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Current Operations

• April 3 USCENTCOM, Royal Jordanian Air Force Conduct Humanitarian Airdrops CENTCOM 03 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on April 3, 2024, at 1:06 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict.
• April 3 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 03 Apr 2024 -- Between approximately 3:49 to 10:00 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 3, USS Gravely (DDG 107) and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) and two unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen towards USS Gravely in the Red Sea.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DOD Cyber Officials Detail Progress on Zero Trust Framework Roadmap DoD News 03 Apr 2024 -- The Defense Department is on track to implement its zero trust cybersecurity framework by the end of fiscal year 2027, senior Pentagon information technology officials said this week.
• F-16s arrive to be modified for autonomous testing US Air Force 03 Apr 2024 -- The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing welcomed the first three F-16 Fighting Falcons ready to take part in the Viper Experimentation and Next-gen Operations Model - Autonomy Flying Testbed program.
• SecAF, CSAF, CMSAF begin Indo-Pacific trip focused on ACE US Air Force 03 Apr 2024 -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi began a week-long tour of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam April 1-2.
• USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Operates in the Baltic with Finnish Navy Ship Uusimaa (05) US Navy 03 Apr 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke Class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) operated in the Baltic Sea alongside the Finnish Naval Ship Uusimaa (05) as part of the maritime exercise - Baltic Eagle.
• French Navy leadership visits NAVEUR-NAVAF HQ US Navy 03 Apr 2024 -- Leadership from the French Navy visited the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa headquarters, to meet with NAVEUR-NAVAF and U.S. 6th Fleet leadership, March 29, 2024.
• Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken NATO 03 Apr 2024
• Russia Shakes Up Navy Command Amid Ukrainian Successes In Black Sea RFE/RL 03 Apr 2024 -- Russia's Defense Ministry has confirmed a shake-up in the leadership of the navy in the wake of several successful Ukrainian attacks on the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
• Long-Delayed U.S. Aid To Ukraine May Soon Take Shape. Here's How. RFE/RL 03 Apr 2024 -- After months of delays that have sapped the strength of Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasion, a multibillion-dollar aid bill may soon be headed toward passage by the U.S. Congress, albeit with substantial challenges still in its path.
• Foreign Ministers agree to move forward with planning for a greater NATO role in coordinating aid to Ukraine NATO 03 Apr 2024 -- Foreign Ministers met in Brussels on Wednesday (3 April 2024) for the first of two days of meetings to mark NATO's 75th anniversary and prepare for the Washington Summit in July. This was also the first meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers with Sweden participating as a full member.
• NATO Ministers Mull Ways To Provide 'Reliable, Predictable' Support For Ukraine RFE/RL 03 Apr 2024 -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kubela was in Brussels on April 3 as NATO foreign ministers discussed a proposal to stabilize military support for his country by creating a 100 billion-euro ($107 billion), five -year fund that would give the alliance a strong role in the provision of critical military aid.
• Tsahkna in Brussels: only Ukraine's victory would ensure security for NATO members Estonia MFA 03 Apr 2024 -- Today 3 March, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna attended the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, where the agenda included preparations for the NATO summit in Washington and options for providing further support to Ukraine.
• Finland to send more defence materiel to Ukraine Finnish MoD 03 Apr 2024 -- Finland will send more defence materiel to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter, on the proposal of the Government, on 22 March 2024.
• Landsbergis at the NATO meeting: "The Alliance must agree on long-term support for Ukraine and a strategy to contain Russia" Lithuania MFA 03 Apr 2024 -- On April 3, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabrielius Landsbergis, attended the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting in Brussels.
• Defence catalogue highlights shared government and industry efforts to grow exports Australia DOD 03 Apr 2024 -- The Albanese Government is continuing to ramp up support for the local defence industry with the release of the latest Australian Defence Export Catalogue.
• US committed to Australia nuclear subs deal, diplomat says Radio Free Asia 03 Apr 2024 -- The United States will find a way to provide the nuclear-powered submarines promised to Australia as part of the AUKUS security pact despite the massive backlogs plaguing American shipbuilding yards, Deputy U.S. Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday.
• Foreign Secretary calls on NATO Allies to spend and produce more in the face of Russian aggression UK FCDO 03 Apr 2024 -- The Foreign Secretary will attend a meeting of the Alliance's foreign ministers in Brussels and underline the need to sustain support for Ukraine.
• VISIT BY VICE ADMIRAL MARK HAMMOND, CHIEF OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY India PIB 03 Apr 2024 -- During his official visit to India, VAdm Mark Hammond, Chief of Royal Australian Navy, interacted with Adm R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy at New Delhi on 03 Apr 24
• U.S. to approve fighter jets in largest arms sale to Israel since Gaza conflict People's Daily 03 Apr 2024 -- The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is about to approve the sale of 50 U.S.-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, U.S. media has reported.
• Italy Takes Command of International Red Sea Task Force US Navy 03 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. Navy turned over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 to the Italian Navy during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters here, April 3.
• Italy Takes Command of International Red Sea Task Force CENTCOM 03 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. Navy turned over command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 153 to the Italian Navy during a change of command ceremony at the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) headquarters here, April 3.
• Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna in Czechia: The fight against Russia is our shared goal Estonia MFA 03 Apr 2024 -- Today 2 April, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna was in Czechia, where he met with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavský, Deputy Defence Minister Daniel Blažkovec and Chief of Defence Karel Řehka and Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvořák.
• Headquarters initial command element of the Bundeswehr's 45th Brigade Lithuania deploys to Vilnius Lithuania MND 03 Apr 2024 -- On April 8 the headquarters initial command element of the 45th Brigade Lithuania of the Bundeswehr and Commander of the German Army Lt Gen Alfons Mais. The headquarters initial command element of the German brigade to be stationed in Lithuania will comprise over 20 servicemembers.
• A look at the Defence news 25 - 31 March Netherlands Ministry of Defence 03 Apr 2024

Defense Industry

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Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 3 April 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 03 Apr 2024
• 'Shocking Increase' in Denial of Access to Life-Saving Humanitarian Aid for Children in Conflict Zones Worldwide, Security Council Hears, as Delegates Discuss Solutions UN Security Council 03 Apr 2024 -- Presented with data pointing to a spike in warring parties intentionally depriving life-saving humanitarian assistance to children living in conflict zones worldwide, speakers in the Security Council today proposed solutions to ensure aid reaches children in need, including in Gaza.
• UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban's remarks at the UN Security Council briefing on Children and Armed Conflict UNICEF 03 Apr 2024
• 'Shocking' increase in children denied aid in conflicts UN News 03 Apr 2024 -- All warring parties must allow safe, swift and unfettered humanitarian access and protect civilian infrastructure, top UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Millions of dollars needed to make Gaza safe from unexploded bombs UN News 03 Apr 2024 -- The scale of the bombs dropped on Gaza since 7 October means that it will take millions of dollars, and many years, to decontaminate the Strip from unexploded munitions, the head of the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Palestine tells UN News, ahead of Mine Action Day.
• Speakers in Security Council Condemn Deadly Israeli Airstrikes on Aid Workers in Gaza, Urge Immediate Action to End Violations of International Humanitarian Law UN Security Council 03 Apr 2024 -- Following Israeli airstrikes on 1 April that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, a senior United Nations official briefing the Security Council urged immediate concerted action to investigate, prosecute and stop such violations of international humanitarian law and to give humanitarian staff unimpeded access to those in need, as delegates raised concern about the imminent famine in the occupied territory.
• Gaza: Aid worker killings prompt temporary halt to UN operations after dark UN News 03 Apr 2024 -- UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations at night for at least 48 hours in response to the killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen on Tuesay.
• Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 03 Apr 2024
• Gaza/Israel: Joint Statement by High Representative and Commissioner for Crisis Management on killing of humanitarian workers European External Action Service (EEAS) 03 Apr 2024 -- The killing by the Israeli Defence Forces of seven members of a humanitarian team of World Central Kitchen, while they were travelling to deliver food to the most vulnerable in Gaza, is appalling.
• Iraqi Resistance drones target Haifa Airport ISNA 03 Apr 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq declared on Wednesday at dawn that its resistance fighters targeted the occupied Haifa Airport using drones.

Other Conflicts

• Chinese FM refutes Philippine defense chief's smear of 'propaganda trap' over South China Sea Global Times 03 Apr 2024 -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry slammed the Philippines on Tuesday for violating China's sovereignty, inciting external forces to provoke China and damage regional peace and stability. The Chinese side also refuted a smear campaign by a Filipino senior official, urging Manila to respect the facts and abide by its commitments.
• $414 million appeal for Palestine refugees in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan UN News 03 Apr 2024 -- As hostilities continue in Gaza, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, urged donors not to forget about Palestinians affected by the ongoing war in Syria.
• UN condemns strike on Iranian facility in Syria, urges restraint amid rising tensions People's Daily 03 Apr 2024 -- The United Nations on Tuesday voiced its condemnation following Iran's allegations that Israel conducted missile strikes on its diplomatic premises in Damascus, resulting in significant casualties.
• Iran: Statement by the Spokesperson on the attack in Damascus European External Action Service (EEAS) 03 Apr 2024 -- The European Union condemns the attack on an Iranian diplomatic installation in Damascus on 1 April, as well as the reported casualties.
• Israel will regret Damascus assassination: Supreme Leader ISNA 03 Apr 2024 -- Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei vowed that the Israeli regime would regret attacking Iran's consulate building in Damascus.
• USNC members condemn Israeli attack on Iran's consulate ISNA 03 Apr 2024 -- The UN Security Council held an urgent session today at the request of Russia, to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus.
• After a year of silence, 7 political prisoners confirmed killed in Myanmar's Insein Prison Radio Free Asia 03 Apr 2024 -- Authorities at Myanmar's notorious Insein Prison shot seven political prisoners dead under murky circumstances on Valentine's Day last year, sources with ties to the victims' families and prisoner watchdog groups told RFA Burmese on Wednesday.
• Series of junta attacks leave 6 dead in Myanmar Radio Free Asia 03 Apr 2024 -- Multiple junta attacks killed six civilians and injured 16 others over a two-day period, residents who experienced the ambush told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.
• Three-fold increase in civilian casualties caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Myanmar's escalating conflict UNICEF 03 Apr 2024 -- New data released by UNICEF reveals an alarming increase in civilian casualties - including many children - caused by the use of landmines and other explosive ordnance used by different parties in the escalating conflict in Myanmar.

News Reports

• Report: US officials had sudden symptoms before Harris' Hanoi visit Radio Free Asia 03 Apr 2024 -- Close to a dozen U.S. officials suffered from unexplained symptoms just before Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to Hanoi in 2021, according to a CBS News investigation into a string of incidents around the world that's become known as "Havana Syndrome."
• ASEAN is now more pro-China than US: survey Radio Free Asia 03 Apr 2024 -- For the first time in five years, Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN, collectively, is tilting more towards China than the United States, a new survey by a Singapore think tank has found.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question about France's neocolonial African policy Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Apr 2024
• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, April 3, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Apr 2024
• U.S. Warning To Russia Reportedly Named Crocus Concert Hall RFE/RL 03 Apr 2024 -- A U.S. intelligence warning to Moscow two weeks ahead of a deadly March 22 terrorist attack included a specific reference to the Crocus City Hall concert venue that was targeted, The Washington Post reported on April 2.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on April 3, 2024 PRC MofA 03 Apr 2024
• Arab politicians praise China's policies in Xinjiang Radio Free Asia 03 Apr 2024 -- A delegation of Palestinian and other Arab politicians praised China's policies in Xinjiang during a visit to the northwestern region, sparking criticism from experts and Uyghur rights advocates for not highlighting the plight of fellow Muslims living in the region.
• AIT chair reaffirms Taiwan-U.S. ties during visit to Legislature CNA 03 Apr 2024 -- Relations between the United States and Taiwan have been successful because it is an issue that transcends party lines on both sides, Laura Rosenberg, chair of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), said Wednesday at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei.
• Biden reiterates importance of cross-strait peace in latest talks with Xi CNA 03 Apr 2024 -- United States President Joe Biden reiterated the importance of maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait, in a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) on Tuesday, which drew a statement of gratitude from the Taiwan government.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 3, 2024 ROC MND 03 Apr 2024
• DPRK Missile Administration Succeeds in Test-fire of New-type Intermediate-range Hypersonic Missile KCNA 03 Apr 2024 -- A test-fire of new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile with another military strategic value was successfully conducted, amid the great heyday of development of the Juche-oriented defence industry that witnesses powerful absolute weaponry of Korean style being developed in succession thanks to the devoted efforts of defence scientists upholding with their steadfast faith and correct practice the plan and decision of the Workers' Party of Korea to bolster up the national defence capability in every way at the highest level.
• Kazakh Consortium Denies Oil Spill In Caspian Sea Operation RFE/RL 03 Apr 2024 -- The operator of Kazakhstan's offshore Kashagan oil field in the Caspian Sea on April 2 denied reports of an oil spill and said its facilities were working normally.
• Georgia's Ruling Party To Reintroduce Controversial 'Foreign Agent' Bill RFE/RL 03 Apr 2024 -- Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, says it will reintroduce a controversial "foreign agent" bill that was pulled last year amid massive protests over fears the legislation, which mirrored a similar law in Russia, would severely restrict dissent and the activity of civil society groups in the country and push it toward authoritarianism.
• World News in Brief: Rights chief dismay over Uganda anti-LGBT law, Haiti update, aid for Sudan, executions alert in Egypt UN News 03 Apr 2024 -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday expressed dismay over the decision by Uganda's Constitutional Court to uphold the country's discriminatory Anti-Homosexuality Act, which has already led to hundreds of rights violations.