John Hardie
@JohnH105
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Deputy Director, Russia Program, @FDD. Writing on Russian military @LongWarJournal. Alum, @universityofga, @georgetownsfs. #GoDawgs
Joined May 2019
In this essay for @ForeignPolicy, RADM (Ret) @MarkCMontgomery & I outline why & how the Trump administration should bolster U.S. & Ukrainian leverage to maximizing chances of getting a good & lasting peace deal with Russia.
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A maximum pressure campaign would raise the likelihood of a fair and lasting peace in Ukraine.
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RT @FDD: 🚨 Live Today at 2:00pm ET | @JohnH105 testifies before @HelsinkiComm on "Intercepting Terror: Strengthening Ukrainian Air Defense"….
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RT @HoansSolo: For @ForeignPolicy, I wrote about my recent trip to Ukraine with the team and the importance of the battle for the air litto….
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Kyiv’s front-line drone superiority has been slipping away as Moscow’s forces adapt.
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RT @Mylovanov: European Pravda: Brussels built a plan to bypass Orban’s veto and launch EU talks with Ukraine. But Kyiv blocked the BEB c….
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RT @AndriyYermak: Regarding Public Statements by the Representative of the Russian Delegation on Abducted Ukrainian Children. Following the….
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RT @ChristopherJM: Unelected. Unapologetic. Uncompromising. Andriy Yermak is not Ukraine’s president. But he often acts like one. He handpi….
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President Zelenskyy’s right-hand man is fuelling concerns over creeping authoritarianism
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Interesting Reuters report on Chinese shipments of L550E engines to Russia’s IEMZ Kupol despite Western sanctions, allowing it to increase production of Garpiya-A1 one-way attack drones. Kupol is reportedly contracted to supply 6,000 Garpiya this year, up from 2,000 in 2024, and
Ukrainian HUR confirmed that “Garpiya” is another name for the Russian-made Geran-2/Shahed-136 one-way attack drone. HUR didn’t specify which variant(s) of the Geran-2 are called Garpiya, but previous reporting has said the Garpiya is made by IEMZ Kupol, which, according to HUR,
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RT @Archer83Able: Ukrainian strikes struck a railway bridge in the city of Sochi/Adler located in Krasnodar Krai, southern Russia, tonight.….
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RT @Archer83Able: A fuel depot located on the territory of Russia's Adler/Sochi International Airport was hit by Ukrainian strikes tonight.….
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According to TASS, the Istanbul talks today lasted just 40 mins, with Umerov and Medinsky meeting beforehand. Russia proposed forming three online working groups on humanitarian, political and military issues. Moscow is still trying to push its hardline memorandum. They agreed
At the direction of President @ZelenskyyUa, the Ukrainian delegation, led by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council @rustem_umerov, held a third round of talks with representatives of the Russian Federation. Ukraine clearly outlined its priorities: a ceasefire,.
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The State Dept approved possible FMS for Ukraine for “HAWK Phase III Missile System and Sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $172 million” and “Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Capability and related equipment for an
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Small, but significant. The Trump Admin has made what appears to be their first commitment and obligation of new security assistance funds to Ukraine. $9 million in FY 2025 Security Assistance Initiative funds were awarded to BAE to refurbish Bradley fighting vehicles. A
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Interesting—hope this turns out to be correct.
@goltarr @krystianziec @InvictusLucius Ukraińcy niedawno testowali parę systemów antydronowych, które przyniosły bardzo dobre rezultaty. Są one także możliwe do wdrożenia pod względem kosztów. W konsekwencji spodziewają się, że problem dronów typu Shahed zostanie rozwiązany w ciągu 6–9 miesięcy.
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Ekonomichna Pravda reports that the anti-aircraft drone produced by Eric Schmidt’s Swift Beat accounts for ~90% of the Shahed-type UAVs intercepted by drones. The company reportedly is also making mid-range OWA drones and tactical FPV drones. All three use AI. A brigade
Last week the Ukrainian MoD and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's Swift Beat signed a memorandum that, per the MoD and Zelenskyy, provides for mass production of interceptor drones, ISR quadcopters, and long-range one-way attack drones as well as "development of new solutions to
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RT @dkaleniuk: Office of President Zelensky now. The people of Ukraine demand @ZelenskyyUa to return back NOW independence of #NABU #SAPO….
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Danish company Terma and Ukraine’s Odd Systems announced a strategic partnership to develop a “low-cost, AI-powered drone interceptor.”. The press release said: “The key types of drones to be countered vary widely, from FPVs and Tactical ISR copters (Mavic) to fixed wing
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Virtus, Darts, Frontyr, and AirFox loitering munitions at tests organized by Ukraine’s Brave1. All reportedly have ranges of at least 40 km.
More footage of the Ukrainian loitering munitions tested last month in partnership with Brave1.
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Ukraine’s Brave1 announced that organized tests of fiber optic FPV drones with ranges in some cases of 40km+. They included a fiber optic version of the “Darts” fixed-wing, dual-motor drone, reportedly with 50km range. Also presented was a fiber optic winding machine from the
Ukraine's Brave1 said it organized a demonstration where 15+ Ukrainian UAV makers tested fiber optic FPV drones with 20km+ range, up from 5-10km at a previous Brave1 demonstration.
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