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Karsten Marrup

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Head of the Air and Space Warfare Centre at the Royal Danish Defence College. My posts are my own opinions. RPs & follows ≠ endorsements.

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Russia’s UMPK guidance kits installed on the FAB-series drop bombs now have a new jet powered variant, which can reportedly extend the range up to 200 km.

theaviationist.com/2025/10/25/r...

26.10.2025 14:29 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Hello again. Monday 13 October is Day 1328 of Russia's latest war. Where will be next? And when?

It is WHEN and not IF... unless Russia is beaten here.
Allowing Russia a "peace deal" where they stolen land is permitted, where their army is battle hardened and intact would be another huge blunder.

13.10.2025 05:35 — 👍 352    🔁 92    💬 9    📌 4
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Ukraine’s FrankenSAM program continues to deliver battlefield innovation: one system features a modified Soviet Buk launcher adapted to fire Western RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles.

12.10.2025 19:25 — 👍 467    🔁 55    💬 1    📌 1
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❗️Another photo of the 🇺🇦Ukrainian long-range cruise missile FP-5 "Flamingo"

12.10.2025 19:38 — 👍 160    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 1
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Friends,

Winter is coming. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure will increase.

Russia has ramped up drone production and is changing its attack tactics. There will be blackouts in winter. #Kyiv will be Russia’s main strategic and symbolic target⤵️

11.10.2025 07:05 — 👍 972    🔁 327    💬 33    📌 12
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❗️🇩🇰Denmark will purchase new CV9035IIIC infantry fighting vehicles instead of upgrading its old CV9035DK IFVs, which it could potentially transfer to 🇺🇦Ukraine

12.10.2025 08:38 — 👍 199    🔁 27    💬 5    📌 0
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Ukrainian Mi-8 and Mi-24 with 32 and 122 intercepted Russian air targets.

12.10.2025 09:12 — 👍 668    🔁 68    💬 12    📌 4
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⚡️Russia unleashed 3,100 drones, 92 missiles, and 1,360 guided bombs on Ukraine in just one week, Zelenskyy says.

He warned that Moscow is escalating strikes while the world’s attention is on the Middle East and urged tougher sanctions and tariffs on Russia.

12.10.2025 09:25 — 👍 134    🔁 51    💬 2    📌 5
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❗️🇧🇪Belgium will receive its first four F-35 fighter jets from the 🇺🇸United States on October 13, paving the way for the transfer of F-16s to 🇺🇦Ukraine, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said.

11.10.2025 14:02 — 👍 188    🔁 37    💬 3    📌 1
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First look at the Hwasong-20: North Korea's massive new solid-fuel ICBM.

11.10.2025 00:14 — 👍 49    🔁 24    💬 8    📌 4
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Ukrainian Air Assault Forces repelled a major Russian assault on the Dobropillia axis. Russians attempted to capture Vodymyrivka and Sofiivka using 6 tanks, ~40 IFVs, 40+ vehicles, and several hundred troops. Ukraine destroyed 3 tanks, 13 IFVs, 41 vehicles, and eliminated around 100 personnel.

11.10.2025 05:03 — 👍 798    🔁 114    💬 18    📌 6
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🇳🇱🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: A new important step in our defense cooperation with the Netherlands – today, our countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning Coproduction of drones. This is one of the promising areas of our bilateral cooperation.

10.10.2025 18:50 — 👍 117    🔁 31    💬 1    📌 3
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Yderligere 16 F-35-kampfly til Danmark Regeringen og forsvarsforligskredsen er med Aftale om yderligere styrkelse af F-35 kampflykapaciteten enige om at afsætte 29,0 mia. kr. til at anskaffe yderligere 16 F-35-kampfly, så den samlede flåde...

www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...

10.10.2025 19:40 — 👍 16    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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❗️🇩🇰Denmark has announced that it wants to purchase 16 more F-35A fighter jets from the 🇺🇸United States. The purchase will bring the total number of F-35 fighters in the Danish Air Force to 43.

10.10.2025 18:52 — 👍 111    🔁 16    💬 12    📌 3
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❗️New remains of a 🇷🇺Russian drone found in 🇵🇱Poland — this is the 21st Russian drone found in Poland. The drone was found in the Województwo mazowieckie

05.10.2025 15:21 — 👍 88    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 1
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❗️🇺🇦Ukrainians successfully neutralized several drones in 🇩🇰Danish airspace during exchange of experience, — General Staff of Ukraine

Ukrainian specialists in countering strike UAVs launched a Sting interceptor-drone into the air, which successfully destroyed a Danish Banshee.

04.10.2025 07:33 — 👍 107    🔁 20    💬 2    📌 0
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Dutch F-35 shoots down Russian drone, displays kill marking A Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-35A has received a drone kill marking after shooting down a Russian drone during the September 9–10 incursion into Polish airspace.

A Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-35A has received a drone kill marking after shooting down a Russian drone during the September 9–10 incursion into Polish airspace.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/dutch-f-35-s...

01.10.2025 21:24 — 👍 69    🔁 16    💬 7    📌 1
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❗️🇫🇷French military personnel with NEROD RF anti-drone rifles are at the 🇩🇰Danish Roskilde Airport to provide security for the EU summit in Copenhagen, which will take place this week.

01.10.2025 21:12 — 👍 122    🔁 15    💬 2    📌 1
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Booommm 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

The moment Ukrainian forces intercepted a Russian ZALA Lancet drone.

29.09.2025 21:19 — 👍 57    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1
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Over two weeks, the Sky Wars unit of Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade destroyed 23 Russian reconnaissance drones, including Zala, Supercam, Molniya-2, and Herber models, using FPV drones adapted for both day and night missions across the Kursk and northern Slobozhanshchyna sectors.

21.09.2025 13:53 — 👍 283    🔁 19    💬 0    📌 2
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First, the size of the morning attack on Ukraine..

Air defence did well, knocking out 583 projectiles, but that still left 36 hits in 10 places.

Ukraine stopped:
2/8 ballistics
29/32 cruise
552/579 drones (95% success)

#RussiaIsATerroristState

20.09.2025 07:00 — 👍 93    🔁 22    💬 3    📌 5
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The long-range attack drones launched in their hundreds almost every night by Russia against Ukrainian cities are in a league of their own and are, in comparison to their quadcopter counterparts, absolutely massive.

Read more: kyivindependent.com/everything-w...

14.09.2025 07:01 — 👍 329    🔁 121    💬 5    📌 6
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MQ-9 Reaper Launches Switchblade 600 Loitering Munition for First Time GA-ASI and AeroVironment demonstrate first-ever air launch of Switchblade 600 from MQ-9A, advancing drone mothership concepts for smaller UAS. General

An MQ-9A Block 5 carried and launched two Switchblade 600s, of which one was inert and one had a high-explosive warhead. The control of the Switchblades was then successfully transferred from the Reaper’s ground control station to a separate operator on the ground.
theaviationist.com/2025/09/11/m...

12.09.2025 21:40 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Denmark ranks first in the world in aid to Ukraine relative to its GDP, contributing 2.9%, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

12.09.2025 17:27 — 👍 768    🔁 97    💬 19    📌 7
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❗️🇩🇰Denmark is the first in the world in terms of the amount of aid provided to 🇺🇦Ukraine in proportion to its own GDP – 2.9%, — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha

Thank you to the people of Denmark♥️

12.09.2025 17:33 — 👍 372    🔁 59    💬 13    📌 6

Vi vælger blandt tre. Der er så vidt jeg ved ikke nogen, der siger, at vi skal have alle tre?

12.09.2025 14:21 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Poland to partner with Ukraine, European allies to strengthen Polish air defense after Russian drone attack, Tusk says Ukraine will help Poland develop effective anti-drone defenses while France, the U.K., Sweden, and the Netherlands will supply military equipment, including fighter jets and Patriot batteries, Polish ...

⚡️Poland to partner with Ukraine, European allies to strengthen Polish air defense after Russian drone attack, Tusk says.

Ukraine will help Poland develop effective anti-drone defenses while European countries will supply military equipment, including fighter jets and Patriot batteries.

12.09.2025 01:59 — 👍 581    🔁 114    💬 24    📌 5
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❗️Russian monitoring channels are reporting a large number of kamikaze drones moving towards the 🇷🇺Leningrad region. They are reporting that there have never been so many drones in this direction before.

11.09.2025 20:14 — 👍 543    🔁 87    💬 21    📌 4
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❗️🇩🇰Denmark is close to becoming the second European country to choose the 🇫🇷Franco-🇮🇹Italian SAMP/T NG anti-aircraft system over the 🇺🇸American Patriot system.

11.09.2025 14:14 — 👍 271    🔁 42    💬 12    📌 2

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