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• April 9 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 09 Apr 2024 -- At approximately 3:00 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 9, USS Mason (DDG 87) and United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen over the Gulf of Aden.
• April 9 USCENTCOM Conducts Humanitarian Airdrops into Gaza CENTCOM 09 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Central Command conducted an air drop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on April 9, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Official Says Commercial Space Strategy Is Driven by Imperative to Maintain Warfighting Edge DoD News 09 Apr 2024 -- As the space domain increasingly becomes an essential warfighting domain, it is imperative that the Defense Department seize on the commercial sector's ability to rapidly develop and field technology, the Pentagon's top space policy official said last week.
• DOD Has Seen 'Huge' Increase in Military Sales Since Ukraine Invasion DoD News 09 Apr 2024 -- Last year, the Defense Department set a record for sales of military equipment and hardware, especially among European partners and allies, said the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
• Brown: DOD FY25 Budget Request Aligns With Message to Joint Force DoD News 09 Apr 2024 -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., explained during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today how the Defense Department's fiscal year 2025 budget request aligns with his message to the joint force.
• APS-2 worksite to support Resolute Castle 24 exercise with horizontal engineer equipment Army News 09 Apr 2024 -- The first Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment piece from the Eygelshoven APS-2 worksite was prepared by Army Field Support Battalion-Benelux for departure April 8 before heading to Romania to be issued to a gaining tactical unit at an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area during the Resolute Castle 24 exercise.
• Newly renovated CECOM facility in Germany opens its doors in support of Army in Europe Army News 09 Apr 2024 -- As one of the Life Cycle Management Commands supporting operations in Europe for U.S. Army Materiel Command, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command provides Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) depot-level maintenance capabilities and support to U.S. Army Europe and Africa.
• Kendall, Allvin, Saltzman urge modernization while warning Senate of delayed budgets US Air Force 09 Apr 2024 -- Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and the department's two highest-ranking military leaders told a Senate subcommittee April 9 that the United States cannot withstand further budget delays if it expects to modernize and compete successfully against China.
• Readout of Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall's travel to the Philippines US Air Force 09 Apr 2024 -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David W. Allvin, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi traveled to the Philippines on April 5 for a series of bilateral engagements to reaffirm the strong and steadfast U.S.-Philippines alliance.
• Cope Tiger concludes in Thailand US Air Force 09 Apr 2024 -- Two weeks of flying, mission planning, community events and relationship building have concluded, marking the close of Cope Tiger 2024.
• USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) leaves dry dock, begins second phase of Refueling and Complex Overhaul US Navy 09 Apr 2024 -- USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) undocked from drydock April 8, completing a significant milestone during its multi-year Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in Newport News, Virginia.
• New process helps improve results for H-53 fitting at FRCE US Navy 09 Apr 2024 -- A process developed and refined at Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) is producing positive results in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the CH-53E Super Stallion and MH-53E Sea Dragon heavy-lift helicopters serviced at the depot.
• U.S. and Australia Conduct Bilateral Operations US Navy 09 Apr 2024 -- The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted bilateral operations in the South China Sea, April 8.
• SECNAV Delivers Keynote at Sea Air Space Luncheon US Navy 09 Apr 2024
• U.S./Iraq Higher Military Commission Principals Meeting Statement DoD 09 Apr 2024 -- The Chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Gen. Abdel Emir Rashid Yarallah and the Commander of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla co-chaired the inaugural U.S.-lraq Higher Military Commission Principals Meeting on April 8, 2024.
• The Future Role of the Alliance, NATO at 75 conference: Foreign Secretary's speech UK FCDO 09 Apr 2024 -- Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron gave a speech at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) 'NATO at 75' conference in Brussels.
• Ukraine Aid Vital to National, Global Security, Austin Says DoD News 09 Apr 2024 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told lawmakers today that while he's grateful that Congress passed the fiscal year 2024 defense appropriations budget, there's also a $60 billion supplemental funding request awaiting lawmakers' passage that would support Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as increasing submarine production.
• Thousands of Machine Guns and Sniper Rifles and Over 500,000 Rounds of Ammunition Seized En Route from Iran to Yemen Transferred to Ukrainian Armed Forces US Dept. of Justice 09 Apr 2024 -- On April 4, the United States transferred over 5,000 AK-47s, machine guns, sniper rifles, and RPG-7s, and over 500,000 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces.
• Ukraine - HAWK Phase III Missile System Sustainment DSCA 09 Apr 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of HAWK Phase III Missile System Sustainment and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $138 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• The Agreement between Latvia and Ukraine on Long-Term Support and Security Commitments Latvia MFA 09 Apr 2024 -- On 9 April 2024, the Cabinet decided on support for the signing of an Agreement between the Republic of Latvia and Ukraine on Long-Term Support and Security Commitments (the Agreement).
• Taiwan military extends tabletop war games phase of Han Kuang drills CNA 09 Apr 2024 -- Taiwan's military announced Tuesday that the tabletop war games phase of this year's Han Kuang series of military exercises will be extended to eight days from the previous five.
• Taiwan intent on beefing up 'interoperability' with U.S.: Navy chief CNA 09 Apr 2024 -- Taiwan's military will continue to conduct exchanges with the United States to beef up its joint operation capabilities, said the head of Taiwan's Navy who is currently visiting the Washington, D.C. area.
• Taiwan-built UAV makes 2nd attempt to pass combat readiness tests CNA 09 Apr 2024 -- A redesigned version of the locally developed Teng Yun 2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been undergoing combat readiness tests since last month after failing them last year.
• U.S. urges restraint amid China's drone harassment of Taiwan CNA 09 Apr 2024 -- The United States on Monday urged restraint and no unilateral change to the status quo across the Taiwan Strait amid China's "gray zone" harassment of Taiwan, including the use of drones near the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands.
• Taiwan's Navy leaders seek cooperation with US at annual exposition VOA 09 Apr 2024 -- Taiwan Navy Commander Admiral Tang Hua said during a trip to Maryland that the self-governing island wants more cooperation with the U.S. and other countries amid military pressure from China.
• Defense: Speech by High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell at Forum Europa European External Action Service (EEAS) 09 Apr 2024 -- Thank you very much for being here.
• Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks' Meeting With Australian Minister of Defence Industry Pat Conroy DoD 09 Apr 2024
• AUKUS Countries Set Measured Pace for Security Partnership DoD News 09 Apr 2024 -- The U.S., U.K. and Australia are focused on a deliberate, conditions-based approach to ensuring successful implementation of the AUKUS security partnership, the U.S. Navy's top submarine warfare officer said yesterday.
• IAEA Director General Statement in Relation to AUKUS Announcement IAEA 09 Apr 2024
• Royal Air Force fighter squadron arrives in Romania to co-lead NATO air policing mission UK MOD 09 Apr 2024 -- Six RAF fighter jets will commence a four-month mission in Romania from today, flying air policing missions alongside the Romanian Air Force
• INAUGURATION OF NAVAL PIER AND RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATIONS BY ADMIRAL R HARI KUMAR, CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF AT NAVAL BASE KARWAR AS PART OF PROJECT SEABIRD PHASE IIA India PIB 09 Apr 2024 -- Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff inaugurated one major Pier and Residential Accommodations at Naval Base Karwar on 09 April 24 in the presence of Vice Admiral SJ Singh, C-in-C, Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral KM Ramakrishnan, Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Naval Area, Rear Admiral Cyril Thomas, Additional Director General Seabird and other senior officers
• Indian Coast Guard Vessel Samudra Paheredar makes a port call at Muara, Brunei India PIB 09 Apr 2024 -- Indian Coast Guard's Pollution Control Vessel (PCV) Samudra Paheredar made a port call at Muara, Brunei on 09 April 2024, as part of its ongoing overseas deployment to ASEAN countries
• Uninterrupted rotational U.S. force presence in Lithuania is my priority, says Minister of National Defence L. Kasčiūnas Lithuania MND 09 Apr 2024 -- Today Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas underscored at a meeting with Ambassador of the United States to Lithuania HE Kara McDonald the importance of the U.S. force presence in Lithuania, the necessity to support Ukraine and to develop cooperation between the Lithuanian-U.S. defence industry. Besides the key highlights, other important aspects of bilateral cooperation were addressed as well.
• The Ministry of National Defence is establishing Lithuanian Armed Forces Cyber Defence Command Lithuania MND 09 Apr 2024 -- Strengthening cyber defence against cyber threats and effective response to cyber incidents is a critical precondition for protected national security interests.
• In Major Upgrade Of Serbian Air Force, Vucic Agrees Jet Deal With France RFE/RL 09 Apr 2024 -- Serbia and France have reached agreement on Belgrade buying 12 French-made Rafale fighter jets, President Aleksandar Vucic said, a move that will lead to a substantial modernization of the Western Balkan state's air force.

Defense Industry

• Contracts For April 9, 2024

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News


• 9 April 2024 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 09 Apr 2024

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• PM Netanyahu at the IDF Induction Base at Tel Hashomer, met with IDF recruits slated to be fighters at crossings and field observers in the various sectors Israel - Prime Minister 09 Apr 2024
• Hamas: Israeli position on negotiations remains obstinate ISNA 09 Apr 2024 -- It stated in its statement that while Hamas was keen to reach an agreement that would put an end to the aggression, Israeli position remains obstinate, failing to respond to any of the demands made by our people and our resistance.
• Israeli bases, barracks under Iraqi Resistance fire ISNA 09 Apr 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq confirmed that its fighters attacked early Monday the Israeli "Elifalit" base, north of Lake Tabariyya, in the occupied Palestinian territories with drones.
• UN continues to face aid access denials in Gaza UN News 09 Apr 2024 -- UN-coordinated food convoys are three times more likely to be denied access to north Gaza than other aid convoys, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #100 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 4 - 7 April 2024, is valid as of 7 April 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 09 Apr 2024
• UNRWA USA resumes funding to the UN agency for Palestine refugees, providing $5 million in support for life-saving humanitarian relief in Gaza UNRWA 09 Apr 2024
• Egypt, France, Jordan: Ceasefire now in Gaza Élysée - President of France 09 Apr 2024 -- "The war in Gaza and the catastrophic humanitarian suffering it is causing must end now. Violence, terror and war cannot bring peace to the Middle East. The Two-States solution will. It is the only credible path to guaranteeing peace and security for all, and ensuring that neither the Palestinians nor the Israelis ever have to relive the horrors that have befallen them since the October 7 attacks."
• UK participates in largest international airdrop into Gaza UK MOD 09 Apr 2024 -- The Royal Air Force participated in a large-scale international aid airdrop into Gaza on Tuesday (9 April 2024) to coincide with Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan.
• Germany refutes claim it is enabling genocide in Gaza VOA 09 Apr 2024 -- Germany has rejected Nicaragua's accusation that Germany is violating the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law by supporting Israel in its war in Gaza.

Other Conflicts

• Analysts: White House summit to bolster South China Sea security ties Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden will host his Philippine and Japanese counterparts this week during a historic summit that aims to bolster cooperation in the South China Sea and strengthen their relationship amid tensions with Beijing, analysts said.
• More details of PLA South China Sea joint combat patrol revealed Global Times 09 Apr 2024 -- The Southern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday released more details of the recent joint naval and air combat patrol in the South China Sea, which further illustrates the PLA's firm resolve and strong capability to safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, according to Chinese military analysts on Tuesday.
• Taliban's plans to curtail access to Facebook in Afghanistan alarm critics VOA 09 Apr 2024 -- Media freedom advocates are expressing alarm over the Taliban's proposal to restrict or completely ban access to Facebook in Afghanistan and have urged the fundamentalist rulers to reconsider the move.
• China gives monks a list of things they can't do after the Dalai Lama's death Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2024 -- In the event of the Dalai Lama's death, Buddhist monks are banned from displaying photos of the Tibetan spiritual leader and other "illegal religious activities and rituals," according to a training manual Chinese authorities have distributed to monasteries in Gansu province in China's northwest, a source inside Tibet and exiled former political prisoner Golok Jigme said.
• No: 58, 9 April 2024, Regarding the Marine Park to be Announced by Greece in the Aegean Sea Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2024
• Rebels claim 2 junta bases in central Myanmar, taking 120 surrenderers Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2024 -- Over 100 junta troops surrendered after guerilla-style militias captured two of their camps in central Myanmar, a militia member told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday.
• Despite Prevailing Violence, Divisions across Political Spectrum, Colombia Still Model for Conflict Resolution, Special Representative Tells Security Council UN Security Council 09 Apr 2024 -- Colombia remains a model for conflict resolution despite prevailing violence and other challenges, speakers told the Security Council today during a quarterly meeting on a country that has emerged from a decades-long war between the Government and a major rebel group.
• Colombia serves as 'a model' for countries using dialogue to forge peace UN News 09 Apr 2024 -- Colombia has reached an "important juncture" in advancing peace after decades of war, but efforts to sustain the current momentum must be redoubled, the head of a UN mission in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
• The United Kingdom remains committed to supporting broad and lasting peace in Colombia: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 09 Apr 2024 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia.
• 'Fear and loss' multiplies in Sudan exodus UN News 09 Apr 2024 -- Over 8.5 million Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes in Sudan since the war between rival militaries erupted last April, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
• Thousands still fleeing Sudan daily, after one year of war UNHCR 09 Apr 2024 -- A year on, the war in Sudan continues to rage, with the country and its neighbours experiencing one of the largest and most challenging humanitarian and displacement crises in the world. The number of Sudanese forced to flee has now surpassed 8.5 million people, with 1.8 million of them having crossed borders.

News Reports

• Meeting with Head of Bashkiria Radiy Khabirov President of Russia 09 Apr 2024 -- The President held a meeting with Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov.
• U.S. Lawmakers Call For Kara-Murza's Release, Say Russian Prisoner 'Not Forgotten' RFE/RL 09 Apr 2024 -- Two years after Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza's arrest and conviction on terrorist charges viewed as politically motivated, U.S. lawmakers say they haven't forgotten their "friend."
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on April 9, 2024 PRC MofA 09 Apr 2024
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks in the People's Republic of China Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during a meeting with President of China Xi Jinping, Beijing, April 9, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions during a joint news conference with PRC Foreign Minister Wang Yi following talks, Beijing, April 9, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi, Beijing, April 9, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 09 Apr 2024
• China continues to inject strong momentum to global economic growth: Foreign Ministry spokesperson Global Times 09 Apr 2024 -- China will continue to bring strong momentum to global economic growth and provide more opportunities for global development with its own stable development, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday, in response to the recent Western media hype over whether China's growth is about to peak.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 9, 2024 ROC MND 09 Apr 2024
• Taiwan starts giving 2nd dose of COVID vaccine for Omicron subvariant XBB CNA 09 Apr 2024 -- Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday began administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron subvariant XBB to vulnerable groups.
• EU Drops Sanctions On Iranian Tech Firm Accused Of Internet Censorship RFE/RL 09 Apr 2024 -- A European Union official says the bloc has removed sanctions on the Iranian tech startup ArvanCloud because it "no longer" saw the need to keep them on a company it once accused of being involved in Tehran's crackdown on Internet access.
• PM meeting with President Kagame of Rwanda: 9 April 2024 Gov.UK 09 Apr 2024
• Vietnam warns that drought and saline intrusion could lead to water shortage Radio Free Asia 09 Apr 2024 -- Facing drought and saltwater intrusions in southern Vietnam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on authorities to ensure people have sufficient drinking water, a government dispatch said Monday.
• The Former Insider Out To Rid Hungary Of Corruption And Orban RFE/RL 09 Apr 2024 -- Can a former official with deep ties to the ruling Fidesz party really spearhead a movement to rid Hungary of the corruption allegedly rife under Prime Minister Viktor Orban?
• Armenian Opposition Has Concerns After Parliament Holds Closed-Door Border Session RFE/RL 09 Apr 2024 -- Members of the opposition in Armenia's parliament said their concerns over negotiations with Azerbaijan on border-delimitation issues were not allayed by government officials during a special session held at their initiative on April 9.
• Bulgaria's Caretaker Government Takes Office As Snap Elections Announced RFE/RL 09 Apr 2024 -- A Bulgarian caretaker government led by Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev was sworn in by parliament on April 9 after being appointed by President Rumen Radev, who also announced snap general elections for June 9.
• World News in Brief: Shipwreck tragedy off Djibouti coast, drone attacks continue at Ukraine nuclear plant, Madagascar cyclone update UN News 09 Apr 2024 -- 1At least 38 migrants - including women and children - died when their overcrowded boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the UN migration agency (IOM) reported on Tuesday.