New surveillance commons means the end of military concealment
On February 26, 2026 – 48 hours before the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury – Hangzhou-based MizarVision posted AI-annotated satellite imagery of F-22 Raptors at Ovda Air Base in Israel, carrier strike group positions in the Arabian Sea and AWACS aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. It purchases commercially available imagery from Western and non-Western providers and processes it through proprietary AI that identifies and categorizes military assets through automated object detection. Operation Epic Fury launched approximately 24 hours after one particularly significant imagery release.
- ▪On February 26, 2026 – 48 hours before the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury – Hangzhou-based MizarVision posted AI-annotated satellite imagery of F-22 Raptors at Ovda Air Base in Israel, carrier strike group positions i
- ▪It purchases commercially available imagery from Western and non-Western providers and processes it through proprietary AI that identifies and categorizes military assets through automated object detection.
- ▪Operation Epic Fury launched approximately 24 hours after one particularly significant imagery release.
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On February 26, 2026 – 48 hours before the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury – Hangzhou-based MizarVision posted AI-annotated satellite imagery of F-22 Raptors at Ovda Air Base in Israel, carrier strike group positions in the Arabian Sea and AWACS aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The company does not own satellites. It purchases commercially available imagery from Western and non-Western providers and processes it through proprietary AI that identifies and categorizes military assets through automated object detection. Operation Epic Fury launched approximately 24 hours after one particularly significant imagery release.
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