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Latest posts by jeff2146.bsky.social on Bluesky

People playing music outdoors after midnight should be pushed into a trash compactor.

03.08.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Managed a total victory in the Bruderkrieg campaign on Warno.

31.07.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Think this is the first combine to get Android Auto/Apple CarPlay.

www.claas.com/en-be/press/...

30.07.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did not expect Claas to introduce a sunflower header, and it also does not look to be a rebranded Capello, but will have to see under the hood of one. to be sure.

30.07.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just block you.

30.07.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Military aid to Ukraine updated with:

Delivered;

- πŸ‡±πŸ‡» 15 Patria CAVS Armoured Personnel Carriers (previously marked as "Unknown number of")

Source provided by @nedsnow2019.bsky.social

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

25.07.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When they suddenly disagree with European cooperation.

23.07.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

None actually; we are buying 11 more, in fact.

23.07.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If the French submitted their plane to the competition in the first place.

23.07.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Last Friday the Belgian government greenlit an investment plan into the FCAS project worth 300 million € in exchange for becoming a partner in the program.

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23.07.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡«πŸ‡· The CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, does not want Belgium to become a partner to "his" FCAS program because they bought F-35 instead of the Dassault Rafale.

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www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

23.07.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Belgium has contracted DAF for an additional 13 of its CF 8x8 Tractor Units paired with 3-axle lowloader trailers from Broshuis.

www.daf.be/nl-be/nieuws...

23.07.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Switzerland has awarded a contract to Diehl Defence through the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support for the procurement of 5 IRIS-T SLM systems and related equipment.

www.diehl.com/defence/en/p...

22.07.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Updated 17th Army Corps Graphic.

- 128th TDF Brigade -> 128th Heavy Mechanized Brigade

19.07.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The battalion's vehicle pool.

19.07.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Belgian Tank Battalion (1985-1998)

What used to be.

19.07.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Military aid to Ukraine updated with:

Delivered;

- πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί "Unknown Number of" M1A1 AIM v1 Main Battle Tanks (First tranche delivered to Ukraine)
- πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ 150 Volvo N10 Cargo Trucks (Delivered before 23/06/2023)

(Source for the Volvo's provided by @nedsnow2019.bsky.social)

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

19.07.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Belgium is contributing 140 million € to Germany's EAAD initiative to provide Ukraine with air defence systems and munitions. Additionally, Belgium offers its fleet of A400M transport planes to provide logistical support to the initiative.

www.hln.be/nieuws/belgi...

18.07.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ukraine is also open to sharing its drone technologies with other countries, including Germany, Denmark, and Norway.

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18.07.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ According to the @kyivindependent.com Ukraine and the USA are working on a deal that would see the US open up further arms supplies (it is unclear whether these are meant to be donations, payments, or sales) in exchange for Ukrainian drone technology.

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kyivindependent.com/zelensky-tru...

18.07.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Multiple new units are now seemingly part of Ukraine's 12th Army Corps. Seeing the large number of formations under the corps, it is suspected that it is either a holding or a replenishment corps.

18.07.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukraine has adopted a law that permits the Alphe Center of the Security Service (SBU Alpha) to increase its total manpower pool to 10.000.

militarnyi.com/uk/news/tsso...

18.07.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Military aid to Ukraine updated with:

Pledged;

- πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ 4 Leguan AVLB (Based on the Leopard 1, two meant as parts donors, pledged in 2023)

(Illustrative image, thanks to @nedsnow2019.bsky.social for the source)

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

18.07.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The drone itself carries a 5 kg high-explosive, fragmentation, or fragmentation-cumulative warhead manufactured in Ukraine, loiters at 120 km per hour, and reaches a terminal velocity of 250 km/h.

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18.07.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ German drone manufacturer Stark is testing its new Virtus loitering munition in Ukraine. The drone is being tested to a range of 40 km with the use of a signal repeater drone.

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militarnyi.com/uk/news/v-uk...

18.07.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This deal is part of a larger procurement strategy that calls for the procurement of up to nine NASAMS fire units (also referred to as batteries) for the Belgian military and one for Luxembourg in collaboration with the Netherlands.

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18.07.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal has, according to @vrtnws.be , reached an agreement with the US-based RTX (formerly Raytheon) to localise the production of some parts and the final assembly of the AMRAAM Anti-Air Missile in Belgium.

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www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

18.07.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The fate of these units was not directly mentioned; however, expectations are that they will form a second light brigade mentioned in the paper.

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18.07.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This restructuring leaves several existing battalions out of the picture, including 2 infantry battalions, one logistics battalion, one engineering battalion, and the ISTAR battalion.

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18.07.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

An additional 315 JLTV, 12 EBR Jaguar, 85 VBMR-L Serval, and 454 light/medium/heavy trucks need to be procured to fully complete the vehicle pool of the brigade.

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18.07.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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