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David @puca.bsky.social · 13h

David @puca.bsky.social · 19h

A new "TEMPO DANGER AREA" NOTAM from GND-UNL extending up along the west coast of Novaya Zemlya, with a small GND-UNL airspace closure on the NE coast of the Kanin Peninsula, for OCT 12.

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David @puca.bsky.social · 19h

For all the seismic shifts in Ireland and beyond over the last decade, I still have a hard time picturing the Defence Forces ever being properly equipped to defend the state.

Really hope I am wrong though and these potential moves toward real-world military capabilities come to pass.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

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David @puca.bsky.social · 1d

Update on this: the NOTAMs associated with the possible SLBM test are still in place with the same dates, however the other curious NOTAM group have been removed.

David @puca.bsky.social · 2d

Some updates on Russian NOTAMs:
Possible SLBM launch apparently pushed back again, now to 9-12 OCT.

And a group of NOTAMs that I don't quite know what to make of.

Did these late yesterday and never got around to posting (hence date)

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viper13.bsky.social @viper13.bsky.social · 1d

A most interesting flight path for RRR7209, Rivet Joint, RC-135W. I can't remember a Rivet Joint intelligence gathering aircraft taking this course in the past. After following almost all of the Norwegian coastline they flew through Finland and are proceeding through the Baltics.

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David @puca.bsky.social · 2d

I'm glad to see it has the bumps for a Defensive Aids Suite like the maritime variants.

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David @puca.bsky.social · 2d

Some updates on Russian NOTAMs:
Possible SLBM launch apparently pushed back again, now to 9-12 OCT.

And a group of NOTAMs that I don't quite know what to make of.

Did these late yesterday and never got around to posting (hence date)

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David @puca.bsky.social · 3d

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David @puca.bsky.social · 3d

Goodbye Pankovo pier, for another year 🫡

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David @puca.bsky.social · 3d

x.com/defenceforce...

Óglaigh na hÉireann on X: "Third C-295 Aircraft Delivered to the Air Corps Today, Óglaigh na hÉireann has taken delivery of the third Airbus C-295 at Casement Aerodrome, completing a €300 million investment in new transport and maritime patrol capability. This is the largest single equipment project in https://t.co/IVrqNiQvxH" / X

Third C-295 Aircraft Delivered to the Air Corps Today, Óglaigh na hÉireann has taken delivery of the third Airbus C-295 at Casement Aerodrome, completing a €300 million investment in new transport and maritime patrol capability. This is the largest single equipment project in https://t.co/IVrqNiQvxH

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David @puca.bsky.social · 3d

Makes sense with the conditions at sea.
Maritime patrol aircraft in the area.

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David @puca.bsky.social · 3d

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David @puca.bsky.social · 3d

Transport variant C295 on its delivery flight to Ireland.

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David @puca.bsky.social · 3d

@vesselspotter.bsky.social Sabina (IMO: 9524451) has slowed to 5.5kts 🤷

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David @puca.bsky.social · 4d

They certainly went through general motions of "something happening" today; all monitoring vessels went to positions on the east and west coasts.
Tug "Mars" departed south, Teriberka arrived back at Pankovo.
Did they test? I've no idea whatsoever.
I think I've grown weary of looking at clouds.

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David @puca.bsky.social · 4d

An attempt at animating the position reports

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David @puca.bsky.social · 4d

NOTAM Q3177/25 will be replaced by Q3605/25 from 21:00 tonight.
Perhaps noteworthy, Q3176/25 which covered the pad - amongst other things - does not appear to have a replacement and will time out at 20:59 tonight.

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David @puca.bsky.social · 4d

Appears that an Irish Air Corps C295 maritime patrol aircraft may have taken a look at Bond and Vikram this afternoon.
(deleted previous post - names wrong!)

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David @puca.bsky.social · 5d

It's now exactly two years since Putin said:
"A final successful test has been held of Burevestnik - a global-range nuclear-powered cruise missile."

Which begs the question: what are they doing up there now? Testing a production variant?
Or, still simply trying to get the thing to work reliably.

David @puca.bsky.social · 5d

I thought test season might have been wrapping up after vessels congregated in Matochkin Shar & Gribovaya Bay. (& tug MARS arrived)

However, some vessels now appear to be returning to monitoring positions & Sentinel 2 shows the test monitoring aircraft still at Rogachevo.

Back to wait and see...

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David @puca.bsky.social · 5d

Possibly, but it is difficult to say with any certainty.

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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 10d

After a brief return to the Mediterranean Sea, RF Navy Baltic Fleet Goryn-class salvage/rescue tug Yakov Grebelskiy (likely with Black Sea Fleet Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine Novorossiysk) is now heading north in the Atlantic Ocean

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David @puca.bsky.social · 5d

Pushed back again

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David @puca.bsky.social · 5d

I thought test season might have been wrapping up after vessels congregated in Matochkin Shar & Gribovaya Bay. (& tug MARS arrived)

However, some vessels now appear to be returning to monitoring positions & Sentinel 2 shows the test monitoring aircraft still at Rogachevo.

Back to wait and see...

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David @puca.bsky.social · 5d

Rusting oil drums are ubiquitous to sites around Novaya Zemlya - initially thought this was an explosion epicenter, but think now tracks are from vehicles which constructed a mound at the site.

Reminiscent of some monitoring locations shown in Tsar Bomba film but distances seem off, so not sure.

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