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SpaceX Develops Simplified ‘Human Moon Landing’ Plan Amid NASA Pressure to Beat China
November 1, 2025
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has proposed a streamlined plan to NASA for achieving a Human Moon Landing using its Starship rocket, as the agency pushes its contractors to move faster in the new race to the Moon — this time against China.
SpaceX Revises Strategy for Human Moon Landing
According toSpaceX’s official blog post released Thursday, the company has submitted a “simplified mission architecture” for NASA’s Artemis III mission, aimed at landing astronauts on the lunar surface later this decade.
The proposal comes amid mounting concerns within NASA that SpaceX’s development pace may not align with its ambitious goals.
“In response to the latest calls, we’ve shared and are formally assessing a simplified mission architecture and concept of operations that we believe will result in a faster return to the Moon while simultaneously improving crew safety,” SpaceX said in the post.
NASA’s Leadership Shake-Up and Growing Tensions
The space agency’s new acting administrator, Sean Duffy, who also serves as head of the Department of Transportation, recently remarked that SpaceX was “lagging behind” in Starship development.
Speaking on national television, Duffy warned that NASA may consider opening SpaceX’s Artemis contract to other bidders capable of landing humans on the Moon more quickly.
This comes as NASA faces intense political pressure and internal turbulence.
The agency is still without a permanent administrator, and the Trump administration’s recent budget reshuffles have heightened uncertainty about staffing and timelines.
As Duffy put it, “We’re not in a race against ourselves anymore. China has made it clear they’re aiming to plant their flag on the Moon first.”
Starship’s Challenges and Achievements
SpaceX currently holds a $2.9 billion NASA contract to develop the Starship lunar lander for Artemis III.
Despite several setbacks, the company reports major progress, including 11 Starship test launches and milestones achieved in its test-to-failure campaign.
Looking ahead, SpaceX’s focus is on a crucial in-space refueling demonstration, a key step toward making Starship capable of reaching the Moon.
The process—never before attempted—requires multiple Starship “tanker” flights to refuel a Moon-bound Starship while in orbit.
According to SpaceX, the refueling test and a long-duration flight test are planned for 2026, depending on the success of upcoming flights featuring the new Starship V3 architecture.
NASA Eyes Backup Plans
NASA has also asked Blue Origin, which holds a separate lunar lander contract, to propose accelerated development plans.
Behind the scenes, other aerospace companies are quietly submitting “wild ideas” for alternative Moon missions, according to a report byInside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan.
But for now, SpaceX remains central to NASA’s lunar ambitions.
The company insists it is on track to deliver the first human moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972, and Musk has repeatedly stated that “Starship will get humans to the Moon — and beyond.”
With China’s lunar program advancing rapidly, and the U.S. facing political and technical hurdles, the coming years could define which nation leads the next era of human space exploration.
https://usaherald.com/spacex-develops-simplified-human-moon-landing-plan-amid-nasa-pressure-to-beat-china/
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5581613-nasa-administrator-race-isaacman-duffy/
https://www.spacex.com/updates
Webb reveals a fiery starburst in the Cigar Galaxy — Space photo of the week
November 2, 2025
If you own a small backyard telescope, there's a good chance you've seen the Cigar Galaxy (M82) with your own eyes.
Not only is it relatively close to the Milky Way and one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky, but it's visible beside Bode's Galaxy (M81).
A spiral galaxy about four times smaller than the Milky Way, M82 shines five times more brightly and forms stars at 10 times the rate, earning it the title of a starburst galaxy.
This image from the James Web Space Telescope (JWST) reveals a glowing core teeming with billions of stars. The shot is a follow-up to a close-up image published in 2024.
Despite being a side-on view of M82, the photo shows its brilliant core exuding a blue-white glare, with red and orange dust clouds being pushed out above and below.
The gas clouds contain cavities and ridges — details that are only possible to spot because of JWST's Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), which can see straight through them.
M82's core is a busy place, containing more than 100 super star clusters, some still being born within dense gas clouds. Each super star cluster hosts hundreds of thousands of stars.
The reason for M82's burst of star formation is probably its neighbor, M81, whose gravity it has likely interacted with.
As a result, gas from M81 has found its way into M82's center, spurring an uptick in star formation despite the galaxy's small size.
Scientists can also see the glow from plumes of organic molecules in this image.
The broad plumes, which are 160 light-years across, are called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and are being pushed away from the galactic disk by powerful outflowing winds produced by M82's super star clusters.
For stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere, M81 and M82 are a spectacular sight in the northern sky during fall and winter.
Both galaxies can be spotted as small, diffuse patches of light northwest of Dubhe — the bright star marking the lip of the Big Dipper's bowl.
Through a small backyard telescope, these two galaxies next door appear together in the same field of view.
https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/webb-reveals-a-fiery-starburst-in-the-cigar-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-week
https://esawebb.org/images/weic2410b/
S. Korea bolsters space surveillance with 5th satellite launch
Nov. 2, 2025 - 17:11:22
South Korea on Sunday launched its fifth military reconnaissance satellite, completing the nation’s space-based surveillance network designed to strengthen its independent intelligence and early-warning capabilities against North Korean threats.
The satellite — referred to as the “final eye” of South Korea’s Kill Chain preemptive strike system — lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:09 a.m. — 2:09 p.m. in South Korea — according to Seoul’s Defense Ministry.
About 14 minutes after liftoff, the synthetic aperture radar satellite successfully separated from the rocket and entered its target orbit.
Roughly an hour later, the ministry confirmed that it had made stable contact with a ground control station, indicating normal operation.
The launch marks the completion of the “425 Project,” a decadelong program initiated in 2013 for South Korea to achieve independent space-based reconnaissance capability and to reduce its reliance on US satellite imagery.
The “425” in the name combines the Korean pronunciation of its five-satellite composition: four SAR satellites and one electro-optical/infrared satellite.
The first EO/IR satellite was launched in December 2023, followed by four radar satellites between April 2024 and February 2025, all carried by SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rockets.
“With this launch, the military can now conduct independent, all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance across the Korean Peninsula by operating the satellites as a cluster,” the ministry said.
Once all five satellites are fully operational, the constellation will enable the military to monitor North Korea at roughly two-hour intervals.
The SAR satellites are equipped with sensors capable of identifying ground objects as small as 30 centimeters, allowing detailed observation of missile facilities and troop movements regardless of weather or lighting conditions.
Currently, satellites No. 1 through 3 have completed deployment, while No. 4 is undergoing operational evaluation.
The fifth satellite will soon begin testing and performance assessments before entering full service.
“The successful launch of the fifth satellite allows our military to establish an independent surveillance and reconnaissance capability over the entire Korean Peninsula,” the ministry said in a statement.
“It will not stop here — the military plans to further strengthen self-reliant defense by developing small satellites and securing domestic launch sites and rockets to support future space operations.”
The constellation forms a key component of South Korea’s three-axis defense system — encompassing preemptive strike (Kill Chain), missile defense and retaliatory response — by enabling faster and more accurate detection of possible North Korean provocations.
Observers say the milestone underscores Seoul’s growing emphasis on space security as part of a broader deterrence architecture on the Korean Peninsula.
Meanwhile, North Korea has been racing to expand its own reconnaissance program.
It successfully launched its first military spy satellite, Malligyong-1, in November 2023 and pledged to send three more into orbit in 2024.
However, its most recent attempt in May 2024 ended in failure when a rocket exploded shortly after takeoff.
Seoul’s Defense Ministry emphasized that the 425 Project represents not only a technological breakthrough, but also a strategic shift toward self-reliant defense.
With the constellation now in place, South Korea joins a select group of nations capable of conducting continuous, independent reconnaissance from space.
Officials say future goals include developing miniaturized satellite constellations, expanding space launch infrastructure and integrating civilian-military cooperation in the emerging aerospace defense sector.
“By securing our own eyes in space, we can detect threats faster and respond with greater precision,” one defense official said. “It’s a foundation for true strategic autonomy.”
https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10606890
yeah, where's the supreme court consideration for that?
What's happening on the International Space Station while the government is shut down?
November 2, 2025
Although the U.S. government is shut down, NASA's astronauts in space are still expected to show up for work every day.
As the shutdown continues into its second month, many federal employees are furloughed. Some, however, keep working (mostly without pay at the moment), because they're considered critical to the continued operation of the nation's functions, like the delivery of the mail.
Thankfully for the NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), their wellbeing falls into the category of "protection of life and safety," which NASA is tasked with maintaining while the government's doors are closed.
Like all federal agencies, NASA has had to severely cut back on its day-to-day activities, as more than 15,000 NASA civil servants have been furloughed since Oct. 1.
Only essential personnel deemed "necessary to protect life and property" are granted "excepted" status, according to NASA's shutdown guidance. This includes astronauts in space and the technicians in mission control on the ground who support them.
For the most part, life aboard the ISS has continued as usual. The Expedition 73 crew currently occupying the space station have spent the past month conducting microgravity research and other experiments on their rotation and performing scheduled maintenance.
Of the seven astronauts currently living on the ISS, three are from the Russian space agency Roscosmos — Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky and Oleg Platonov — and another is Japan's Kimiya Yui, from Japan.
The remaining three are NASA's Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke. Like their international counterparts, they've continued pulling their fair share of the chores in space.
They just aren't getting paid for it. Like every other federal employees forced to work during the shutdown, they will later receive backpay compensation for the time they're currently putting in.
This past week, for example, Japan's new HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft launched and rendezvoused with the ISS. All three NASA astronauts were on hand for that capture and were scheduled to help unload its cargo on Friday (Oct. 31).
One thing NASA's astronauts aren't doing is updating their social media feeds or other lines of public communication. Yui, though, has been filling that gap.
Over the last month, he has posted stunning views of Earth that have included the HTV-X arrival, comet Lemon above the thin line of Earth's atmosphere, and auroras from space.
NASA has also classified work on the agency's Artemis moon program as critical and therefore continues work to launch the four-astronaut Artemis 2 mission around the moon as early as February 2026.
While work on Artemis has progressed, the continued shutdown may put a strain on agency resources as more and more employees are forced to work without pay.
Delays could push the mission's hopeful February target date further into the launch window, which extends through April.
And any delay to Artemis 2 could be bad news for the timeline of Artemis 3, which will be NASA's first mission to land astronauts on the lunar surface since the end of the Apollo program in the 1970s.
China, too, has aspirations of landing astronauts (or, as China calls them, "taikonauts") on the moon, and NASA and U.S. lawmakers have repeatedly stressed the importance of winning this new "moon race."
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/whats-happening-on-the-international-space-station-while-the-government-is-shut-down
https://x.com/Astro_Kimiya/status/1982481580871553295
https://x.com/Astro_Kimiya/status/1978206202619207694
Latvia signs Artemis Accords
November 1, 2025
WASHINGTON — Latvia has signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for safe space exploration, joining a group of now 60 countries.
paywall
https://spacenews.com/latvia-signs-artemis-accords/
https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-accords/
https://theconversation.com/25-years-of-the-international-space-station-what-archaeology-tells-us-about-living-and-working-in-space-268549
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/25-years-of-the-international-space-station-what-archaeology-tells-us-about-living-and-working-in-space
25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space
October 31, 2025 8:42am EDT
The International Space Station is one of the most remarkable achievements of the modern age. It is the largest, most complex, most expensive and most durable spacecraft ever built.
Its first modules were launched in 1998. The first crew to live on the International Space Station – an American and two Russians – entered it in 2000.
Nov. 2, 2025, marks 25 years of continuous habitation by at least two people, and as many as 13 at one time. It is a singular example of international cooperation that has stood the test of time.
Two hundred and ninety people from 26 countries have now visited the space station, several of them staying for a year or more.
More than 40% of all the humans who have ever been to space have been International Space Station visitors.
The station has been the locus of thousands of scientific and engineering studies using almost 200 distinct scientific facilities, investigating everything from astronomical phenomena and basic physics to crew health and plant growth.
The phenomenon of space tourism was born on the space station. Altogether, astronauts have accumulated almost 127 person-years of experience on the station, and a deep understanding of what it takes to live in low Earth orbit.
If you’ve ever seen photos of the inside of the International Space Station, you’ve probably noticed the clutter. There are cables everywhere.
Equipment sticks out into corridors. It doesn’t look like Star Trek’s Enterprise or other science fiction spacecraft. There’s no shower for the crew, or a kitchen for cooking a meal from scratch.
It doesn’t have an area designed for the crew to gather in their downtime. But even without those niceties, it clearly represents a vision of the future from the past, one where humanity would live permanently in space for the first time.
Space archaeology
November 2025, by coincidence, also marks the 10th anniversary of my team’s research on the space station, the International Space Station Archaeological Project.
The long history of habitation on the space station makes it perfect for the kind of studies that archaeologists like my colleagues and me carry out.
We recognized that there had been hardly any research on the social and cultural aspects of life in space.
We wanted to show space agencies that were already planning three-year missions to Mars what they were overlooking.
We wanted to go beyond just talking to the crew about their experiences, though we have also done that.
But as previous studies of contemporary societies have shown, people often don’t want to discuss all their lives with researchers, or they’re unable to articulate all their experiences.
Astronauts on Earth are usually trying to get their next ride back to space, and they understandably don’t want to rock the boat.
Our research provides an additional window onto life on a space station by using archaeological evidence: the traces of human interactions with the objects and built spaces of the site.
The problem, of course, is that we can’t go to the station and observe it directly. So we had to come up with other ways to capture data.
In November 2015, I realized that we could use the thousands of photos taken by the crew and published by NASA as a starting point.
These would allow us to track the movement of people and things around the site over time, and to map the behaviors and associations between them.
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In 2022, the International Space Station Archaeological Project also carried out the first archaeological fieldwork off the Earth, an experiment designed by my collaborator, Alice Gorman.
We asked the crew to document six sample locations in different modules by taking photos of each one every day for two months.
Lessons from photos
We learned that the crew of the International Space Station is a lot like those of us on Earth – perhaps unsurprising, since they live 95% or more of their lives here with the rest of us.
They decorate the walls of the station with pictures, memorabilia and, on the Russian side, religious items, the way you might put photos and souvenirs on your refrigerator door to say something about yourself and your family.
They make birthday cakes for their colleagues. They love to snack on candy or other special foods that they selected to be sent.
Unlike the rest of us, however, they live without much freedom to make choices about their lives. Their days are governed by lengthy procedures overseen by Mission Control, and by lists of items and their locations.
Crew members do show some signs of autonomy, though. They sometimes create new uses for different areas.
They used a maintenance work station for the storage of all kinds of unrelated things, just because it has a lot of Velcro for holding items in place.
They have to come up with solutions for storing their toiletry kits because that kind of affordance wasn’t considered necessary by the station’s designers 30 or 40 years ago.
We discovered that despite the international nature of the station, most areas of it are highly nationalized, with each space agency controlling its own modules and, often, the activities going on in each one.
This makes sense, since each agency is responsible to their own taxpayers and needs to show how their money is being spent.
But it probably isn’t the most efficient way to run what is the most expensive building project in the history of humanity.
In our latest research, we tracked changes in scientific activity, which we found has become increasingly diverse, by documenting the use of specialized experimental equipment.
This work was the result of questions from one of the companies competing to build a commercial successor to the International Space Station in low Earth orbit.
The company wanted to know if we could tell them what facilities their customers were likely going to need.
Of course, understanding how people have used different parts of a site over time is a typical archaeological problem. They are using our results to improve the experiences of their crews.
The archaeology of the contemporary world
Similar archaeological studies of contemporary issues here on Earth can also make future lives better, whether by studying phenomena such as migration, ethnonationalism or ecological issues.
In this way, we and other contemporary archaeologists are charting a new future for studying the past, a path for our discipline that lies alongside our traditional work of investigating ancient societies and managing heritage resources.
Our International Space Station work also demonstrates the relevance of social science research for solving all kinds of problems – even ones that seem to be purely technical, like living in space.
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India launches a huge military communications satellite to orbit using its most powerful rocket
November 2, 2025
India launched a huge and powerful communications satellite for its navy early Sunday morning (Nov. 2).
The CMS-03 spacecraft, also known as GSAT-7R, lifted off atop a Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3) rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sunday at 6:56 a.m. EST (1056 GMT; 5:26 p.m. local time in India).
The LVM3 deployed the 9,700-pound (4,400-kilogram) CMS-03 into geostationary transfer orbit about 16 minutes after lifting off. It was the heaviest communications satellite ever launched to GTO from Indian soil, according to ISRO.
The spacecraft will eventually settle into geostationary orbit, a circular path that lies 22,236 miles (35,786 kilometers) above Earth. At this altitude, orbital speed matches our planet's rotational speed, allowing spacecraft there to "hover" over one patch of Earth continuously.
Geostationary orbit is therefore a popular destination for spy satellites and communications craft like CMS-03. The new satellite will serve as a key link for the Indian Navy, taking this mantle from GSAT-7, which launched in 2013.
"With upgraded payloads, GSAT-7R or CMS-03 is designed to expand secure, multi-band communications for the Navy’s growing blue-water operations," the Times of India wrote.
"CMS-03 will provide real-time communication for naval operations, air defence and strategic command control across a wide oceanic and terrestrial region."
Sunday's launch was the eighth overall for the LVM3, which debuted in December 2014. The rocket's previous flight was in July 2023, when it successfully sent India's robotic Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon's south polar region.
The 143-foot-tall (43.5-meter-tall) LVM3 is India's most powerful rocket. It can haul 17,600 pounds (8,000 kgs) to low Earth orbit, according to its ISRO specifications page.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/india-lvm3-cms-03-military-communications-satellite-launch
https://www.isro.gov.in/GSLVmk3_CON.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAR9fV48Hjw
SpaceX launches private space station pathfinder 'Haven Demo,' 17 other satellites to orbit
November 1, 2025
SpaceX just launched a satellite that could help pave the way for a private space station in the very near future.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today at 1:09 a.m. EDT (0509 GMT), on a multi-satellite rideshare mission that SpaceX calls Bandwagon-4.
Among the 18 payloads on board the Falcon 9 is Haven Demo, a pathfinder for Haven-1, the private space station that California company Vast Space plans to launch to Earth orbit next year.
"The first step in our iterative approach towards building next-generation space stations, Haven Demo will test critical systems for Haven-1, including propulsion, flight computers and navigation software," Vast wrote in a description of the satellite.
Vast's Haven-1 will launch to low Earth orbit (LEO) atop a Falcon 9, perhaps as soon as the second quarter of 2026. If that schedule holds, Haven-1 — which can support up to four astronauts at a time — will be the first standalone private space station in human history.
The other 17 payloads that went up today will be operated by South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD), the Berlin-based company Exolaunch, Turkey's Fergani Space, the weather-forecasting outfit Tomorrow Companies and Starcloud, which aims to build data centers in space.
The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth as planned today about eight minutes after launch, touching down at Cape Canaveral's Landing Zone-2. It was the third flight for this particular booster, according to SpaceX.
The rocket's upper stage, meanwhile, continued carrying the 18 payloads to orbit. It will deploy them over an hour-long stretch that begins about 12 minutes after liftoff with the separation of ADD's Korea 425 satellite.
As its name suggests, Bandwagon-4 was the fourth mission in SpaceX's Bandwagon series to lift off. The company also operates another rideshare program called Transporter, which has 14 launches to its name to date.
Bandwagon-4 was the 140th Falcon 9 launch of 2025 already. More than 70% of the rocket's missions this year have been dedicated to building out Starlink, SpaceX's huge and ever-growing broadband megaconstellation.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launches-private-space-station-pathfinder-haven-demo-17-other-satellites-to-orbit
https://www.floridatoday.com/live-story/tech/science/space/2025/11/01/spacex-launch-day-heres-information-on-bandwagon-4-rocket-launch-from-cape-canaveral-florida/87006659007/
https://www.spacex.com/launches/bandwagon-4
Boeing-Supported Quantum Networking Mission Invites Public to Shape Space-Based Experiment
November 2, 2025
Imagine helping to steer a scientific experiment from space, now you can.
A groundbreaking quantum networking mission, SEAQUE, is inviting the public to participate in its next on-orbit test aboard the International Space Station through a simple, engaging web game.
This isn’t just about fun; SEAQUE is pioneering secure communications and ultra-precise sensing technologies with implications for everything from disaster relief to national defense.
Boeing is a key partner in this ambitious project, and your input, gathered through gameplay, will directly shape the future of quantum technology, helping researchers unlock the potential of this revolutionary field.
SEAQUE Mission- Public Participation & Goals Quantum Networking- Technology & Applications
The SEAQUE mission isn’t simply soliciting public input, it’s leveraging collective gameplay to refine a cutting-edge quantum networking experiment currently operating aboard the International Space Station.
Participants engaging with the web-based game at quantumsatellite.web.illinois.edu are, in effect, contributing real data that directly influences the configuration of SEAQUE’s next on-orbit test, a truly novel approach to space-based research.
This public participation is crucial because SEAQUE aims to validate compact entangled photon sources in space and explore vital techniques for mitigating the damaging effects of radiation on sensitive quantum hardware, challenges unique to the space environment.
Beyond the immediate experiment, the mission’s long-term goals center on establishing the building blocks for a future quantum internet, promising unhackable secure communications and dramatically enhanced precision sensing capabilities.
Boeing’s involvement extends beyond partnership; the company is concurrently developing Q4S, a separate, self-funded mission slated for a 2026 launch, which will focus on swapping entangled particles to facilitate the creation of global quantum networks, demonstrating a significant investment in and commitment to advancing this transformative technology.
The data gathered through the public game will help researchers understand how to optimize these systems for real-world application, spanning areas like disaster response, precise timing synchronization, and enhanced space domain awareness, ultimately shaping the future of secure and highly accurate information processing.
https://quantumzeitgeist.com/boeing-quantum-networking/
https://www.boeing.com/features/2025/10/quantum-research-marks-year-on-orbit-with-public-web-game
Three killed in US attack on boat
2 Nov, 2025 17:19
US forces have killed three men in what Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called a strike on a drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea.
The attack was the latest in a series of US strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific that killed at least 18 people earlier this week.
President Donald Trump has said the campaign aims to cull drug-smuggling operations from Venezuela and Colombia – accusations both countries have denied.
“The Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike” on a boat in international waters in the Caribbean on Sunday, Hegseth wrote on X.
He claimed that the vessel was operated by members of a “Designated Terrorist Organization,” without providing evidence.
All three “narco-terrorists” aboard were killed, he wrote, adding that the US will continue to hunt down and kill alleged drug smugglers.
Since the outset of Trump’s anti-cartel operation in the region, the US has amassed around 16,000 troops in the eastern Caribbean near Venezuela, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Eight US Navy warships, a special operations vessel, and a nuclear-powered attack submarine are reportedly already in the region, with an aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Gerald R. Ford expected to reinforce the armada next week.
Last month, Trump said he authorized CIA operations on Venezuelan soil, claiming they would target “drugs coming in” from the Latin American country.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has dismissed the accusations, accusing Trump of preparing a regime-change operation and resource grab.
“Venezuela is innocent,” he said in Caracas on Friday. “Imperialism is only seeking to justify a war to steal our riches and bring about regime change.”
UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Friday condemned the deadly US strikes in the region, calling them “unacceptable,” and urged it to halt the “extrajudicial killing.”
Russia, which ratified a strategic partnership with Venezuela this week, has expressed its “strong support for the Venezuelan leadership in defending national sovereignty.”
“The root of the US’ drug problem” is in the US, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday, urging America to tackle the problem on its own soil.
https://www.rt.com/news/627260-3-killed-us-attack-boat-caribbean/
https://x.com/SecWar/status/1984816590940987802
Russia launches new nuclear submarine
1 Nov, 2025 21:20
Russia held a ceremony to unveil its new nuclear submarine, the ‘Khabarovsk’ on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced.
The vessel is designed to carry the massive torpedo-shaped nuclear-powered Poseidon drone.
The ceremony took place in Severodvinsk, and was attended by Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov and other top brass.
“Today is a significant event for us: the heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser Khabarovsk is being launched from the slipway of the renowned Sevmash shipyard,” Belousov said.
“Carrying underwater weapons and robotic systems, it will enable us to successfully accomplish missions related to ensuring the security of Russia’s maritime borders and protecting its national interests in various parts of the world’s oceans,” he said.
The minister added that the submarine still has to complete a series of sea tests, and wished its crew and builders further success.
The ‘Khabarovsk’ “was specifically designed and built for the Poseidon,” former Chief of the Russian Navy’s General Staff, Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, told RIA Novosti on Saturday.
The Poseidon cannot currently be intercepted by any means, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Earlier this week, Russia successfully carried out tests involving the state-of-the-art drone, as well as the unlimited-range Burevestnik cruise missile, Putin announced on Wednesday.
The announcement came amid a stall in Ukraine peace talks, and discussions of potential US Tomahawk supplies to Kiev.
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he had instructed the Department of War to start testing nuclear weapons, citing strategic competition with Russia and China.
However, Russia is “still not” in an arms race with the US, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, when asked to comment on the recent arms tests.
https://www.rt.com/russia/627244-russia-new-nuclear-submarine/
Tomahawks won’t bring peace to Ukraine – Moscow
2 Nov, 2025 00:45
Supplying US-made long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine will not help end the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
She made the remarks after CNN reported that the Pentagon had given the White House approval to supply Tomahawks to Ukraine, after concluding that the move would not deplete US stockpiles.
Nevertheless, US President Donald Trump has declined to provide the missile, which is capable of striking targets deep inside Russia.
“As the current situation and previous years have shown, it is clear that militarization and arms deliveries – especially to a terrorist regime – will not lead to a settlement.
Moreover, such actions would contradict the campaign promises made by the current US administration,” Zakharova told reporters on Saturday.
Trump has long promised to mediate an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and revived direct negotiations with Russia earlier this year.
However, no breakthroughs were achieved during his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska in August or in the renewed Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul.
Trump recently postponed a planned summit with Putin in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, and imposed additional sanctions on Russia’s oil trade.
At the same time, he rejected Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s request for Tomahawks, saying the US needs them “to protect our country.”
Trump also stated that Ukrainian troops would have to undergo extensive training to operate the missiles. “We know how to use it, and we’re not going to be teaching other people,” he said.
Putin warned last month that he would consider the delivery of Tomahawks to be a further escalation and promised a “very strong response.”
https://www.rt.com/russia/627249-tomahawks-wont-bring-ukraine-peace/
NATO would need weeks to respond to ‘Russian threat’ – Euractiv
2 Nov, 2025 09:52
NATO member states would need several weeks to deploy forces to Ukraine in the event of an escalation of the conflict with Russia, Euractiv reported, citing analysts and military sources.
European bureaucracy reportedly stands in the way of stationing troops in the country.
Moscow strongly opposes any NATO troop presence in Ukraine, saying Kiev’s aspiration to join the bloc was one of the key causes of the conflict.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that the presence of NATO forces in the neighboring state could trigger an “uncontrollable escalation with unpredictable consequences.”
A spokesperson for the Portuguese Armed Forces told Euractiv that moving tanks across the continent requires diplomatic permits from every country they cross.
The transfer of heavy equipment is a “highly complex logistical operation” involving transportation on platforms and heavy trucks along both maritime and land routes, the spokesperson said.
Troop movements depend on existing relationships between national armed forces and the speed at which permits are granted, the outlet noted, adding that the authorities process these requests slowly.
An unnamed EU country requires 45 days’ notice to issue cross-border permission, according to a 2025 report from the European Court of Auditors, as cited by Euractiv.
In 2018, the European Council set a standard time frame of five working days for these procedures.
NATO Defense College researcher Yannick Hartmann told the outlet that additional delays could result from mandatory security checks.
Although NATO members could use a special customs declaration for military transport when entering or exiting the EU, it is up to the national authorities to process these types of requests, Euractiv said.
Maxime Corday, a senior researcher at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs, told the outlet that the absence of a unified legal framework within the EU leaves procedures inconsistent across member states.
EU and NATO officials have repeatedly cited the ‘Russian threat’ to justify increasing defense spending, boosting weapons production, and reintroducing military conscription.
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia has “no reason and no interest – geopolitical, economic, political, or military – to fight NATO countries.”
https://www.rt.com/news/627256-nato-weeks-respond-russian-threat/
Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula a ‘pipe dream’ – Pyongyang
1 Nov, 2025 17:46
North Korea has dismissed denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as an unrealistic goal. This comes after South Korea urged China earlier this week to help in finding a solution to the nuclear issue.
In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday, the DPRK’s deputy foreign minister, Pak Myong Ho, said Pyongyang would “show with patience that denuclearization is a ‘pipedream’ which can never be realized even if [South Korea] talks about it a thousand times.”
He described Seoul’s repeated efforts to deny North Korea’s nuclear status as showing a “lack of common sense.”
Earlier this week, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged Beijing to play a “constructive role” in establishing peace and finding “a substantive solution to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.”
On the sidelines of the APEC summit on Saturday, Lee met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Seoul reported that the two leaders discussed improving bilateral ties, while Lee “requested a constructive Chinese role to help realize the resumption of talks with North Korea.”
Lee has also told reporters that he would support renewed dialogue between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Trump said earlier this week that he would “love to see” Kim and indicated that he might leverage US sanctions if talks resume.
During his first term, Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea, meeting Kim three times from 2018 to 2019 to discuss denuclearization in exchange for economic and security guarantees, though no agreement was reached.
While a Trump-Kim meeting did not take place during the US president’s Asia tour this week, Kim said he is open to the idea and still has a “good memory” of Trump – though he has described US demands that North Korea abandon its nuclear weapons as “absurd.”
Pyongyang has insisted that its nuclear armed forces will “exist forever” as a means of defending its “sovereignty, territorial integrity and fundamental interests.”
It has also accused the US of provoking instability and attempting to create an “Asian version of NATO” through its military cooperation with Japan and South Korea.
https://www.rt.com/news/627236-north-korea-denuclearization-pipe-dream/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russian-oil-tanker-on-fire-after-strike-by-ukrainian-drones-in-krasnodar-krai-source-says/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-russian-missile-and-drone-strikes-on-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-military-says/
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4054272-russian-drone-attacks-civilian-car-in-kherson-injuring-a-man.html
https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/russia-reports-overnight-destruction-of-164-ukrainian-drones-in-black-sea-region/
https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/russian-drone-destroys-ukraines-game-changer-leopard-2a6-tank-in-donbas-2025-11-02-1015522
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/3681979-ukrainian-drone-strike-shakes-russian-black-sea-oil-port
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/ukrainian-drones-strike-five-russian-and-russian-controlled-substations-in-response-to-attacks-on-ukraines-energy-grid/
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/11/1/2351544/-1-351-Record-high-equipment-losses-due-to-record-high-drone-losses-Krasnov-s-bonkers
Ukraine war latest: Russian oil tanker on fire after strike by Ukrainian drones in Krasnodar Krai, source says
November 2, 2025 7:37 pm
Key developments on Nov. 1-2:
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Russian oil tanker on fire after strike by Ukrainian drones in Krasnodar Krai, source says
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Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian missile, drone strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, military says
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'They're not scary' — Ukraine's drone commander 'Madyar' promises blackouts in Russia after new strikes
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Russia claims HUR special forces raid in embattled Pokrovsk thwarted, Ukraine denies, Syrskyi insists 'no encirclement'
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal and an oil tanker in Russia's Krasnodar Krai late on Nov. 1, a source at the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.
Five drone strikes were recorded, according to the SBU. Following the strikes, a tanker caught fire, and at least four piers used for loading and unloading tankers were rendered inoperable. Additionally, port buildings sustained damage.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed on Nov. 2 that the oil infrastructure of the seaport located on the Black Sea coast in the port city of Tuapse had been damaged.
The terminal in Tuapse is operated by Russia's state oil company Rosneft. The city serves as a vital hub for Russian oil exports, with terminals and infrastructure critical to the country's energy logistics.
Photos and videos posted on social media purport to show a large fire emanating from the pier of the terminal, situated off the Black Sea.
Russian Telegram channels, citing resident reports, noted at least three fires were seen around the area of the oil terminal, including at an oil tanker.
Officials from Krasnodar Krai's regional operations headquarters later confirmed that a drone attack had caused damage to port infrastructure.
Officials added that the deck superstructure, a vessel, buildings, and terminal infrastructure were damaged in the attack.
Preliminary information indicated that there were no casualties, Russian officials claimed.
"The SBU continues to strike at Russia's oil refining infrastructure, which provides the enemy with resources for aggression against Ukraine.
As long as the war continues, flames will continue to burn brightly at Russian oil refineries," the SBU source said.
Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian missile, drone strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, military says
Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in Russian missile and drone strikes on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the Ukrainian military said on Nov. 2.
On Nov. 1, Russia launched a missile and drone attack on several settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, including Nikopol, Pishchansk, Pokrovsk, Marhanets, and Chervonohryhorivsk.
According to the Operational Task Force "East," the strike resulted in casualties and injuries among Ukrainian military personnel.
"(Russian) systematic attacks on populated areas in the deep rear and in areas close to the line of combat continue," the task force said.
Law enforcement agencies are currently investigating the attack, focusing on whether local military units followed the General Staff's directives regarding air alert warnings, restrictions on open-area gatherings, and the correct use of shelters.
At the moment of publication, the exact number of soldiers killed remains unknown.
"We express our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the fallen defenders of Ukraine," the task force said in a statement. "The Russian aggressor will pay dearly for this crime."
Previously, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Vladyslav Haivanenko reported that four civilians were killed, including an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old, and 6 people were injured in Russian air strikes on Nov. 1.
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'They're not scary' — Ukraine's drone commander 'Madyar' promises blackouts in Russia after new strikes
Ukraine is preparing new strikes on Russian energy infrastructure that could lead to widespread blackouts, according to Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Drone Systems Forces.
Attacks by Ukraine's defense forces, particularly long-range strike assets including drones, would soon force Russian regions to adapt to ongoing disruptions in power supply, Brovdi wrote on Facebook on Nov. 1.
"Blackouts are not scary. They’re just a bit inconvenient… The birds of the Drone Systems Forces, together with other components of Ukraine’s deep strike capabilities, promise you a rapid, if somewhat forced, adaptation," he wrote.
Brovdi described Ukraine's drones as "Free Ukrainian Birds," unpredictable and not bound by schedules.
He added that Russian fuel shortages were becoming more frequent, while gas and oil reserves were "burning fast."
The statement followed reports of a mass power outage in Moscow Oblast on Oct. 31, which Russian media linked to drone attacks on energy facilities in the region.
Elsewhere on Nov. 1, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) struck a key Russian military fuel pipeline in Moscow Oblast a day earlier, disabling a key supply route used by the Russian army, the agency said in a statement.
HUR said the strike targeted the Koltsevoy (Ring) pipeline, a 400-kilometer-long fuel artery used to supply Russia’s armed forces with gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from refineries in Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, and Moscow.
The operation reportedly destroyed all three major fuel lines of the system simultaneously near Ramensky district, south-east of Moscow. Despite anti-drone nets and armed security on-site, the pipeline infrastructure was successfully taken out of service, HUR said.
"The Ring pipeline was capable of transporting up to 3 million tons of jet fuel annually, as well as millions of tons of diesel and gasoline," HUR said, calling the strike a "serious blow" to Russia's military logistics and its economy in Moscow Oblast.
Russia claims HUR special forces raid in embattled Pokrovsk thwarted, Ukraine denies, Syrskyi insists 'no encirclement'
Ukrainian forces are holding off a large Russian grouping attempting to infiltrate residential areas in Pokrovsk and sever supply routes, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Nov. 1.
"There is no encirclement or blockade of the cities. We are doing everything possible to maintain logistics," he said.
Syrskyi described a broad operation to destroy and expel Russian forces from Pokrovsk, with the main burden falling on Ukraine’s assault units, drone operators, and special forces.
Consolidated groups from the Special Operations Forces, Military Law Enforcement Service, Security Service (SBU), and military intelligence (HUR) are active in the city.
Syrskyi emphasized the need for coordination between units and said additional troops, weapons, and drone systems are being deployed to reinforce the defense.
"The enemy is paying the highest price for trying to fulfil the Kremlin dictator's order to seize Donbas," he said.
Earlier reports suggested that HUR launched a special operation involving airborne assault units in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, under the command of HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov.
Reuters reported on Oct. 31 that the raid began earlier this week, when Ukrainian special forces landed from a Black Hawk helicopter in areas compromised by Russian drone activity.
A video seen by the agency appears to show at least 10 soldiers disembarking in an open field. The location and date of the footage have not been independently verified.
Sources within the Defense Forces told Suspilne that Ukrainian assault units entered areas of Pokrovsk that Russian commanders had previously claimed to control.
Later on Nov. 1, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed the raid had been thwarted. "All 11 personnel who landed from the helicopter were killed," it said in a post on Telegram. Ukraine denied the claim.
Economist journalist Oliver Carroll also shared unverified footage appearing to show a helicopter landing in Russian-held territory near Pokrovsk.
"Hearing Ukraine's military intelligence is conducting a daring counter-offensive near Pokrovsk to reopen key logistics lines," Carroll wrote on X.
The military analysis platform DeepState reported continued Russian advances in the Pokrovsk sector over the past few days.
The defense of the major city in Donetsk Oblast, which has held out for over a year of heavy fighting as one of the main hotspots of the front line, looks to have begun falling apart as Russian soldiers in their hundreds have broken into the city limits, spreading in all directions
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Netanyahu: Israel Destroying Two Hamas ‘Pockets’ in IDF-Held Territory in Gaza
2 Nov 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed Sunday that there are still two “pockets” of Hamas terrorists inside the area to which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) withdrew under the ceasefire deal.
Netanyahu added that the IDF was busy destroying those pockets, and that it would reinforce its defense of the so-called “Yellow Line” to which it has pulled back its forces in the eastern portion of the Gaza Strip.
In a statement to his coalition government, Netanyahu said (translated and provided by the Government Press Office) that while Israel “reports to” the U.S., it would not ask the U.S. for permission to attack Hamas:
I wish to speak about our struggle against the elements of the axis. The Iranian axis suffered a massive blow. We broke it in many places, and even where we broke it, it still exists, licking its wounds, trying to recover.
Our effort is to deny it the ability to recover, and this is what we are doing on the various fronts.
The first front is in Gaza, where Hamas suffered crushing blows; it is a shadow of what it once was, but it is also trying to recover.
We are operating on four focal points. One – returning our hostages. Their attempts are pathetic, trying to mislead us, the US, and the world; they will, of course, not succeed, and we will gradually bring back all of our hostages.
We are committed to this.
Second – there are still Hamas pockets in the areas under our control in Gaza, and we are systematically eliminating them. There are two in Rafah and in Khan Yunis, and they will be eliminated.
Third is the entire question of risk to our forces, and my directive is unequivocal: If there is an attempt to harm our forces, we strike those who inflict the harm and also their organization, for the purpose of protecting our forces.
This is what we have determined.
We report to our American friends; we do not ask for their permission. This must be understood because I hear things that are simply incorrect. We maintain the supreme security responsibility, and we will not relinquish it.
Fourth is the disarmament and demilitarization of Hamas. Disarming Hamas, demilitarizing the Gaza Strip is the principle we uphold. This is the principle agreed upon between me and President Trump.
This is how we operate, according to a clear plan. Of course, if this is not done in the first way, then it will be done in the second way, and everyone knows what the second way is and who will also carry it out.
The Trump administration has supported Israel’s effort to police the Yellow Line, and has joined Israel in insisting that Hamas return the 11 remaining bodies of hostages that were murdered in Hamas captivity.
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2025/11/02/netanyahu-israel-destroying-two-hamas-pockets-in-idf-held-territory-in-gaza/
https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-idf-eliminating-hamas-holdouts-in-israeli-controlled-gaza/
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/levant-turkey/artc-defense-minister-warns-lebanon-to-fulfill-hezbollah-disarmament-as-idf-strikes-4-operatives
other IDF
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-872462
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-11-02/ty-article-live/u-s-military-publishes-video-of-palestinians-looting-an-aid-truck-in-southern-gaza/0000019a-429d-d4b1-adbe-6fbfba3b0000
https://www.jns.org/the-first-brick-in-israels-deep-state-wall-has-fallen/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-reportedly-recalling-700-senior-officers-chinese-cars-due-to-security-fears/
State Comptroller’s Office insists it has right to probe military failings of October 7=
November 2, 2025 7:19 pm
The State Comptroller’s Office insists, in a submission to the High Court of Justice, that it must be allowed to exercise its duty to probe and review the key military failings before, during, and after the Hamas-led onslaught of October 7, 2023.
The submission was filed in response to a petition by the Military Defense Unit of the IDF’s Military Advocate General department, which asked the court to order the State Comptroller’s Office not to investigate issues “at the heart of the October 7 failure.”
The state comptroller has until now probed some of the ancillary failings, regarding the preparedness of the home front, assistance to citizens after the outbreak of war, and others, while the IDF has vigorously opposed any review of its role by the comptroller’s office.
“The State Comptroller’s Office sees before its eyes those whose voices were silenced, the [hostages] who returned, the families of all of these people, and all citizens of Israel — and is determined to complete all probes on the subject of the failures of October 7 and the ‘Swords of Iron War,'” states the State Comptroller’s Office.
Opposition parties and some government watchdog groups have insisted that the state comptroller’s remit does not cover military disasters and failures, and have also raised concerns that State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman, who was appointed under a Netanyahu-led government, may minimize responsibility of the political leadership for the disastrous October attack invasion.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/state-comptrollers-office-insists-it-has-right-to-probe-military-failings-of-october-7/
Israel violates ceasefire with drone strike at Gaza market
Nov 02, 2025
Israel once again breached the ceasefire, launching a drone strike on a vegetable market in Gaza City.
Residential buildings in Khan Younis and Rafah were also targeted by shelling. In the past 24 hours, three more Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks, bringing the number of deaths since the truce to 236.
The Israeli military also carried out an air operation in southern Lebanon, firing a missile at a vehicle. Four Lebanese nationals were killed in the strike.
Meanwhile, Hamas has rejected a US accusation that it seized relief supplies. The US Central Command had blamed Hamas for an attack on an aid convoy.
https://www.samaa.tv/2087341324-israel-violates-ceasefire-with-drone-strike-at-gaza-market
https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/STATEMENTS/Statements-View/Article/4327585/us-drone-observes-aid-truck-looted-by-hamas-in-gaza/
Drone boom takes off in Thailand with Air Taxi on the horizon
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2025
Thailand’s drone industry is entering a new growth phase, with a draft law, master plan, and Air Taxi trials paving the way for urban air mobility.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has projected that the country’s drone industry is on the verge of a major transformation, with strong growth expected in the coming years, particularly in logistics and passenger transport, which could soon become a new aviation infrastructure pillar.
CAAT estimates that the number of drones in Thailand could exceed one million units in the near future, driven by expanding applications in agriculture, logistics, surveying, and passenger services.
As of 2024, 27,822 drones have been registered nationwide, up sharply from just a few hundred when registration first began in 2015.
To support this growth, CAAT is drafting Thailand’s first Drone Act, a comprehensive law focused on drone operations for transport and logistics.
The legislation aims to set safety and regulatory standards for commercial use and is expected to be enacted by 2026.
Beyond regulation, CAAT is developing a Drone Master Plan, a national roadmap covering policy, legal frameworks, workforce development, safety infrastructure, privacy protection, and supporting technologies.
This includes real-time flight tracking systems, AI-based permit processing, and a “Fast Track” licensing system to modernise drone operations.
In partnership with the private sector, CAAT has signed an MOU with National Telecom (NT) to develop a Drone Delivery System, advancing Thailand’s readiness for commercial drone transport.
The collaboration aims to extend drone applications beyond agriculture and surveying to include goods and passenger delivery.
A key highlight of the initiative is the passenger drone EH216-S, developed by China’s EHang Intelligent Equipment.
The model was recently tested in Thailand by TAO AAM Co., Ltd. and J Capital Public Company Limited (GCAP), as part of preparations for future Air Taxi services in key tourist destinations, including Pattaya, Phuket, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao.
If approved, these services would mark Thailand’s entry into the era of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), positioning the country as one of Southeast Asia’s pioneers in next-generation transport.
Overall, Thailand appears to be entering a transformative phase in its aviation landscape. Once regarded merely as tools for agriculture or aerial surveying, drones are now evolving into a regulated, standards-driven technology that demands a comprehensive legal and management framework.
This shift aims to ensure safe and efficient commercial use, opening new business opportunities while signalling that Thailand’s transport and logistics landscape could look markedly different within the next few years.
While the direction is clear, CAAT noted that several issues require attention, such as urban drone flight zones, unmanned air traffic management, privacy protection, and public awareness.
Thailand’s push into drone regulation and Air Taxi development marks a significant step toward reshaping the nation’s transport landscape, turning futuristic flight into a practical, commercial reality.
https://www.nationthailand.com/news/general/40057643
Seven killed in RSF drone strike on South Kordofan shelter, doctors say
1 November 2025
November 1, 2025 (KADUGLI) – At least seven people were killed and others injured on Saturday following a new drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a shelter in South Kordofan state, doctors said.
This incident comes one day after a similar attack on an International Organization for Migration (IOM) shelter in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, which resulted in five deaths, including children, and left others injured.
The Sudan Doctors Network said in a statement that “the RSF targeted a displacement camp in the Abbasiya Tagali area of South Kordofan with a drone this morning.”
It noted that the shelling killed seven people, including children and women, and severely injured others, describing the targeting as “a new crime added to the record of genocide being carried out by the forces.”
The statement clarified that targeting civilians and humanitarian organizations working in relief is “conclusive evidence that the RSF is waging a total war against the Sudanese people” and that it is “deliberately spreading terror and death everywhere amid shameful international silence,” according to the statement.
It held the international community, the United Nations, and the Security Council “fully responsible” for the continuation of these crimes and called for accountability for the perpetrators.
The network demanded “immediate protection for civilians and humanitarian workers,” the prevention of targeting their headquarters and displacement centres, and the opening of safe corridors to transport the wounded and deliver humanitarian aid.
The cities of South Kordofan, particularly Kadugli and Dilling, are experiencing deteriorating humanitarian conditions under a siege imposed by the RSF and its ally, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu, amid reports that the two groups are preparing to launch new attacks on government-controlled areas.
https://sudantribune.com/article/306700
Unidentified drones repeatedly breach airspace over Belgium’s F-35 site storing US nukes — suspects not found
02/11/2025
In the span of 24 hours, unidentified drones were spotted twice over Kleine-Brogel Air Base, a highly sensitive military installation in Belgium that stores US nuclear weapons.
The incidents triggered aerial police responses and the use of military jamming devices, but no drone operators were located or apprehended.
During the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia has also carried out military provocations in EU airspace involving fighter jets.
In addition, drones have been repeatedly reported over critical infrastructure across Europe in recent months, with Russian involvement frequently suspected.
Belgian nuclear base sees two drone breaches in one day
In the early evening of 1 November 2025, around 6:30 p.m., drones were detected over Kleine-Brogel Air Base in Peer, Limburg Province, HLN reported.
The site is known to house American nuclear weapons and is set to become the home of Belgium’s F-35 fighter jets starting in 2027.
Police were immediately alerted, and a helicopter was deployed to pursue the drones, which reportedly flew toward the Netherlands. Authorities were unable to intercept them or identify the drone pilots.
The breach came less than 24 hours after another drone sighting near the same base, which occurred around midnight in the early hours of 1 November.
That incident also involved one or more drones, but again, police arrived on the scene when drones were no longer visible and were unable to locate the operators, according to Belga.
Belgian defense minister confirms jammer failed during incident
On 2 November, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken confirmed that military forces fired a drone-jamming gun in an effort to disable one of the drones.
The device, which uses radio waves to disrupt drone communication, proved ineffective. Francken suggested that either radio frequency mismatches or distance may have rendered the jammer useless.
He stated earlier on X that the drones observed overnight were of a larger type and appeared to have a "clear mission" targeting Kleine-Brogel specifically, rather than being accidental overflights.
He also confirmed that detection systems had picked up the drone presence and thanked the base guard team for its vigilance.
A local resident captured video footage of a drone near the base, which circulated in Belgian media.
More bases targeted in growing pattern
Drones were also seen overnight near the military area in Leopoldsburg, which lies close to Kleine-Brogel, Belga said.
The drone incidents in Limburg follow similar suspicious flights last month over a military base in Elsenborn.
Previously, unidentified drones have been sighted twice over the military base in Marche-en-Famenne in southern Belgium.
No suspects have been identified in any of the recent incidents.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/unidentified-drones-repeatedly-breach-airspace-over-belgiums-f-35-site-storing-us-nukes-suspects-not-found/
https://www.belganewsagency.eu/defence-minister-drones-at-kleine-brogel-air-base-probably-used-for-espionage
https://www.dw.com/en/belgium-drone-sightings-at-kleine-brogel-airbase/a-74590891
Royal Navy tests quantum tech on drone sub Excalibur
November 2, 2025
The Royal Navy has completed a major trial of quantum navigation technology on its uncrewed submarine testbed XV Excalibur, the service stated.
The experiment marked the first time a quantum optical atomic clock has been operated underwater.
The trial, conducted with the Submarine Delivery Agency’s Autonomy Unit and UK quantum firm Infleqtion, tested the company’s “Tiqker” clock aboard the extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle built by MSubs.
Unlike surface ships, submarines cannot rely fully on GPS, and traditional microwave-based clocks can drift over time.
According to the Royal Navy, integrating quantum-based systems such as Tiqker can improve navigation accuracy and allow submarines to stay submerged for longer without requiring external signals.
Commodore Marcus Rose, Deputy Director for Underwater Battlespace Capability, described the test as “a significant milestone in the development of Extra Large UUV capabilities in the Royal Navy.”
He said it demonstrated the Navy’s ability to “rapidly develop and integrate payloads into uncrewed host platforms” to stay ahead of adversary technologies.
Commander Matthew Steele, who leads the Navy’s Disruptive Capabilities and Technologies Office, said the trial was “a first critical step towards understanding how quantum clocks can be deployed on underwater platforms to enable precision navigation and timing in support of prolonged operations.”
Infleqtion’s General Manager Ryan Hanley said the collaboration “laid the foundation for fleets to navigate, coordinate, and operate with precision in any environment.”
MSubs Engineering Director Matthew Troughton added that “integrating a quantum clock onto Excalibur demonstrates how advanced timing can redefine what autonomous submarines are capable of.”
The trial forms part of the Royal Navy’s effort to accelerate new technologies such as autonomy, artificial intelligence, and quantum systems into frontline operations, supporting what it calls a “quantum operational advantage” for future undersea missions.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-navy-tests-quantum-tech-on-drone-sub-excalibur/
Area 51 Researcher: Military's 'Tampering' Story for Downed Drone is 'Bogus'
02 November 2025, 12:12 PM GMT
The skies above Area 51 are the most restricted, scrutinised, and mythologised in the world. So when something falls out of them, it doesn't just crash; it ignites a firestorm of speculation, rumour, and official denial.
That is exactly what happened on 23 September, and weeks later, the military, the FBI, and local sleuths are locked in a bizarre standoff over what really hit the desert floor.
A new report has detailed the frantic lockdown, the armed guards, and the allegations of a cover-up involving a high-tech unmanned aircraft.
Investigative journalist George Knapp, speaking with KLAS-TV, has gone so far as to call the official military story 'pure fiction.'
The Official Story of the Downed Unmanned Aircraft
On the surface, the official story is simple. The incident occurred on public land, just outside the classified perimeter of the Groom Lake base, about 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas.
A spokesperson for Creech Air Force Base confirmed the 23 September mishap involved an aircraft assigned to the 432nd Wing. This wing is crucial, as it is the military's primary operator of unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Air Force's public statement was minimal: no fatalities or injuries were reported, and recovery operations officially wrapped up by 27 September.
But that is where the simple story ends. The model of the aircraft has not been released, and the military's subsequent actions suggest this was no ordinary crash.
'An Unmanned Aircraft with Ordnance': The Lockdown
The immediate aftermath was anything but routine. Joerg Arnu, a respected Area 51 researcher who runs the monitoring site DreamlandResort.com, provided a stunning play-by-play to KLAS-TV.
He was listening to Area 51 radio traffic that morning when the atmosphere changed instantly.
'I had my cup of coffee, and I am listening to Area 51 security, and all of the sudden they got very serious, and locked down the base,' Arnu told KLAS-TV.
He then heard the panic. 'We just had an asset go down. We had an asset go down,' Arnu recalled. He specified this was not the typical Creech security.
'This is Area 51 security, and they had an asset go down. Then the next thing you hear, UAV, unmanned aircraft, unmanned aircraft with ordnance.'
This radio chatter was matched by a massive, real-world response. The FAA confirmed it issued a temporary flight restriction over a five-nautical-mile area for 'national security reasons.'
This TFR extended near Nevada's Highway 375, famously nicknamed the 'Extraterrestrial Highway,' and remained in effect for over a week, expiring on 1 October.
Arnu, living just 10 miles away in Rachel, Nev., jumped in his truck. He found large sections of the Tiikaboo Valley sealed off by armed patrols. When he attempted to use local backroads, he encountered guards with rifles.
'They had guns in front of them, not pointed at me, but very visibly in front of them, and it was clear they meant business,' Arnu said.
second alternate route — where he also saw sheriff's deputies and a helicopter with a recovery basket — was also blocked by armed sheriff's deputies and military security. 'Almost the entire valley was shut down.'
A Buried Crash Site and a 'Bogus' Explanation for the Unmanned Aircraft
The military's narrative took a strange turn weeks later. After Arnu and other sleuths gave up for the night, they returned days later to a bizarre scene.
Arnu stated that heavy machinery had carved a fresh dirt road leading directly to what appeared to be a debris field.
When he visited the site after recovery operations supposedly ended on 27 September, he found scorched Joshua trees and buried metal debris.
When he returned again, the site had been completely 'buried under a thick layer of dirt'.
The Air Force has a different, and confusing, story. In a follow-up survey on 3 October, investigators supposedly discovered 'signs of tampering'.
They claimed an inert training bomb and 'an aircraft panel of unknown origin' had been placed at the site by unauthorized individuals after the crash.
This claim, that locals had somehow breached a military cordon to plant fake debris, is now the official focus.
The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) and the FBI have launched a joint probe, not into the crash, but into the alleged tampering.
Arnu, speaking to KLAS-TV, was blunt: 'That's absolutely bogus.' He believes the story is a fabrication. 'I think that was designed to make people not go there, discourage people from going there.'
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/area-51-researcher-militarys-tampering-story-downed-drone-bogus-1751782
https://x.com/g_knapp/status/1984108667516674226
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09uMbh2eoho
Marjorie Taylor Greene Tells Bill Maher She Believes In Demons — From Outer Space
Nov 1st, 2025, 1:46 pm
Comedian and pundit Bill Maher and his guests did a double-take when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she not only believes in demons, but that they might be UFO aliens who have fallen from Heaven.
On Friday night’s edition of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, the interview guest was Dan Farah, writer, producer, and director of the documentary “The Age of Disclosure.”
The panel guests were Michael Moynihan, co-host of “The Fifth Column” podcast and host of interview series “The Moynihan Report”; and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican congresswoman representing Georgia’s 14th district.
During the “Overtime” segment, Maher asked Farah to talk about the official in his documentary who said UAP’s could be the work of “demons,” which prompted Maher to ask the entire table if they believe in the Mephistophelian minions:
BILL MAHER: You know what I found scary, the part about the people at the Pentagon who say it’s demons. Tell them that story. Tell them about the demons. It’s Halloween. Yes. Tell them. What is that? Damn.
DAN FARAH: So in the film, one of the senior intelligence officials named Jay Stratton, he was the director of air and space warfare at the Defense Intelligence Agency. And then he ran the US government’s UAP task force. He tells a story about how he was trying to run this issue up the flagpole and bring attention to it.
BILL MAHER: At the Pentagon.
DAN FARAH: At the pentagon, in a serious office space. And his superiors told him that they thought these things were demons. And that he was doing the devil’s work by looking into it.
And on camera in the film he says I can’t believe these words were coming out of their mouths. He’s like I’m briefing them on an advanced aerospace vehicle that’s absolutely there. It’s been spotted by trade observers like our Navy fighter pilots in their 80 million dollar airplanes that we trust them with. Right.
It has been spotted on data collection systems like satellite and radar.
And this guy is telling me it’s a demon. It is insane. And he’s like, my mind was blown and this is something I’m dealing with inside of the government.
BILL MAHER: It’s Halloween. Let me just ask the final question for the panel. Do you think demons and the devil are real?
REP. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-GA) Absolutely. I’m a Bible-believing Christian. And I believe those could be fallen angels.
DAN FARAH: All these things could be–.
BILL MAHER: Fallen angels?
REP. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-GA) Yeah, following up.
BILL MAHER: The aliens are fallen angels.
REP. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE (R-GA) That’s possible, I think that’s what they could be. That’s what makes sense in my worldview.
BILL MAHER: Michael?
MICHAEL MOYNIHAN: No. I’m sorry.
BILL MAHER: And that’s why we came here, to disagree but still appreciate each other for having the conversation! Happy Halloween, thank you very much.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-tells-bill-maher-she-believes-in-demons-from-outer-space/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gkc495pzts
https://x.com/tommyxtopher/status/1984669624231977357
https://x.com/RealTimers/status/1984440255253250185
https://x.com/mtgreenee
Clear UFO Footage Marathon 2025: Meteor Deflection, Mothership Over Texas & More!
Nov 1, 2025
Y’all?
The skies are getting strange again — and this time, it’s all caught on camera.
From a meteor-deflecting UFO seen during a live stream to a massive mothership hovering over Texas, these are some of the clearest and most verified UFO sightings of 2025 so far.
In this marathon, we’re breaking down the top UFO and UAP encounters of the year — with full context, verified sources, and a few that’ll make you question everything.
🛸 Featuring:
Meteor-deflecting UFO in Australia
Humanoid sighting in Chile
“Mothership” over Texas
Orb formations caught in Brazil and Utah
New UAP footage analyzed by experts
AND SO MANY MORE SIGHTINGS!
Some say these are atmospheric anomalies. Others believe we’re being watched. You decide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLD3aEYsR-s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91ZmuFpjXnE (UFO Enters Mothership Caught on Video — Real Evidence or Perfect Hoax? Oct 30, 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33vNOkEF8SE (Creepiest Ghost Videos Caught on Camera! Oct 29, 2025)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMYxJoJY_eU (Shocking UFO Landing in Mexico — Orb of Light, Alien Emerges From Craft! Oct 28, 2025)
Live Roundtable on Ancient Civilizations
Nov 1, 2025
Join me and Robert Dakota with William Henry, Billy Carson, Michael Collins, and Will Broww, for a powerful round table exploring humanity’s forgotten story.
From ancient civilizations and consciousness to Randall’s upcoming search for Atlantis in the Azores, this is a journey into the mysteries that connect us all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w74WlvykpAQ
https://x.com/randallwcarlson
https://x.com/4biddnKnowledge
https://x.com/iamwilliamhenry
https://x.com/incredhistory
https://x.com/RobertDakota3
https://www.youtube.com/wanderingwolf
Eric Burlison
@EricBurlison
'Technology is picking up ghosts underwater': 9,000 mysterious objects spotted off US shores; experts baffled.
What do you think it is?
Sensor tech glitches
Foreign or private sector submersibles
Non-human intelligence
9:10 AM · Nov 2, 2025
https://x.com/EricBurlison/status/1985031659691950344
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/technology-is-picking-up-ghosts-underwater-9000-mysterious-objects-spotted-off-us-shores-experts-baffled/articleshow/125029748.cms