271: IDF Moves Further into Rafah + Ukrainian Commander of Kharkiv Region Removed + Sweden Defense Minister: No Troops Planned for Ukraine + UK Hypersonic Missile Effort + More

For review:1. US - built Gaza Pier ready in one or two days.US Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary (Sabrina Singh): "Improved sea conditions will allow the U.S. Army to anchor a causeway onto the beach this week."2.  IDF Moves Further into Rafah. Israel's relations with Egypt strained.3. Ukrainian Commander of Kharkiv Region Removed. Offensive in Kharkiv Region has given Russian forces control of an estimated 162 square kilometers of border territory and ten villages in a pair of 5-8 kilometer-deep salients projecting into Ukrainian defenses. 4. Sweden Defense Minister: No Troops Planned for Ukraine.5. Employment of First Person View (FPV) Drones in Russia-Ukraine War, force change of tactics on both sides including additional armor protection for combat vehicles and use of Electronic Warfare.6. UK Hypersonic Missile developmental effort (Hypersonic Technologies and Capability Development Framework).7.  UK Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS) program. This program plans a fleet of six amphibious support ships capable of carrying drones, larger aircraft and insertion craft for the Royal Marines.8.  US Army Watercraft- the Maneuver Support Vessel - Light (MSV-L), to undergo operational testing in Hawaii. This vessel replaces the Landing Craft, Mechanized-8 (LCM-8) and has an improved capability to transport M1 Tanks, and Bradley & Stryker Vehicles. US Army plans to procure 13 x MSV-Ls.