‘Punk' Journalist, Executive Editor @thewarzonewire, and defense and security analyst

Joined September 2013
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This is still one of the best things I've ever gotten through FOIA. Full associated story here: warisboring.com/untangling-t…
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#Syria: a Tesla car was filmed yesterday during the wedding of a former Rebel fighter in #Idlib province.
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EXERCISE: On Monday, February 9, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m., we will be working with our federal partners on a routine training exercise on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Please do not be alarmed if you see emergency vehicles and low flying helicopters.
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HK limited edition crowbar when? x.com/HecklerAndKoch/status/…

Forget about Freeman.
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22 Oct 2025
X-BAT represents a new era of airpower. "What it does is it basically brings the capability of something like an F-35 or a comparable fifth-gen [fighter], puts it in a vertical takeoff and landing package, and then delivers it at a tenth of the cost, life-cycle[-wise] of a fifth-gen. So, breaking the cost curve. It enables us to counter China’s fifth and sixth-gen aircraft with something that comes at a fraction of the price." AND YES, we know it is going to be hard AND there are going to be haters and detractors. Whenever you do something truly disruptive, the wolves come after you. "The team that we’ve assembled over the last year and a half at Shield AI is really made up of a lot of the best folks from around the aerospace industry that have been the key leaders and engineers on the most game-changing things that have been developed and fielded, both unclassified and classified, over the last 10 years. So it really is a truly world-class team. Very excited and humbled to be around them every day. And it is hard to do this, no doubt about it. We’ve just brought in the folks who are experts in doing it, to build the team." @RocketArmor, the visionary mind behind X-BAT, sat down with @Aviation_Intel and @FranticGoat to share an inside look at the groundbreaking technology, mission, and larger industry trends driving X-BAT, our new multirole strike jet. Read the article to discover how X-BAT is set to redefine the future of warfare. Read the full @thewarzonewire piece here: twz.com/air/the-rise-of-x-ba… Autonomy for the world. The greatest victory requires no war. #XBAT #Autonomy #NextGenTech #Airpower #Aircraft #Aviation #Defense #TWZ
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Looks like an Olive Harvest mission over Sinai (note the Multinational Force and Observers callsign). Not sure I've seen one tracked before. x.com/gosthdarkconrad/status…

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As mentioned in the @thewarzonewire article …Today @ Mugu…Bloodhound405 is now sporting a very visible @Starlink aviation antenna blister. #Starlink #SatComms 05-15-25
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We have now stacked non-standard designations here - EA-37B (out of sequence, broken from C-37) on top of A-37 (out of sequence, broken from T-37) x.com/heatloss1986/status/18…

6 Jan 2025
Just had a realization. EA-37 and A-37 are two very different aircraft both sharing most of a designation. I would like to propose that we nickname the EA-37B the "Sparkfly" after the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly.
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Power to the apparently ever-shrinking number of people in the US military still requesting designations in any kind of sequence.
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Hot off the digital press: What China’s Next Generation Stealth Jet Reveal Really Means Deep analysis on China's new advanced tailless 'fighter' aircraft, what we know and what we don't, and their broader implications. Special feature: twz.com/air/what-chinas-next…
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"Stop buying C-130s please" has been a thing almost my entire life x.com/beverstine/status/1878…

.@SecAFOfficial at CSIS event in a discussion about finding efficiencies in the Air Force: "We keep buying C-130s. So there's an efficiency for you, can we please stop buying C-130s? We've got enough."
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MLB continues its unbroken streak of trying everything it can to generate new fans/attendance numbers except introduce a salary cap. x.com/MLBONFOX/status/186397…

Rob Manfred says there is “buzz” around adding a "Golden At-Bat" rule to Major League Baseball, per @jaysonst. This rule would allow a team to choose one at-bat in every game to use their best hitter regardless of where they're at in the lineup.
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Yeah, baseball's real problem is a lack of a very narrow definition of "action" not surging ticket prices and the cost of concessions combined with stagnant wages and a major economic slowdown starting in 2008 wapo.st/2lNQ51Q?tid=ss_tw&ut…
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Very excited to announce that I'm joining @thewarzonewire as managing editor starting today. I'll also be writing about all things naval. @Aviation_Intel and his team have done some amazing reporting and I can't wait to contribute to their mighty newsroom. Onward!
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Catapult control 'bubble' getting some real prominent placement there. twz.com/sea/new-chinese-airc… x.com/RupprechtDeino/status/…
Also in interesting find ... According to some rumours, the PLANS-18 Fujian will conduct her 5th sea trial soon, maybe even actually launching aircraft for the first time. Also nice, the patches of the first four trials. (Images via @Polis城邦工作室 from Weibo)
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No, WSJ was NOT the first to report on the Langley drone incursions. They never acknowledged where the story came from & lifted it months later. If you are watching UAP hearing you can see how large outlets take other's work an brand it their own twz.com/air/mysterious-drone…
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Explicitly bringing up the MDS in an announcement about a massively out of sequence/non-standard designation is something. x.com/beverstine/status/1848…

TACAMO/E-XX now called E-130J. Contract award expected in January.
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MORE: @PentagonPresSec says a @DeptofDefense employee named by some online accounts in connection w/the leaks is not a subject of the investigation
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Very 'Marine One' looking paint job there. x.com/Jakepor21/status/18462…

15 Oct 2024
🇬🇦 | The Gabonese Presidential Air Group has taken delivery of an Airbus ACH175 VVIP helicopter, the $20 million helicopter was likely ordered by the Ali Bongo administration before being ousted from office.
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