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@cenciotti.theaviationist.com
Military aviation blogger and the man behind @theaviationist.com. Journo, IT Sec pro, Computer Eng., Ret. AF officer, speaker, pilot.
@stedur93.bsky.social
Aviation nerd, Industrial Enginering grad, now Aerospace Eng. student, freelance journalist and amateur photographer. Contributor to @theaviationist.com
@aviationintel.bsky.social
Creator/Editor-In-Chief of TWZ.com. Gizmodo Media Group and Time Inc. alum.
@valkstrategy.bsky.social
Polymath on gap year. #AvGeek. Writer, strategist, cook and guitar picker. Lol, woke, and cope gonna get you blocked, chile. www.valkstrategy.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-sweetman-024aa01a/
@strixphotos.com
✉️ Alex@StrixPhotos.com 📸 Aviation & Military Aircraft Photographer ✈️ Local to RAF Lakenheath & RAF Mildenhall 🎒 Gear: Sony A1 + Sony 200-600mm
@gripennews.bsky.social
JAS 39 #Gripen #news & info. Since 2006. Other #defence & random. Swedish defence news. In English/Swedish by private blogger 'Signatory'. Pro-Gripen #avgeek. UNOFFICIAL. Avatar/Header: J. Kouba
@kaigreet.bsky.social
Photographer, plane nerd, history geek. Contributor for @theaviationist.com. Based in Cornwall, UK. Opinions my own. they/them www.kaigreet.co.uk
@ianellis.bsky.social
Founder: IEJ Media ➤ https://www.iejmedia.com | Producer: Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific Podcast ➤ @indopacpodcast.bsky.social ➤ www.youtube.com/@ippodcast
@european-military-aircrafts.net
Analyses of EU Military Air Systems by a civilian specialized in Industrial Management & Coordination. Support FR, EU Defence interests Skeet= my own https://european-military-aircrafts.net Jongle parfois avec l'histoire des mots & les maux de l'Histoire
@garethjennings3.bsky.social
Aviation journalist reporting on all aspects of international military aerospace and wider defence issues.
@combatair.bsky.social
Writer and editor. TWZ. Military aerospace and air warfare, mostly. Contact me: t.newdick (at) http://gmail.com. RT, like ≠ endorsement.
@alert5.com
@taskforce23.bsky.social
Some occasional planespotting from around the Aerospace Valley Full res photos here: https://flic.kr/ps/3WJdKd
@dutchspace.bsky.social
Multipurpose spacecraft wrangler for @esa.int Opinions my own. https://x37b.nl
@itamilradar.com
Monitoring military aircraft and ships in the Mediterranean Sea theatre (and beyond) 🌐 www.itamilradar.com
@thebarentsobserver.com
Europe's northernmost independent English-Russian online newspaper. Cross-border news from the Arctic, Russia, and Nordic. Fighting censorship, supporting democracy! Our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebarentsobserver
@raestimr.bsky.social
Editor in Chief of AEROSPACE - the magazine of the Royal Aeronautical Society. All views own, RTs not endorsements.
@bizjetsofwar.bsky.social
Generally posting about business jets modified for intelligence, surveillance and/or reconnaissance missions. Questions or tips? Anonymous contact always possible via DM or email: bizjetsofwar.contact@proton.me
@defence-blog.com
Defence Blog is your reliable news source for everything you need to know about what's happening in the military community. We are an independent and professional news source for the world’s defense decision-makers.
@xaviervav.bsky.social
Naval reporter, @navalnews.com founder and chief editor. Interest in Defense⚔️, Navy⚓, F1🏎️, Sci-Fi👽. Born in 🇼🇫, 🇫🇷🤝🇺🇸
@justin-br0nk.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow for Airpower and Military Technology at RUSI, London. Professor II at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy. Pilot. Views are my own. RUSI biography and publications: https://t.co/wgeOUvRQdO
@elintnews.bsky.social
Independent in-depth coverage & analysis of current geopolitical & geostrategic developments. Proxies & weapons. RT/like/follow/media use≠endorsement.
@jamming.bsky.social
Tracking Military Aircraft & Activity in Northern Europe, as therapy to feel safe in the Baltics. I am PRO NATO & EU. I have no military background
@intelwalrus.bsky.social
A pinniped doing open source research. Will geolocate things for fish.
@intelnightowl.bsky.social
RePost ≠ endorsements | OpenSource Researcher / Developer | OSINT COMINT SIGINT CYBINT ELINT GEOINT ADINT MetaData | ADSB AIS SAT | SDR IoT Arduino | Linux | COFFEE 🔥 Follow OSINT Starters 🔥 go.bsky.app/TSvKc6o go.bsky.app/NKZeoR9 go.bsky.app/PzSSWrC
@srplanespotter.bsky.social
Published Aviation Photographer ( Canon 90D, Sigma 150-600 ) | KGVT KNFW KDAL KCNW KJWY | ISR + test aircraft focus |
@defensenews.bsky.social
Defense News is the global defense community's leading source of news & analysis on programs, policy, business & tech. Sign up for our newsletters: http://defensenews.com/newsletters
@josephhdempsey.bsky.social
Research Associate for Defence & Military Analysis, The International Institute for Strategic Studies
@freddyb-aviation.bsky.social
I’m a pediatric critical care transport nurse (ground/rotor/fixed wing) and an avid published aviation photographer. I spot at Moffett, Travis, Pt Mugu, USAF Plant 42, TTR, Edwards AFB, Star Wars Canyon, and the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Nikon Z9/D850
@spytalker.bsky.social
Founding editor, SpyTalk.co. Longtime DC-based natsec journalist. Pvsly Newsweek, WaPo, CQ/Homeland Security, books, magazine freelance
@archer83able.bsky.social
Providing in-depth news coverage about the armed conflicts and crises all around the globe (focus on 🇺🇦 Ukraine). 📨 archer83able@gmail.com YT: www.youtube.com/@archer83able ☕️ KoFi: https://t.co/zRfCNxRSdu
@franticgoat.bsky.social
‘Punk' Journalist, Executive Editor at The War Zone (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone), and defense and security analyst.
@steffanwatkins.bsky.social
I'm a writer and research consultant specializing in tracking ships and planes using publicly available information. https://www.patreon.com/SteffanWatkins
@airintel.bsky.social
Covering military & conflict related news. Aircraft & ship tracking. Aviation Photographer
@nukestrat.bsky.social
Director, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists. Tracking nuclear arsenals, co-author of Nuclear Notebook, SIPRI Yearbook. Opinions my own. Website: https://fas.org/initiative/nuclear-information-project/
@alxluck.bsky.social
Chinese Military. Bundeswehr/NATO. MA Pol Sci/History. Cats, dogs, motorcycles. Überbringer schlechter Nachrichten. Analysis@ NavalNews.com. Contributor@ hartpunkt.de. Previous articles at FPRI.org.
@covertshores.bsky.social
Independent Defense Analysis, Unconventional Naval Warfare, author, submarines, #OSINT, illustrations. Mostly typos http://www.hisutton.com/
@intelcrab.bsky.social
Open source investigator. An actual human. Not a real crab, believe it or not.
@vcdgf555.bsky.social
Author. OSINT Researcher. Numismatist. Gardener. Nikon P1000 enjoyer. Occasionally decent cook. Aviation consultant/contractor. Snarky AvGeek. "Sharp-eyed aviation buff & flight tracker" ~ Brian Williams https://buymeacoffee.com/vcdgf555 She/her
@ukdefencejournal.org.uk
One of the UK's largest independent defence and technology news websites. ukdefencejournal.org.uk
@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social
@auonsson.bsky.social
Pseudonymous osint. Enjoy data, ships, planes, maps, simplicity, connectedness. Also, Baltics. Judge me by my tweets. http://mastodon.world/@auonsson backup 🇸🇪
@osinttechnical.bsky.social
PAI enjoyer, OSINT guy @truth.bsky.social , my views/freezing cold takes are my own. Standard spiel about not endorsing retweets, likes, and comments.
@theaviationist.com
Unmatched, unconventional, independent coverage of military aviation, defense, tech & everything in the middle. Edited by David Cenciotti (@cenciotti.theaviationist.com) https://theaviationist.com