Authorities suspect Russian-linked individuals and entities have acquired homes, cabins, warehouses, and even islands close to naval bases, airfields, undersea cable routes, and energy infrastructure.

Some officials fear certain sites could already contain equipment or serve as staging points for covert operations.

Examples cited include:
— A Finnish island equipped with piers, a helipad, and surveillance gear.
— Properties near Norwegian F-35 bases and naval facilities.
— Russian Orthodox Church sites close to strategic locations in Scandinavia.
— Suspected acquisitions near British and Mediterranean military assets.

Source: The Telegraph

There is a firewall. It is about preventing them from gaining power.

My criticism is that they are anti-pluralistic.

By anti-pluralistic, I mean that they do not accept that all citizens are part of the “we.” They create a version of “we” that excludes others.

A party in a democracy must support democracy. Democracy means pluralism. It means you cannot exclude people from the “we” that we are as citizens.

The second concern is that if they reached power, we have serious doubts that they would allow themselves to be voted out again through democratic elections.

KIZILELMA features low radar cross-section design, internal weapon bays, AESA radar integration, IRST sensors, AI-supported autonomous flight, and beyond-visual-range missile capability.

KIZILELMA is positioned as one of the world’s first operational jet-powered unmanned fighters capable of conducting high-end combat missions.

After the strike, the Houthis executed a “SAMbush,” waiting until U.S. aircraft were egressing before activating radars and launching.

“We only had about 15–20 seconds of indications ahead of time.”

Lt. Col. William “Skate” Parks turned directly into an incoming missile — a last-ditch defensive tactic — and it passed beneath his wing.

“Close enough I can hear the rumble.”

Maj. Michael “Danger” Blea watched another missile close in.

“This is my only chance. I have one chance to make this miss.”

It missed by an estimated few dozen feet.

Pulling high-G defensive maneuvers and burning fuel rapidly, both jets risked flameout over hostile territory.

A tanker crew moved closer to the threat area and refueled them mid-crisis.

Both jets made it back safely after what they described as seconds separating them from death.

Source: Air & Space Forces

While reverse-engineering how the vacuum communicates with DJI’s servers — using an AI coding assistant — he found that the authentication token meant for his device granted access to thousands of others.

The backend security flaw gave him unintended access to other users’ devices; including live camera feeds, microphone audio, home maps, and location data.

In effect, the backend treated him as the owner of thousands of robots, creating what could have been a large-scale surveillance risk.

He reported the vulnerability instead of exploiting it.

DJI says the issue was patched in early February and required no user action.

Source: Popular Science

The missiles have a range of about 290 km, fly low and fast to evade ship defenses, and could significantly strengthen Iran’s ability to target naval vessels, including U.S. warships operating near its coast.

Talks began at least two years ago but accelerated after the recent 12-day Israel-Iran war.

Senior Iranian officials, including the deputy defense minister, reportedly traveled to China as negotiations entered final stages.

If completed, the deal would mark one of the most advanced Chinese weapons transfers to Iran in decades.

No delivery timeline or final confirmation has been announced.

Source: Reuters