286: Hamas Provides "Amendments" to Ceasefire Proposal + Russian Naval Action Group Operates off Florida's Atlantic Coast + Norway to Assemble Leopard Main Battle Tanks + More

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1. Hamas Provides "Amendments" to Ceasefire Proposal.
A Hamas spokesman said the response included “amendments that confirm the ceasefire, withdrawal, reconstruction and [hostage] exchange.”
2. Ukrainian Air Force Aviation Chief: Ukraine will station a "certain number" of F-16s outside Ukraine to prevent Russia from targeting them. These F-16s are separate from those Kyiv plans to deploy, as they can be used to replace damaged aircraft or train more Ukrainian pilots abroad.
3. Russian Naval Action Group Operates off Florida's Atlantic Coast. The Naval Group is bound for the Caribbean Region, with port calls likely in Cuba and possibly Venezuela.
4. Norway to Assemble Leopard Main Battle Tanks.
Under an agreement with Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, Norway’s RITEK will become a subcontractor for the German tank maker.
5. Leonardo (Italy) and KNDS (France-Germany) end their partnership effort for the development and production of Leopard 2A8 MBTs.
6. Some information on the US House Appropriators FY25 Defense Spending Bill ($883 billion).
7. U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton (2) unmanned aerial vehicles deploy to Okinawa in support of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions around Japan’s southwest islands.
The Triton UAVs will be operate from Kadena Air Base until October 2024.