IDF Plan for Gaza City Complete Next Week + Europeans Push for Ukraine Attendance at Alaska Summit + España Decides Against F-35 Procurement + Canada to Achieve 2% GDP Defense Spending This Year + More
For review:1. Israeli PM explains why recognition of Palestinian Statehood will not bring peace to region.2. IDF Plan for Gaza City Complete Next Week.3. Iranian nuclear scientists have been sent into hiding after dozens were killed by Israel during its 12-day offensive against Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic-missile programs in June.4. Iran has arrested 20 people it alleges are operatives of Israel’s Mossad spy agency in recent months.5. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that the deputy head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog was set to arrive in Tehran. “Our talks with the agency tomorrow will focus on a new cooperation framework… Until we reach an agreement on a new framework, cooperation will not begin,” Mr. Araghchi told reporters.6. Iran threatened on Saturday to block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a regional deal sponsored by US President Donald Trump. The proposed Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) would run across southern Armenia, giving Azerbaijan a direct route to Turkey.It was not immediately clear how Iran, which borders the area, would block it.7. Europeans Push for Ukraine Attendance at Alaska Summit.8. España Decides Against F-35 Procurement.9. Canada to Achieve 2% GDP Defense Spending This Year.
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President Trump to Meet with Russian President in Alaska (15 Aug) + President Trump Oversees Azerbaijan & Armenia Peace Agreement + Israeli Cabinet Decision: IDF to Take Over Gaza City
For review:1. Israeli Cabinet Decision: IDF to Take Over Gaza City.2. President Trump to Meet with Russian President in Alaska (15 Aug).3. President Trump Oversees Azerbaijan & Armenia Peace Agreement.
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Gaza Occupation Plan to Israeli Cabinet Thursday + Lebanese Cabinet Tasks Army to Control Arms (Disarm Hezbollah) + US Army Deploys LRHW to Australian Exercise Talisman Sabre + More
For review:1. Kadena AB in Japan to inspect all F-15E Eagles after fighter landed w/o landing gear wheel.2. Gaza Occupation Plan to Israeli Cabinet Thursday.According to report, in the plan’s first phase, Israel will issue an evacuation notice to the residents of Gaza City to allow time for the establishment of civilian infrastructure in central Gaza, including hospitals and camps for evacuees. Israel would then launch a military offensive in the second phase. 3. Lebanese Cabinet Tasks Army to Control Arms (Disarm Hezbollah).4. President Donald Trump could meet in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as next week as he seeks to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, an unnamed White House official said Wednesday.5. Russia and China wrapped up their joint exercise – Maritime / Joint Sea 2025 by on Aug. 5, 2025- following several days of drills. 6. US Army Deploys LRHW to Australian Exercise Talisman Sabre.7. US Army is planning to grow its air and missile defense force by 30%, according to the Commander of the service’s Space and Missile Defense Command.Adding:- 3 x Patriot Battalions- 5 x Indirect Fire Protection Capability Battalions (inside MDTFs)- 7 x counter UAS Batteries
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With Hostage Talks Stalled - Israel Considers Full Occupation of Gaza + Netherlands & Germany Committed to Send Patriot Systems to Ukraine + France Continues Development of Archangel SIGINT Aircraft + More
For review:1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told ministers this week that he will seek cabinet backing for a plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip.2. Netherlands & Germany Committed to Send Patriot Systems to Ukraine.3. President Trump threatens high tariffs/secondary sanctions on buyer's of Russian oil (that economically support Russian war effort).4. France Continues Development of Archangel SIGINT Aircraft. The Archangel is based on the Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X and equipped with Thales’ new-generation payload CUGE (universal electronic warfare capability).CUGE uses multi-polarization antennas to simultaneously detect and analyze radar and communication signals.5. India has signed an agreement with Elbit Systems to build the Israeli firm’s Precise and Universal Launching System (PULS) multiple rocket launcher (MRL) in India.The agreement covers the system’s production and supply for both domestic and international customers and transfer of technology.6. An F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena AB (Japan)- landed safely despite a missing landing gear wheel, the Air Force said Monday morning.The wheel was recovered on the flightline at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean. The two airmen flying the fighter were uninjured in the emergency landing, the Air Force said in a statement.7. Breaking Defense Opinion Article by John Venable (Mitchell Institute):Four Reasons to Accelerate F-35 Acquisition Now.
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President Trump Announces Submarine Movements + Armor Not Dead: Poland to Procure More K2 Tanks from S. Korea + Russia & China Conduct Naval Drills in Sea of Japan + US Senate Confirms Navy CNO + More
1. Hamas on Saturday said it would not disarm “as long as the occupation exists,” despite announcement from Arab League, urging the terror group to disarm. 2. The Israel Defense Force defeated Hamas’s Beit Hanoun battalion, the IDF declared on Saturday. The majority of the Hamas gunmen in the Beit Hanoun Battalion were either killed during the fighting or fled.3. President Trump Announces Submarine Movements- in response to remarks from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about the risk of war between the nuclear-armed adversaries.4. Armor Not Dead: Poland to Procure 180 K2 Tanks from S. Korea. Under the plan, the tanks are to be supplied to the Polish Armed Forces between 2026 and 2030. 5. Russia & China Conduct Naval Drills in Sea of Japan- hosted by the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet. The goal of the annual joint exercise is to exchange experience between the Russian Navy and the PLAN, a Russia Navy release stated. 6. South Korea has completed the initial deployment of the second phase of its Cheongung-II air defense system, an advanced platform capable of intercepting both aircraft and ballistic missiles.The Cheongung-II forms a core part of the Korea Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) system, a multi-layered defense architecture designed to counter North Korea’s evolving missile threat.7. The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor or LTAMDS, arrived in Guam earlier this month- as part of the Air and Missile Defense Architecture designed to protect Guam from evolving threats. 8. US Senate Confirms Navy CNO.
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