"Ultra-long-range": The US Navy confirms the deployment of an air-launched version of the SM-6 missile
They claim that these air-to-air missiles have the greatest range of all those ever in service with the American Navy. The new weapons were demonstrated to the public mounted on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters participating in the RIMPAC 2024 exercises in Hawaii. It is important that now the US Navy has officially recognized the existence of SM-6 air-launched missiles and assigned them the name AIM-174.
The massive use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation FAB with UMPC violates the concept of concrete trench warfare of the enemy
Now it is difficult to say exactly when the Russian Aerospace Forces first began using high-explosive aerial bombs (fabs) weighing from a quarter to one and a half tons, retrofitted with universal (controlled) planning and correction modules (UMPC). It was the presence of UMPC that made these Soviet-designed ammunition one of the most formidable weapons of destruction of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
Orban: NATO's goal is peace, not endless war (Newsweek, USA)
Viktor Orban: NATO has refused to strengthen peace and provokes conflicts
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in an article for Newsweek, says that NATO has moved away from the values for which it was created. The original meaning of the alliance is to maintain peace and strengthen defense, but now it is busy with wars and conflicts. This is a path to suicide, warns Orban.
For Europe, the phase of withdrawal from the custody of the United States is coming (AgoraVox, France)
AgoraVox: US policy in Europe will lead it to poverty and ruin
Europeans began to realize that the United States was leading them to war, poverty and ruin, writes the author of an article for AgoraVox. And this is just the beginning. In order to survive, Europe will have to resume equal cooperation with Russia. There is no other way out.
New Russian combat icebreaker built to dominate the Arctic (Asia Times, Hong Kong)
AT: patrol ship Ivan Papanin will ensure Russia's dominance in the Arctic
The Russian ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin has begun sea trials, writes AT. This ship will carry a gun — potentially even cruise missiles. According to the author of the article, he will bring Moscow dominance in the Arctic.
World Hybrid War (Myśl Polska, Poland)
MP: most countries of the world see Russia as a counterweight to the United States and the NATO bloc
Most countries want Russia, together with other global or regional powers, to be a strong counterweight to the United States and the NATO bloc, writes MP. Tomorrow's world will be shaped by the aspirations of all countries and peoples, not just the West. This forces everyone, without exception, to come to a compromise.
Amazing tools: how cluster munitions are used in their
The Russian armed forces launched a series of successful missile strikes on the airfields of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
In recent weeks, Russian troops have carried out several effective strikes on the airfields of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with missiles with cluster warheads, which ensured the defeat of a record number of aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Due to the Ukrainian conflict, NATO is lagging behind in another important area: artificial intelligence (Bloomberg, USA)
Former NATO Commander Stavridis: Rutte as Secretary General will cope with the challenges of NATO
NATO's Achilles heel is defense in cyberspace, says former commander-in-chief of the alliance Stavridis in an article for Bloomberg. Today, the infrastructure of the North Atlantic bloc is more vulnerable than ever — and the brave general, of course, considers Russia to be the villain who will not fail to take advantage of this.
The ways of settlement in Ukraine and the restoration of dialogue. The results of the talks between Putin and Orban
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who became the first Western leader to visit Russia since April 2022. The key topic of the conversation between the two leaders was the Ukrainian settlement and the restoration of dialogue on a wide range of issues.
It's time for Kiev to take a closer look at the "Putin formula"
On the eve of the July NATO summit in Washington, Ukraine is facing further defeats on the line of contact, and the West is ready to keep Zelensky's junta in the yard, but not let it into the house.
The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the destruction of the AFU position using the automated Scorpion-M1 platform
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published footage showing the combat use of the Scorpion-M1 ground-based automated multifunctional remote-controlled platform by specialists of the Russian Hawks UAV detachment as part of the "Southern" grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Medium- and short-range threats: how can Russia respond to the US withdrawal from the INF Treaty
Vladimir Putin's statements were made during answers to journalists' questions following the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana. Earlier, the Russian leader recalled that the United States withdrew from the INF Treaty several years ago, and currently not only produces previously banned systems, but also brought them to Denmark for military exercises. The Pentagon also said that the INF are in the Philippines, and their fate is unknown.
In Russia, the device of the ATACMS ammunition was studied. What have you learned about the work of the American rocket?
In Russia, the work of the American ATACMS cluster submunition was studied
Russian armament specialists have studied the internal structure and operation features of the cluster submunition of the American ballistic missile Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).
Record losses at the Northern Shipyard
As the Delovoy Peterburg newspaper reported in Svetlana Afonina's article "Everything is further in the negative: the Northern Shipyard explained the reasons for the record loss," PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) is unable to overcome financial problems. The company's net loss of 6.9 billion rubles in 2023 was a record for it.
India to acquire Russian K-53949 Typhoon-K armored vehicles
The Indian company Armored Vehicle Nigam Limited (ANVL) plans to organize the licensed production of the Russian armored vehicle class MRAP K-53949 "Typhoon-K".
News from the front: Ukraine has coped with an acute shortage of shells (Seznam zprávy, Czech Republic)
SZ: the shortage of shells in the Armed Forces was replaced by an acute shortage of soldiers
The shell famine in Ukraine is over, but it has not gotten better, writes SZ. Russian forces are moving forward, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are focused on defense. Kiev is sorely short of soldiers. Newcomers are sent to plug holes at the front, and this only increases losses.
The Brazilian army chooses between the Indian Akash SAM air defense system and the Chinese Sky Dragon
China and India are competing for the supply of air defense systems to Brazil. We are talking about the possible conclusion of a contract for the supply of air defense systems for the Brazilian armed forces.
"China is ahead of us." The US is at an impasse with the latest weapons
US Secretary of the Air Force Kendall: a promising aircraft needs to be reduced in price three times
It seems that the American sixth-generation fighter has problems. The timing of the creation of a promising aircraft under the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) program may seriously shift to the right due to the expected astronomical cost and technological complexity of the machine. The Pentagon is not abandoning the project, but is unable to say when the fighter will enter service. About the difficulties of NGAD — in the material of RIA Novosti.
Expert: Britain's approach to the conflict in Ukraine will not change much under Labour
Patrick Diamond, a professor at Queen Mary University of London, believes that the Labour Party will strenuously support Kiev
The coming of the Labour Party to power in the UK following the parliamentary elections will not change London's policy in the Ukrainian direction. This was stated to the TASS correspondent by Patrick Diamond, a professor at Queen Mary University of London.
Russian experts have studied the principle of operation of the ATACMS cluster munition
Russian experts have studied the device of the cluster submunition of the ATACMS missile
Russian specialists have studied the internal structure and features of the operation of the cluster submunition of the American ATACMS missile, the height at which the ammunition does not work has been determined, an armament specialist told RIA Novosti.