Damien Symon
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OSINT, Doodles, Balloon Watching, Typ0s Views my own | Media - https://t.co/LARrtLMNU7 @thewarzonewire | @theintellab | @Platracker | @TheWorldToday
Joined November 2012
Chinese Ocean Survey vessel, XIANG YANG HONG 01 was seen entering the Indian Ocean Region a short while ago - the last time the vessel was observed in the region was March 2024, when it operated nearly 250- nautical miles off the coast of Visakhapatnam
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Here is a comprehensive visual detailing China's PLA activity around Taiwan through January 2025
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5/China's fishing fleet is not just about fishing—it is an extension of its geopolitical ambitions—expanding control over marine resources, gaining strategic intelligence, reshaping dynamics in the Indian Ocean Region. [🧵5/5]
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China's new settlement near Spanggur Lake, just 20 km from Rezang La (one of the 2020 standoff points with India) appears complete, this dwelling will likely strengthen China's border presence & could have dual military-civil use improving year-round operations in the region
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Multiple ships part of an Indian Navy Flotilla seen operating just south of Hambantota, Sri Lanka 11:00 Wednesday, 22 January 2025
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A modernization effort is underway at the Indian Air Force Base at Car Nicobar, this site overlooking the Malacca Strait will soon have expanded apron areas, increasing its operational capacity along with a renovated taxi track that could serve as a secondary runway
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China appears to be re-developing two of its civilian airports north of Aksai Chin, this move could ease the operational burden on Hotan, currently China’s primary military airfield facing India, improving the PLA's wartime aircraft deployment & dispersion ability
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#AreaWarning #India issues notifications for likely missile tests around the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Date | 15-17 & 19-20 January 2025
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Over the past year, Taiwan documented 5,111 PLA air sorties, with 3,075 breaching the median line into its ADIZ, alongside 114 balloon flights - this end of the year visual captures Beijing's persistent military coercion directed at Taipei throughout 2024
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Updated imagery shows China is expanding an existing underground facility near its border with India, the site originally constructed in 2015-16 is possibly undergoing a capacity increase aligning with Beijing’s military objectives amidst ongoing border tensions with India
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#AreaWarning #India issues a notification for a likely long range missile test in the Bay of Bengal/Indian Ocean Region Date | 05 - 07 January 2025
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An update from Pangong Lake, recent imagery shows new construction activity ongoing in areas held by China beyond the current buffer zone - possible expansion activity is underway at the PLA's Sirijap & Rimuchang patrol boat bases
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#AreaWarning #India issues a notification for a likely Navy related missile test in the Bay of Bengal region Date | 17 - 19 December 2024
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Update from the Y-Junction in the Depsang Sector imagery available indicates after dismantling three of its positions in October, China has moved to new locations across the Depsang bulge giving India access to previously blocked patrol routes
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Here is a comprehensive visual detailing China's PLA activity around Taiwan through November 2024
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#AreaWarning #India updates a notification for a likely long range naval missile test in the Bay of Bengal/Indian Ocean region Date | 27 -30 November 2024
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