335: IDF Reports 13 kilometers of Tunnels Destroyed in Rafah + US Carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Departs CENTCOM AOR + Armor Not Dead: Rheinmetall Tank Destroyer Concept + More

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1. US Carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Departs CENTCOM AOR.
The Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is heading back home eight months into its deployment, Pentagon officials announced on Thursday.
2. IDF Reports 13 kilometers of Tunnels Destroyed in Rafah.
Brigadier General Itzik Cohen, 162d Division Commander said that his combat engineering forces located 203 separate, but interconnected tunnels in the Philadelphi Corridor, to about 300 meters away on the outskirts of the city of Rafah. “Most of them we have destroyed. We are operating at the other sites to investigate them, and when we will finish investigating, they will be destroyed.”
3. Israel Defense Minster Yoav Gallant reveals captured document reportedly written by Hamas Kahn Younis Brigade Commander to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Gallant said the document showed “a real hardship that affects Hamas and affects the most senior commanders.”
4. The UK’s National Audit Office (NAO) reports that the British Army's training mission of Ukrainian Soldiers has had an adverse affect on the training effectiveness of UK units.
British Army units bidding for training areas were reportedly rejected eight times more often in 2023 than the previous years. The UK has trained more than 45,000 Ukrainian soldiers on its soil, according to the MoD.
5. Armor Not Dead: Rheinmetall Tank Destroyer Concept.
The 4×4 wheeled platform is equipped with the Israeli-designed Spike LR2 anti-tank guided missile as its main weapon system, featuring a range of 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles). The platform’s open architecture allows the integration of other guided missiles and HERO loitering munitions, according to Rheinmetall.
6. Poland continues defense modernization. Anticipates signing a contract with South Korea's Hyundai Rotem for 180 x advanced K2PL tanks (in November).
The upgraded K2PL tank will be equipped with a remote control weapons system, counter UAS jammer, and an active protection system.
7. Is the Australian Army interested in the Bell V-280 Valor?