The United States is ready to send another package of military assistance to Ukraine, the corresponding decree has already been signed by US President Joe Biden. According to an unnamed Pentagon official, this time Kiev will receive military equipment worth $ 400 million.

On July 6, 2022, the Norwegian Kongsberg Group announced that in the second quarter of the year it signed an initial contract worth NOK 489 million (US$ 48.5 million) with the Australian government for the supply of NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missiles to equip ships of the Australian fleet.

The Minotaur II+ military launch vehicle was supposed to deliver a prototype of the head of the LGM-35 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile to near-Earth space. But something went wrong, and the launch turned into an explosion a few seconds after the start of the first stage engines.

How nuclear war will affect planet Earth

As part of a new study, scientists have modeled how a nuclear war will affect our planet, taking into account the modern potential in this area, writes Forbes. The scale of the conflict does not matter – everyone will suffer, the authors of the work say.

Ukrainian soldiers of the United States were trained to perform combat missions in conditions of biological contamination. This became known as a result of a survey of the captured military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Americans tested hepatitis and West Nile fever on them. In addition, the United States and NATO allies conducted experiments in Ukraine with Congo-Crimean fever and the Ebola virus. How could these dangerous diseases be used against Russia?

The Ministry of Defense received a batch of armored repair and evacuation vehicles BRAM-1M. The equipment was supplied by Uralvagonzavod as part of the state defense order. As noted in the press service of the UVZ, each car has colorful drawings from children with wishes to the Russian military.

Algeria for the first time publicly showed combat vehicles purchased in Russia to support the BMPT-2 Terminator tanks. The cars passed in the parade column during the military parade dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the country's independence, which took place on July 5.

Canada has confirmed plans to send LAV II CSV Super Bison armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the country Anita Anand during a visit to the company General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, which is the manufacturer of this APC.

Denmark has supplied Ukraine with American-made M113G4DK armored personnel carriers (APCs) with additional protection. Eyewitnesses noticed the M113G4DK from the Ukrainian military, reports 19FortyFive with reference to Ukraine Weapons Tracker.

Ukraine intends to build several enterprises for the maintenance and repair of armored vehicles, including those supplied by Western countries. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

The US Army has identified a problem in the wheeled armored personnel carriers (APC) Stryker ("Stryker") with new means of communication. During the exercises, the lack of electricity generated by the armored personnel carrier limited the operation of the new equipment of the vehicle, Defense News writes.

The active use of artillery by both sides of the conflict in Ukraine has led to a significant increase in the distance between the opposing forces. In these conditions, an extended "gray zone" is formed in front of the front lines, on the territory of which fighting is conducted by small groups, the main tactics of which are lightning raids and anti-sabotage raids.

Following the current trends in the development of military affairs, the leadership of the Armed Forces of Turkey is making active efforts to digitalize the troops.

The special purpose nuclear submarine K-329 Belgorod of project 09852 will allow the Russian Navy to "dominate in the Arctic." This is described in the article of the American edition of The Drive.

The new Belgorod submarine is formally designed to solve scientific problems and rescue operations, but among its equipment there is also the most unusual thermonuclear weapon ever created.

As reported on July 8, 2022 by JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), a solemn ceremony of signing the acceptance certificate and transfer of the special-purpose nuclear submarine Belgorod to the Navy of the Russian Federation took place at the largest shipbuilding enterprise of Russia JSC Production Association Northern Machine-Building Enterprise (SMP) in Severodvinsk." project 09852 (factory number 91664).

What are the ships of the new project equipped with and when will all eight of them start serving

At the end of July, the new nuclear submarine Novosibirsk of the Yasen-M project will carry out combat training launches of cruise missiles and go to a permanent base in the Pacific Ocean.

The Turkish shipyard does not stop the construction of the warship ordered by the AFU, despite the unclear prospects of its transfer to the customer.

Economic indicators support activity in the defense industry

The stabilization of the rate of decline in industrial production in the Russian Federation recorded by Rosstat in May 2022 is largely due to the dynamics of the military-industrial complex (MIC), production in mixed industries in which it is difficult to distinguish civilian products, and the production of components for nuclear reactors.

Belarus is ready to respond adequately to the provocations of the West, the territory of Poland with its military infrastructure will become the primary target of a strike in the event of a conflict, said Ruslan Kosygin, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus.