395: Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills near Nuclear Site + Germany to Procure PULS Rocket Artillery System + N. Korea Test Launches Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile into Sea of Japan + More

For review:1. Iran Conducts Air Defense Drills near Nuclear Site.Iran’s military has begun drills focusing on air defenses near the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in the center of the country as part of exercises planned nationwide, state media reported on Tuesday. 2. US State Department moves $95 million of assistance designated for Egypt and $7.5 million dollars of assistance designated for Israel to Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces, in support of the ceasefire agreement.3. Germany to Procure PULS Rocket Artillery System.The German armed forces, can spend roughly €65 million, or $68 million USD, on five systems. PULS = Precise and Universal Launching System.4. N. Korea Test Launches Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile into Sea of Japan.Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani: “Further details, including whether the missile was a hypersonic weapon, are still under analysis.” 5. The Pentagon awarded defense-technology firm Kratos a contract worth up to $1.45 billion in support of Hypersonic Missile development and testing. This effort is led by the Pentagon’s Test Resource Management Center and the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Crane Division.6. During a radio interview- President-elect Donald Trump discusses requirements creep as related to the US Navy’s Constellation-class frigate program.