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• U.S. Navy Ships Assist Stranded Mariners in Gulf of Aden CENTCOM 21 Jul 2022 -- Two U.S. Navy ships provided emergency assistance to a stranded motor vessel in the Gulf of Aden, July 18-21.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of the U.S.-Qatar Military Consultative Committee DoD 21 Jul 2022
• Northcom Commander: We Need Better Domain Awareness DoD News 21 Jul 2022 -- The U.S. Northern Command is responsible for protecting the U.S. homeland. Domain awareness is a major part of defense, and it's in President Biden's 2023 budget request currently before Congress.
• The 494th FS spearheads a new deployment model CENTCOM 21 Jul 2022 -- U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron, stationed out of Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, conducted an Agile Combat Employment movement to an undisclosed location, within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 15, 2022.
• Task Force 150 Holds Change of Command CENTCOM 21 Jul 2022 -- Pakistan turned over command of a multinational naval task force in the Middle East to Saudi Arabia during a morning ceremony at the U.S. Navy base in Manama, Bahrain, July 21.
• Southcom Commander: 'This Is Our Neighborhood' DoD News 21 Jul 2022 -- Americans often get wrapped up in East-West concerns, but U.S. Southern Command "is our neighborhood," Southcom Commander Army Gen. Laura Richardson said — at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.
• U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 22 Continue Improvements on the Joint Range Complex USMC News 21 Jul 2022 -- U.S. Marines and Sailors with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, continued improvements on the Joint Range Complex in Ngchesar, Republic of Palau from June 27 to July 15, 2022.
• Introducing the 908th Airlift Wing's Program Integration Office US Air Force 21 Jul 2022 -- The 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, said goodbye to its aging C-130H Hercules aircraft April 8, 2022, as it begins the transition to providing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter training; bringing together Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Force Reserve Command for the first time.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Phone Call With France Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu DoD 21 Jul 2022
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's Call With German Federal Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht DoD 21 Jul 2022
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 21 Jul 2022 -- This list provides an overview of lethal and non-lethal German military support for Ukraine. It contains deliveries from the German Armed Forces, as well as deliveries from German industry financed by German funds for security capacity building.
• US Air Force Mulls Delivery of Fighter Jets to Ukraine as EU Pours $510Mln Into Kiev's Military Sputnik 21 Jul 2022 -- US Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Brown is not ruling out the possibility western countries could soon provide Ukraine with "non-Russian" fighter jets.
• US to send four more rocket launchers to Ukraine Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- The United States says it will provide additional rocket launchers to Ukraine as the war with Russia has now dragged on for five months.
• £60 million development of uncrewed helicopter supports 100 UK jobs UK MOD 21 Jul 2022 -- A cutting-edge uncrewed aircraft demonstrator will be designed and developed in a £60 million contract awarded to Leonardo.
• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Meeting With U.K. Ministry of Defence Director General Security Policy Paul Wyatt DoD 21 Jul 2022
• Australia - Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles - Extended Range (JASSM ER) DSCA 21 Jul 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles - Extended Range (JASSM ER) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $235 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Military to produce more T75K3 pistols for Navy, Air Force CNA 21 Jul 2022 -- The military will produce 15,770 more of the new T75K3 pistols to be issued to the Military Police, Air Force and Navy, with delivery to be completed by 2025, Taiwan's defense ministry said Thursday.
• Speed up arms deliveries to Taiwan: U.S. representatives CNA 21 Jul 2022 -- Several United States House representatives discussed on Wednesday strategies to help Taiwan in the face of China's increasingly aggressive behavior, with a focus on urging the administration to expedite the delivery of arms to the island nation.
• Joint EU project led by Finland develops the Finnish Army's arctic mobility Finnish MoD 21 Jul 2022 -- The European Commission has granted approximately EUR 95 million in funding from the European Defence Fund (EDF) to an industrial consortium that is developing future vehicle solutions for the ground forces of nine European countries.
• Joint EU project led by Finland develops the Finnish Army's arctic mobility Finnish MoD 21 Jul 2022 -- The European Commission has granted approximately EUR 95 million in funding from the European Defence Fund (EDF) to an industrial consortium that is developing future vehicle solutions for the ground forces of nine European countries.
• Kuwait - Advanced Weapons in Support of Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft Program DSCA 21 Jul 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of Advanced Weapons in Support of Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft Program and related equipment for an estimated cost of $397 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• The Netherlands - PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) Ballistic Missiles DSCA 21 Jul 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of PATRIOT MIM-104E Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) Ballistic Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.219 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• United Arab Emirates - Oceanographic Observation Equipment System DSCA 21 Jul 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of Oceanographic Observation Equipment System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $206 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Transcript of Speaker Pelosi's Remarks at Weekly Press Conference Speaker Pelosi 21 Jul 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Ambassador Fatemi US Dept. of State 21 Jul 2022
• Department Press Briefing - July 21, 2022 US Dept. of State 21 Jul 2022

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• Contracts For July 21, 2022

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Ukraine Conflict News
• 21 July 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 21 Jul 2022
• More Russian humanitarian aid supplies arrive in Afghanistan People's Daily 21 Jul 2022 -- A Russian plane carrying 23.5 tons of humanitarian aid supplies landed at Kabul International Airport on Wednesday.
• UN Warning About Daesh Presence in Afghanistan Doesn't Reflect Realities on the Ground, Taliban Says Sputnik 21 Jul 2022 -- The statement followed a new report by the UN Security Council suggesting that the terrorist organization has been boosting its presence in the northern and eastern parts of Afghanistan, making it difficult for the Taliban* to "reverse their gains."
• Philippines Defense chief: Marcos administration to boost patrols in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 21 Jul 2022 -- The Philippines is prepared to deploy more coast guard ships to protect its fishermen from harassment by Chinese vessels within Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, the new government's acting defense secretary said Thursday.
• UN envoy calls for extension and expansion of 'transformational' truce in Yemen UN News 21 Jul 2022 -- The historic UN-brokered truce in Yemen has largely held for nearly four months, and Special Envoy Hans Grundberg on Thursday urged the Government and Houthi rebels to work towards renewing the "transformational" agreement, which expires on 2 August.
• Iraq: Statement by the Spokesperson on the attack in Dohuk province European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Jul 2022 -- The European Union condemns the attack in Dohuk province which killed and injured several civilians on Wednesday.
• Deadly strikes blamed on Turkey in Iraq's Kurdistan draw condemnation Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- International organizations and world countries have denounced in strongest terms artillery strikes against a tourist resort blamed on Turkey in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, which killed at least nine civilians and wounded more than 20 others.
• Syrian Air Defenses Engaging Missile Strikes Over Damascus - State Media Sputnik 21 Jul 2022 -- Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported Friday morning that air defenses had activated in the capital city of Damascus in response to inbound missile strikes.
• 'America Has to Leave': Erdogan Calls on US to Stop Training Kurdish Militias, Leave Eastern Syria Sputnik 21 Jul 2022 -- Earlier this year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his veto power over the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO to dragoon the two nations into ending their support for Kurdish groups in Turkey and Syria, which his government considers terrorist organizations.

News Reports

• Joint Statement by the United States and the United Kingdom on Data Access Agreement US Dept. of Justice 21 Jul 2022 -- The United States and United Kingdom intend to bring into force the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Serious Crime ("Data Access Agreement"), which was signed in 2019, on Oct. 3, 2022.
• Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations The White House 21 Jul 2022
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations. The White House 21 Jul 2022
• U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Calls Mexico's Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero to Discuss the Extradition of Rafael Caro-Quintero US Dept. of Justice 21 Jul 2022 -- This afternoon, U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland spoke by phone with Mexico's Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero. Attorney General Garland called to express his gratitude to Attorney General Gertz and the Government of Mexico for successfully arresting Rafael Caro-Quintero, who is wanted in the United States on a number of criminal charges, including his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in 1985.
• Thailand's Latest Cyber-Snooping Revelations 'Tip of the Iceberg' VOA 21 Jul 2022 -- Digital security experts and civil rights advocates say recent revelations that at least 30 academics, advocates and pro-democracy activists in Thailand were targeted with sophisticated spyware may be just the "tip of the iceberg" and that their search for more targets will go on.
• UK's Top Spy Claims Russia 'Running Out of Steam in Ukraine', Calls China Top Threat Sputnik 21 Jul 2022 -- Appointed by Boris Johnson in 2020, Secret Intelligence Service chief Richard Moore has made a name for himself as the first MI6 director to use Twitter and post hip, youth-friendly memes. Last year, he got in a spat with Moscow after simultaneously claiming Russia was a "declining power" and putting it at the top of his list of global "threats."
• US Warns Putin Falling for His Own Rhetoric VOA 21 Jul 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have succumbed to his own mythmaking and hyperbole, unable to let go of his desire to conquer Ukraine, no matter what the costs, according to a public assessment by America's top spymaster.
• Meeting with Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov President of Russia 21 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov to discuss the fuel and energy sector performance and preparations for the autumn and winter season.
• Russia not to supply oil to world market if price cap imposed Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak says Moscow will not export oil to the world market if a price cap is imposed below the cost of production.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statements and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjarto, Moscow, July 21, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jul 2022
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, July 21, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jul 2022
• Foreign Ministry statement on introducing personal sanctions on representatives of Australia's law enforcement agencies, border force and defence sector contractors Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Jul 2022
• Telephone conversation with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud President of Russia 21 Jul 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
• Russia: Sanctions by West cannot force Moscow to change course Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- Moscow says sanctions by the West against Russia over Ukraine war cannot force the Kremlin to change course, five months into a military operation in the ex-Soviet country.
• Russia's aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts "maintenance and alignment" package EC/CEU 21 Jul 2022 -- In response to Russia's continuing war of aggression against Ukraine, the Council adopted today new measures intended to tighten existing economic sanctions targeting Russia, perfect their implementation and strengthen their effectiveness.
• New EU sanctions on Russia now in force Finnish Government 21 Jul 2022 -- On 21 July 2022, the European Union imposed new sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The new sanctions include a ban on imports of Russian gold. The new sanctions extend and specify previously imposed sanctions and include new provisions on their implementation.
• EU sanctions Russian gold as part of new bans Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- The European Union imposed a new round of sanctions against Moscow on Thursday that includes a ban on Russian gold imports.
• Russia Resumes Gas Deliveries Through Pipeline to Europe VOA 21 Jul 2022 -- Russia resumed the flow of natural gas through the Nord Stream pipeline to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day interruption for maintenance.
• Russia Reopens Key Gas Pipeline To Europe After Break RFE/RL 21 Jul 2022 -- Russia on July 21 resumed critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany, reopening the Nord Stream gas pipeline after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance, but the gas flow was expected to fall well short of full capacity.
• Russia To Consider Hungarian Request To Buy More Gas RFE/RL 21 Jul 2022 -- Russia will consider a request from Hungary to buy more gas, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on July 21 after meeting with his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijjarto, in Moscow.
• Kremlin Says Western Restrictions to Blame for Technical Problems With Russian Gas Deliveries Sputnik 21 Jul 2022 -- Russian gas deliveries via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline were resumed on Thursday morning following scheduled maintenance work. Last month, Gazprom was forced to cut supplies sent through the network to about 40 percent of capacity due a refusal by Canada to send a Siemens turbine used by Nord Stream 1 to Russia due to sanctions.
• Lithuania Discussing Updated Rules of Cargo Transit to Kaliningrad Sputnik 21 Jul 2022 -- Lithuania has held a meeting of a commission responsible for establishing updated regulations for transit of goods to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad based on the recommendations of the European Commission, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on Thursday.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on July 21, 2022 PRC MofA 21 Jul 2022
• Chinese official blasts US' smearing of China's foreign aid policy Global Times 21 Jul 2022 -- A Chinese official from China's foreign aid agency on Thursday refuted recent false remarks made by some US officials who attack and smear China's foreign aid policy.
• Hong Kong government plans new law banning computer data deemed harmful to Hong Kong Radio Free Asia 21 Jul 2022 -- Authorities in Hong Kong are planning a new law regulating cybercrime, in a move that could lay the groundwork for China-style censorship of the city's internet.
• Indonesia's Jokowi, China's Xi to meet in Beijing next week, discuss G20 Radio Free Asia 21 Jul 2022 -- Indonesia's president will visit China next week where he and his Chinese counterpart will discuss the G20 summit later this year, Beijing said Thursday, as Jakarta performs a tricky balancing act amid rifts between the West and Russia over the Ukraine war.
• Chinese premier vows further efforts to deepen opening-up People's Daily 21 Jul 2022 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attended the Special Virtual Dialogue with Global Business Leaders hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Beijing on Tuesday evening, vowing China's further efforts to deepen high-level opening-up and foster a market-oriented, world-class business environment governed by a sound legal framework.
• China Pushes to Quell Protests Over Billion-Dollar Banking Scandal VOA 21 Jul 2022 -- Chinese authorities are moving quickly to thwart more public discontent after hundreds of bank depositors held a rare protest last week outside government offices in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province.
• Chinese envoy to US criticizes Biden admin for undermining the one-China principle with support for Taiwan secessionists Global Times 21 Jul 2022 -- The Chinese Ambassador to the US, Qin Gang, criticized the Biden administration on Wednesday for undermining the one-China principle through its support to Taiwan secessionists and exacerbating tensions with its so-called human rights claims on China's Hong Kong and Xinjiang issues.
• Pelosi: Biden has not warned her against a trip to Taiwan Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, says US President Joe Biden has not talked to her directly about an official trip to Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) in August.
• China angry at reported Pelosi Taiwan visit as plan questioned in US Radio Free Asia 21 Jul 2022 -- China has once again lashed out at the reported plans by the U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan, warning Thursday of countermeasures even after President Joe Biden said the U.S. military thinks such visit is "not a good idea."
• Pelosi Says She Won't Discuss Potential Taiwan Trip as Biden Urges Her to Ditch Plans Sputnik 21 Jul 2022 -- The House Speaker planned to visit Taiwan in April, but had to reschedule after contracting COVID-19. On Tuesday, the Financial Times reported that the visit is back on for August. Beijing considers Taiwan an integral part of China destined for eventual reunification, and has decried all forms of official contact between US and Taiwanese officials.
• China has ignored Taiwan goodwill gestures over past 6 years: VP Lai CNA 21 Jul 2022 -- Vice President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Thursday characterized cross-strait relations over the past six years as China repeatedly ignoring Taiwan's gestures of goodwill resulting in the current poor state of relations.
• Visit to Taiwan a form of 'deterrence': European Parliament VP CNA 21 Jul 2022 -- Visiting European Parliament Vice President Nicola Beer's ongoing visit to Taiwan in her official capacity is meant to act as a deterrence to Beijing, which Taipei has come under increasing pressure from, Beer told a press conference in Taipei on Thursday.
• Iran eyes $5.7 mln bpd of oil output by 2029: Report Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- Iran plans to attract around $160 billion worth of domestic and foreign investment to its petroleum sector until 2029 to significantly increase its production of oil and gas, according to a new report.
• Belgian parliament ratifies prisoner exchange treaty with Iran Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- The Belgian parliament has ratified a treaty with Iran allowing prisoner exchanges between the two sides, potentially opening the way for the release of an Iranian diplomat illegally jailed in the European country on false allegations despite his diplomatic immunity.
• Belgium Ratifies Much-Criticized Prisoner Swap Treaty With Iran RFE/RL 21 Jul 2022 -- Belgian lawmakers have ratified a fiercely criticized treaty allowing prisoner exchanges with Iran, potentially opening the way for an Iranian diplomat imprisoned on terrorism charges to return home.
• Tehran Recalls Ambassador To Sweden After Conviction Of Iranian Citizen In 1988 Mass Executions RFE/RL 21 Jul 2022 -- Tehran has recalled its ambassador to Sweden for consultations to protest the conviction and life sentence handed to an Iranian for involvement in mass executions in 1988.
• Gharibabadi: Iran not to sit idly by over Hamid Nouri's life sentence, Sweden should rectify behavior Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- A senior Iranian rights official has warned that the Islamic Republic will not remain idle in response to Swedish court's ruling of life imprisonment for Iranian citizen Hamid Nouri, calling on Stockholm to "rectify its behavior."
• Iranian Pensioners Protest Again, Demand Full Hike In Pensions As Promised RFE/RL 21 Jul 2022 -- Pensioners and retired government employees have again taken to the streets in several cities across Iran shouting anti-government slogans and demanding a full 38 percent increase in their pensions, which was promised by the Supreme Labor Council.
• MFA statement after ICAO report on forced Ryanair flight landing in Minsk Republic of Poland 21 Jul 2022 -- On 18 July, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council at its extraordinary meeting adopted the report on the ICAO investigation into the forced landing in Minsk of the Polish aircraft (FR 4978), on route from Athens to Vilnius in May 2021. What followed was the arrest of, among others, the Belarusian oppositionist Raman Pratasevich, who was on board.
• UK Supreme Court set to hear application on Scottish independence vote in October Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- Britain's Supreme Court is set to hear an application on whether to allow a new referendum on Scottish independence without consent from Westminster.
• UK Supreme Court Schedules Hearing on Scotland's Independence Referendum for October Sputnik 21 Jul 2022 -- The United Kingdom's Supreme Court announced on Thursday that at the request of Lord Advocate it has scheduled the hearing on conducting a referendum on Scotland's independence vote for 11-12 October, 2022.
• Ethnic minority woman wins India's presidential election Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- A woman who hails from a marginalized minority ethnic community has been chosen as India's new president, a largely ceremonial position.
• Italy's PM Draghi steps down after coalition govt. collapses Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has resigned after failing to revive his coalition government, triggering a snap election campaign which could bring the hard right to power.
• Italian PM wins confidence vote but key coalition allies boycott voting Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- Italian Premier Mario Draghi has won a confidence vote in the parliament, but the government crumbled when three large parties of his main coalition partners snubbed a confidence by mass abstentions, virtually dooming any prospects for the embattled premier's unity government's survival.
• Protests continue in Sri Lanka, as parliament elects Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Press TV 21 Jul 2022 -- Anti-government protesters have returned to the streets of Sri Lanka's capital after newly-appointed President Ranil Wickremesinghe vowed to crack down on the protests that toppled his predecessor, condemning them as "against the law."
• Lebanon: At 'a crossroad between rebound or collapse' UN News 21 Jul 2022 -- The dire impact of Lebanon's unrelenting socio-economic crisis prompted the UN Special Coordinator to warn the Security Council behind closed doors on Thursday, that the country stands at "a crossroad between rebound or collapse".
• Amid Tight EU Scrutiny, Georgian Dream Feuds With Western Envoys RFE/RL 21 Jul 2022 -- A diplomatic spat has erupted between Tbilisi and its Western partners over the criminal trial of a Georgian opposition journalist, further straining relations as U.S. and EU officials press the Caucasus country to depolarize its political scene.
• Central Asian Leaders Pledge Further Cooperation As Russian Influence Wanes RFE/RL 21 Jul 2022 -- Leaders from five Central Asian nations have ended a summit in the Kyrgyz resort town of Cholpon-Ata with a pledge to increase cooperation to strengthen the region as Russia -- the main strategic and trade partner of the region -- is being weakened by its war in Ukraine.
• Respect for fundamental rights key to peaceful elections in Kenya: UN experts UN News 21 Jul 2022 -- Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday called on authorities and political candidates standing in next month's general election to foster an enabling civic space to ensure the vote goes ahead peacefully, and prevent violence.