#osint is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 142 people shared 4,325 posts with it — around 144 a day. Activity is down 5% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 12 with 186 posts.

Posts with #osint

H I Sutton

@covertshores.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

***UPDATE*** I hate being right about things. #OSINT What looks like the first photos of China’s ‘invasion barges’ we first reported in naval news recently www.navalnews.com/naval-n…. The front barge (self propelled) is the smallest type, some are twice this size

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OSINT Intuit™

@urikikaski.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

The US tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from Canada and the EU will benefit Russian owned steel producers in the US who were recently found to have faked hardness testing on steel plates purchased by the US military. the-independent.com/news/world/a... #OSINT #Russia #UkraineWar

the-independent.com

Armor plates for U.S. military vehicles never passed inspection: Report

Falsifying results of the mandatory tests was a ‘widespread’ practice by the steel operator, an internal investigation found

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H I Sutton

@covertshores.bsky.social

about 2 months ago

The four types of Ukrainian drone observed (so far!) in today's strikes on strategic targets in Moscow, Russia: * Antonov an-196 Liutyy * Fire Point FP-1 / FP-2 * Sichen / Behemoth * BARS cruise missile #OSINT

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H I Sutton

@covertshores.bsky.social

about 1 year ago

The attack on Russian airbases at Olenya, and Belaya, Dyagilevo and Ivanovo, and reportedly also the nuclear submarine base at Severomorsk, was done by small multirotor drones launched from trucks(!!!!) #OSINT

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Cyber Detective

@cybdetective.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

BlueSky search tips BlueSky has a variety of advanced search capabilities. For example: Search for content from a specific account: from:cybdetective.bsky.social bluesky Search for mentions of a specific domain: domain:nytimes.com And much more: bsky.social/about/blog/0... #osint #socmint

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H I Sutton

@covertshores.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

***UPDATE*** Reports that Russian Gov cargo ship Ursa Major had suffered an explosion in engine room and sunk (or at least abandoned?) in Mediterranean. Ship carrying large cranes, strategic relevance. #OSINT Recent photos:

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H I Sutton

@covertshores.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

**CAUTION** I won’t be following the #IndiaPakistan fighting closely, don’t have bandwidth. Beware, #OSINT reporting in both countries is already often low quality + biased, and it’s about to be flooded with more fanboys and click grifters. Treat all claims and new-found ‘expertise’ with caution

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H I Sutton

@covertshores.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

***BREAKING*** #China Suddenly Building Fleet Of Special Barges Suitable For Taiwan Landings #OSINT www.navalnews.com/naval-n….

www.navalnews.com

China Suddenly Building Fleet Of Special Barges Suitable For Taiwan Landings - Naval News

China is building at least five new special purpose barges which appear tailor made for amphibious assault. The barges may provide the PRC (People's Republic of China) with a unique way to offload lar...

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H I Sutton

@covertshores.bsky.social

4 months ago

**BREAKING** in the defence universe… China is serial producing Zubrs. What’s a Zubr? It’s the world’s largest hovercraft; it’s fast, it can carry tanks or 500 troops, and land them across beaches other landing craft would get stuck on… #OSINT www.navalnews.com/naval-n….

www.navalnews.com

China building more giant Zubr-class hovercraft - Naval News

China is the only nation investing in giant hovercraft, pursuing series production of the Zubr Class vessels for amphibious assault ops

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H I Sutton

@covertshores.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

***BREAKING*** After loss of Tartus, Russia now has no submarines in the Mediterranean Russia’s struggle is symptomatic of wider issues. The Russian Navy is overstretched following the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is suffering maintenance challenges. #OSINT

www.navalnews.com

After loss of Tartus, Russia now has no submarines in the Mediterranean - Naval News

The Russian Navy is significantly weakened in the Mediterranean. The only boat known to be there has just left, leaving no Russian submarines in the Mediterranean.

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H I Sutton

@covertshores.bsky.social

4 months ago

*OSINT alert* 1st image is from today, showing a 'swarm' of small boats at speed in Straits of Hormuz This is typical behavour of Iranian fishing vessels in that area Other 3 images from same area, same time of year but 2024 & 25 (dates at top) First rule of #OSINT... know what normal looks like