EP 261: IDF Restructures Tank Battalions + Army Mobile Protected Firepower M10 Booker Delivered for Testing + UK to Increase Defense Spending to 2.5% GDP by 2030 + Air Defense Systems to Ukraine + More

For review:1. IDF restructures Tank Battalions.2. Iran claims the the latest variant of the Bavar-373 Long-Range Air Defense Systems can defeat Stealth Aircraft. The systems employs the Sayyad-4B as the missile interceptor.3. Germany to deliver the 4th IRIS-T SLM (Medium-Range) Air Defense System to Ukraine later this month.4. Netherlands to invest $224 million in Ukraine Air Defense initiatives.Netherlands Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren: “Air defense equipment and artillery ammunition are desperately needed in Ukraine. The situation threatens to become critical.” 5. Spain to procure a fifth NASAMS from Kongsberg in a $438 million deal.NASAMS = National Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems.6. Lockheed Martin announces partnership with Spanish Firm (Grupo Oesia), to enable potential production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) components in Spain. 7. UK to Increase Defense Spending to 2.5% GDP by 2030.8. China's new H-20 Stealth Bomber to be unveiled soon.  Reportedly, the H-20 is similar to the USAF B-21 Raider Bomber. 9. US Army Mobile Protected Firepower - M10 Booker - has been delivered for testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.10. The new Marine One Helicopter (VH-92 Patriot), scorches the White House South Lawn's  landing/pick-up zone. The V-92 is restricted from moving the President from this location.  The older, VH-3D Sea King helicopter still performs this duty.