347: IDF Combat Data from One Year of War + Iran Denies Quds Force Commander Missing From Beirut Strike + Netherlands: Ukraine F-16s Can Strike Targets in Russia + Sweden & NATO Operations in 2025 + More

For review:1. US Navy identifies vessels with faulty welds in Secretary of Navy letter to HASC & SASC. The impacted ships include the aircraft carrier George Washington and the brand-new attack submarines Hyman G. Rickover and New Jersey.2. IDF Combat Data from One Year of War.The Israel Defense Forces on Monday published new data on its operations in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Lebanon.3. Hezbollah Chief Presumed Dead in Beirut Strike.  The chances that Hashem Safieddine  was killed by an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on Friday are increasing, an unnamed official told Sky News Arabia.4. Iran Denies Quds Force Commander in Missing From Beirut Strike. 5. Brasil pauses deal with Elbit Systems (Israel) for 36 x ATMOS 2000 155mm Howitzers- due to Israeli operations in Gaza.6. Netherlands: Ukraine F-16s Can Strike Targets in Russia.Dutch Chief of Defence General Otto Eichelsheim said Dutch leaders had placed no restrictions on how Ukrainian pilots can use them, including striking military targets in Russia.7. Sweden & NATO Operations in 2025.Based upon Swedish Parliament's approval- up to 1,200 ground troops; six warships complete with crew; and a fleet of up to 24 fighter jets — to back NATO deterrence operations in the North Atlantic.8. Lithuania to procure more NASAMS Air Defense systems.This is the Baltic nation’s third NASAMS purchase, following acquisitions in 2017 and 2023.9. USAF lists possible basing locations for KC-46A Pegasus Tankers.- Bangor Air National Guard Base in Maine- Forbes Field Air National Guard Base (Topeka) in Kansas- Key Field Air National Guard Base (Meridian) in Missouri- McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base (Knoxville) in Tennessee- Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Ohio- Scott Air Force Base in Illinois- Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base (Birmingham) in Alabama.