Israeli Defense Minister: IDF Troops to Remain on Syrian Side of Mount Hermon + Lebanon's Plan to Disarm Hezbollah Due on 29 Aug + China's New Amphibious Warship + More

For review:

1. Australia expels Iran's Ambassador over connection to antisemitic events.

2. Israeli Defense Minister: IDF Troops Remain on Syrian Side of Mt. Hermon.

3. Lebanon's Plan to Disarm Hezbollah Due on 29 Aug.

4. President Donald Trump is signaling fresh doubts about whether Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin will meet anytime soon. 

“I don’t know that they’ll meet — maybe they will, maybe they won’t,” the President said.

5. Sweden and Thailand finalized an agreement to buy four Gripen E/F fighter jets from Swedish defense firm Saab, with an order value of around ($550 million USD). Deliveries are scheduled between 2025 and 2030.

6. China's New Amphibious Warship. 

China launched its fourth Type 075 Amphibious Assault Ship- CNS Hubei.

The Type 075 is built for amphibious landings and can deploy troops via helicopters- as well as offload combat vehicles from its interior. 

7. US Navy Vice Admiral Daniel Cheever (Commander Naval Air Forces, Pacific): “We’re dedicated in the Navy to maintain the National Defense Authorization Act [level] of 11 aircraft carriers and nine airwings.“

8. Navy Secretary John Phelan said the Navy established the Naval Rapid Capabilities Office.

The new office will help the Navy identify operational gaps and provide quick solutions, as well as enable the service to respond to emerging threats promptly.

9. Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck has resigned, Breaking Defense has learned.