Categories Articles and Tweets Tweets - Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) / Twitter RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐ Post author By wawiimuy Post date July 20, 2026 ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ @JukkaPSeppl Jul 20, 2026 ← RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Ukraineโs Brave1 technology cluster says military personnel at the Ministry of Defense have developed Firefly guided munitions for bomber drones. The system is designed to operate from altitudes of up to 800 m, reducing the need for UAVs to descend during attacks. #Ukraine #UAV → RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ๐ฎ๐ท๐บ๐ธ Instead of trying to shoot U.S. aircraft out of the sky, Iran is taking away the runways. There’s a name for it now: debasification. And by the numbers, it’s working. Prewar, the U.S. could run operations against Iran from roughly 20 airbases. Strip out Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi and Jordan and you’re down to about five. Hundreds of airframes compressed onto a handful of tarmacs, with less time between launch detection and impact than it takes to get them airborne. More planes parked, more hits. Jordan was supposed to be the fallback. Per NYT reporting, 4 Iranian strikes there in a week produced casualties and aircraft losses, including pe