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https://xcancel.com/Defence_Index/status/2011280167608701398

Signs of possible U.S. B-2 activity emerging. Eyes on Iran, the next 24 hours may matter. 👀

🚨🇺🇸 UNUSUAL U.S. AIR FORCE ACTIVITY RAISES QUESTIONS

Eight KC-135 Stratotankers have landed in Hawaii, a transit hub previously used ahead of June’s Middle East operations involving Iranian nuclear sites.

Now, two KC-135Rs have departed Hawaii and are heading west, drawing fresh attention to U.S. military movements.

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[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 29 points 2 weeks ago

Military craft use transponders?

[-] CredibleBattery@hexbear.net 39 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

its a tactic to broadcast in public shit like this. ''oh look where we are'' and then turn them off to go ''oh now you dont, guess what we're doing haha''. before the venezuela air campaign they spent months flying around them with the transponders on

[-] Red_October@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago

Sure would be a shame if BRICS have been working on an AAC system set to track flight patterns after transponders go dark using the same AI systems they’d have like two decades of data to perfect the algorithmic learning process on. Kind of like an exhaust vent in the side of your deathstar if you’ve been training military AI on your own fucking military actions and the responses of resistance fighters you’ve intentionally impoverished ahead of time.

That’s an Ace you wouldn’t expose, however. Except maybe in the case of after a fullblown invasion of Iran. If you were BRICS, I mean.

[-] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe, there's lots of weapons that won't be revealed (let alone their true capabilities) until they are seen in action. However, it doesn't bode well that short of hypothetical wunderwaffen (up to and including surprise nuclear proliferation from Iran) the US has so far only lost its most advanced materiel through unforced error.

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