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294: US & Israel Discuss Strategies for De-escalation in North + US Sec Def has Call with Russian Def Minister + BAE Increases Production of AMPV + Finland's Senop Unveils Carl Gustaf Day/Thermal Sight + More
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1. USNI posts the Memorandum of Understanding (11 June 2024), between the USMC & US Navy concerning amphibious warship readiness terms.
2. US has fully cleared equipment from Base 101 in Niger. Work on Base 201 continues in order to meet the 15 September 2024 departure date of US Forces agreed upon by the US & Niger.
3. US Secretary of Defense (Lloyd Austin) has Call with Russian Defense Minister (Andrei Belousov). Last call between Secretary Austin and Russian Defense Minister was 15 March 2023.
4. US & Israel Discuss Strategies for De-escalation in North with Hezbollah (Lebanon…
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