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 Bal...
Nov 18, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 193
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 h...
Nov 16, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 192
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...
Nov 13, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 191
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...
Nov 10, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 190
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 billi...
Nov 08, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 189
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 o...
Nov 06, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 188
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...
Nov 04, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 187
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. Ru...
Nov 02, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 186
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 Typ...
Oct 31, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 185
1. IDF ground offensive news. 2. UN General Assembly Resolution passes. Calls for Truce; Protection of Civilians; Humanitarian Aid Access; Release of Civilian Captives. 3. Czech Republic to purchase 48 x I-Derby Long-Range Air-to-Air Missiles from Israel (Rafael). Can be used with Spyder air defense batteries. 4. Chinese Carrier CNS Shandong back in Western Pacific. China intercept of USAF B52 over South China Sea. 5. US Navy plans future carrier development. 6. USAF B21 Raider conducts ground t...
Oct 28, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 184
For review: 1. US F16s strike targets in Eastern Syria. 2. IDF conducts limited raid 1 kilometer inside Gaza. Return back to Israel territory after targeted raid with Infantry and Armor. 3. Iron Dome & SkyHunter Interceptor Missiles to produced at new facility in Arkansas. Missile production to begin in 2025. 4. Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine worth $150million. 5. Ukraine pilots begin F16 training in US. 6. Australia security assistance package to Ukraine worth $12.7 millio...
Oct 27, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 183
1. 3 x US Foreign Military Sales: Finland (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles - Extended Range); Lithuania (AIM 120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-To Air Missiles); United Kingdom (Joint Air-To-Ground Missiles). 2. US to send Air Defense Artillery Systems to CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR)- Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery and addition Patriot Battalions. 3. US Defense Briefing Q&A considering 155mm artillery munitions to Israel. 4. Pentagon Press Briefing discusse...
Oct 25, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 182
For review: 1. Follow-up on Ukraine's employment of ATACMS. 2. Israeli Defence Force (IDF) operations on the Northern Border. 3. Former IDF Gaza Division Commander (143d Fire Fox) comments on potential operations in Gaza. 4. US Army Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) news. 5. US Army Artillery Tactical Fires Study. Study will shape Army Artillery modernization and budget decisions. 6. Italy to increase defense spending. 7. Czech Republic negotiates to purchase military transport aircraft...
Oct 22, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 181
For review- 1 x Ukraine story and the remainder on the Israel war against Hamas. 1. Ukraine uses ATACMS Missiles for first time. Ukraine targeted nine Russian helicopters and other equipment at two airfields used by Russian forces. 2. President returns from visit in Israel. Asks Congress for &100 billion Defense Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific. 3. USS Destroyer, USS Carney (DDG-64) downs missiles and drones in the Red Sea. 4. US Congressman drafts Authorization for the Use of M...
Oct 21, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Short episode- for your review: 1. President Biden to visit Israel- and after meet with other Middle East leaders (Egypt, Jordan, & Palestinian Authority). 2. Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) will travel to Eastern Mediterranean and join the USS Gerald R, Ford (CVN-78). 3. Israel Merkava Tank Crews prepare for First Person View (FPV) Drones. 4. France to increase defense spending and production- 155mm munitions, Caesar 155mm Mobile Artillery, Mistral Short-Range Missiles, etc. 5. Ne...
Oct 17, 2023•21 min•Season 1Ep. 179
For review: 1. US Foreign Military Sales a. Oman: TOW Missiles b. Spain: Patriot Missile Defense Systems 2. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrives in Israel to illustrate US support. 3. 2d US Carrier Strike Group (USS Eisenhower: CVN-69) moves through the Atlantic Ocean toward the Mediterranean Sea. 4. US Navy Aircraft Carrier- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) conducts port call in South Korea, US Navy P8 Orion transits Taiwan Strait. 5. US approves sale of F16 warplanes to Argentina in bid agai...
Oct 14, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 178
For review: 1. Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine. 2. US Official: US can support both Israel & Ukraine with materiel and munitions during operations. 3. US to provide Iron Dome Tamir Missiles and ammunitions to Israel. 4. Germany's latest Security Assistance Package to Ukraine . 5. Belgium to provide F16s to Ukraine (in 2025). 6. Norway to invest in Air Defense Artillery and Long-Range Fires. 7. US Army tests long-range cannon artillery & munitions....
Oct 12, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 177
For review: 1. US prepares to send Israel materiel and munitions. 2. US directs USS Gerald Ford Carrier Strike Group to Eastern Mediterranean. 3. Israel and Hezbollah trade cross-border (Lebanon) fire. 4. US awards $1.5 billion in contracts to increase 155mm artillery shell production. From 28,000 rounds a month (now)- to- 100,000 a month by FY26. 5. UK Army receives first Archer Mobile 155mm artillery system from Sweden. 6. UK out of weapons to send to Ukraine (from unnamed senior military offi...
Oct 09, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 176
Third and last in a series of episodes that are based upon the National Defense Magazine articles that track the progress of the Army Modernization priorities- based upon the former Army Chief of Staff, GEN James McConville and his statement that 24 modernization priorities will be in Soldiers' hands by the end of FY23. In this episode- I will cover the following programs: 15. Indirect Fire Protection Capability 16. Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) 17. Directed Energy M-SHORAD 18. Low...
Oct 08, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Second in a series of episodes that are based upon the National Defense Magazine articles that track the progress of the Army Modernization priorities- from the former Army Chief of Staff, GEN James McConville and his statement that 24 modernization priorities will be in Soldiers' hands by the end of FY23. In this episode- I will cover the following programs (6 - 14): 6. Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) 7. Robotic Combat Vehicle - Light (RCV-L) 8. M10 Booker Combat Vehicle (Former Mobile Pro...
Oct 07, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 174
First in a series of episodes that are based upon the National Defense Magazine articles that track the progress of the Army Modernization priorities- based upon the former Army Chief of Staff, GEN James McConville and his statement that 24 modernization priorities will be in Soldiers' hands by the end of FY23. In this episode- I will cover the following programs: 1. Precision Strike Missile 2. Extended Range Cannon Artillery 3. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon 4. Strategic Mid-Range Fires System 5....
Oct 06, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 173
For your review: 1. Pentagon transfers 1.1 million rounds of 7.62mm ammunition seized from Iran to Ukraine. 2. Russian S500 Air Defense System. 3. Follow-up on Australian MRH-90 Taipan retirement. 4. Australian Warships (3 vessels) to conduct Indo-Pacific deployment. 5. US Army to study force restructure to meet Large Scale Combat Operation(s) (LSCO) needs. 6. Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) effort to develop, test, and field drone technology. 7. Germany purchases drone systems for fielding into r...
Oct 06, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 172
1. US Space Command basing decision in Colorado under investigation... again. 2. UK to invest almost 4 billion pounds into AUKUS Submarine infrastructure. 3. Australian Army to specialize 3 x infantry brigades to operate in littoral and amphibious environments. 4. US lawmakers threaten to cut military aid to Egypt. 5. US Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia- sustainment & maintenace of combat vehicle fleet (M1s, M60s (tanks not machine guns), Bradleys, MRAPS, etc. 6. Saudi Arabia wants to b...
Oct 03, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 171
Back from time off. Please review (in order): 1. US Congress passes Continuing Resolution to prevent shutdown. 2. Farewell General Mark Milley after 43 years of service- including 4 years as an impactful Army Chief of Staff and 4 years as Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 3. US Navy decommissions two Freedom-Class Littoral Combat Ships- USS Little Rock (LCS-9) & USS Detroit (LCS-7)- after less than 8 years of active service. 4. US Navy commissions Independence Variant, Future Littoral Combat ...
Oct 02, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 170
1. US M1 Abrams arrive in Ukraine. 2. Precision Strike Missile news. 3. Army Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light down to four vendors. 4. Army Future Tactical UAS (Shadow replacement) down-selects to two vendors. 5. Army IVAS program (Version1.2) shows improvement. IVAS version 1.0 fielding at Fort Moore, GA. 6. Army Next Generation Squad Weapon (Rifle & Automatic Rifle) news. 7. USAF A10 Warthogs train with Navy Destroyer in Gulf of Oman.
Sep 27, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 169
1. Latest US Security Assistance to Ukraine worth $325 million. 2. US to send ATACMS to Ukraine (NBC Report), but no US announcement. 3. New UK Defence Secretary (Grant Shapps) promises Air Defense and Long-Range munitions to Ukraine. 4. Artillery is still the King of Battle. Global spending to increase over the next 10 years on modernized artillery systems and munitions. 5. Chiefs of Defense from Germany and France discuss future Main Battle Tank (MBT) development & collaboration. To be dif...
Sep 24, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 168
Nice episode- hope you enjoy it: 1. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait- Sustainment of Patriot Missile systems. 2. From the Armor not Dead File- Israel Merkava IV Main Battle Tank upgrade. 3. Israel Sky Striker loitering munition(s) to unnamed European customer. 4. Israel defense companies innovate vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones and loitering munitions. 5. US Army, USMC, and SOCOM to receive more Saab AT4s and Carl G ammunition. 6. US Army Next Gene...
Sep 21, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 167
1. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Foreign Military Sale- Canada- MQ-9B Drone systems and munitions. 2. NATO air reconnaissance missions over Finland. 3. Sweden to upgrade amphibious units with new missile systems. 4. Netherlands to upgrade Navy with improved radar and Tomahawk missiles. 5. Romania may join other European nations in Mistral 3 procurement. 6. Ukraine ATACMS watch continues as Ukraine President visits US (NYC-UN & Washington DC- White House) this week. 7. Australia to inve...
Sep 17, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 166
1. US Foreign Military Sales: F35A variant (South Korea) & F16 support (Poland). 2. Ukraine Pilots train on Gripen warplanes (Sweden). 3. Dr. William LaPlante (Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment ), describes increase in US 155mm ammunition production. 4. B21 Raider undergoing ground tests in preparation for first flight. 5. M1E3 potential characteristics (Engine, Crew-size, Protection). 6. BAE develops counter-UAS AMPV. 7. General Dynamics pitches updated Foxhound arm...
Sep 16, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 165
In Order: 1. Ukraine F16 Pilot training in Arizona. 2. US Foreign Military Sale to Poland: Integrated Air & Missile Defense (IAMD), Battle Command System. 3. Poland to purchase HIMARS Launchers from Lockheed Martin. 4. UK Army AJAX program heads toward Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 2024. 5. Lockheed Martin UK competes for UK's New Medium Helicopter program. 6. Latvia and Estonia purchase German Medium-Range Air Defense System (IRIS-T). 7. Sweden increases defense spending. 8. BAE H...
Sep 13, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 164
