287: Hezbollah Rocket Assault in Response to IDF Targeted Strike + US - Ukraine Security Agreement + Germany Sends Patriot Missiles to Ukraine + Mobile Artillery Showcased at Eurosatory '24 + More

I - On Defense Podcast

For review:
1. Houthi forces strike cargo ship with two anti-ship cruise missiles in Gulf of Aden.
US CENTCOM statement: “Both missiles struck MV Verbena, a Palauan-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, Polish-operated bulk cargo carrier."
2. Hezbollah Rocket Assault in Response to IDF Targeted Strike on high-level commander.
3. Report from Saudi Arabian news outlets (Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath):
Senior Hezbollah official killed in Southern Lebanon missile strike.
4. US - Ukraine Security Agreement provides for long-term cooperation on building up Ukraine’s current defenses, its future forces and its defense industry.
5. Germany Sends Patriot Missiles to Ukraine.
Three x Patriot systems are operational in Ukraine: two donated by Germany and one by the US.
6. Ukraine Main Directorate of Intelligence Chief (Kyrylo Budanov): The Russian Armed Forces have moved its S-500 air defense system to occupied Crimea.
7. White House releases statement concerning the HASC FY25 NDAA.
8. Mobile Artillery Showcased at Eurosatory '2024 in Paris- featuring at least 10 artillery systems.