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MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 18h

Ukraine should be the ones to decide when and how they want to negociate. What right do we have to decide for them.

MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 20h

Azerbaijan are assholes but at least they're not vatnik assholes.

And hopefully they'll remain too worried about Russia to fuck around with Armenia again in the forseeable future.

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Nicolas Cadène @ncadene.bsky.social · 1d

#Badinter #Panthéon
« Le fascisme ne se lève pas comme la tempête en une nuit. Il est d’abord rampant, dissimulé, ordinaire. Il progresse par les voix de la haine, avivée par les difficultés économiques. Il s’empare des cœurs avant de pervertir les esprits puis de prendre le pouvoir. »
À méditer☝️.

Portrait de Robert Badinter à la tribune de l’Assemblée nationale.

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MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 2d

Après ça aiderait si la France était équipée en pods roquettes 70mm pour ça, plutôt que le Galaxy Brained 68mm qu'on a de partout...

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 2d

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 2d

🇧🇪 One of Europe’s biggest air defense companies Thales Belgium is warning that its top secret factories are being overflown by increasing numbers of drones, and it wants clear rules on how to jam or bring them down, - Politico

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Mars Attaque @marsattaqueblog.bsky.social · 2d

Blog - Innovation et Naval Group - Faire évoluer des plateformes au rythme du combat naval

mars-attaque.blogspot.com/2025/10/nava...

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 2d

There are now three versions of missiles for the Neptune system:

The Original (photo 1), the Long (photo 2), and the Chubby (photo 3) 🙃🤩

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MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 2d

Also most militaries don't really like to mess around with the physical shape of a missile. Then you have to change all your missile tubes and/or your fighter hardpoints and clearance.

Ukraine is mostly rail-launching those so less of an issue.

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 3d

European manufacturer Thales has developed a compact mini-missile to help counter Shahed-type attack drones — FZ123 warhead for the 70 mm missile is filled with thousands of tiny steel pellets and nearly one-kilogram charge. New system is already being deployed in Ukraine.

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 4d

We do not hate merkel enough

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Kraut @derparrot.bsky.social · 6d

I wonder if the Ukrainians will get that one Greek Mirage 2000 that is the only aircraft to shoot down an F-16.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 5d

⚡️Ukraine wiped out a Russian cavalry unit — the first used in battle since the 1950s.
united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-destroys-russian-cavalry-unit-in-first-battlefield-use-since-1950s-12191

Ukraine Destroys Russian Cavalry Unit in First Battlefield Use Since 1950s

Russian cavalry units are deployed in assaults against Ukraine, a tactic seen as outdated. This raises ethical issues amidst unusual military strategies.

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Anders Östlund @andersostlund.bsky.social · 6d

Good by Sweden's Minister of Finance, who battle propaganda about Russian economy.
Main points:
* RU inflation about 20%
* Liquid part of RU welfare fund not enough for deficit
* Intl inst (IMF et al) and media should not use data from RU
* All RU data likely false.
www.dn.se/debatt/vara-...

DN Debatt. ”Våra underrättelser visar sanningen bakom Putins siffror”

DN Debatt. Finansministern: Internationella finansiella institutioner hjälper Ryssland att sprida propaganda.

www.dn.se

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 5d

They literally just did a double tap on a train station full of people in broad daylight. But hey since the western man is tired of news about the war, let’s just call it another Saturday in Ukraine

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Association des Journalistes de Défense - AJD @ajdpresse.bsky.social · 5d

Canon, brouillage et "mur d'acier" : les "armes" anti-drones de la marine

Par @FabienZamora Toulon @afp.com via @sudradiofrance.bsky.social
samedi 4 octobre 2025 à 9:16

www.sudradio.fr/societe/cont...

Brouillage et "mur d'acier" : les armes anti-drones de la marine

Durant cinq jours, cinq navires de la marine française ont testé de nouveaux équipements dans le cadre de lutte anti-drones.

www.sudradio.fr

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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 6d

Your gentle reminder that Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated on June 14 and hardly anyone bothered to talk about it.

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MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 6d

a man in a suit and tie is talking to someone and saying hey .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to someone and saying hey .

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MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 6d

Là, c'est une autre affaire, mais un point très juste malgré tout.

Dans beaucoup de domaines, il y a moyen de rentrer dans les standards OTAN sans pour autant utiliser la techno US, mais la question des IP aime bien se glisser là dessous...

MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 6d

Helsing ne risque pas d'être au niveau si l'argent va aux fabriquants d'UCAV américains 🫠

L'oeuf et la poule, toussa toussa

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MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 6d

Talking about german companies, not german defense budget.

Difficult to assess the credibility of a Rheinmetal CEO that says “It’s not that we buy American technology, it’s that we implement American technology into Europe.” and "Relying on European solutions alone would be counterproductive"

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MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 6d

Et non, je ne pense pas que les entreprises américaines comme Anduril aient quoi que ce soit à offrir que l'on ne puisse faire en Europe. Exemple d'Helsing, ou du Stormshroud chez les Britaniques. A nouveau des options hors France.

Ah oui aussi... www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Anduril and Palantir battlefield communication system has deep flaws, Army memo says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The much-needed modernization of the U.S. Army's battlefield communications network being undertaken by Anduril, Palantir and others is rife with "fundamental security" problems ...

www.yahoo.com

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MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 6d

Je ne parle pas du budget allemand, mais des entreprises allemandes. Grosse différence.

“It’s not that we buy American technology, it’s that we implement American technology into Europe.”

"Relying on European solutions alone would be counterproductive"

breakingdefense.com/2025/09/rhei...

Rheinmetall CEO warns Germany against ‘small boy’ thinking toward US - Breaking Defense

"Germany, but also Europe ... will grow up to be a reliable partner of the United States," said the head of the country's largest defense firm.

breakingdefense.com

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MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 6d

Non pas que la France soit exemplaire dans ce domaine non plus, c'est aussi à nous de jouer plus le jeu et de montrer l'exemple.

MatthTheGeek 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @matththegeek.bsky.social · 6d

De l'autre côté, on aimerait clairement que l'Allemagne joue plus le jeu de la coopération européenne plutôt que de se jeter systématiquement dans les bras d'Anduril et Kratos.

Et c'est même pas en espérant qu'ils viennent dépenser du budget chez nous. Où sont BAE et Saab?

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