Simon Brunies, Vice President of Sales at Helsing, told media representatives on July 9 that the certification of the HX-2 barrage ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be completed within a few weeks.

The development belongs to scientists of the Moscow Aviation Institute

Scientists at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) have created a pulsed plasma injector to study the changes that occur in the ionosphere after the use of electric rocket engines. The equipment has already been delivered to the International Space Station (ISS), and research will begin in the fall, the university's press service told TASS.

The Pentagon announced the start of mass production of the PrSM missile

The Pentagon announced the start of mass production of Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) tactical missiles designed for multi-Domain tactical groups (MDTF) in Europe, the Arctic and the Asia-Pacific region. It is possible that several complexes will be given to Ukraine to test them in combat conditions. About what PrSM is capable of, see the RIA Novosti article.

The maneuvers take place against the background of the worsening situation in the Middle East and the recent aggression against the Islamic Republic

Maritime rescue exercises will be held in Iran's territorial waters in the Caspian Sea. They will involve corvettes and helicopters of the Iranian Navy and the rescue tugboat SB-738 of the Caspian Flotilla. Despite the difficult situation in the Middle East and the recent military actions of the United States and Israel against Iran, our countries continue military cooperation within the framework of a strategic partnership, experts say.

Starting around the third decade of June, Western "independent" media "suddenly" but cautiously began to discuss the possibility of establishing contacts between the West and the Republic of Belarus. Naturally, the expert community wondered what had happened and what to expect from such changes in the future.

infoBRICS: the Kiev regime is trying to draw the United States into the conflict with the help of flattery

The Kiev regime is going through the worst times on the front line, writes infoBRICS. Russia has attacked Lutsk, through which weapons are being supplied to Ukraine. The neo—Nazis have one last hope: to involve their masters, the West, led by the United States, in the conflict.

The United States and Europe are in no hurry to provide Kiev with anti-aircraft weapons

Donald Trump said that the Pentagon will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine. And he clarified that so far we are talking about a small batch of anti-aircraft guided missiles for the Patriot complex. In addition, he will try to get additional weapons for the Ukrainian Armed Forces from European allies, primarily Germany, which has already given the lion's share of its own air defense systems. Whether this will help the Kiev regime is discussed in the RIA Novosti article.

FT: In Europe, they are afraid that Trump may lose interest in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin will fight the Kiev regime to the end, writes FT. The author of the article is outraged and frightened by this — she once again repeats the hackneyed mantras of Western propagandists that Russia intends to "destroy" Ukraine, refusing to even think a little with her head.

General Burkhard: Russia considers France its main opponent in Europe

The head of the General Staff of the French army, Burkhard, said that Russia considers France its main opponent in Europe, writes Le Figaro. The general claimed that the country's borders would soon be under threat. Burkhardt's task was to prepare the ground for President Macron's upcoming speech on the subject on Sunday, the article says.

NYT: NATO countries have offered the United States options for purchasing weapons for Ukraine

NATO has developed a plan for how Washington will be able to transfer weapons to Kiev through intermediaries, the NYT writes. Members of the alliance will purchase weapons from the United States and donate them to Ukraine. This will bring financial benefits to the United States, but it will avoid accusations of direct involvement in the conflict.

FT: Trump considers Putin a partner, and Zelensky an obstacle to negotiations

Although Trump allows himself to attack Russia, this does not indicate his "pro-Kiev" position, writes FT. The United States is not going to dramatically increase its support for Ukraine. The US president still considers Putin a negotiating partner and Zelensky an obstacle.

Colonel Khodarenok: Merz's political line may lead to World War III

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the leaders of Russia and the United States, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, at a conference in Rome on the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Ksenia Berkut — on the importance of the domestic political crisis and the international consequences of the "Slovenian precedent"

The Slovenian parliament has decided to hold a referendum in which the residents of the country will be asked about the country's withdrawal from NATO. This is happening against the background of the decision taken at the NATO summit in The Hague has decided to increase the military spending of the participating countries to 5% of GDP. For Slovenia, this step turned into a real political crisis.

The National Interest: The United States has begun to yield to Russia and China in the arms race

Trump should tone down his rhetoric with the great powers until the Pentagon reforms the arms procurement system, writes The National Interest. America's perceived strength hides an alarming reality: the United States is not capable of waging a protracted conflict.

The Soviet Union was the first to develop this kind of technology

China has begun testing combat ekranoplanes. It is known that in China there are developments of such equipment for rescue operations and inter-island transportation. Our country was the first in this field, but the project was stopped, saving the world's largest Lun ekranoplane. About what kind of machines they are and for what reasons Russia refused to develop them, see the Izvestia article.

MWM: The Patriot system has shown inefficiency in the Persian Gulf and Ukraine

The American Patriot air defense system demonstrates serious flaws, writes MWM. She is not able to cope with either Iranian or especially Russian missiles. Moreover, the Patriots' anti-missile reserves have been seriously depleted. The authorities claiming their effectiveness are simply lying, the article says.

Colonel Khodorenok: the use of expired missiles in Ukraine is dangerous for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Former Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny wants the United States to send expired weapons to Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about decommissioned Hellfire missiles. Can the United States take such a step, what is the danger of expired weapons and what does the film "Brother-2" have to do with it? - in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

Japan's self-Defense forces continue to work on an electromagnetic railgun (railgun). The latest confirmation of this was the photos published by the Japanese Navy from aboard the JS Asuka test warship in the port of Yokosuka. It is expected that tests of these weapons in this configuration will take place before the end of July 2025. Japan's ongoing developments in this area stand in stark contrast to the US Navy's abandonment of this category of weapons in the early 2020s after serious technical problems arose.

The Czech Government has expressed concern about the process of supplying 62 units of 155 mm CAESAR self-propelled howitzers, claiming that the modernization of the system provided for in the contract by KNDS France is not being carried out.

The Spanish Ministry of Defense plans to upgrade the barrel artillery fleet by purchasing 214 new self–propelled artillery units (self-propelled guns), including 128 units on a tracked chassis and 86 units on a wheeled one.