234: US-UK Conducted Strikes Against Houthis + IDF Will Continue Strikes in North + Iron Sting 120mm Precision Mortar + Hungary Ratifies Sweden NATO Membership + More

For review:1. US CENTCOM X:26 Feb- CENTCOM Forces destroyed 3 x unmanned surface vessels (USV), 2 x mobile anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM), and 1 x one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in self-defense. 2. From Department of Defense statement (24 Feb): US and UK, with support from allied nations, struck 18 Houthi targets on 24 Feb.Supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand, the strikes focused on 8 x locations in Yemen that held underground weapons storage facilities, drone systems, air defense systems, and missile storage facilities.3. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with American TV (CBS Face the Nation).  Money quote: "A lot of things that we were told by the best of friends initially turned out to not be true-  they said you can’t enter the ground war without having enormous complications, they said you can’t enter Gaza City, you can’t go into the tunnels, it will be a terrible bloodbath.’ All that turned out to be not true."4. Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant: Israel would increase its strikes on Hezbollah in response to its daily attacks on northern Israel, including amid a potential temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.5. Reportedly (Jerusalem Post)- Post Israel-Hamas War-  Palestinian Technocratic Officials could take over (Palestinian) government management during an initial transitional phase until elections can be held at a later time.6. Nice report on the Iron Sting- a 120mm Precision Mortar system (Mounted)- used by the IDF in combat.7. Hungary Ratifies Sweden NATO Membership. Sweden becomes the 32d NATO Member state. (AT4s and Carl Gs for everyone!)8. Russia-Ukraine War at Year 2: 155mm production, NATO Member GDP, Russia War Economy, & US support.9. Canada's Defense Minister Bill Blair:  I’ve entered into the memorandum of understanding with the Czech Republic, with respect to perhaps acquiring munitions that they currently have in their possession that will enable us to … make them available more rapidly to Ukraine as we ramp up our own production.In addition- Canada will send 800 x SkyRanger R70 Drones to Ukraine worth $70.3 million. 10. US Department of Defense Inspector General: The US Defense Department (US Army) provided Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles, M1 Abrams Tanks, and Patriots Air Defense Systems to Ukraine, without a sustainment plan (for the future).