284: IDF Rescues 4 Hostages (Alive) in Central Gaza + Latest US Security Assistance to Ukraine is Worth $225 Million + France to Provide Mirage 2000-5 Warplanes to Ukraine + US Gaza Pier Back in Operation + More

I - On Defense Podcast

For review:
1. US Gaza Pier Back in Operation.
2. IDF Rescues 4 Hostages (Alive) from Nuseirat, in Central Gaza.
3. Latest US Security Assistance to Ukraine is Worth $225 Million.
Includes air defense interceptors; artillery systems and munitions; armored vehicles; and anti-tank weapons.
4. France to Provide Mirage 2000-5 Warplanes to Ukraine. In addition, France will begin training pilots, with completion by the end of year. France will also propose to train and equip a brigade of 4,500 Ukrainian soldiers, according to French President (Emmanuel Macron).
5. Germany plans to procure 20 x Eurofighter Typhoon Jets- in an effort to fortify the European Defense Industry (German Chancellor Olaf Scholz).
6. NATO-member Finland has no plans to permanently station US or NATO troops- but supports multi-national training events- Finland's President Alexander Stubb.
7. USAF test-fires 2 x Minuteman II Missiles (unarmed). Both tests successful. Launched from Vandenburg Space Force Base in California, the reentry vehicle of each missile landed at the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
8. Australian Navy to develop 11 x general-purpose frigates to replace eight existing Anzac-class frigates.
Estimated commissioning of the first frigate is 2030.