283: IDF Destroys 2k Tunnel Adjacent to Rafah Border Crossing + IDF to Build a third F-35 Squadron + Houthi Rebels Fire Solid Fuel Missile + US B-1B Bomber Drops Precision Munition at South Korean Range + More

I - On Defense Podcast

For review:
1. Follow-up. More than 70 Israeli defense firms uninvited to Eurosatory Defense Expedition in Paris. Some defense firm executives shrug-off decision as unpleasant but note little effect on the bottom line.
2. IDF Destroys 2k Tunnel Adjacent to Rafah Border Crossing.
3. Israel - Hamas hostage negotiations continue without sign of breakthrough.
4. IDF to Build a third F-35 Squadron. First aircraft deliveries to begin in 2028, with final delivery estimated in 2036 for all 25 warplanes.
5. Houthi Rebels Fire Solid Fuel Missile toward Israeli town of Eilat. No injuries or damage reported. Houthi rebels unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile that resemble one displayed by Iran that Tehran described as hypersonic.
6. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) affiliated news agency (Tasnim), reports that missile technology is at the disposal” of the militias (Houthi).
7. Large Baltic NATO Exercise runs from 07-20 June and will include warships from over 20 nations. BALTOPS 2024 will include antisubmarine warfare, gunnery drills, amphibious operations, mine clearing and medical responses.
8. US B-1B Bomber Drops Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), at South Korean Range.