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Apologies Anons, didn't mean to leave anybody hanging this morning, technical difficulties finally got me today - those bastards!
PC crashed and I had to go get another one. So, after a few small miracles (thank god for 'em), and getting back online, I'm going to try and finish out today's run.
Lost literally everything so I'm kind of a hot mess atm. Onward and upward.
DIU drones strike Russian radar stations, landing craft, and air defense base
07.08.2025 14:28
Drones belonging to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense struck Russian radar stations, a landing craft, and an air defense base.
According to Ukrinform, the Main Intelligence Directorate reported this on Telegram.
Dodging the invaders' missiles, combat drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate's special unit “Primary” successfully struck the enemy landing craft of project 02510 “BK-16,” as well as burned down the Russian radars “Nebo-SVU,” “Podlot K-1,” and 96L6E.
After serious losses of air defense facilities on the occupied Ukrainian peninsula, inflicted in particular by the “Prymary” unit, the Russians in Crimea began to hide their expensive military facilities in dome structures.
Another such dome was struck by military intelligence special forces in Ai-Petri, where the Russians had located the air defense base of the 3rd Radio Technical Regiment (military unit 85683-A).
As reported by Ukrinform, drones of the Security Service of Ukraine struck five Russian fighter jets at the Saki airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea, with one aircraft completely destroyed.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4023140-diu-drones-strike-russian-radar-stations-landing-craft-and-air-defense-base.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP4X-nwEQOY
Yemen Foils Drone Shipment Bound for Houthis via Aden Port
2025-08-07 18:29:56
Aden – Yemeni counterterrorism forces have successfully intercepted a shipment of military-grade drones and weapon components en route to Houthi-controlled territories, according to an official statement released Wednesday.
The operation, conducted in coordination with the Attorney General and Free Zone Security, targeted a commercial vessel arriving from China that had diverted its course from Hodeidah Port—under Houthi control—due to recent Israeli airstrikes on the area.
Upon arrival at Aden Port, security teams identified and seized suspicious containers containing:
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Advanced control units
Wireless communication devices
Assorted military equipment and spare parts
Intelligence-Led Operation
Authorities acted on precise intelligence indicating the vessel's cargo was intended for Houthi forces.
The inspection, carried out on August 2, involved teams from customs, counterterrorism units, and port police, all operating under the supervision of the Specialized Criminal Prosecution Office.
Evidence of Organized Smuggling Network
Preliminary investigations confirmed that Hodeidah Port is being used as a hub for systematic arms smuggling to the Houthis. Officials stated that the seized shipment is part of a broader network supplying advanced military technologies to the group.
A detailed report is being prepared for submission to the UN Security Council’s Sanctions Committee, outlining the shipment’s origin and its links to Houthi operatives.
Strategic Implications
This interception marks a significant blow to Houthi efforts to bolster their drone capabilities and underscores the growing threat of maritime arms trafficking in the region.
Security officials praised the swift coordination among agencies and reaffirmed their commitment to safeguarding Yemen’s ports from illicit military activity.
https://yemenonline.info/special-reports/9901
Delhi: Over 10k cops, anti-drone systems being deployed ahead of Independence Day PTI
7 Aug 2025 9:00 PM IST
New Delhi: Robust security arrangements have been put in place across the national capital ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, with more than 10,000 security personnel being deployed to maintain law and order, Delhi Police officials said on Thursday.
Delhi Police Commissioner SBK Singh has directed special police commissioner (law and order) and deputy commissioners of police to maintain a strict vigil in their respective jurisdictions, they said.
A senior police officer said multiple layers of security will be in place at the Red Fort on Independence Day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation.
Apart from physical deployment, surveillance through CCTV cameras, drone detection systems, and facial recognition technology will be used to monitor the venue and surrounding areas, the officer said.
Snipers and rooftop surveillance teams will be deployed to secure high-rises near the Red Fort, and movement in designated restricted zones will be strictly regulated through access control mechanisms, the officer added.
Multiple security drills, night patrolling, enhanced foot patrolling, and plain-clothed surveillance teams are being mobilised to strengthen ground presence, especially in sensitive zones, said another officer.
"Social media platforms are also being closely monitored by cyber units to detect and neutralise any possible online threats or misinformation campaigns that may disrupt peace," he added.
Over 10,000 security personnel, including paramilitary forces and special commandos, have been assigned for duty during the week-long preparation and on the day of the celebrations, police said.
Anti-sabotage checks, vehicle barricading, and verification drives are being intensified in coordination with intelligence agencies, said the officials.
In his first major directive since assuming charge, Delhi Police chief Singh on Saturday issued an order banning the use of sub-conventional aerial platforms such as paragliders, hang-gliders, UAVs, drones, hot air balloons and other remotely piloted aircraft over Delhi skies between August 2 and August 16.
"These aerial platforms can be potentially misused by anti-social elements or terrorist outfits for para-jumping or launching airborne attacks, posing a serious threat to public safety, VIP security, and critical installations during the Independence Day celebrations," the order noted.
Singh has instructed all district police units to conduct foot patrolling in markets, metro stations, bus terminals, and other public gathering points. Senior officers have been told to remain on the ground and review the security arrangements personally.
Surprise inspections and flag marches have also been planned across various districts to instil confidence among citizens and deter miscreants, said the officials.
They further said that the Delhi Police is working in close coordination with central security agencies and intelligence units to ensure that no loopholes remain in security apparatus during this critical period.
Special teams have been deployed at all major railway stations, inter-state bus terminals, airports, and metro stations for round-the-clock monitoring. Passenger screenings, baggage checks, and random identity verifications have been intensified, the officials said.
https://www.thehansindia.com/news/national/delhi-over-10k-cops-anti-drone-systems-being-deployed-ahead-of-independence-day-994823
King observes Russian drone tech in Moscow
07 Aug 2025, 11:08 pm
His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Thursday visited Tochka Kipeniya, a technology and innovation centre in Moscow, as part of his state visit to Russia.
Upon arrival, His Majesty was received by Dimitry Peskov, adviser to the president of the Russian Federation, and Alexey Ponomarev, senior vice-president of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech).
Accompanying the King were Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, who is also the minister-in-attendance, Foreign Ministry secretary general Datuk Seri Amran Mohamed Zin and Malaysian ambassador to Russia Datuk Cheong Loon Lai.
During the hour-long visit, Sultan Ibrahim toured an exhibition showcasing Russian drone technology, where Peskov briefed His Majesty on various technological development initiatives.
The exhibition also featured a wide array of drones designed for diverse applications, highlighting Russia’s growing capabilities in the unmanned aerial systems sector.
https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/765756
6 killed, 10 injured as Israeli drones strikes target eastern Lebanon in latest truce breach
Update : 07.08.2025
Six people were killed and 10 others wounded Thursday in new Israeli drone strikes in eastern Lebanon, marking a fresh breach of the ceasefire agreement in place since late 2024.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA), citing a Health Ministry statement, said a strike hit a vehicle on the al-Masnaa international road in Bekaa Valley, killing five people and injuring 10 others.
Another drone strike killed a Lebanese civilian in the town of Kfar Dan, west of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon.
According to the agency, a man was standing outside his home when he was targeted by the drone. No further details were immediately available.
A Syrian national was earlier killed, and two others were injured in an overnight Israeli strike on the town of Deir Siriane in the Marjaayoun district of southern Lebanon, the Health Ministry reported.
The Israeli army also targeted the northern outskirts of Deir Siriane near the Litani River, as well as a garage and bulldozers near residential areas, according to NNA.
In a military statement, the Israeli army claimed to have struck Hezbollah infrastructure sites in the attacks.
Israel launched military operations in Lebanon on Oct. 8, 2023, which escalated into a full-scale war by September 2024, killing more than 4,000 people and injuring around 17,000.
A ceasefire was reached in November, but Israeli forces have conducted near-daily attacks in southern Lebanon, claiming to target activities of the Hezbollah group.
Under the truce, Israel was supposed to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by Jan. 26, but the deadline was extended to Feb. 18 after Tel Aviv refused to comply. Israel still maintains a military presence at five border outposts.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/6-killed-10-injured-as-israeli-drones-strikes-target-eastern-lebanon-in-latest-truce-breach/3653399
==Suspected underwater drone recovered off Pangasinan waters
August 8, 2025 8:21am
An alleged underwater drone has been recovered by local fishermen off Bolinao, Pangasinan waters, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday.
In a statement, PCG spokesperson for West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela said the suspected underwater drone was obtained 149 nautical miles northwest off Bolinao on Wednesday.
“On August 6, 2025, while engaged in fishing approximately 149 nautical miles northwest off Bolinao, Pangasinan, the fishermen observed a floating orange object believed to be an underwater drone,” Tarriela said.
He said the fishermen, upon returning to port, reported the sighting of the object to the Coast Guard Substation Infanta and submitted a notarized affidavit detailing their discovery.
The suspected underwater drone measures around 160 centimeters in length and 20 inches in width and weighs around 100 kilograms, according to Tarriela.
He said the suspected underwater drone was surrendered to the appropriate authorities for further investigation and analysis.
As of May, at least six underwater drones have been found in Philippine waters.
Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad earlier said that China possibly deployed some of the recovered submersible drones.
“There is a 55 to 80% likelihood that these were deployed by the Chinese Communist Party,” he said.
According to Trinidad, the Philippine Navy has the results for the submersible drones found in Ilocos Norte, Calayan Island, and Misamis Oriental. Many components of these items were made in China.
National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson Jonathan Malaya called the development “alarming,” as the underwater drones were used for intelligence purposes.
“These are alarming because, as mentioned by [National Maritime Council spokesperson Undersecretary Alexander Lopez], these are used for intelligence purposes,” Malaya said.
“So this really shows the extent of the operations in the Philippines. We have arrested several, more than 10 agents, Chinese agents in the Philippines, doing different types of espionage activities.
And now we have this equipment being used also for intelligence,” he added. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/955216/suspected-underwater-drone-recovered-off-pangasinan-waters/story/
https://twitter.com/jovilandxrita/status/1953599928120619256
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5439336-mysterious-orbs-demand-scientific-study/
Mysterious ‘orbs’ demand scientific study
08/07/25 8:30 AM ET
President Trump interviewed Air Force pilots who were utterly baffled by the objects. They seem to chase Navy fighter jets and have been captured on radar and video. The Pentagon’s UFO analysis office is perplexed by them.
What is behind the enigmatic “orbs” reported by countless credible observers since at least World War II?
The scientific community must abandon the nearly century-long anti-scientific stigma surrounding UFOs — which the Pentagon likes to call “unidentified anomalous phenomena” — and investigate this enduring mystery.
This is especially so since the Pentagon now admits openly that it is baffled by “several dozen” “true anomalies” and “really peculiar” UFO incidents, including some involving unknown “orbs.”
On July 24, the Senate confirmed former Air Force fighter pilot Matthew Lohmeier as the under secretary of the Air Force, the department’s second-highest civilian position. While in high school, Lohmeier had a remarkable UFO encounter.
According to Lohmeier, a “ball of light” descended upon him and a friend as they were in the wilderness outside of Tucson, Ariz. The object came so close that Lohmeier recalls that “it seemed to be buzzing with life, but it wasn’t man-made.”
“It was very well-organized, very spherical,” Lohmeier said, “and it seemed to be very conscious of the two of us that were sitting there in the Arizona mountains, like it was observing us … there was a level of interest from the orb to us.” F
rightened, the two ran to their car. The object “zipped up and disappeared in the sky.”
Lohmeier is not the only Air Force fighter pilot left baffled by such an object.
In a September appearance on Fox News, Trump stated that he interviewed several Air Force pilots who encountered spherical objects performing extraordinary maneuvers.
According to Trump, the pilots told him, “All I know, sir, there was a round object that was going four times faster than my F-22.”
“Four or five guys [that] I’ve interviewed, solid people, great pilots for the U.S. Air Force,” Trump continued, have “seen things that they cannot explain, so there’s something.”
Trump also told podcaster Joe Rogan that the pilots observed objects “like a round ball, but it wasn’t a comet or a meteor.”
Timothy Phillips, the former deputy director of the Department of Defense’s UFO analysis office, stated in June that the Pentagon is perplexed by “fiery orbs.”
Such phenomena have been reported since at least World War II. “Balls of Fire Stalk U.S. Fighters” read the headline of a frontpage Jan. 2, 1945, New York Times article describing the mysterious “foo fighters” that toyed with American pilots in the European and Pacific theaters.
The late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), as a wartime transport pilot in Asia, encountered such an object, which conducted extraordinary maneuvers around his plane.
The experience led him to enthusiastically support then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) establishment of a secret Pentagon UFO program in 2008.
A 2017 New York Times story revealing that program spurred a sweeping congressional investigation into the UFO phenomenon.
This led to the introduction of extraordinary legislation and the establishment of the Pentagon’s analysis office.
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Beyond frequent appearances of such objects in official documents, “balls of fire” feature prominently in one of the earliest surviving U.S. government UFO assessments.
The 1948 Air Force analysis states that “in most instances, balls of fire have been observed at night.” “Silver balls,” on the other hand, have “been observed in daylight and a number under clear weather conditions with visibility unlimited.”
Not only were observations of strange silver spheres widely reported in the media during World War II and afterwards, but the former director of the Pentagon’s UFO analysis office stated in a 2023 presentation to NASA that the military has tracked “metallic orbs” “all over the world” “making very interesting apparent maneuvers.”
A brief video of such an object accompanied his presentation.
More recently, litigation under the Freedom of Information Act forced the public disclosure of footage of a metallic sphere captured by a surveillance aircraft flying over Iraq in 2016.
Similarly, the well-known “GoFast” video, which accompanied the 2017 New York Times article, shows fighter pilots reacting in astonishment as a seemingly spherical object moves over the ocean.
The Pentagon debunked the video, but it did so prematurely. Had investigators bothered to interview the aircrew, they would have learned that the “GoFast” UFO was one of four objects flying in “precise” formation 300 miles off the coast of Florida.
This is hardly compatible with the Pentagon’s suggestion that the object was a balloon. Moreover, the incident occurred just minutes before the “Gimbal” event, which resulted in the most recognizable publicly available UFO footage.
For his part, Vice President JD Vance says he is “obsessed” with this topic — and the recently released videos in particular.
The two 2015 incidents happened as Navy fighter pilots routinely observed spherical objects demonstrating seemingly physics-defying flight characteristics off the East Coast of the U.S.
Similarly, Navy fighter pilot Jack Stewart described how a “spherical” object rapidly changed direction to follow his jet.
But that’s not all. In July 2019, sailors aboard an advanced Navy warship tracked roughly a dozen objects on radar as they swarmed their vessel.
The incident occurred amid months-long UFO incursions, often well over 100 miles off the coast of California.
During the incident, the crew captured infrared video of a spherical object moving against strong winds before descending slowly into the ocean.
A similarly perplexing incident occurred the following day.
A rigorous, multidisciplinary scientific investigation of the “orb” phenomenon is long overdue.
Thankfully, a group of trailblazing scientists has begun serious, unbiased work studying UFOs. Some of their initial findings are potentially paradigm-shifting.
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Exclusive: Astronomer’s new data finds possible nonhuman intelligence in space
Updated: Aug 5, 2025 / 01:42 PM CDT
A groundbreaking astronomical discovery has emerged that could fundamentally challenge our understanding of what occupied Earth's orbit during the early Space Age.
Scientists have uncovered evidence of hundreds of thousands of technological objects orbiting Earth in the 1950s - a full seven years before humanity launched its first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957 and this astronomer has no fear in studying UFOs.
The research, led by Dr. Beatriz Villarroel from the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics in Stockholm, centers on her work with the VASCO project (Vanishing and Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations).
As referenced in her NewsNation interview, Dr. Villarroel collaborated with Stephen Bruehl at Vanderbilt University to analyze 100,000 transient objects from pre-Sputnik astronomical photographs.
According to Dr. Villarroel, their analysis revealed surprising correlations between these mysterious transients, nuclear bomb tests, and UFO sightings from the era.
The key breakthrough involved analyzing nearly 300,000 transient events from the First Palomar Sky Survey, conducted between 1942 and 1957.
These "transients" appear briefly on one photographic plate but vanish from subsequent images taken just 30 minutes later.
The most significant candidate exhibits a 3.9 sigma statistical significance, meaning the probability of such alignment occurring by chance is approximately 0.01% - essentially a 1 in 10,000 chance.
Perhaps most compelling is what researchers discovered when testing whether these objects appeared in Earth's shadow.
According to Dr. Villarroel's analysis, if these were merely photographic plate defects, they should appear randomly anywhere on the plates.
However, the shadow test revealed a statistical significance of 21.9 sigma, indicating that hundreds of thousands of these objects may represent artificial reflective surfaces requiring sunlight.
As Dr. Villarroel stated in her interview, "I think it's a bigger probability that one gets eaten up by a supermassive black hole tomorrow than that this happens by chance."
The timing correlations prove equally intriguing.
Transients were 45% more likely to be observed within nuclear test windows, and the objects appeared positioned at geosynchronous altitude - approximately 42,000 kilometers above Earth, the optimal position for planetary surveillance.
Most significantly, these findings coincide with the famous 1952 Washington DC UFO incidents, when multiple credible witnesses, including military and civilian radar operators, reported unidentified objects over the nation's capital.
A disturbing historical footnote adds another layer to this discovery. Donald Menzel, the astronomer who provided the "temperature inversion" explanation for the 1952 Washington DC sightings, became director of Harvard Observatory just two months after those incidents.
Reference materials indicate that Menzel subsequently destroyed approximately one-third of Harvard's Sky Survey data and halted astronomical surveys for 15 years, potentially eliminating crucial evidence.
Dr. Villarroel estimates there may have been 70,000 to 200,000 such objects in Earth's orbit during the early 1950s.
According to her statements referenced in the interview, while she cannot definitively claim these represent extraterrestrial spacecraft, she acknowledges they could be "probes from our past ancient civilization" or evidence of "something very big that we don't know about the Earth or humanity."
The research faces significant challenges in peer review, not due to methodological issues, but because of stigma within the astronomical community.
However, as Dr. Villarroel emphasized in her interview, "I believe we see a real physical phenomenon" with clear statistical correlations to nuclear testing and UFO sightings.
This discovery suggests that our understanding of what occupied Earth's orbit during one of the most pivotal periods in human history - the dawn of the nuclear age - requires serious revision.
Whether representing alien surveillance, ancient terrestrial technology, or unknown natural phenomena, the statistical evidence points to something extraordinary monitoring our planet during humanity's first nuclear tests and most famous UFO incidents.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/exclusive-astronomers-new-data-finds-possible-nonhuman-intelligence-in-space/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylw_NRxJEgM
https://www.ufonews.co/post/harvard-destroyed-data-after-1952-ufo-incident-here-s-what-they-found
https://www.iflscience.com/uap-researchers-search-for-transient-events-in-earths-shadow-finding-unexplained-events-80323
https://x.com/drbeavillarroel