HM Intelligence Updates

Turkish defence company Baykar has unveiled the K2 kamikaze drone, which has a range of over 2,000 km and a takeoff weight of 800 kg. The drone carries a 200 kg warhead and is capable of autonomous swarm flight. #hm #hmintelligence

Ballistic missile launch detected from Bahrain, targeting Iranian territory. Launch footage has been verified by The New York Times, with the delivery system assessed as likely a HIMARS platform. This marks the first documented offensive strike on Iran conducted by a Persian Gulf state since the onset of hostilities. #hm #hmintelligence

The straight of Hormouz is turning into a mad max style world 🫪 #hm #hmintelligence

A downed Russian Shahed drone impacted approximately 30 meters from a Ukrainian border guard mobile fire team. The resulting blast wave was sufficient to throw one personnel member clear of the vehicle. No further details on casualties or vehicle damage have been reported. #hm #hmintelligence

Fujairah Port in the UAE is currently on fire following an Iranian attack. The port is the world's second largest bunkering hub after Singapore and serves as a major oil export terminal, with tens of millions of barrels stored there to service international traders and tankers. #hm #hmintelligence

Swedish forces boarded the Comorian-flagged oil tanker Sea Owl I in the Baltic Sea on Thursday, with footage of the operation having since been released. The vessel is suspected of being part of Russia's "Shadow Fleet," and Swedish authorities also believe the Comoros flag displayed on the ship was being used illegally. #hm #hmintelligence

Israeli and U.S. forces carried out a strike on an Iranian Air Force base located near Dezful in Iran's Khuzestan province. #hm #hmintelligence

The jokes write themselves. The French are surrendering and the Italians are switching sides. #hm #hmintelligence

Soldiers from Ukraine's 24th Brigade successfully shot down an enemy FPV drone using small arms fire. #hm #hmintelligence

An explosion struck Tehran following an airstrike near a pro-regime protest, where senior Iranian officials, including General Ahmad-Reza Radan and Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, were reported by state media to have been in attendance. There is no reporting to indicate the strikes targeted or hit the officials or any other HVIs in the parade. #hm #hmintelligence

Last podcast from the road, I'll be back Monday with the usual set-up 🤙 thank you for the patience https://open.spotify.com/episode/31f7EfjRcE9Ke6ByAgYWSB?si=Zbd6K5rpRBChOT3aLNPAdg%0A

Might turn my second page into a geopolitical AI Slop page, way too funny 🤣 #hm #hmintelligence

Footage appearing to show a ballistic missile streaking over NATO's Incirlik Air Base in Turkey has emerged online, following reports of air raid sirens and explosions across surrounding towns. Iran has reportedly targeted the base, which is home to an estimated 50 U.S. nuclear bombs. #hm #hmintelligence

Footage appearing to show a ballistic missile streaking over NATO's Incirlik Air Base in Turkey has emerged online, following reports of air raid sirens and explosions across surrounding towns. Iran has reportedly targeted the base, which is home to an estimated 50 U.S. nuclear bombs. #hm #hmintelligence

An Iranian drone strike on a Franco-Kurdish Peshmerga base near Erbil Airport in northern Iraq left six French soldiers wounded. #hm #hmintelligence

The US reportedly used a LUCAS kamikaze drone in Iraq to target Iranian-backed PMFs. LUCAS or Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System was developed by US firm SpektreWorks through reverse-engineering captured Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones. Looks like the US might start giving Iran a taste of its own medicine. #hm #hmintelligence

The US has released more footage of kinetic strikes on Iranian targets, notably a significant number of missile launchers. #hm #hmintelligence

Another angle of yesterdays strike in Oman 🤙 #hm #hmintelligence

Footage of an Iranian Shahed-136 drone impacting an oil tank at the MINA Petroleum Facility in the Port of Salalah, Oman, yesterday. #hm #hmintelligence