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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 16h

A short video from the recent NATO Repmus showing the Swedish Evolo demonstration platform with two Puffin micro-UUVs
youtube.com/watch?v=V7a5...

Full mission of Evolo (Ghostfoiler) & two Puffins on a mission to document a subsea cable.

YouTube video by Jakob Kuttenkeuler

youtube.com

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 16h

And an upgrade at Kangerlussuaq. If i remember rightly the old US Air Force infrastructure has been sold off to the kommun and the fuel depot to an oil company (BP?).
I wonder if Denmark will build its own fuel facilities or rely on (foreign owned) commercial fuel availability.

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Hans Tino Hansen @hanstino.bsky.social · 16h

According to TV2 the new Part 2 of the Arctic defence agreement will include:

2 additional Arctic frigates (total 5)

Maritime Patrol aircraft (reportedly P-8)

Icebreaking “capacity”

Drones

Radars

New military HQ in Nuuk

Naval facilities in Nuuk

Army Arctic regiment

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Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.bsky.social · 18h

Wait, consultants cut corners and deliver shit for tons of money? Impossible.

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 18h

Deloitte issued partial refund to the Australian Gov for its error-ridden AI-generated report youtu.be/C17KWJ02Goo

Deloitte delivers report to government using AI which contained errors | ABC NEWS

YouTube video by ABC News (Australia)

youtu.be

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 1d

När man bli inbjuden till ett möte man verkligen inte vill vara med i.

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Taktisk.se @taktisk.se · 1d

Stadig ingen håndfaste beviser for ulovlige droner. På Christiansborg nager tvivlen
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

Stadig ingen håndfaste beviser for ulovlige droner. På Christiansborg nager tvivlen

Ifølge DR’s oplysninger er der fortsat ikke håndfaste beviser for ulovlige droner over Danmark. Det får nu flere forsvarsordførere til at reagere.

www.dr.dk

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Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 2d

New Yorker, naturally

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 1d

I definitely agree. That the Tp102 Gulfstream got a replacement before the Tp84 is completely crazy.

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 1d

Realistically this means that some of those 7 options will go to Sweden.

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 1d

The Tp84 isn't going anywhere...
"Ett politiskt beslut har därför fattats 2025 om att komplettera lufttransportkapaciteten genom nyanskaffning av ... Embraer C-390. Köpet består av fyra transportflygplan som kommer att operera parallellt med TP 84."

www.forsvarsmakten.se/sv/aktuellt/...

TP 84 Hercules 60 år i flygvapnet

I år är det 60 år sedan transportflygplanet TP 84 Hercules togs i tjänst i flygvapnet. Som det första Hercules-flygplanet i europeisk tjänst blev det en pionjär som under sex decennier har använts i e...

www.forsvarsmakten.se

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Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 1d

“The 🇺🇸 Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.“

edition.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...

edition.cnn.com

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 1d

Ibland är det bättre att be om förlåtelse än tillåtelse:
Upphandling av elkraftsreserv avbryts eftersom priset blir högre än tillåts under EUs statsstödsregler.

Joa @joahsten.bsky.social · 1d

Obra

www.svk.se/press-och-ny...

Sverige står utan elreserv i vinter

Svenska kraftnäts upphandling av en strategisk reserv till kommande vinter avbryts. Skälet är att samtliga anbud låg över det tillåtna maxpriset som beror av bestämmelser i EU-kommissionens statsstöds...

www.svk.se

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 1d

To paraphrase Tony:
The obvious agents aren't the issue, it's the ones you can't see. Keeping the obvious agents around can help you find the dangerous ones.
So kicking out diplomats often isn't a good idea... Unless you want new agents to be rotated in...

Tony Ingesson @tonyingesson.bsky.social · 1d

Another important thing is to remember that Russian diplomats are excellent targets for surveillance. The diplomats themselves are not the main problem, finding the traitors they recruit is (and this is where it may be very useful to track the diplomats).

Martin D.B. Brown @martindbbrown.bsky.social · 1d

EU to curb Russian diplomats’ travel as suspected spy attacks mount www.ft.com/content/bc1a...

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 1d

If the us still has some mk 143 armoured box launchers lying around they could probably be repurposed as a truck launcher.
The actual ground launch tomahawk TELs were cut up at the end of the cold war.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored...

Armored Box Launcher - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 1d

I think this alone is a reason that we need to stop using fossil fuels.

youtu.be/sdWEGzWFcCc

Oilfield Units: a Measurement System so Cursed it made me Change Career

YouTube video by Alexander the ok

youtu.be

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 2d

This is interesting

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Australia signs key defence deal with Papua New Guinea

Experts say the deal seeks to counter Beijing's growing influence, but PNG says it is not about China.

www.bbc.com

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Naval News @navalnews.com · 2d

Sweden is looking for a ship to enable and support development of and experimentation with maritime uncrewed systems.
www.navalnews.com/event-news/d...

Sweden Seeks Ship to Accelerate Uncrewed System Experimentation

Sweden is looking for a ship to enable and support development of and experimentation with maritime uncrewed systems.

www.navalnews.com

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 2d

Sweden's VOR network is making national headlines due to its poor condition.

www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...

Larmet: Reservsystem för GPS trasigt på svenska flygplatser

När GPS-signaler störs är flyget beroende av andra system för att navigera. Men nu är ett av dem på väg att gå sönder i Sverige. Två stationer har redan slutat fungera och bristen på reservdelar beskr...

www.svt.se

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 2d

We appear to be entering the FO phase.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/05/b...

Trump considers massive bailout of at least $10 billion for American farmers hurt by his trade war | CNN Business

American farmers are having a tough year, in no small part because of President Donald Trump’s trade war. Now, the White House is gearing up to extend them a multi-billion-dollar bailout, sources tell...

www.cnn.com

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Daniel Swedin @danielswedin.bsky.social · 2d

Statsminister Ulf Kristersson har haft ett hemligt möte med Peter Thiel – Paypalgrundaren vars företag anklagas för krigsbrott i Gaza.
När SvD begär ut dokumenten är nästan allt maskat.

www.svd.se/a/935RzE/ulf...

Kristersson i möte med techmiljardären

Statsminister Ulf Kristersson har haft ett hemligt möte med Peter Thiel – Paypalgrundaren vars företag anklagas för krigsbrott i Gaza. När SvD begär ut dokumenten är nästan allt maskat.

www.svd.se

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 3d

I agree, space based jamming is a feature of the war, but it's not likely aimed at the Baltic's.

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58 North @58deg.bsky.social · 3d

I think those wagons are 85m3 which is enough for pretty much anywhere (civilian) outside of Arlanda. Arlanda is rail supplied but I don't know if any other airport has a rail line.

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Scramble - Dutch Aviation Society @scramble.nl · 3d

PC-24 to replace Falcon 10 at Marine Nationale.

Please read more on our website by clicking the link below.

#avgeek #scramble #marinenationale #pilatus #pc24 #dassault #falcon10mer

www.scramble.nl/military-new...