214: IDF Strikes High-Value Targets in Syria & Lebanon + Germany lifts hold on Eurofighter Typhoon sale to Saudi Arabia + China sanctions 5 US Defense Companies + More

For review: 1. Pentagon Press Secretary MG Patrick Ryder, explains US Secretary of Defense's hospitalization and timeline of notification to key leaders in the administration. 2. US CENTCOM X (Twitter) Post: 06 Jan 2023, USS Laboon (DDG-59) shoots down UAV launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen. 3. IDF strikes central figure in Syria responsible for cross-border rocket attacks. 4. Commander of Hezbollah Radwan Force killed in Lebanon strike. 5. Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, interview in Wall Street Journal: "The world needs to understand. This (war) is different". 6. IDF: Iran plays key role in Hamas (guided) missile production. Underground manufacturing facility discovered in Gaza. 7. Germany lifts hold on Eurofighter Typhoon sale to Saudi Arabia. Despite lifted hold, no deal in place yet. 8. Indonesia pauses procurement of (12) Mirage 2000-5 Fighters from Qatar, due to budget constraints. 9. Taiwan to spend $329 million on repair parts for fleet (54) of operational Mirage 2000-5 Fighters. 10. China sanctions 5 US Defense Companies: BAE Systems Land & Armaments; AeroVironment; Viasat; Alliant Techsystems Operation; & Data Link Solutions. 11. US Navy Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826)); departs Newport News, VA for Quonset Point, RI for continued build. Lead boat in the Columbia-class nuclear ballistic submarine program- will replace the Ohio-class.