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201: US Vetoes UN Security Council Ceasefire Resolution in Gaza + US Military Grounds all V-22 Ospreys + Latest US Security Assistance to Ukraine + Op-Ed: Armor Not Dead + More
9 december 2023 · 39 min
For review:
1. US Military grounds all variants of the V-22 Osprey (USAF, USMC, & US Navy).
2. US vetoes UN Security Council Cease Fire Resolution, UK abstains.
3. Jerusalem Post interviews 2 x Reservists Officers: 1 x Armor Officer & 1 x Engineer Officers. Officers provide perspective on ground operations in Gaza.
4. Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine is worth $175 million.
5. US Military assistance and aid is nearing zero. US lawmakers moving slow on funding Ukraine's war effort.
6. US and Kyiv agree on producing arms in Ukraine- in specific areas of air defense, critical munitions, repair, and sustainment.
7. Older article (Politico), discusses retired Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, GEN Mark Milley's suggestion- that Ukraine should have began negotiations (from position of strength) in November 2022.
8. Very nice Armor Not Dead Op-Ed- from LTG (retired) Yavuz Turkgenci, via Breaking Defense. Lees meer -
200: IDF Considers Flooding Hamas Tunnels + USS Carney Shoots Down 3 x Drones over Red Sea + US & Australia to Collaborate on Hypersonic Weapons + Romania to Produce ATMOS 155mm Mobile Howitzers + More
6 december 2023 · 37 min
For review:
1. USAF identifies Special Operations Airmen lost in CV-22 Osprey crash off the coast of Japan.
2. White House warns that lack of military assistance funding could cause Ukraine to lose the war.
3. USS Carney (DDG-64) shoots down 3 x drones over the Red Sea. Provides assistance to 3 x commercial vessels.
4. IDF Chief of Staff, LTG Herzi Halevi provides insights on the 3d Phase of the Ground Offensive, plus comments on the Wall Street Journal Report of the IDF potentially using seawater to flood Hamas tunnel networks underneath the Gaza Strip.
5. US Army Senior Acquisition Official, Honorable Doug Bush, comments on the future testing plan for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon. Potential fielding in Summer of 2024 (at JBLM).
6. US and Australia to collaborate on hypersonic weapon experiments in 2024.
7. Poland procures 155mm artillery and munitions from South Korea's Hanwha Defense in $2.6 billion deal.
8. Romania and Elbit Systems to establish 155mm Autonomous Truck-Mounted Artillery System (ATMOS) production and assembly facility in Romania.
9. The US Army dismounted, Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team Manpack (TLS-BCT Manpack) Electronic Warfare (EW) system tested at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Lees meer -
199: Israel PM - PA won't control Gaza after war + Joint Statement of Intent for Defense Cooperation: France/Philippines & UK/Turkey + US Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Maintenance in Australia via AUKUS Arrangement + More
3 december 2023 · 40 min
For review:
1. Israel Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) press conference. Emphatically states that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will not control Gaza after the defeat of Hamas.
2. Israel informs several Arab states (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, & Egypt) and Turkey- that it will propose security-buffer zone between Gaza and Israeli territory at the war's end.
3. Oshkosh Defense will continue to produce Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) through 2025 to support foreign sales.
4. Boeing out of the E4B Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) aircraft competition. Sierra Nevada Corporation 9SNC) remains the only known competitor. Contract award expected in 2024.
5. Boeing on contract to provide 15 more KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers for the USAF. Contract is worth $2.3 billion.
6. Canada to procure Boeing P8A Poseidon aircraft as a replacement for aging CP-140 fleet. Initial acquisition to be 14 x aircraft with option for two more at a later date.
7. US Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Maintenance in Australia via AUKUS Arrangement will occur in Summer 2024.
8. Joint Statement of Intent for Defense Cooperation: UK & Turkey.
9. Joint Statement of Intent for Defense Cooperation: France and Philippines. Lees meer -
198: Israel - Hamas Temporary Truce Ends + US Navy Destroyer Downs Iranian-made Drone Over Red Sea + Ukraine Building Defensive Fortifications + China AI-Enabled Hypersonic Missile Simulation + More
2 december 2023 · 26 min
For review:
1. US Air Force Special Operations CV-22B Osprey crashes off Yakushima Island (Japan).
2. USS Carney (DDG-64) downs Iranian-produced drone, (KAS-04 unmanned aerial vehicle), over Red Sea.
3. Israel - Hamas temporary truce ends. Fighting resumes in Gaza Strip.
4. Israel - Hamas war by the numbers. Analysis by Seth Frantzman (Breaking Defense article).
5. Ukraine to build defensive fortifications along front- specifically in Eastern Ukraine.
6. China claims that it can shoot down the USAF B21 Raider Bomber- with AI-Enabled Hypersonic Missiles- in simulation. Lees meer -
197: Israel - Hamas Temporary Truce Extended + German Air Force Plans Indo-Pacific Deployment in '24 + Romania bids for Short-Range Air Defense Systems + Iran Procures Russian Warplanes & Attack Helicopters + More
29 november 2023 · 33 min
For review:
1. Israel - Hamas temporary truce extended. Combat actions occurred on Monday, but truce continues to hold. Potential for more Israeli hostages (women and children) to be released in return for Palestinian prisoners.
2. Germany and Israel finalize deal for Arrow 3 Air Defense Systems. Delivery expected in 2025.
3. German Air Force plans large Indo-Pacific deployment in the Summer of 2024. Visits include- Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Australia, Indonesia or Malaysia, and finally- India.
4. German Army fielding of upgraded Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), are delayed almost three months due to software challenges.
5. Norway and Germany will collaborate on a Next Generation Naval-Strike Missile. Fielding estimated to be in 2035.
6. Belgium will join Germany, France, and Spain- in the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program by June 2025.
7. Romania seeks bids for Short-Range & Very Short-Range Air Defense Systems. Effort is funded for $2.1 billion.
8. Iran Procures Russian Warplanes & Attack Helicopters. Aircraft include: Sukhoi SU-35 Fighters; Mi-28 Attack Helicopters; & Yak-130 Jet Trainers.
9. UK Royal Navy begins flying Banshee Jet 80 drones from Predannack Airfield; Lizard Peninsula; Cornwall, England. Lees meer -
196: Israel-Hamas Temporary Truce Holds Thru Day 2 + Netherlands Wants to Join European Armaments Organization + Germany To Provide $1.4 billion Security Package to Ukraine + India to Produce Stryker Combat Vehicles + More
26 november 2023 · 27 min
For review:
1. Day 1 analysis of Israel - Hamas Temporary Truce, by Zoran Kusovac.
2. Latest in release of Israeli Hostages & Hamas prisoners- through Day 2- of temporary truce.
3. Germany to provide $1.4 billion in security assistance to Ukraine. Package includes: 4 x IRIS-T medium-range air defense systems; drone defense systems; electronic warfare equipment; artillery munitions; surveillance drones; de-mining combat vehicles; and directional anti-tank mines.
4. Netherlands want to joint the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR = French acronym). Organization formed in 2001 by France, UK, Germany, & Italy. Spain and Belgium are also members. Organization is currently working 17 programs.
5. India to produce Stryker Infantry Combat Vehicles, (variant- unknown).
6. China and Pakistan complete seven-day, naval exercise. Lees meer -
195: IDF Exposes Tunnels Under Al-Shifa Hospital Complex + Israel-Hamas Temporary Truce + USAF AC-130 Strikes Iranian-backed Militia + North Korea Launches Recon Satellite - Terminates Military Agreement with South Korea + More
24 november 2023 · 33 min
For review:
1. USAF AC-130 gunship strikes Iranian-backed Militia in Iraq.
2. US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer, USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) shoots down multiple one-way attack drone over Red Sea.
3. IDF exposes tunnels under Al-Shifa Hospital Complex.
4. Israel - Hamas temporary cease fire (4 days) begins on Friday at 0700, Israel time. First Israeli hostages to be released at 1600.
5. Enforcing the Israel - Hamas Truce. Analysis and commentary by Zoran Kusovac.
6. Canada delays procurement of General Atomics MQ-9B Reaper Drones until Arctic modifications are ready.
7. US Navy follows Department of Defense Inspector General Recommendation- and delays the Milestone C Decision and Initial Operational Capability (IOC) until after proper development and operational tests.
8. UK Nuclear Submarine (Vanguard-class) secondary depth gauge keeps crew safe during operational patrol.
9. North Korea Launches Recon Satellite: Terminates Military Agreement with South Korea over fall-out. Lees meer -
194: IDF Locates/Explores Tunnel Shaft in Al-Shifa Complex + France Tests Strategic Ballistic Missile + UK Navy Launch/Recovers Large Mojave UAS from Aircraft Carrier + India-Australia Defense Talks + More
21 november 2023 · 35 min
For review:
1. US Foreign Military Sales: South Korea- SM 6 missiles + AIM 9 Sidewinder Missiles; & Japan- Tomahawk Missiles.
2. US Security Assistance to Ukraine is worth $100 million. Includes 1 x HIMARS; 155 & 105mm artillery rounds; AT weapons, etc.
3. US Secretary of Defense visits Ukraine.
4. IDF locates and explores tunnel in the Al-Shifa hospital complex.
5. IDF 36th Division ground operations in Gaza employ Infantry-Armor-Combat Engineer teams.
6. US Army Long-Range Precision Fires effort- Mid-Range Capability or new name- Strategic Mid-Range Fires System- will be fielded in Indo-Pacific AOR next year. Exact location- not disclosed yet. (South Korea? Guam? Hawaii?)
7. Sweden to procure Common Anti-Air Missiles for Royal Navy Corvettes.
8. France successfully tests M51.3 Strategic Ballistic Missile.
9. India and Australia to hold defense & security dialogue.
10. UK Navy successfully launch/recovers large Mojave UAS from HMS Prince of Wales Aircraft Carrier off the Virginia Coast. Lees meer -
193: IDF Infantry Combat in Gaza + Netherlands to Provide $2.2 billion in Military Aid to Ukraine + USMC Activates the second Marine Littoral Regiment (12th MLR) + US Army Precision Strike Missile Close to Fielding + More
18 november 2023 · 28 min
For review:
1. Excellent article on IDF infantry Combat in Gaza. Interview with IDF Infantry Battalion Commander by Emanuel Fabian- Times of Israel.
2. Netherlands to provide $2.2 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
3. EU to miss providing 1 million (155mm) artillery munitions to Ukraine as pledged last Spring and blames European defense industry.
Aerospace, Security, & Defense Industries Association of Europe provides (logical) rebuttal.
4. USAF LGM-35A Sentinel Nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program is struggling. This program is designed to replace Minuteman III ICBMs and achieve Initial Operating Capability (IOC) by 2030.
5. Army Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is close to fielding. PrSM will replace the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).
6. USMC activates a second Marine Littoral Regiment. The 12th Marine Regiment has transformed into the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment at Camp Hansen, Okinawa.
7. US Army and Lockheed Martin improve and test Q53 Radar System to detect drone threats. Lees meer -
192: US Navy Destroyer Downs Drone Over Red Sea + IDF Ground Operations Update + Germany to Procure Anti-Tank Mines + French Army Griffon Armored Vehicles + US Army Fixed Wing ISR Contract + More
16 november 2023 · 33 min
For review:
1. Update on US Army MH-60 Black Hawk crash.
2. US Navy Destroyer, USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116), downs drone over the Red Sea.
3. US Defense Official confirms Hamas tunnels and and command/control node under Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
4. IDF enters Al-Shifi Hospital in Gaza.- finds weapons. Operations to locate Hamas assets will continue.
5. IDF provides estimation of disruption of Hamas Regional Brigades/Battalions.
6. UN Security Council Resolution 2712 adopted. Calls for extended humanitarian pauses, release of all hostages held by Hamas, and immediate humanitarian access. US/UK/Russia abstain.
7. French Army receive 16 more Griffon Armored Vehicles. Fleet increased to 533/887 total vehicles.
8. US Army selects Sierra Nevada Corporation to provide Fixed-wing ISR platform.
9. Germany to procure PARM directional, anti-tank mines. Will replace internal stocks provided to Ukraine. Lees meer -
191: IDF Ground Operations Update + US Army Delays Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Fielding + Finland Purchases David's Sling Air Defense System + Chinese Carrier Strike Group Transits Taiwan Strait + More
13 november 2023 · 31 min
For review:
1. US Department of Defense Release concerning helicopter crash in Mediterranean Sea.
2. IDF Ground Operations Update in Gaza. Actions in vicinity of Shifa Hospital.
3. Jerusalem Post Reporter visits IDF Intelligence Center.
4. Zoran Kusovac analysis on the potential of Hezbollah widening the war.
5. US Army delays fielding of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon.
6. Israel to supply unnamed air defense system- to an unnamed customer- in a $1.2 billion deal.
7. Finland to procure David's Sling Air Defense System from Israel for $340 million.
8. Chinese Carrier Strike Ground- CNS Shandong (17)- transits the Taiwan Strait. Lees meer -
190: IDF Combat Engineers Find & Destroy Tunnels in Gaza + B21 Raider Makes First Flight Over California + USAF F15s Strike E. Syria + More ATACMS to Ukraine (Opinion Article) + More
10 november 2023 · 37 min
For review:
1. Happy Birthday USMC- 248 years.
2. B21 Raider Bomber makes first flight over California.
3. US F15s strike targets in Eastern Syria.
4. Yemen Houthi Rebels down US MQ-9 Drone. Confirmed by US Official.
5. Israel begins formal humanitarian pauses in Gaza (roughly 4 hours daily for civilians to move south). No cease fire until all hostages released.
6. Analysis by Zoran Kusovac concerning tunnel warfare in Gaza.
7. Time sof Israel reported embedded with IDF Combat Engineers. Discuss discovering tunnels in Gaza.
8. US Foreign Military Sale to Romania- $2.5 billion- for 54 x M1A2 SEPv3 Tanks; 4 x M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicles; 4 x M1110 Joint Assault Bridges; 4 x M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles; & 4 x Heavy Assault Scissor Bridges.
9. US Army to pay more than double (than estimated) for Maneuver Support Vessel-Light Watercraft. Estimated cost per unit: $27.8 million. Actual cost per unit: $63.1 million.
10. ATACMS/Ukraine Opinion Article from Breaking Defense (Hardie-Bowman).
Summary- the US should provide more ATACMS missiles- and in both warhead variants (anti-personnel/anti-materiel & unitary)- to Ukraine. Lees meer -
189: Israeli Prime Minister Gives War Update + USS Florida Ballistic Missile Submarine in CENTCOM AOR + Netherlands Provides F16s for Ukraine Pilot Training (in Romania) + Poland & UK Collaborate on Next Gen Air Defense System + More
8 november 2023 · 37 min
For review:
1. Netherlands provides F16s for Ukraine pilot training (in Romania).
2. Poland & UK Collaborate on Next Gen Air Defense System.
3. Poland set to acquire MQ-9B Sky-Guardian Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
4. US submarine in CENTCOM AOR identified as the ballistic missile submarine, USS Florida (SSGN-728).
5. Update on IDF Ground Operations.
6. Prime Minister of Israel (Benjamin Netanyahu) provides war update.
7. President Biden's funding request for military aid to Israel is $14 billion.
8. Details on US Army's return of Iron Dome Systems (2 each) to Israel.
9. US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) may remove the 105mm cannon form the AC-130J Gunship- potentially replace with addition of small-cruise missiles. Lees meer -
188: IDF Employs Latest Armored Fighting Vehicles (Eitan) and Armored D9R Dozers during Gaza Ground Operations + US Navy Deploys Ohio-Class Submarine to CENTCOM AOR + Russia Test Launches Bulava Ballistic Missile + More
6 november 2023 · 37 min
For review:
1. If provided to Ukraine, the German Taurus air-launched cruise missile will require months to integrate into SU-24 Fighters and even longer for F16 warplanes.
2. Russia test-fires nuclear capable ballistic missile (Bulava) from submarine.
3. Defense News Opinion Article from Retired Army Major General John Ferrari. The US Army should donate an armored division's worth of vehicles and equipment to Ukraine.
4. Israel Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu)- No cease fire without return of hostages.
5. Palestinian Authority (PA) President (Mahmoud Abbas) tells US Secretary of State (Antony Blinken) that PA is ready to assume control of Gaza after the war.
6. Analysis: IDF Ground Operations (2 x stories).
7. IDF combat vehicles employed during ground operations: Eitan Armored Fighting Vehicle & Armored D9R Dozer.
8. It was 20 years ago (2003)- last time 2 x US Carriers were in Eastern Mediterranean. Now (2023), it is the USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) & the USS Dwight Eisenhower (CVN-69), in support of CENTCOM.
9. CENTCOM announces (X- Twitter)- Ohio-Class nuclear powered submarine arrived in AOR. Lees meer -
187: Israeli F35 Intercepts Cruise Missile + IDF Surrounds Gaza City - Engineers Destroy Tunnels + Latest Security Assistance Package to Ukraine + US Army to Mount Precision-Strike Missiles on JLTVs/ISVs + More
4 november 2023 · 31 min
For Review:
1. Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine.
2. US Secretary of State Blinken in Israel. No Humanitarian Pause or Cease Fire. On to Jordan for meeting with Arab Foreign Ministers.
3. Israel's Air Campaign Cost Analysis from Zoran Kusovac (Al Jazeera).
4. IDF surrounds Gaza City. IDF Engineers demolish tunnel systems.
5. Israeli F-35I Adir Fighter destroys cruise missile.
6. German Defense Arm looks at anti-tank hypersonic missiles to defeat advanced armor.
7. German Air Force looks to speed up drone development in support of Multi-National Future Combat Air System.
8. US Army to develop mobile long-range precision strike missile program. Will mount system on JLTVs/ISVs. Lees meer -
186: IDF Ground Operations Approach Gaza City + US Sec of State Back to Israel + Arrow ADA System Intercepts Ballistic Missile Over Red Sea + Switzerland to Procure Advanced Patriot System + More
2 november 2023 · 41 min
For review:
1. US Foreign Military Sales: Japan- Rolling Airframe (Naval) Missiles; Latvia- M142 HIMARS.
2. Pentagon Press Brief Notes (31 Oct 23).
3. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to Israel. Will also visit Jordan.
4. Israel-Hamas war and foreign factors- Analysis by Zoran Kusovac.
5. IDF ground operations approach Gaza City.
6. IDF Arrow Air Defense System intercepts ballistic missile for the first time (over Red Sea).
7. Switzerland to procure advanced Patriot ADA system.
8. Russian Air Defense Systems challenge Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 Drones.
9. Canada's future surveillance plane program under scrutiny over perceived Boeing P8 Poseidon bias.
10. USMC Commandant hospitalized from medical emergency.
(hope the Commandant has a quick return to duty) Lees meer -
185: IDF Ground Incursions into Gaza (Analysis) + Poland Receives FA-50 Fighters + Sweden Receives New Armored Vehicles + Kuwait Receives Typhoon Warplanes + More
31 oktober 2023 · 35 min
For review:
1. US Department of Defense Briefing (30 October 2023).
2. IDF Ground Incursions into Gaza- Analysis (Zoran Kusovac- Al-Jazeera).
3. IDF Ground Incursions into Gaza- Analysis (Yonah Jeremy Bob- Jerusalem Post).
4. US Department of Defense Factsheet- B61 Variant Nuclear Gravity Bomb.
5. US Navy ship deployments in the Red Sea in support of US Central Command.
6. Jordan requests Patriot Air Defense system against ballistic missile threats.
7. Kuwait continues to receive Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes.
8. Sweden receives first batch (20) of new armored troop transport vehicles- Patgb 300 (Patria).
9. Poland continues to receive FA-50 Light Combat Fighters. Lees meer