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Chris Biggers

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My latest @JanesINTEL report is now live detailing the new infrastructure at the Visakhapatnam naval dockyard. Imagery shows continued construction on a modern integration and assembly facility, probably to support nuclear submarine production, while an auxiliary weapons handling

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Umbra synthetic aperture radar imagery acquired 0648Z 19APR2024 showed evidence of damage to the Iranian S-300PMU2 strategic surface-to-air missile battery in Isfahan since 15APR2024. A probable damaged 30N6E target engagement radar was visible in imagery still on the radar

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SAR imagery acquired by @capellaspace at 0757Z 24FEB2022 showed Russian ground forces crossing the Pripyat in the Belarusian Chernobyl exclusion zone.

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India quietly launched S4 in November 2021 at SBC. Details in my next @JanesINTEL report which is now live for subscribers. (Imagery: @planet )

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Imagery of Luninets shows that additional Su-25 have arrived. 32 Frogfoot are visible up from 15 on 4 February. (Imagery: @planet )

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Ooo, now on Google Earth...

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4 years

Looks like the Iranians have created a nice little hazard for themselves right outside bandar abbas... You had one job IRGCN... [And... go twitter]

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Moving south. ( @capellaspace )

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The S-400 bn is now operationally deployed with missile canisters loaded. Two TELs were on alert at the time of capture.

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What's that... Chinese calibration targets constructed in September and quickly destroyed... hmm...

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This is Luninets AB, located approximately 50 km north of the Ukrainian border in #Belarus . It's a reserve airfield that we often see used in air and air defense exercises. (Imagery: @planet )

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A second S-400 bn has also been identified at Luninets.

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Monitoring with Capella synthetic aperture radar imagery acquired 1734Z 15APR2024 continued to show the Meraj-4 radar deployed to Bushehr airbase. The S-band radar was likely in operation at the time of capture as indicated by the smearing effect. The Meraj-4 almost certainly

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Beautiful shot from @Maxar showing torpedo loading of Iran's Fatah submarine at Bandar Abbas via Ken Joyce.

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2 years

This is what happens when you don't sleep. One last time with a picture insert.

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In my haste to make the previous tweet I pulled callouts from other slides in the deck, so there were discrepancies that required amending. Apologies for deleting the tweet.

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Sorry my dude, I charge for imagery interpretation lessons and unfortunately you've got the wrong passport. Better luck next time.

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Arya - آریا 🇮🇷🏴

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@CSBiggers Pack your bags, and never tweet about Iran ever again as you lost your credibility with your pure speculative post. New satellite images show ZERO damage.

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Handheld video uploaded to Tik-Tok shows Novoozerne corresponding with Planet collection on 19FEB2022.

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Imagery captured by @planet on 19FEB2022 showed convoy formations at Novoozerne including a 2S19 battalion, MLRS batteries and other support elements. An expanded camp and a new motor pool were also visible in the area.

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Imagery acquired by @capellaspace on 16FEB2021 shows loading/unloading activity of a Ropucha-class LST at Sevastopol. (sry typo fix*)

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SAR collected on 19FEB2022 by @capellaspace continued to show 32 x FROGFOOT deployed to Luninets airbase in Belarus.

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4 years

Watching China's carrier developments? The KJ-600 has finally broken cover. Check out my latest in Jane's.

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A pair of FENCER on the ramp at Lida.🤔Belarus doesn't fly Su-24s anymore and there haven't been any at the 558 ARZ recently.... (imagery: @planet )

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Beijing Flyover on 22SEP2020 by @Maxar via Google Earth.

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2 years

Thank you for the messages. Yes, we've been monitoring the #Chinese construction opp #India 's Himachal Pradesh. These structures are well within Chinese territory. Attached are two examples from last month.

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Another S-400 battery on the move. This time at Belbek. @Capella imagery confirms departure with elements appearing at 44.69316, 33.64289.

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Imagery acquired by @capellaspace on 27FEB2022 shows long car lines of likely Ukrainian refugees near the Solotvyno border crossing.

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2 months

Iran deployed a second Cobra V8 jamming vehicle to Bandar Abbas. Imagery suggests the second system is active enabling the coverage of multiple vectors likely to the south and southwest. (H/T @planet )

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Planet imagery acquired on 11FEB2021 showed that 11 x Su-25SM had relocated to Millervo east of Luhansk. The airbase hosts the 31 IAP which has been converting to the Su-30SM from the MIG-29 since 2015. #geoint

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4 years

Monitoring the India/China border conflict? So far we've seen up to 8 x Xian H-6 deployed to Kashgar. Two bottom right are armed with ALCMs.

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Outstanding resolution showing the BTG to the north of the new camp. (imagery: @capellaspace )

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New @capellaspace collection on 22FEB2022 shows a Russian ground force presence southwest of Belgorod which included tanks, SPH, possible IFV/APCs, HETs, and other support equipment.

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Moskva's last day in port on 10APR2022...(Imagery: @planet )

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Ropucha class just south of Snake Island today. ( @planet )

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At least 15 x SU-25 have touched down at Luninets.

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We have new arrivals to the Kursk Training area. (Imagery: @capellaspace )

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Similarly, we also have Babryusk AB, another reserve airfield that #Russia has previously used in air defense exercises with Belarus. Like Luninets, we have an active EW site and a cleared runway. (Imagery: @planet )

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The Russian Navy Ivan Kurs in port at Sevastopol on 26MAY2023. (Imagery courtesy of @planet )

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4 years

Pretty great 3 m capture of a PLAN missile launch in the Yellow Sea.

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2 years

Black Mirror is looking pretty prescient right now…

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In addition to the Wing Loong, @planet imagery also shows a possible Bayraktar TB-2 deployed out to Hara Meda air base by October 2021.

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Chris Biggers

2 years

"Russia may have destroyed our ‘Mriya’. But they will never be able to destroy our dream of a strong, free and democratic European state." - @DmytroKuleba

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My latest @JanesINTEL report is out for subscribers looking at the first identified operational location of Iran's Cobra V8 electronic warfare system. Imagery observations suggest Iran has produced at least three of the systems. H/T to @Umbra for helping us keep track. #geoint

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Ropucha class south of Lake Donuzlav today. ( @planet )

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My latest @JanesINTEL report is now live detailing the equipment that Russia moved to Libya via five shipments from Tartus. Many of the data points in the report courtesy of @umbraspace and @planet . #geoint

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2 years

A new PLAGF tank deployment has been identified in India's eastern sector. (Imagery: @planet )

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3 years

The size of the parade prep at Benina is pretty impressive. We've been watching this area at HawkEye 360 and were able to task our friends over at @planet to capture this image yesterday.

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4 years

Since the India/China standoff began, we've seen the redeployment of the WZ-7 to Shigatse. So far up to four have been observed along with the CH-5.

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Imagery acquired by @planet on 02APR22 shows that three Ropucha class have returned to Sevastopol since 30MAR.

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The Buks that had deployed to Dziarzhysk are relocating.( @planet )

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@planet imagery captured on 04DEC2021 confirms that the Jamaran variant known as Talayieh (or Talaieh) appears to have capsized while in the dry dock at Bandar Abbas.

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Monitoring Iran's BEHSHAD (9167289) now in anchorage near Bandar Abbas with @umbraspace SAR collection. Imagery acquired 0556Z 26APR2024. (GEO: 27.0689127, 56.2737474)

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A few words for @TheEconomist and what we've been observing.

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How Iran covered up the damage from Israel’s strikes

New images shared with The Economist show how a swap helped calm a crisis

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2 years

Runway obstructions on 24FEB2022 at Ukraine's Dnipro airport after NOTAM announcing closure.

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3 years

As tensions around India's Naku La have heightened we've continued to monitor PLAGF positions. If you're in the media, DM me for more information. (Imagery: @planetlabs )

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2 years

And yet south still. ( @capellaspace )

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Amur class south of Lake Donuzlav today. ( @planet )

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1 year

My latest @JanesINTEL report is out looking at the site where the next Ghadir long-range radar is being built. This is the 7th Iranian member of the Rezonans-NE radar family that Janes has identified, including the single-array pilot site in Tehran. #geoint

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2 years

My latest @JanesINTEL report is now live for subscribers looking at the nine Chinese TWA radar sites identified in KSA, 8 of which feature the Silent Hunter laser AD system.

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Then there's Baranovichi where Russian Su-30SM likely stayed on. However, this low light image from December 2021 doesn't show the canards very clearly. (Imagery: @planet ) BY Su-30SM parked in QRA right / prob RS Su-30SM on main ramp w/ prob BY MIG-29.

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Chris Biggers

3 years

Given current weather conditions in Russia, we tasked our friends at @capellaspace for SAR. Imagery acquired 2323Z 16NOV2021 continued to show elements of the 41st Combined Field Army deployed IVO Yelnya. Imagery showed no significant changes since Planet collection on 13NOV.

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2 years

With the tooth gone, so goes the tail. Today at Pogonovo, imagery from @planet .

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Hundreds of people queuing at a Metro supermarket in Mariupol. (Imagery: @planet )

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At Shigatse, the WZ-07 began returning to service at the end of December 2021 after cycling through maintenance. Only three however have been identified on imagery since October 2021. (Imagery: @planet )

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3 years

Great shot by Maxar now available on Google Earth showing 4 x Su-57 on the runway at Zhukovsky.

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Recent @planet collection on 21FEB2022 showed that the equipment previously in convoy formation on 19FEB had relocated.

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3 years

With news of the village finally leaking, we may add some color to other developments. We'll see what time allows today.

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Vishnu Som

3 years

Reaffirming what BJP MP @TapirGao has been warning for a year - startling satellite images show the extent of the Chinese intrusion in a part of Arunachal. 📷 @planetlabs Exclusive: China Has Built Village In Arunachal, Show Satellite Images via @ndtv

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Novoozerne on 10FEB2022. (Imagery @planet )

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Imagery shows that China continues to build additional connectivity toward its borders in multiple areas near the LAC. This line of communication runs west from the Chumbi valley toward Sikkim. (Imagery: @planetlabs )

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4 years

A couple of J-20 touched down briefly at Hotan as tensions remain between India and China.

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2 years

Oh look... it's another Ropucha class south of Lake Donuzlav today. ( @planet )

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3 years

In my Janes report; plenty of imagery monitoring this location and it was well known before the end of the withdrawal on 20FEB2021. It's highly likely this was acceptable to the IA.

@rajfortyseven

卫纳夜格.巴特 Col Vinayak Bhat (Retd) @Raj47

3 years

#China #CCP backstabs #India yet again. #PLA in #occupied #EasternLadakh creates two NEW posts West of #Sirjap where #PLAGF has a permanent post with #radars &boats staged forward during the 2020 standoff. New posts created after 10 Feb 2021 agreement between the two militaries.

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Sevastopol on 10FEB2022. (Imagery: @planet )

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It still works, just use it!

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Imagery acquired 0945Z 09DEC2021 by @planet shows 110 vessels on display at Bandar Abbas, a mix of FACs, FACMs, and small interceptors. Iranian media sources report that these are being delivered to the IRGCN with upgraded engines capable of reaching between 75 and 90 knots.

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2 years

And yes the S-400 have arrived at Luninets as well.

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Rob Lee

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Video of the 2nd S-400 battalion arriving in the Brest region of western Belarus. Zvezda says it will go on combat duty as part of the Russian-Belarusian unified regional air defense system. 974/

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3 years

Looks like China has a new radar test FAC. (Imagery: @planet )

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3 years

Doklam, a military success? I don't think anyone with eyes on the ground thinks that. Re 2020, waaay too soon to be calling this a closed case, given current deployments. There's a big need for more reporting and a lot less takes.

@DerekJGrossman

Derek J. Grossman

@DerekJGrossman

3 years

"India must be pleased...India, in short, has repeated the military success it achieved during the Doklam crisis in 2017, when the two faced off over China’s attempt to build a road and both sides eventually withdrew their troops."

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Imagery acquired 12FEB2022 by @capellaspace shows armored formed up at Alchevsk. (again another typo fix, sry.)

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The S-400 TELs / TER / TAR tweeted by @ChristopherJM

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That POL fire stilling burning yesterday at Hostomel Airport. (Imagery @planet )

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And 18 fighters + 4 more on QRA...

@ImageSatIntl

ImageSat Intl.

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Monitoring of military airfields in #Belarus indicates that two more #Russian A-50s intelligence aircraft (AWACS) arrive at Baranovichi air base, about 420 km from the #Kyiv .

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Despite the heavy cloud-cover yesterday, we still glimpsed the 2 x AN-124s of the VKS at Mach.

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A big shoutout to @umbraspace for indulging my curiosities. I’ve been monitoring the IRIADF Talaash air defense system deployed over at Bandar Abbas International airport where it remains co-located with the S-200 site to the north of the runway as of 21MAR2024.

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Hahaha another one!

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Meanwhile on Pangong Tso, a new ridge-line camp has been identified. (Imagery: @planet )

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2 x 2S19 batteries were also visible to the north. Excellent resolution for a small fridge-size satellite!

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5 years

Going to #nukefest2019 ? Come say hello at the @planetlabs booth!

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At the new EW site at Rutog near Pangong Tso. (Imagery: @planetlabs )

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Asipovichy today ( @capellaspace )

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damaged/destroyed radar of the S-300 air defense battery near Isfahan today

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My latest @JanesINTEL report is now live & looks at developments in India's eastern sector around Sikkim. We've noted some of the new infrastructure and ongoing PLAGF deployments that India likely considers at 'operational depths'. Imagery from @planet @Maxar & @capellaspace

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HawkEye continues to move up the value chain with this latest service.

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New Imagery shows 5 x B-52 Stratofortress parked at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

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In higher resolution imagery this has been reassessed as a probable BIG BIRD.

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This is what happens when you don't sleep. One last time with a picture insert.

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4 years

Interested in the India/China border situation? What exactly has China deployed? We provide updated details from the July disengagement to mid-September. This 11k+ word report is now live for @JanesINTEL subscribers and uses satellite imagery and signals geolocation. #geoint

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My latest Janes report is now live for subscribers looking at the recent launch of another possible Type 093B hull at Huludao. Thanks to @planet for providing the imagery enabling the report. #GEOINT $Pl

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Another beautiful collect yesterday by @planetlabs . To date, up to six WZ-7 have been observed operating at the airbase in addition to the CH-5.

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Interested in the India/China disengagement? What's happening on the border? My latest @JanesINTEL is now available for subscribers looking at developments near Rutog.

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Imagery captured by @planet on 19FEB2022 showed convoy formations at Novoozerne including a 2S19 battalion, MLRS batteries and other support elements. An expanded camp and a new motor pool were also visible in the area.

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The Iranians have a love affair with their carrier mockup. They finally towed what was left back to port. (Imagery: @planetlabs )

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