249: Potential Ukraine F-16 Basing in NATO Countries "Legitimate Target" (Russian President) + UK to Conduct Future Force Design Review + Is US Army Towed Artillery Dying? + US Army & Navy will Conduct Hypersonic Missile Test this Spring + More

I - On Defense Podcast

For review:
1. US CENTCOM X:
27 Mar- US CENTCOM Forces successfully engaged and destroyed four long-range unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
28 Mar- US CENTCOM Forces successfully engaged and destroyed four long-range unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. (2d Day in a row).
2. Lebanon News Outlet via Times of Israel: Per Egyptian sources- IDF will conduct Rafah operation in April or May.
3. US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (GEN Charles Brown) on military aid to Israel- "Although we’ve been supporting them with capability, they’ve not received everything they’ve asked for. Some of that is because they’ve asked for stuff that we either don’t have the capacity to provide or not willing to provide, not right now ."
4. Pakistan Day Parade in Islamabad (23 Mar) displays military hardware including VT-4 Main Battle Tank and the HQ-9/P Surface-to-air missile.
5. Potential Ukraine F-16 Basing in NATO Countries "Legitimate Target" (Russian President Vladimir Putin).
6. UK to Conduct Future Force Design Review. There are three core elements of the review: How Britain fights future conflicts; Any potential restructuring of the armed force; and Other “capability choices.”
7. France's Defense Minister (Sebastien Lecornu) motivates the French Defense Industry. "Expects some effort from industrialists."
8. Is US Army Towed Artillery Dying?
AFC Commander (GEN James Rainey): “I personally believe that we have witnessed the end of the effectiveness of towed artillery: The future is not bright for towed artillery.”
(is that yes?)
9. US Army & Navy will Conduct Hypersonic Missile Test this Spring.