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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

28 min • 18 november 2023

For review:
1. Excellent article on IDF infantry Combat in Gaza.  Interview with IDF Infantry Battalion Commander by Emanuel Fabian- Times of Israel.
2. Netherlands to provide $2.2 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
3. EU to miss providing 1 million (155mm) artillery munitions to Ukraine as pledged last Spring and blames European defense industry.  
Aerospace, Security, & Defense Industries Association of Europe provides (logical) rebuttal.
4. USAF LGM-35A Sentinel Nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program is struggling. This program is designed to replace Minuteman III ICBMs and achieve Initial Operating Capability (IOC) by 2030.
5. Army Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is close to fielding.  PrSM will replace the MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).
6. USMC activates a second Marine Littoral Regiment.  The 12th Marine Regiment has transformed into the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment at Camp Hansen, Okinawa.
7. US Army and Lockheed Martin improve and test Q53 Radar System to detect drone threats. 
 

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