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I - On Defense Podcast
Probably the best defense commentary in the world. Top military and defense industry analysis in 45 minutes or less.
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- I - On Defense Podcast
210: US Foreign Military Sale to Israel (155mm Ammunition) + IDF Ground Operation Update + Pakistan Tests New Long Range Precision Strike Missile (Fatah-2) + North Korean Modernization Goals for '24 + More
1. US Foreign Military Sale to Israel (155mm Artillery Ammunition) is worth $147.5 million. 2. US Central Command (US CENTCOM) releases 2 x statements via X…
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209: IDF Destroys Tunnel Complex Under Gaza (Rantisi) Hospital + IDF Requests AH-64 Apache Helicopters + Russian Navy Commissions Hypersonic Missile Frigate + Latest US Security Assistance to Ukraine + More
For review: 1. IDF Destroys Tunnel Complex Under Gaza (Rantisi) Hospital. 2. IDF Requests (additional) AH-64 Apache Helicopters from the US, to reinforce two…
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208: UK Leads F-16 Flight Training for Ukraine Pilots + Iran General Killed in Syrian Airstrike + US to Have Access at Finland/Philippine Installations + Operation Prosperity Guardian Analysis + More
For review: 1. US Foreign Military Sale: Flight training for Royal Saudi (Arabia) Air Force worth $1 billion. 2. US retaliatory airstrikes on Kataib Hezbollah…
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207: Netherlands Preparing to Deliver F-16 Warplanes to Ukraine + IDF Destroys Tunnel Network Underneath Palestine Square (Gaza City) + US Coast Guard Grounds C-27J Spartan Fleet + US Army Readies for Project Convergence 2024 + More
For review: 1. UN Security Council adopts Resolution #2720 calling for immediate delivery of humanitarian aid and to create conditions for a sustainable…
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206: IDF Close to Completing N. Gaza Ground Operations + International Naval Force to Operate in Red Sea + US Army to reduce UH-60 Black Hawks Numbers + Armor Not Dead: Czech Republic to Procure Leopard 2A8 Tanks + More
For review: 1. Russian President Vladimir Putin open to negotiations with Ukraine, US, and Europe. Adamant about no NATO membership for Ukraine. 2. Israel…
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205: IDF Discovers Hamas Strategic Tunnel + Slovenia Procures 2 x IRIS-T Air Defense Systems (Germany) + Norway to Send NASAMS to Ukraine + USMC Squadron Operating in Red Sea Can Fly Ospreys + More
For review: 1. USMC Squadron Operating in Red Sea Can Fly Ospreys. 2. US and UK Naval Warships down drones launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen. 3. IDF…
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204: IDF Floods Hamas Tunnels with Seawater + Finland to Increase Artillery & Mortar Ammo Production + Saudi Arabia Negotiates Rafale Warplane Procurement + Germany Orders H145M Helicopters + More
For review: 1. US Senate & House of Representatives pass the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with topline of $886 billion. NDAA sent to…
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203: IDF Ground Operations Update + French Guided Missile Frigate Downs Two Drones in Red Sea + Belgium Receives First F35A Fighter + UK Army Mobile Fires Platform (155mm) Effort + More
For review: 1. IDF Ground Operations update. 2. French Guided Missile Frigate Downs Two Drones in Red Sea. 3. Ukraine President Zelenskyy visits Washington…
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202: IDF Ground Operations Update + USMC Force Design 2030 Independent Review + US Army 30mm Stryker Development + Australia to Procure Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles (Hanwha) + More
For review: 1. Yemen Houthi rebels to target ships in Red Sea bound for Israel. 2. IDF ground operations in Gaza update. 3. 2024 National Defense Authorization…
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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
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…
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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
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…
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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
For review: 1. Israel Prime Minister (Benjamin Netanyahu) press conference. Emphatically states that the Palestinian Authority (PA) will not control Gaza after…
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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
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…
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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
For review: 1. Israel - Hamas temporary truce extended. Combat actions occurred on Monday, but truce continues to hold. Potential for more Israeli hostages…
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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
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-…
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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
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…
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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
For review: 1. US Foreign Military Sales: South Korea- SM 6 missiles + AIM 9 Sidewinder Missiles; & Japan- Tomahawk Missiles. 2. US Security Assistance to…
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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
For review: 1. Excellent article on IDF infantry Combat in Gaza. Interview with IDF Infantry Battalion Commander by Emanuel Fabian- Times of Israel. 2…
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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
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…
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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
For review: 1. US Department of Defense Release concerning helicopter crash in Mediterranean Sea. 2. IDF Ground Operations Update in Gaza. Actions in vicinity…
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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
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…
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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
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…
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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
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…
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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
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…
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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
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…
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185: IDF Ground Incursions into Gaza (Analysis) + Poland Receives FA-50 Fighters + Sweden Receives New Armored Vehicles + Kuwait Receives Typhoon Warplanes + More
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…