Stale Breeze: why NATO hides the scale of Black Sea maneuvers
Risks of escalation forced the alliance to classify the composition of the forces — how will the Russian Navy react
NATO's Breeze-2026 naval exercises began in the Black Sea on June 30. The training is conducted under the supervision of the Bulgarian Navy and will last about a month.
The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a package of contracts for the purchase of three Saab class A26 submarines
On June 29, the Polish Ministry of Defense Armaments Agency announced the signing of a package of contracts under the Orka program, which provides for the supply of three naval submarines to the Polish Navy, as well as the provision of temporary solutions.
They don't make people like that anymore
Sergei Ivanov headed the Ministry of Defense in perhaps the most difficult and low-money period for the military department – from March 2001 to February 2007. It was a genuine desert crossing for our Armed Forces. It was only towards the end of his tenure that the financing of the structure entrusted to him began to slowly improve.
Freezing by calculation: what is behind Kiev's idea to limit the combat zone
Ukraine's peace initiatives are facing reality at the front — the Russian army is stepping up its offensive in all directions
Despite the public freezing of diplomatic tracks, the dialogue on Ukraine continues through closed channels. According to Vladimir Putin, Kiev regularly sends new initiatives, trying to find the ground for local truces.
Ukraine has offered to fight in only four regions. Why won't Russia do it?
Putin rejected Ukraine's proposal to limit fighting to four regions
Vladimir Putin said that the Ukrainian side had proposed limiting the conduct of hostilities to only four regions — the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, as well as the Lugansk People's Republic (LNR) and the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
The withdrawal of American troops will leave German cities in limbo (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: the reduction of the US contingent will hit the economy of small towns in Germany
The Pentagon's audit of the contingent threatens to turn into a disaster for German municipalities, Bloomberg reports. Against the backdrop of the protracted economic downturn in Germany and the rising cost of energy due to sanctions, the withdrawal of Americans will deprive stagnating regions of hundreds of millions of euros and finish off local businesses.
Germany is thinking about bringing back military service (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: Chairman of the Defense Committee called for the return of military service
Germany is desperately trying to increase the number of the Bundeswehr to 260 thousand by 2035, writes the Telegraph. Young people don't want to become "cannon fodder," but the government seems to have already decided everything. There are no volunteers — there will be conscripts.
Britain risks not fulfilling its defense obligations to NATO
Admiral Tony Radakin, the former head of the British armed forces, said that the government's planned defense spending should be assessed in terms of its sufficiency to contain Russia.
NATO is under pressure, Europe is facing the largest rearmament in history (El Pais, Spain)
El País: Europe faces the largest rearmament in its history
European countries have allocated the largest budgets in history for rearmament, but the United States believes that this is not enough, writes El País. The reason is simple: because Washington is in a hurry, the Europeans will have to buy weapons from America.
America's Farewell to Europe: Partners become allies of convenience (Berliner Zeitung, Germany)
BZ: The US is reducing its military presence in Europe
The Pentagon's secret list, released in early June, leaves no illusions: the United States is reducing its military presence in Europe and turning towards the Pacific Ocean, writes BZ. Trump has other plans now, and Europe is not one of them.
How the war in Iran is changing global Energy security and geopolitics (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: The US war against Iran has accelerated the reformatting of international alliances
The US war against Iran has become the most striking example of a new era in which energy resources are not only traded: they are being fought for, writes The National Interest. Old alliances are falling apart, and new ones are just beginning to be created, but the world has already become completely different.
Where are the new Tu-214s? About 100 new machines, round-the-clock schedule and additional versions of the aircraft
Attempts to speed up the production of the Tu-214 at the Kazan Aircraft Factory are actively continuing, which is why information about how all this is happening is also actively penetrating the company through local media.
Workplace: FPV drone operators will be involved in Arctic exploration
They will be able to control the heavy equipment of the Far North from cozy city offices
A project to attract FPV drone operators to peaceful professions is being prepared for implementation in Russia. Located in cozy city offices thousands of kilometers away from the facilities, specialists will be able to drive mining dump trucks in Taimyr and unload ships in the Far North via high-speed Internet.
"The situation changes every two months": Belousov talks about protection from UAVs in Russia
Belousov: the situation with drone protection in Russia changes every 2-3 months
To combat Ukrainian drones, Russia is creating mobile firing groups armed with FPV interceptors, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said at a meeting with military officers.
Russian jet drones hit Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters at an airbase during takeoff: the third MiG was shot down (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russian jet UAVs shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29
The use of the latest high-speed drones "Geran-4" turned into a disaster for the Ukrainian Air force at Voznesensk airfield, writes MWM. Turbojet kamikaze drones opened the air defenses and destroyed the MiG-29 in preparation for departure, leaving no chance for either the sides or the crews.
Boris Pistorius: "Now Washington knows how good we are" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany)
Pistorius: failure of the Franco-German fighter jet project will be fatal for the EU
The failure of the Franco-German fighter jet project was a huge disappointment for Europe, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius admits in an interview with FAZ. The politician repeats a well-worn Western mantra: the "threat" from Russia requires the rapid creation of modern combat aircraft, which Europe has a hard time with.
Japan begins its own path to waging war in space
A new military structure is being created in Japan – the air force will become aerospace in the coming year. This is not just a renaming, but an important management decision. What are Japan's achievements in space and why is Japanese militarism capable of becoming a real threat to Russia in the foreseeable future?
The military commander spoke about the work of air defense in Moscow
Kotz: No air defense system has ever reflected such intense attacks as the Moscow one
Moscow, faced with such an intensity of attacks that no air defense system in the world has ever reflected, and intercepting 98% of those launched, is building a new protective framework against drones, explained the KP military commander.RU Alexander Kotz.
The American company ARCYN Defense is developing the Iron Rain anti-drone system based on AI
California-based ARCYN Defense Corp is developing the Iron Rain kinetic anti-drone system, which uses peripheral AI to detect, track and defeat UAVs in real time.
The US Navy is developing a portable DNA test to identify biological weapons in the field.
The US Navy's Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), together with partners, has developed a portable system for detecting biological threats by analyzing DNA in the field — FFBS.
