For review: 1. Follow-up. More than 70 Israeli defense firms uninvited to Eurosatory Defense Expedition in Paris. Some defense firm executives shrug-off decision as unpleasant but note little effect on the bottom line. 2. IDF Destroys 2k Tunnel Adjacent to Rafah Border Crossing. 3. Israel - Hamas hostage negotiations continue without sign of breakthrough. 4. IDF to Build a third F-35 Squadron. First aircraft deliveries to begin in 2028, with final delivery estimated in 2036 for all 25 warplanes....
Jun 06, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 283
For review: 1. IDF Prepares for Operations on Northern Border. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi : “We are approaching the point where a decision will have to be made, and the IDF is prepared and very ready for this decision." 2. President Biden Will Not Attend Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland. Vice President Kamala Harris and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will represent the US. 3. Russia considers western military instructors inside Ukraine a legitimate target. Kremlin spoke...
Jun 05, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 282
For review: 1. Latest on Israel - Hamas Hostage Release Deal. 2. Israeli Defense companies uninvited to the 2024 Eurosatory Defense Show in Paris, France. More than 70 Israeli companies had been scheduled to participate 3. Ukraine President surprise appearance at Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Seeks the support of Asian governments and attendance at the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland later this month. 4. US and other NATO countries authorize Ukraine to conduct limited cross-border strike...
Jun 03, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 281
For review: 1. US-UK Strikes Houthi Rebels with airstrikes. 2. IDF Controls Philadelphi Corridor. Along the corridor, IDF said it has located so far some 20 tunnels that cross into Egypt. 3. IDF finish operations in Northern Gaza city of Jabalya. In addition to destroying 12 kilometers of tunnels, the IDF finds the remains of seven hostages taken and killed by Hamas on 7 October. 4. Israel considers development of the M61 Vulcan for counter-drone use. 5. Sweden to provide Ukraine military equipm...
May 31, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 280
For Review: 1. US Gaza Pier Needs Repair. The pier will be pulled from the beach and sent to the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, where U.S. Central Command will repair it. 2. IDF continues investigation into the deadly fire that occurred after a strike on two Hamas commanders in Rafah. IDF suspects that munitions or some other combustible substance caused a secondary explosion and a fire to spread in a complex housing displaced Gazans. 3. IDF Pushes Tanks into Central Rafah. IDF tanks were spot...
May 29, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 279
For review: 1. Israel - Egypt Cross Border Shooting results in death of Egyptian Soldier. Spokesperson for Egypt’s military said it was carrying out an investigation “into the shooting incident in the border area in Rafah, which led to the martyrdom of one of the [security] personnel.” 2. In Rafah, IDF carries out strike that kills two Senior Hamas Commanders. As a result, Israel believes shrapnel from the strike ignited a fuel tank near tents housing Palestinian, causing civilian casualties. Pr...
May 28, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 278
For review: 1. US Gaza Pier Vessels Disconnect in Stormy Seas. Four vessels broke free from moorings, and efforts to recover the vessels were underway with assistance from the Israeli Navy. 2. IDF continues Rafah Operation despite ruling from International Criminal Court. Israeli officials said they consider the ICJ order to allow room for some operations in Rafah. 3. US Department of Defense Release from 24 May 2024, concerning SECDEF Health Status. 4. US Department of Defense Release from 24 M...
May 26, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 277
For review: 1. Three US Soldiers Sustain Non-Combat Injuries during Gaza Pier Operations. 2. Iran claims that Turkey's assistance (via infrared capable drone) did not aid in finding Iranian President's helicopter wreckage site. Story calls into question the capabilities of Iranian drones and unmanned aircraft systems. 3. Hezbollah fires 30 munitions into Northern Israel (from Lebanon). This occurred after IDF strike that killed senior Hezbollah member responsible for weapons procurement. 4. IDF ...
May 24, 2024•31 min•Season 1Ep. 276
For review: 1. Follow-up: Iranian President (Ebrahim Raisi) dies in helicopter crash in bad weather and mountainous terrain. Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has named the first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, as interim President. The election for a successor will be held 28 June. 2. IDF Controls Half of Philadelphi Corridor. The IDF has estimated that some 950,000 Palestinians had evacuated the Rafah area, as ground forces operate in East Rafah. 3. Ukrainian President (Volodymyr Zelens...
May 22, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 275
For Review: 1. Iranian President's (Ebrahim Raisi) Helicopter Crashes in Mountainous Region. Condition of passengers unknown. Heavy fog and bad weather challenge rescue efforts. 2. Israeli Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) rejects normalization with Saudi Arabia at the cost of a two-state solution- (with Hamas in control- marginalized or not). 3. US Forces Begin Departing Niger. All US Forces will depart country by 15 September 2024. 4. Latest Denmark Assistance to Ukraine worth $813.5 million...
May 20, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 270
For review: 1. US Gaza Pier ready for operation. Goal is for 500 tons of humanitarian assistance daily via the pier. 2. IDF airstrike in southern Lebanon potentially reveals that Hezbollah has Iranian-made Sayyad-2 surface-to-air missiles. 3. Report: Hezbollah has the capability to arm drones with 2 x S-5 rockets. The S-5 is a Soviet-era 57-mm unguided air-to-surface rocket equipped with a high-explosive warhead. 4. Israel: Nearly 700 tunnel shafts have been identified in Rafah, from which appro...
May 19, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 273
For review: 1. IDF locating and destroying tunnels in Rafah operation. Israel Defense Minister (Yoav Gallant): "many tunnels have already been destroyed and many more will be destroyed soon." 2. Strange Story: US Secretary of State (Antony Blinken) visits Kyiv weeks after Washington approved a $61 billion package of aid for the country- and plays guitar. 3. Finnish Leaders: No Appetite for Troops in Ukraine. 4. Australia defense budget for 2024-2025 is AU$55.7 billion. 5. US & Japan Collabor...
May 17, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 272
For review: 1. US - built Gaza Pier ready in one or two days. US Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary (Sabrina Singh): "Improved sea conditions will allow the U.S. Army to anchor a causeway onto the beach this week." 2. IDF Moves Further into Rafah. Israel's relations with Egypt strained. 3. Ukrainian Commander of Kharkiv Region Removed. Offensive in Kharkiv Region has given Russian forces control of an estimated 162 square kilometers of border territory and ten villages in a pair of 5-8 kilometer-de...
May 14, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 271
For review: 1. Report: Hamas leader (Yahya Sinwar) is not hiding in Rafah, but possibly in the Khan Younis area- some five miles away. 2. Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine is Worth $400 million. It includes air defense munitions, artillery ammunition, and anti-tank weapons among other materiel. 3. Apparently referencing the AP report about US M1 Tanks pulled from frontline duty (due to targeting by Russian drones), the Netherlands Ministry of Defense states that it does not impose...
May 11, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 270
For review: 1. US Pauses Delivery of 2000lb & 500lb Bombs to IDF. US President (Joe Biden): (if Israel goes into Rafah), “we’re not going to supply the weapons and artillery shells used.” 2. Israel Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) reaction to US weapon pause: “We are determined and we are united to defeat our enemy and those who seek to destroy us… If we need to, we will fight with our fingernails. But we have much more than fingernails.” 3. Great Article from Breaking Defense (Tim Martin...
May 10, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 269
For review: 1. US Completes Gaza Pier, which will be emplaced in near future. Delay is due to high winds and seas. 2. IDF conducting "Limited" Ground Operation in Eastern Rafah. Ground operation follows over 100 airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force. 3. Israel Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) denies sabotaging the latest round of talks between Israel and Hamas. 4. From ABC: 3 x Unnamed US Officials tell ABC News that the White House Security Council has delayed the delivery of ammunition to Isr...
May 08, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 268
For review: 1. US and Russian Forces co-located on same base in Niger, as US forces plan drawdown. 2. US construction of Gaza temporary humanitarian pier, part of the Joint Logistics Over-the Shore capability (JLTOS), is 50% complete. Once fully operational, the pier will facilitate the delivery of roughly 150 truckloads of aid per day. 3. No Israel - Hamas Hostage Deal Yet. Negotiations continue. 4. Germany latest assistance package to Ukraine includes the Skynex Air Defense System- plus 10 Mar...
May 05, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 267
For review: 1. Israel Intelligence Agencies (Mossad, Shin Bet, & IDF Intelligence Chief) release unified public report- first since 07 October. 2. French President (Emmanuel Macron) Discusses French Troops to Ukraine (Again). 3. Ukraine Strikes Russian Troop Concentration with ATACMS. 4. US Army New M2A4EI Bradley Variant. New Variant equipped with Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS). 5. USMC selects Kongsberg RT20 Remote Turret for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle - 30 mm Cannon (ACV-30) ...
May 03, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 266
For review: 1. Israel Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu): Rafah Operation With or Without Hostage Deal. 2. Israel to Retire Patriot ADA Systems- in service since 1991. 3. International Court of Justice: No action against Germany for arms sales to Israel. 4. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) transit Suez Canal from Red Sea to Mediterranean Sea. Carrier deployed on 13 October 2023 to Red Sea. Expected replacement carrier will be the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). 5. Russia displays captured M1 Tan...
May 01, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 265
For review: 1. Israel Awaiting Hamas Response to Truce Deal. 2. US Continues Work on Gaza Pier. The Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) system is estimated to be operational in early May. 3. Russia continues to make gains along Eastern Ukraine front. Ukrainian Army Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi acknowledged Ukraine’s overall situation had deteriorated. “The situation at the front has escalated. Trying to seize the strategic initiative and break through the front line, the enemy has concen...
Apr 30, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 264
For review: 1. Israel to Hamas: Make Hostage Deal or Rafah Operation. 2. Latest US Security Package to Ukraine is Record $6 billion. Includes additional Patriot interceptors, HIMARS munitions, cannon artillery munitions (152mm & 155mm), UAS, and UAS Components, among other materiel. 3. AP Report: Ukraine removes US M1A1 Abrams tanks from front line duty due to drone and UAV threat. 5/31 tanks have been destroyed since arriving in September 2023. 4. France and Germany officially sign agreemen...
Apr 28, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 263
For review: 1. Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine is worth $1 billion. Includes Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, air defense interceptors, artillery rounds (155mm & 105mm), armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons. 2. US quietly shipped the long-range variant Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to Ukraine in March 2024. Range up to 300 kilometers. 3. IDF Ready for Rafah Operation. No timeline given. IDF ready at moment it receives approval. Pre-positioning Brigades in suppo...
Apr 26, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 262
For review: 1. IDF restructures Tank Battalions. 2. Iran claims the the latest variant of the Bavar-373 Long-Range Air Defense Systems can defeat Stealth Aircraft. The systems employs the Sayyad-4B as the missile interceptor. 3. Germany to deliver the 4th IRIS-T SLM (Medium-Range) Air Defense System to Ukraine later this month. 4. Netherlands to invest $224 million in Ukraine Air Defense initiatives. Netherlands Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren: “Air defense equipment and artillery ammunition ar...
Apr 24, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 261
For review: 1. 19 April- Iran backed Armed Group base struck south of Baghdad. US and Israel deny involvement. 2. Follow-Up Report: Iran S-300 Radar System Damaged from 19 Apr Strike. 3. In address to Israel- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to strike Hamas- "with additional painful blows" - hinting at Rafah Operation. 4. US to Withdraw from Niger Drone Base. The base- in the city of Agadez- was used for manned and unmanned surveillance flights and other operations. 5. Russia increases pre...
Apr 21, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 260
For review: 1. Missile Strike on Air Defense Radar Site inside Iran. Reported location is town of Isfahan- 75 miles south of the Natanz nuclear enrichment complex. 2. After second meeting, US & Israel Still Apart on Rafah Operation. Third meeting planned. 3. Breaking Defense article (Agnes Helou)- lays out Iran's Air Defense Long-Range, Medium-Range, & Short-Range capabilities. 4. Ukraine Reports Downing a Russian supersonic TU-22M "Backfire" Bomber. 5. General Atomics pitches Gray Eagle...
Apr 20, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 259
For review: 1. Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu: "Israel appreciates advice and suggestions (from Allies), nevertheless- Israel will make our own decisions." 2. IDF Strikes Hezbollah Air Defense Site in Northeast Lebanon. 3. US CENTCOM X: 16 Apr-CENTCOM Forces engaged two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas in Yemen. 4. US Secretary of Navy tells Senate Appropriations Committee that the Navy has fired over $1 billion in munitions during Middle East o...
Apr 18, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 258
For review: 1. US CENTCOM X: 13-14 Apr: CENTCOM & EUCOM Forces engaged and destroyed more than 80 one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA UAV) and at least six ballistic missiles intended to strike Israel from Iran and Yemen. 2. Israel Discusses Response to Iranian Attack & IDF Provides Target Options. 3. US CENTCOM & EUCOM Air, Ground, & Naval Assets assist Israel in repelling Iranian attack. 4. US Navy Guided-Missile Destroyers USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) & USS Carney (...
Apr 16, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 257
For review: 1. Navy Special Operations Forces from the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized a commercial vessel (container ship MSC Aries ) with ties to Israel, near the Strait of Hormuz. 2. Iran Attacks Israel with Missiles & Drones. Retaliation for Damascus strike in early April. 3. Russian President (Vladimir Putin) comments on upcoming round of Peace talks in Switzerland- without Russian invitation or attendance. Quote from Russian President: "Moreover, they think there is nothin...
Apr 14, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 256
1. US CENTCOM X: 09 Apr- US transfers an Infantry Brigade's worth of seized arms and ammunition to Ukraine. It includes over 5,000 x AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s- and over 500,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. 09 Apr- USS Mason (DDG 87) successfully engaged and destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen over the Gulf of Aden. 10 Apr- CENTCOM Forces successfully engaged three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) launche...
Apr 11, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 255
For review: 1. US CENTCOM X: 06 Apr- CENTCOM Forces destroyed one mobile surface-to air missile system in Houthi controlled territory of Yemen. CENTCOM Forces also shot down one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over the Red Sea. 08 Apr- CENTCOM Forces destroyed an air defense system with two missiles ready to launch, a ground control station in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, and one unmanned aerial system. 2. Leaders of Egypt (President El-Sissi), France (President Macron), and Jordan (King Abdu...
Apr 09, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 254
