I - On Defense Podcast

Jan 17 2025 374 ep. 31 mins 1

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400: Israeli Cabinet to Vote on Hostage & Ceasefire Deal - That Will Begin on Sunday + Russia & Iran Sign Strategic Partnership Treaty + Armor Not Dead: Slovakia to Procure New Battle Tanks + More

Jan 17 2025 21 mins

For review:1. Israel Cabinet to Vote on Hostage & Ceasefire Deal - Set to Begin on Sunday.The deal is currently scheduled to take effect on Sunday at 12:15 p.m. Unconfirmed reports in Hebrew media said the release of the first three female hostages was expected at 4 p.m. that day. 2. Palestinian Authority President (Mahmoud Abbas) said on Friday that the PA is ready to assume �

399: Israel - Hamas Ceasefire & Hostage Talks Continue + NATO Secretary General Pitches Increased Spending by Alliance Members + Greece Adds Rafale Fighters to Warplane Arsenal + More

Jan 14 2025 25 mins

For review:1. Israel - Hamas Ceasefire & Hostage Talks Continue.Key mediator Qatar it had presented both parties with a “final” draft of the agreement. Israel’s Channel 12 news reported Monday that Jerusalem considered it broadly acceptable. CNN cited an Egyptian official as saying the mediating countries — Qatar, Egypt, and the United States — had not yet received a

398: Israel Strikes Targets Amid Hezbollah Threat + Russia Transferring Materiel from Syria to Libya + After GAO Protest Ruling - US Army Restarts Work on Fixed-Wing ISR Program + More

Jan 12 2025 18 mins

For review:1. Israel Strikes Targets Amid Hezbollah Threat.Israel says that before the strikes, it made the threats known to an international mechanism set up as part of the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, but “the threats weren’t addressed.”Israel struck several Hezbollah targets, including a rocket launcher, an unspecified military site, and “routes along

397: Israel Responds to Houthi Drone & Missile Attacks - IDF Strikes Houthi Coastal Ports and Sanaa Powerplant + Iranian Media: Military to Field 1000 Strategic Drones + France's Defense Exports are Second Largest in the World + More

Jan 10 2025 21 mins

For review:1. Israel Responds to Houthi Drone & Missile Attacks - IDF Strikes Houthi Coastal Ports and Sanaa Powerplant. The Israel Defense Forces said over 20 IAF aircraft — including fighter jets, refuelers and spy planes — participated in the Israeli strikes.2. Iranian Media: Military to Field 1000 Strategic Drones.Reportedly the unmanned aerial vehicles to be delivered

396: Lebanon's Lawmakers Elect New President + Latest US Security Package to Ukraine Worth $500 Million + Armor Not Dead: Sweden Procures New Leopard Tanks & Upgrades CV90 Combat Vehicles + More

Jan 09 2025 22 mins

For review:1. Lebanon's Lawmakers Elect New President. Lebanon’s lawmakers elected on Thursday army chief Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday. Under multi-confessional Lebanon’s power-sharing system, the president must be a Maronite Christian, as do military chiefs.2. Iran's former top General Officer in Syria conducts Q & A session at Tehran mosque.Brigadier General Behro

395: Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills near Nuclear Site + Germany to Procure PULS Rocket Artillery System + N. Korea Test Launches Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile into Sea of Japan + More

Jan 07 2025 18 mins

For review:1. Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills near Nuclear Site.Iran’s military has begun drills focusing on air defenses near the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in the center of the country as part of exercises planned nationwide, state media reported on Tuesday. 2. US State Department moves $95 million of assistance designated for Egypt and $7.5 million dollars of assistance

394: Iran: Future Attacks by Israel Could Lead to Full War + IDF May Extend 30 Days in S. Lebanon Based On Delayed LAF Deployment + US Army Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon Effort + More

Jan 04 2025 17 mins

For review:1. Iran: Future Attacks by Israel Could Lead to Full War.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: “We are fully prepared for the possibility of further Israeli attacks. I hope Israel will refrain from taking such reckless action, as it could lead to a large-scale war.”2. IDF May Extend 30 Days in S. Lebanon Based On Delayed LAF Deployment.The IDF was gearing up for t

393: IDF Releases Details from September 2024 Commando Raid in Syria + Senegal to Remove Foreign Military Presence in 2025 + Russian Navy Accepts 5th Yasen-class Nuclear Attack Sub + More

Jan 02 2025 18 mins

For review:1. Israel to send Team to Qatar for Hostage Negotiations.The Prime Minister’s Office said that “Netanyahu authorized a working-level delegation from the Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF to continue negotiations in Doha.”2. IDF Releases Details from September 2024 Commando Raid in Syria. The raid — dubbed internally by the Israel Defense Forces “Operation Many Ways” �

392: US CENTCOM Forces Strike Houthi Rebel Targets + Israeli Ambassador to UN Gives Last Warning to Houthis + Latest US Security Assistance Package to Ukraine worth $1.25 Billion + More

Dec 31 2024 17 mins

For review:1. US CENTCOM Forces Strike Houthi Rebel Targets.On Dec. 30 and 31, US Navy ships and aircraft targeted a Houthi command and control facility and advanced conventional weapon (ACW) production and storage facilities that included missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). 2. Israeli Ambassador (Danny Danon) to UN Gives Last Warning to Houthis. “To the Houthis, perhap

391: Details Released on the Haniyeh Assassination + IDF Operations from Neztarim Corridor + Finland Seizes Tanker from Undersea Cable Incident + China's Amphib Assault Ship Can Launch & Recover Fighters + More

Dec 29 2024 18 mins

For Review:1. Details Released on the Haniyeh Assassination.2. IDF Operations from Neztarim Corridor.3. Finland Seizes Tanker from Undersea Cable Incident.4. Finland to increase defense spending to 3.3% GDP by 2032. Currently, Finland spends 2.4% of GDP on defense- well above the NATO mark of 2%. 5. China's Amphib Assault Ship Can Launch & Recover Fighters.