltech project ODIN has launched its 'Anti Shahed' system deploying high-speed Win_Hit drones to counter Shahed and Geran UAVs. These interceptors reaching speeds of XXX km/h are operational in combat and can be launched from mobile handheld or airborne platforms"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1945423577320214564) 2025-07-16 10:01:39 UTC 14.2K followers, 1066 engagements "Turkiye may announce a preliminary agreement for a multibillion-dollar purchase of up to XX Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets as early as this week in a deal potentially worth $XXX billion per WSJ. The contract still under discussion for the exact number and configuration of the aircraft would bolster Europes defense industry and elevate the Eurofighter program which has been overshadowed by the U.S. F-35"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947258276543873398) 2025-07-21 11:32:06 UTC 14.3K followers, 1326 engagements "Russian forces have captured Ukrainian territory roughly the size of Luxembourg in just X months Bild. Since January 2025 Russia has seized 2395 km compared to Luxembourgs 2586 km. In 2024 Russia occupied 3388 km indicating a faster pace of advance this year"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946180841253535789) 2025-07-18 12:10:45 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements "⚠ BREAKING At least three Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies were killed Friday morning in an accidental explosion during a training exercise at the LASD Special Enforcement Bureau compound in East Los Angeles. The incident reported just before 7:30 a.m. involved an explosion near a Bomb Squad vehicle"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946237178360570346) 2025-07-18 15:54:37 UTC 14.2K followers, 1647 engagements "⚠ BREAKING A Bangladesh Air Force FT-7BGI fighter jet a Chinese-built variant of the Chengdu J-7 used for training crashed near Milestone Colleges Uttara campus in Dhaka Bangladesh during a routine mission. The aircraft bearing tail number XXX resulted in the death of the pilot and injuries to several civilians. Emergency services are actively conducting rescue operations at the site. The cause of the crash remains under investigation"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947234123795333175) 2025-07-21 09:56:07 UTC 14.3K followers, 5258 engagements "⚠ A Mirage-2000 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force experienced an aircraft failure during a mission in Volyn Northwestern Ukraine this evening. The pilot reported the issue to the flight manager and safely ejected before the jet crashed"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947746985534230996) 2025-07-22 19:54:03 UTC 14.3K followers, 3755 engagements "⚠ Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against all travel to Russia due to the Ukraine war and Poland's designation as a hostile state by Russian authorities. Polish citizens in Russia are urged to leave"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947698592770314434) 2025-07-22 16:41:45 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "Britain will pay the EU a percentage of the value of weapons purchased from UK firms through a Brussels-led defense fund to counter Russias growing threat. In May PM Keir Starmer announced the UKs participation in the EUs 150bn Security Action for Europe (Safe) project to increase military spending and reset bilateral ties. London must compensate Brussels for joining the EU-backed initiative to procure drones missile defense systems and other capabilities"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947294961759555803) 2025-07-21 13:57:52 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "The U.S. conducted a major prisoner swap with Venezuela on Friday. About XXX Venezuelans have been repatriated from a maximum-security prison in El Salvador to Venezuela in exchange for the release of the remaining American hostages. Ten Americans are now en route to the U.S"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946304292689723733) 2025-07-18 20:21:18 UTC 14.2K followers, 1212 engagements "⚠ Iranian Hackers Deploy New Android Spyware Version Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered new Android spyware dubbed DCHSpy allegedly linked to Irans Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The malware disguised as VPN services and the Starlink satellite internet app targets dissidents. Discovered by Lookout shortly after last months Israel-Iran conflict DCHSpy can steal WhatsApp data contacts messages call logs and location information while also recording audio and capturing photos"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947390062217277531) 2025-07-21 20:15:46 UTC 14.3K followers, 2173 engagements "The Israel Defense Forces have confirmed that they successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen utilizing the Israeli Air Forces advanced Arrow-3 Anti-Ballistic Missile System"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1945543491846635841) 2025-07-16 17:58:09 UTC 14.2K followers, 2162 engagements "Russian forces released footage showcasing Geran-2 loitering munition launches from American RAM trucks and stationary catapults at a designated airfield"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946906422618333519) 2025-07-20 12:13:57 UTC 14.2K followers, 1199 engagements "France successfully tested the MUTANT loitering munition developed by MBDA and Delair under the LARINAE program. Two variants Akeron RCH-140 (12 kg XX km range) and Akeron RCH-170 (18 kg 5070 km range 60-min endurance) target armored and mobile threats with advanced warheads. Tests at Biscarrosse validated over XX km engagement. Production starts late 2026 with further tests in summer 2025"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946559035697688683) 2025-07-19 13:13:34 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements "Azerbaijan is compiling documents to launch legal action against Russia over the downing of the Embraer E190AR passenger plane. President Ilham Aliyev stated that the incident's circumstances are crystal clear directly implicating Russia. Despite seven months elapsing Russia has provided no substantial explanation. Aliyev stressed that Azerbaijan will not accept Russias silence or obstruction and is now ready to pursue accountability through international legal bodies"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946603415997395285) 2025-07-19 16:09:55 UTC 14.2K followers, 1042 engagements "Ukraines parliament plans to urge the U.S. Congress for more weapons stricter sanctions and NATO support requesting Patriots F-16s ongoing aid asset seizures non-recognition of occupied territories and backing for NATO membership and postwar recovery"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947007972657201308) 2025-07-20 18:57:28 UTC 14.3K followers, 1093 engagements "Trumps 50-day pause before potential secondary sanctions on Russia gives the Kremlin time to capitalize on recent gains. Russia may soon launch a major summer offensive with 160000 troops reportedly gathering near Ukraines front lines. In the last two weeks Russias small but strategic advances have positioned its forces to potentially isolate Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk Kostyantynivka and Kupiansk on the eastern front"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1945809807270977741) 2025-07-17 11:36:24 UTC 14.2K followers, 1155 engagements "British 6th generation demonstrator aircraft to make its first flight soon The demonstrator version of the 6th generation Tempest aircraft is set to make its first test flight in 2027. It is currently in the final stages of development. The fighter development is being carried out under the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) program by Britain Italy and Japan; and to be honest it is progressing somewhat faster than the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS where France wants to take XX% of the program for itself"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946897501589774428) 2025-07-20 11:38:30 UTC 14.2K followers, 1034 engagements "Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held talks with Trump's Envoy Keith Kellogg to strengthen Ukraines air defense explore joint arms production and enhance defense procurement cooperation with Europe"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1944739908326932845) 2025-07-14 12:45:00 UTC 14.2K followers, 2265 engagements "⚠ The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commander Gen. Christopher Donahue yesterday stated that NATO is working on the execution of a new Eastern Flank Deterrence Line that can capture the Kaliningrad region Russia. Donahue noted Kaliningrad is roughly XX miles wide and surrounded by NATO on all sides and the Army and its allies now have the capability to take that down from the ground in a timeframe that is unheard of and faster than weve ever been able to do. Weve already planned that and weve already developed it. There is absolutely no reason why we cannot suppress the A2AD zone"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1945917378966978749) 2025-07-17 18:43:51 UTC 14.2K followers, 4574 engagements "A suspected drone strike targeted the Angstrem JSC facility in Zelenograd Moscow region as reported by Supernova. Angstrem JSC is a critical asset in Russias defense industrial base operating one of the nations most advanced semiconductor production facilities. This site supplies microelectronics essential for military hardware including guidance systems communications equipment and other strategic defense technologies"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946886935873740916) 2025-07-20 10:56:31 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements "UK security services with support from the FBI and NATO allies have exposed dozens of Russian spies. They include GRU agents Ivan Yermakov and Aleksey Lukashev who targeted Yulia Skripal by hacking her phone five years before the 2018 Novichok poisoning of her and her father Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. Other operatives from GRUs Unit 26165 are linked to covert bombings arson and infrastructure attacks across Britain and Europe to undermine support for Ukraine"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946319621876756905) 2025-07-18 21:22:13 UTC 14.2K followers, 1731 engagements "The killed Ukrainian SBU colonel Ivan Voronych was one of the coordinators of the Nord Stream pipeline explosion per The Times. Voronych used marine drones against the Russian Black Sea Fleet. He was the deputy to Colonel Roman Chervinsky who according to The Washington Post was a coordinator of the Nord Stream pipeline explosion. 50-year-old Voronych was a career intelligence officer from the Carpathian region of Ukraine who began service in the SBU in 1998. He moved to Kyiv in 2014 to work in counterintelligence"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946545104933835096) 2025-07-19 12:18:12 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "The Australian Defence Ministry reports that most of the pledged XX M1A1 Abrams tanks have been delivered to Ukraine with the final batch arriving in the coming months. In August Australia will deploy a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to Europe to help protect a vital international gateway for assistance to Ukraine"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946536462322901158) 2025-07-19 11:43:52 UTC 14.2K followers, 1667 engagements "The U.S. Army has awarded Epirus a $43.5m contract to deliver two advanced Generation II Leonidas High-Power Microwave (HPM) systems officially designated as the Integrated Fires Protection Capability High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) systems. These air defense systems are primarily designed to counter unmanned aircraft including drone swarms and may also be effective against traditional aircraft and low-flying cruise missiles"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947060731683241986) 2025-07-20 22:27:07 UTC 14.2K followers, 2389 engagements "About XX% of the entire adult population of the PRC are members of the Chinese Communist Party which means their loyalty is to the Party not any business. If you hire XX Chinese born engineers it is a near certainty that at least one of them is NOT working for you but for the Party. That means that some if not all of the cloud services are likely to be exfiltrated to the PRC. For how long have you been relying on the CCP-linked companies for their services"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946339632339411152) 2025-07-18 22:41:44 UTC 14.2K followers, 2037 engagements "⚠ About 2000 Colombian volunteers have arrived in Ukraine to fight against the Russian forces. What brought them here and what their motivation is - I don't care the main thing is that they professionally perform combat missions says the commander of the Assault Company of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade 'Hamlet'"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947262699789844527) 2025-07-21 11:49:40 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements "The US Navy increased the cost estimate for its next-generation Columbia-class nuclear-missile submarine by $XXX billion now totaling $XXXX billion. Inflation accounts for XX% of the increase with the rest due to shipbuilder performance by General Dynamics and HII. The submarine is a key part of the US nuclear triad alongside the Sentinel ICBM and B-21 bomber"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947605792745566562) 2025-07-22 10:33:00 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "⚠ Sirens are blaring near the Dead Sea in southern Israel close to the Jordanian border after Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launched a ballistic missile"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1945540593767072038) 2025-07-16 17:46:38 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed the delivery of $XXX million in air defense missiles and artillery shells to Ukraine over the past two months as part of a broader $XXX million commitment this year to strengthen Ukraines air defense and artillery capabilities"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947281044928901385) 2025-07-21 13:02:34 UTC 14.3K followers, 4735 engagements "⚠ BREAKING President Zelenskyy has signed bill 12414 into law which restricts the independence of Ukraines key anti-corruption bodies the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO)"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947751589894107476) 2025-07-22 20:12:21 UTC 14.3K followers, 9756 engagements "Bibi acted like a madman. He bombs everything all the time a White House official tells Axios. This could undermine what Trump is trying to do the official adds. However Trump has so far refrained from public criticism and it's unclear if he shares his advisers' frustrations"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946913857093447929) 2025-07-20 12:43:30 UTC 14.3K followers, 3957 engagements "⚠ NATO must prepare for potential simultaneous wars by Russia and China in Europe and the Pacific with 2027 as a possible flashpoint per NATO supreme allied commander Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich. If Chinas President Xi Jinping makes a move on Taiwan he likely would coordinate such an attack with Russian President Vladimir Putin opening the possibility of a global conflict he said. Im not going to reveal to the Russians or anyone else the exact numbers of weapons that were transferring or when those will happen but what I will say is that preparations are underway he added"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946191669474525524) 2025-07-18 12:53:47 UTC 14.2K followers, 1650 engagements "Six B-2A Spirit long-range stealth bombers split into two flights of three (callsigns MYTEE11 MYTEE12 MYTEE13 and MYTEE21 MYTEE22 MYTEE23) took off from Whiteman Air Force Base Missouri alongside eight KC-135 aerial-refueling tankers in two groups of four. The aircraft are heading west across the Pacific on a possible 20+ hour flight likely to Guam"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1936392551361040769) 2025-06-21 11:55:35 UTC 14.2K followers, 1.1M engagements "⚠ Russian Armed Forces have disseminated a footage showcasing the launch of a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missile from a MiG-31K fighter aircraft. NOTE: The Kinzhals hypersonic designation is debated as it uses conventional ballistic missile technology reaching hypersonic speeds (above Mach 5) like many ballistic missiles but lacking the advanced maneuverability of true hypersonic weapons"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946540918061896148) 2025-07-19 12:01:34 UTC 14.2K followers, 1282 engagements "⚠ Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a significant strike on the Kamenolomni railway station in Russias Rostov region a critical hub along a vital western rail route. This strike follows another Ukrainian operation earlier in the week that disabled rail movement in the region. This station is a key artery for Russian military logistics facilitating the transport of troops equipment and supplies to support operations in Ukraine"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947057982132650309) 2025-07-20 22:16:12 UTC 14.2K followers, 1142 engagements "Return of supersonic civil aviation NASA and Lockheed Martin conducted ground tests of the X-59 supersonic aircraft part of NASA's Quiet SuperSonic Technology program. The aircraft completed its first runway taxi marking the final testing phase before its inaugural flight. Designed for quiet supersonic travel the X-59 aims to revive civil supersonic aviation previously led by the Concorde with a maximum speed of XXX mph"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946938542577557667) 2025-07-20 14:21:35 UTC 14.2K followers, 1611 engagements "UK Defense Secretary John Healey announced at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting that the United Kingdom will provide XXX million ($944 million) in 2025 to supply Ukraine with artillery shells anti-aircraft and long-range missiles"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947333624333750738) 2025-07-21 16:31:30 UTC 14.3K followers, 4267 engagements "American aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman is performing ground-based tests for space-based interceptors as part of a competition for the Trump administrations Golden Dome missile defense initiative. Orbit-deployed interceptors are considered a key element of the Golden Dome plan though developing this capability poses significant technical challenges"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947741626958295229) 2025-07-22 19:32:45 UTC 14.3K followers, 1930 engagements "Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) cyber specialists attacked Gazprom's network wiping databases deploying software to further destroy data and blocking access for approximately 20000 system administrators according to RBC Ukraine"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946177308219318529) 2025-07-18 11:56:43 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements "Iran will join France Britain and Germany in Istanbul Trkiye on Friday to discuss its controversial nuclear program. Irans Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced that Deputy Foreign Ministers Kazem Gharibabadi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi will represent Tehran in the talks"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1947050117803995404) 2025-07-20 21:44:57 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements "Trump announced that Patriot batteries and missiles will be delivered to Ukraine within days. We have one country that has XX Patriots getting ready to be shipped. They're not going to need them. The XX will go or a big portion of the XX will go to the war site. That could be done very quickly"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1944787374447186429) 2025-07-14 15:53:37 UTC 14.2K followers, 11.3K engagements "China is supporting Russia likely approving North Koreas troop deployment last year and influencing Laos recent decision as Beijing holds half of Laos debt. This support comes at a cost beyond rubles. Nato sec-gen recently claimed that if Xi were to decide to take Taiwan it is most likely that he would order Putin to attack Europe as a distraction and that Putin would have to obey. 4"  [@vanguardintel](/creator/x/vanguardintel) on [X](/post/tweet/1946931043765768661) 2025-07-20 13:51:47 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements
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"⚠ WILD A dual U.S.-China citizen Chenguang Gong XX pleaded guilty to stealing over 3600 trade secret files from a Southern California company. He transferred blueprints for advanced infrared sensors used in space-based systems to detect nuclear missile launches and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles as well as sensors enabling U.S. fighter planes to detect and counter heat-seeking missiles"
@vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 22:03:49 UTC 14.3K followers, 9337 engagements
"The Trump administration is broadening its search for partners to develop the Golden Dome missile defense system engaging Amazon's Project Kuiper as alternatives to Musk's SpaceX. SpaceX's 9000+ Starlink launches and government experience give it an edge for Golden Dome. Project Kuiper with XX of 3000 planned satellites is also invited by the Pentagon per Reuters" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 10:38:02 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"The U.S has unveiled its own Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) to rival Irans widely used Shahed-136 loitering munition. Key features of LUCAS include: -Allows integration of a variety of payloads for reconnaissance strike operations and communications support. -Can be used as a target drone or as an optionally manned combat system. -Supports autonomous compatible missions. -Provides network-centric strike capabilities and utilizes the FLM XXX platform with highly compatible guidance systems. -Can function as a communications relay in the Multi-domain Unmanned Systems" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-17 13:01:00 UTC 14.2K followers, 1567 engagements
"Trkiye unveils its 1st hypersonic ballistic missile. Trkiye unveiled the TAYFUN Block X its first hypersonic ballistic missile at the International Defense Industry Fair 2025 in Istanbul. Developed by Turkish defense firm Roketsan the Tayfun Block X weighs 2300kg 6.5m long and boasts a range of 800km" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 16:28:53 UTC 14.3K followers, 1390 engagements
"The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of a Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System and related equipment to Bulgaria for about $XXX million. The principal contractor for the sale is Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS the Pentagon said" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 19:47:29 UTC 14.3K followers, 1136 engagements
"Hellfire AGM-114 missile replacement on the way American defense company Anduril has tested the Barracuda-100M missile. The missile successfully hit the target. The launch conditions and distance to the target are not specified but the missile is launched from an L-29 aircraft. The developers present it as a replacement for Hellfire. Let's compare the two missiles: Barracuda-100M Flight range: XX km Warhead weight: XX kg AGM-114 Hellfire Flight range: X km Warhead weight: 8-9 kg That is for the same cost and similar dimensions Barracuda has an increased warhead and an increased range" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-17 13:52:02 UTC 14.2K followers, 1225 engagements
"⚠ U.S Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has provided the U.S. Justice Department with evidence to initiate a criminal investigation into explosive allegations that the Barack Obama administration fabricated the Russian collusion narrative in the 2016 U.S elections" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 16:45:04 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements
"⚠ BREAKING Over XX people have now been injured and at least XX killed when a Bangladesh Air Force FT-7BGI a Chinese-built Chengdu J-7 training jet crashed near Milestone Colleges Uttara campus in Dhaka during a routine mission" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 12:11:45 UTC 14.3K followers, 1138 engagements
"⚠ WSJ now reports that new details in the probe of last months Air India flight AI171 crash are shifting the focus to the senior pilot in the cockpit. A black-box recording of dialogue between the flights two pilots indicates it was the captain who turned off switches that controlled fuel flowing to the planes two engines according to people familiar with U.S. officials early assessment of evidence uncovered in the crash investigation WSJ. This report by WSJ contradicts India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau probe which revealed that the cockpit audio captured one pilot asking Why did" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-16 23:37:51 UTC 14.2K followers, 2915 engagements
"⚠ The Trump administration reiterated its request for Israel to cease airstrikes in Syria and pursue dialogue with the Damascus government to reduce tensions according to a senior U.S. official. Tom Brack the U.S. special envoy to Syria held talks with Israeli Minister Ron Dermer a close ally of PM Netanyahu on Tuesday and Wednesday pressing Israel to de-escalate the official added" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-16 14:14:43 UTC 14.2K followers, 1778 engagements
"U.S. airpower modernization in the Indo-Pacific. Two F-15EX Eagle II aircraft from Eglin Air Force Bases 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron arrived at Kadena Air Base Japan for integration and familiarization training with local units and joint partners. The visit prepares for XX F-15EX aircraft to be permanently stationed at Kadena in spring 2026 ensuring U.S. air dominance" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 17:48:49 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"⚠ BREAKING Israeli PM Netanyahu and Syrian President Al-Sharaa backed by US Secreatry of State Rubio have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Trkiye Jordan and neighboring countries. Druze Bedouins Sunnis and other minorities have been urged to lay down arms and unite to build a new Syria" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-18 22:18:42 UTC 14.2K followers, 1122 engagements
"American-German UAV The American company General Atomics will produce the UAV-driven YFQ-42A jointly with Germany. All work will be carried out at the German General Atomics facility. The European version of the UAV will have the capability to integrate European components including armaments. Whether the UAV will be used together with the same Eurofighters is still a question as it is currently planned to be integrated with the F-35 and F-22 which Germany does not have in its arsenal" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 10:09:31 UTC 14.2K followers, 1000 engagements
"The US has delivered three of the six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters at the Hindon Air Force Station in India. The helicopters will be stationed in Jodhpur where the Army had raised its first Apache squadron over XX months ago. The remaining three Apaches are expected to be delivered by the end of 2025. The Indian Air Force already operates two Apache squadrons one in Pathankot and another in Jorhat" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 13:44:25 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"Ecuador has extradited Adolfo Macias alias Fito leader of the Los Choneros gang to the U.S. after his recapture following a 2024 escape from a maximum-security prison. Macias's Los Choneros has ties to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel Colombia's Gulf Clan the world's largest cocaine exporter and Balkan mafias. He faces charges for cocaine distribution conspiracy and firearms violations including weapons smuggling" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 10:50:49 UTC 14.3K followers, 1096 engagements
"Ukrainian President Zelenskyy revealed that French companies will start manufacturing drones in Ukraine to enhance local production and collaboration. In June it was reported that French automaker Renault also plans to produce drones in the country" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 13:29:37 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"@markomihkelson Interference on NABU and SAPO somehow threatens Ukraine's accession into the union" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 18:12:23 UTC 14.3K followers, 1663 engagements
"⚠ Cargo ships to carry more guns when sailing past Iran. Oil tankers passing Iran are now required by London insurers to bolster security with more guns ammunition and personnel due to heightened risks in the Strait of Hormuz. This key waterway between Dubai and Iran has seen sharply increased "war risk insurance" costs amid tensions involving Iran and Israel. Some insurers mandate specific ammunition quantities alongside armed guards for vessels navigating the route" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 18:19:36 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"Germany decommissioned thousands of air-raid bunkers but now urgently needs new ones. Less than two decades after Germany decommissioned its last Cold War-era air-raid bunkers deeming attacks unlikely its now urgently rebuilding its defenses. Only XXX of the original 2000 bunkers remain with capacity for just XXX% of the population. With military experts warning of potential Russian threats to Western Europe within years German authorities are racing to convert public spaces into shelters and plan robust protections aiming to provide bomb shelters for one million people by the end of 2026" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 12:25:09 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements
"In 2022 we observed a Russian BMP being taken out by a Ukrainian ATGM strike then finished off with a drone dropping a grenade directly inside the gunner's turret hatch. The U.S. cannot compete with Ukraine in battlefield drones because of the deep separation between the combat commands and the defense industry in the U.S. Perry Boyle head of MITS Capital" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 17:20:58 UTC 14.3K followers, 1632 engagements
"Russia's Alabuga SEZ is mass-producing Geran-2 (Iranian-designed HESA Shahed-136) kamikaze drones. These propeller-driven explosive-laden UAVs are now produced at a rate of approximately XXX units per day with over 26000 units manufactured at the facility as of May 2025" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 10:48:33 UTC 14.2K followers, 1284 engagements
"An explosion occurred on the ammonia tanker Eco Wizard sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands at the port of Ust-Luga in Russias Leningrad Region during ammonia loading operations. The blast caused breaches in the vessels hull allowing significant seawater ingress leading the ship to begin sinking and listing to port. The 20-member crew was safely evacuated to shore with no reported injuries and the vessel continues to sink" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-06 12:56:51 UTC 14.2K followers, 1695 engagements
"Xi Jinping not Trump has the most power over Putin. The Kremlin expected a tougher response from Trump but he granted XX days for a ceasefire. Russian sales to US amounted to just $3B last year XXXX% of its total exports. Putin will hardly lose sleep over that. 🧵" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 13:51:44 UTC 14.2K followers, 3164 engagements
"⚠ A Delta Connection flight SkyWest Flight 3788 narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a B-52H bomber near Minot North Dakota when the Delta regional jet on approach to Minot performed an aggressive maneuver as reported by the pilot. It's unclear how close the two jets came from each other or if a cockpit alarm was activated to warn the pilots of a potential collision. Minot is home to an Air Force base with B-52 bombers" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 23:46:28 UTC 14.3K followers, 2941 engagements
"In a recent interview Fox News Chief Political Anchor @BretBaier asked Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi whether Iran is attempting to assassinate U.S. President Trump and other American leaders. Abbas stated that the assassination of foreign leaders has never been Iran's foreign policy. He added that Death to America is in fact deaths to the hegemonic policies of the U.S and not the people of the U.S" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 23:52:09 UTC 14.3K followers, 3520 engagements
"A protest against draft law 12414 is taking place in Kyiv on the square near the Ivan Franko Theater. The controversial legislation threatens to undermine the independence of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) Ukraines primary anti-corruption agencies" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 17:45:22 UTC 14.3K followers, 1098 engagements
"⚠ A man was fatally pulled into a plane engine on the tarmac at Milans Orio al Serio Airport (Milano Bergamo). It is not clear whether the man - aged around XX years old - was a passenger or airport staff member. He is believed to have run onto the tarmac and into the path of an Airbus A319 Volotea aircraft bound to Asturias Spain. Airport operator SACBO reported a taxiway issue and said investigations are underway" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-08 11:02:19 UTC 14.2K followers, 179.2K engagements
"Canadian company Central European Petroleum (CEP) has announced the largest conventional oil discovery in Polands history at the Wolin East X well. The deposit contains an estimated XX million tonnes of oil and X billion cubic meters of natural gas marking one of Europes most significant recent energy finds. The well is located X kilometers from winoujcie on Polands northern Baltic coast" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 14:16:35 UTC 14.3K followers, 2702 engagements
"Iran has replaced air defences damaged during last month's conflict with Israel Iran's Mahmoud Mousavi the regular army's deputy for operations says. Prior to the war Iran had its own domestically-made long-range air defence system Bavar-373 in addition to the Russian-made S-300 system. Mahmoud Mousavi did not mention any import of foreign-made air defence systems to Iran in past weeks" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 10:35:59 UTC 14.2K followers, 1122 engagements
"Nato intelligence assessments even suggest that Chinese ammunition may be routed to Russia via North Korea. China also supplies Russia with dual-use goods like fiber optic cables and nitrocellulose crucial for Putins military. 3/" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 13:51:46 UTC 14.2K followers, 1038 engagements
"Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)released the first official footage of No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) USX-1 Defiant unmanned surface vessel (USV). This 55-meter 240-ton prototype is built for fully autonomous operation capable of functioning without human intervention for a year" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 17:11:21 UTC 14.3K followers, 1036 engagements
"The Ukrainian miltech project ODIN has launched its 'Anti Shahed' system deploying high-speed Win_Hit drones to counter Shahed and Geran UAVs. These interceptors reaching speeds of XXX km/h are operational in combat and can be launched from mobile handheld or airborne platforms" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-16 10:01:39 UTC 14.2K followers, 1066 engagements
"Turkiye may announce a preliminary agreement for a multibillion-dollar purchase of up to XX Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets as early as this week in a deal potentially worth $XXX billion per WSJ. The contract still under discussion for the exact number and configuration of the aircraft would bolster Europes defense industry and elevate the Eurofighter program which has been overshadowed by the U.S. F-35" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 11:32:06 UTC 14.3K followers, 1326 engagements
"Russian forces have captured Ukrainian territory roughly the size of Luxembourg in just X months Bild. Since January 2025 Russia has seized 2395 km compared to Luxembourgs 2586 km. In 2024 Russia occupied 3388 km indicating a faster pace of advance this year" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-18 12:10:45 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements
"⚠ BREAKING At least three Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies were killed Friday morning in an accidental explosion during a training exercise at the LASD Special Enforcement Bureau compound in East Los Angeles. The incident reported just before 7:30 a.m. involved an explosion near a Bomb Squad vehicle" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-18 15:54:37 UTC 14.2K followers, 1647 engagements
"⚠ BREAKING A Bangladesh Air Force FT-7BGI fighter jet a Chinese-built variant of the Chengdu J-7 used for training crashed near Milestone Colleges Uttara campus in Dhaka Bangladesh during a routine mission. The aircraft bearing tail number XXX resulted in the death of the pilot and injuries to several civilians. Emergency services are actively conducting rescue operations at the site. The cause of the crash remains under investigation" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 09:56:07 UTC 14.3K followers, 5258 engagements
"⚠ A Mirage-2000 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force experienced an aircraft failure during a mission in Volyn Northwestern Ukraine this evening. The pilot reported the issue to the flight manager and safely ejected before the jet crashed" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 19:54:03 UTC 14.3K followers, 3755 engagements
"⚠ Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against all travel to Russia due to the Ukraine war and Poland's designation as a hostile state by Russian authorities. Polish citizens in Russia are urged to leave" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 16:41:45 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"Britain will pay the EU a percentage of the value of weapons purchased from UK firms through a Brussels-led defense fund to counter Russias growing threat. In May PM Keir Starmer announced the UKs participation in the EUs 150bn Security Action for Europe (Safe) project to increase military spending and reset bilateral ties. London must compensate Brussels for joining the EU-backed initiative to procure drones missile defense systems and other capabilities" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 13:57:52 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"The U.S. conducted a major prisoner swap with Venezuela on Friday. About XXX Venezuelans have been repatriated from a maximum-security prison in El Salvador to Venezuela in exchange for the release of the remaining American hostages. Ten Americans are now en route to the U.S" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-18 20:21:18 UTC 14.2K followers, 1212 engagements
"⚠ Iranian Hackers Deploy New Android Spyware Version Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered new Android spyware dubbed DCHSpy allegedly linked to Irans Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The malware disguised as VPN services and the Starlink satellite internet app targets dissidents. Discovered by Lookout shortly after last months Israel-Iran conflict DCHSpy can steal WhatsApp data contacts messages call logs and location information while also recording audio and capturing photos" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 20:15:46 UTC 14.3K followers, 2173 engagements
"The Israel Defense Forces have confirmed that they successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen utilizing the Israeli Air Forces advanced Arrow-3 Anti-Ballistic Missile System" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-16 17:58:09 UTC 14.2K followers, 2162 engagements
"Russian forces released footage showcasing Geran-2 loitering munition launches from American RAM trucks and stationary catapults at a designated airfield" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 12:13:57 UTC 14.2K followers, 1199 engagements
"France successfully tested the MUTANT loitering munition developed by MBDA and Delair under the LARINAE program. Two variants Akeron RCH-140 (12 kg XX km range) and Akeron RCH-170 (18 kg 5070 km range 60-min endurance) target armored and mobile threats with advanced warheads. Tests at Biscarrosse validated over XX km engagement. Production starts late 2026 with further tests in summer 2025" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-19 13:13:34 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements
"Azerbaijan is compiling documents to launch legal action against Russia over the downing of the Embraer E190AR passenger plane. President Ilham Aliyev stated that the incident's circumstances are crystal clear directly implicating Russia. Despite seven months elapsing Russia has provided no substantial explanation. Aliyev stressed that Azerbaijan will not accept Russias silence or obstruction and is now ready to pursue accountability through international legal bodies" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-19 16:09:55 UTC 14.2K followers, 1042 engagements
"Ukraines parliament plans to urge the U.S. Congress for more weapons stricter sanctions and NATO support requesting Patriots F-16s ongoing aid asset seizures non-recognition of occupied territories and backing for NATO membership and postwar recovery" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 18:57:28 UTC 14.3K followers, 1093 engagements
"Trumps 50-day pause before potential secondary sanctions on Russia gives the Kremlin time to capitalize on recent gains. Russia may soon launch a major summer offensive with 160000 troops reportedly gathering near Ukraines front lines. In the last two weeks Russias small but strategic advances have positioned its forces to potentially isolate Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk Kostyantynivka and Kupiansk on the eastern front" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-17 11:36:24 UTC 14.2K followers, 1155 engagements
"British 6th generation demonstrator aircraft to make its first flight soon The demonstrator version of the 6th generation Tempest aircraft is set to make its first test flight in 2027. It is currently in the final stages of development. The fighter development is being carried out under the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) program by Britain Italy and Japan; and to be honest it is progressing somewhat faster than the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS where France wants to take XX% of the program for itself" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 11:38:30 UTC 14.2K followers, 1034 engagements
"Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held talks with Trump's Envoy Keith Kellogg to strengthen Ukraines air defense explore joint arms production and enhance defense procurement cooperation with Europe" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-14 12:45:00 UTC 14.2K followers, 2265 engagements
"⚠ The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commander Gen. Christopher Donahue yesterday stated that NATO is working on the execution of a new Eastern Flank Deterrence Line that can capture the Kaliningrad region Russia. Donahue noted Kaliningrad is roughly XX miles wide and surrounded by NATO on all sides and the Army and its allies now have the capability to take that down from the ground in a timeframe that is unheard of and faster than weve ever been able to do. Weve already planned that and weve already developed it. There is absolutely no reason why we cannot suppress the A2AD zone" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-17 18:43:51 UTC 14.2K followers, 4574 engagements
"A suspected drone strike targeted the Angstrem JSC facility in Zelenograd Moscow region as reported by Supernova. Angstrem JSC is a critical asset in Russias defense industrial base operating one of the nations most advanced semiconductor production facilities. This site supplies microelectronics essential for military hardware including guidance systems communications equipment and other strategic defense technologies" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 10:56:31 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements
"UK security services with support from the FBI and NATO allies have exposed dozens of Russian spies. They include GRU agents Ivan Yermakov and Aleksey Lukashev who targeted Yulia Skripal by hacking her phone five years before the 2018 Novichok poisoning of her and her father Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. Other operatives from GRUs Unit 26165 are linked to covert bombings arson and infrastructure attacks across Britain and Europe to undermine support for Ukraine" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-18 21:22:13 UTC 14.2K followers, 1731 engagements
"The killed Ukrainian SBU colonel Ivan Voronych was one of the coordinators of the Nord Stream pipeline explosion per The Times. Voronych used marine drones against the Russian Black Sea Fleet. He was the deputy to Colonel Roman Chervinsky who according to The Washington Post was a coordinator of the Nord Stream pipeline explosion. 50-year-old Voronych was a career intelligence officer from the Carpathian region of Ukraine who began service in the SBU in 1998. He moved to Kyiv in 2014 to work in counterintelligence" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-19 12:18:12 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"The Australian Defence Ministry reports that most of the pledged XX M1A1 Abrams tanks have been delivered to Ukraine with the final batch arriving in the coming months. In August Australia will deploy a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to Europe to help protect a vital international gateway for assistance to Ukraine" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-19 11:43:52 UTC 14.2K followers, 1667 engagements
"The U.S. Army has awarded Epirus a $43.5m contract to deliver two advanced Generation II Leonidas High-Power Microwave (HPM) systems officially designated as the Integrated Fires Protection Capability High-Power Microwave (IFPC-HPM) systems. These air defense systems are primarily designed to counter unmanned aircraft including drone swarms and may also be effective against traditional aircraft and low-flying cruise missiles" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 22:27:07 UTC 14.2K followers, 2389 engagements
"About XX% of the entire adult population of the PRC are members of the Chinese Communist Party which means their loyalty is to the Party not any business. If you hire XX Chinese born engineers it is a near certainty that at least one of them is NOT working for you but for the Party. That means that some if not all of the cloud services are likely to be exfiltrated to the PRC. For how long have you been relying on the CCP-linked companies for their services" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-18 22:41:44 UTC 14.2K followers, 2037 engagements
"⚠ About 2000 Colombian volunteers have arrived in Ukraine to fight against the Russian forces. What brought them here and what their motivation is - I don't care the main thing is that they professionally perform combat missions says the commander of the Assault Company of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade 'Hamlet'" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 11:49:40 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements
"The US Navy increased the cost estimate for its next-generation Columbia-class nuclear-missile submarine by $XXX billion now totaling $XXXX billion. Inflation accounts for XX% of the increase with the rest due to shipbuilder performance by General Dynamics and HII. The submarine is a key part of the US nuclear triad alongside the Sentinel ICBM and B-21 bomber" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 10:33:00 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"⚠ Sirens are blaring near the Dead Sea in southern Israel close to the Jordanian border after Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launched a ballistic missile" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-16 17:46:38 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed the delivery of $XXX million in air defense missiles and artillery shells to Ukraine over the past two months as part of a broader $XXX million commitment this year to strengthen Ukraines air defense and artillery capabilities" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 13:02:34 UTC 14.3K followers, 4735 engagements
"⚠ BREAKING President Zelenskyy has signed bill 12414 into law which restricts the independence of Ukraines key anti-corruption bodies the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO)" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 20:12:21 UTC 14.3K followers, 9756 engagements
"Bibi acted like a madman. He bombs everything all the time a White House official tells Axios. This could undermine what Trump is trying to do the official adds. However Trump has so far refrained from public criticism and it's unclear if he shares his advisers' frustrations" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 12:43:30 UTC 14.3K followers, 3957 engagements
"⚠ NATO must prepare for potential simultaneous wars by Russia and China in Europe and the Pacific with 2027 as a possible flashpoint per NATO supreme allied commander Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich. If Chinas President Xi Jinping makes a move on Taiwan he likely would coordinate such an attack with Russian President Vladimir Putin opening the possibility of a global conflict he said. Im not going to reveal to the Russians or anyone else the exact numbers of weapons that were transferring or when those will happen but what I will say is that preparations are underway he added" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-18 12:53:47 UTC 14.2K followers, 1650 engagements
"Six B-2A Spirit long-range stealth bombers split into two flights of three (callsigns MYTEE11 MYTEE12 MYTEE13 and MYTEE21 MYTEE22 MYTEE23) took off from Whiteman Air Force Base Missouri alongside eight KC-135 aerial-refueling tankers in two groups of four. The aircraft are heading west across the Pacific on a possible 20+ hour flight likely to Guam" @vanguardintel on X 2025-06-21 11:55:35 UTC 14.2K followers, 1.1M engagements
"⚠ Russian Armed Forces have disseminated a footage showcasing the launch of a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missile from a MiG-31K fighter aircraft. NOTE: The Kinzhals hypersonic designation is debated as it uses conventional ballistic missile technology reaching hypersonic speeds (above Mach 5) like many ballistic missiles but lacking the advanced maneuverability of true hypersonic weapons" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-19 12:01:34 UTC 14.2K followers, 1282 engagements
"⚠ Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a significant strike on the Kamenolomni railway station in Russias Rostov region a critical hub along a vital western rail route. This strike follows another Ukrainian operation earlier in the week that disabled rail movement in the region. This station is a key artery for Russian military logistics facilitating the transport of troops equipment and supplies to support operations in Ukraine" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 22:16:12 UTC 14.2K followers, 1142 engagements
"Return of supersonic civil aviation NASA and Lockheed Martin conducted ground tests of the X-59 supersonic aircraft part of NASA's Quiet SuperSonic Technology program. The aircraft completed its first runway taxi marking the final testing phase before its inaugural flight. Designed for quiet supersonic travel the X-59 aims to revive civil supersonic aviation previously led by the Concorde with a maximum speed of XXX mph" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 14:21:35 UTC 14.2K followers, 1611 engagements
"UK Defense Secretary John Healey announced at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting that the United Kingdom will provide XXX million ($944 million) in 2025 to supply Ukraine with artillery shells anti-aircraft and long-range missiles" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-21 16:31:30 UTC 14.3K followers, 4267 engagements
"American aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman is performing ground-based tests for space-based interceptors as part of a competition for the Trump administrations Golden Dome missile defense initiative. Orbit-deployed interceptors are considered a key element of the Golden Dome plan though developing this capability poses significant technical challenges" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-22 19:32:45 UTC 14.3K followers, 1930 engagements
"Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) cyber specialists attacked Gazprom's network wiping databases deploying software to further destroy data and blocking access for approximately 20000 system administrators according to RBC Ukraine" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-18 11:56:43 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements
"Iran will join France Britain and Germany in Istanbul Trkiye on Friday to discuss its controversial nuclear program. Irans Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced that Deputy Foreign Ministers Kazem Gharibabadi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi will represent Tehran in the talks" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 21:44:57 UTC 14.3K followers, XXX engagements
"Trump announced that Patriot batteries and missiles will be delivered to Ukraine within days. We have one country that has XX Patriots getting ready to be shipped. They're not going to need them. The XX will go or a big portion of the XX will go to the war site. That could be done very quickly" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-14 15:53:37 UTC 14.2K followers, 11.3K engagements
"China is supporting Russia likely approving North Koreas troop deployment last year and influencing Laos recent decision as Beijing holds half of Laos debt. This support comes at a cost beyond rubles. Nato sec-gen recently claimed that if Xi were to decide to take Taiwan it is most likely that he would order Putin to attack Europe as a distraction and that Putin would have to obey. 4" @vanguardintel on X 2025-07-20 13:51:47 UTC 14.2K followers, XXX engagements