339: IDF Strikes Hezbollah's Radwan Force Leadership + Iraq to Procure Medium-Range Air Defense Systems + Armor Not Dead: UK Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank + More

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1. IDF Strikes Hezbollah's Radwan Force Leadership.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed Saturday that it had eliminated many of the top commanders of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force in the Friday strike in Beirut.
2. Iraq to Procure Medium-Range Air Defense Systems.
Iraq’s Ministry of Defense announced Thursday that it signed a contract with a South Korean company to procure a number of advanced medium-range batteries.
3. Armor Not Dead: UK Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank.
Rheinmetall unveiled the UK's new Challenger 3 main battle tank to the public at a British Army event this week. With upgraded armor and a 120mm smoothbore cannon- Rheinmetall calls the Challenger 3, the most advanced tank in NATO.
4. Mistral Inc. (Bethesda, Maryland) protests the awarding of the US Army Lethal Unmanned Systems Requirement to AeroVironment Switchblade 600.
The protest has resulted in the Army filing a stop work order, while the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviews the case and makes a ruling.
5. US Navy Chief of Naval Operations will issue guidance to the Fleet via "America's Warfighting Navy" plan. The plan outlines her priorities for the service, which include fixing maintenance backlogs, recruiting, and improving combat readiness and capabilities.
6. Anduril and Microsoft to team-up for the US Army IVAS effort.
Details about the two companies’ current and future IVAS arrangements remain under wraps, but spokespeople from both said Anduril’s Lattice platform has been “successfully integrated” into Microsoft’s hardware and software platform for both the IVAS 1.1 and 1.2 versions.