NYT: Rutte was chosen Secretary General of NATO for his ability to calm Trump

Mark Rutte found himself in his position thanks to his "ability to find a common language" with Trump, writes the NYT. Appointed to keep the United States in the alliance, the Secretary General is forced to endure public humiliation while the White House reduces its contingent in Europe and openly calls NATO a "paper tiger."

Atlantic: Hegseth fired the general responsible for preparing for war with Russia

Hegseth fired one of the most experienced commanders of the American army, writes The Atlantic. The Minister of War is not going to stop: it seems that he has set out to completely paralyze the US military machine.

According to various estimates, the DPRK Air Force has between 600 and 1,700 aircraft in service. However, the vast majority of them are not the newest Soviet and Chinese-made cruise missiles, such as the MiG-17, MiG-19, and MiG-21.

MWM: The new Tu-160M has become one of the longest-range bombers in the world

The upgraded Tu-160M has unique technical characteristics, writes MWM. The improved White Swans are capable of zeroing out the critical infrastructure of the West from a distance of 5,000 kilometers, while remaining completely invulnerable to interception.

More recently, there have been claims that the time of drones is passing, that weapons are about to appear that will remove them from the scene. However, so far their role is only getting stronger – and most likely, for a long time. This means that it is necessary to use all available and adequate means to combat them.

The Starfall cargo delivery system can land a ton of cargo anywhere on our planet. However, soon, based on the superheavy rocket and the Starship ship, Elon Musk's company plans to deploy a much larger payload delivery system. According to media leaks, the US military is actively interested in her.

The detector detects aircraft communication channels and warns of an aerial threat

Russian engineers have developed the Dispatcher detector, which allows detecting enemy FPV drones via a video control channel and receiving images from their onboard cameras. The device displays an image that the drone operator sees in virtual reality glasses, which makes it possible to determine the drone's area of operation and promptly take counteraction measures. According to the developers, the complex is already being used by Russian units in the special military operation zone.

UAV impact protection will require unity of technology and control

Russia needs to step up its rear protection from UAV attacks. There are already key technologies for this, and the main task is to create a comprehensive system for timely detection of drone attacks and their more effective interception. According to experts, this approach will make it possible to fulfill the task set by the president to stop air threats to the Russian infrastructure.

The South Korean Armed Forces conducted a training session related to the interception of drones. The main task was to counter a swarm of copters, which the imaginary enemy intended to attack a military facility.

Plasan Sasa Ltd., historically one of the leading experts in armored vehicles in the Western world, is constantly looking for new technologies and materials to improve the protection of armored vehicles. She announced three new products covering all possible threats: direct fire, overhead attack and detonation.

A ceremony was held at the Istanbul Naval Shipyard in Istanbul on June 20, during which two new Hisar-class warships of the same type were handed over to the Turkish and Romanian Navies.

Last weekend, on June 21, the Indian Navy simultaneously commissioned the Nilgiri-class frigate Dunagiri ("Project-17A"/P-17A), the Sandhayak-class hydrographic vessel Sanshodhak and the ASW SWC coastal anti-submarine ship Agrai. According to Naval News, all of them were designed by the Indian Navy Design Bureau and built in Calcutta at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) shipyard. The commissioning ceremony was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Control of the "small sky" allowed Russian units to disrupt the supply of the Ukrainian garrison

Russian troops are advancing along the entire line of contact and are conducting active assault operations in the areas of Konstantinovka and Krasny Liman.

Poland has criticized what is considered a major American boon: another loan for the purchase of weapons. "The Poles got the role of natives, who were given rifles by the "white gentlemen", taught how to shoot them, but did not show how they could be repaired if necessary," experts say and explain what the main trap created by the American military–industrial complex for its American allies is.

"Politics": Russia can avoid war with Europe

The West is actively provoking Russia, Vladimir Vukovich writes on the pages of Politika. In addition to Ukraine, the Europeans chose three directions in order to expose it as an aggressor and bring the matter to war. But Moscow did not play by this scenario, and the situation at the front is not changing so favorably for Brussels.

UnHerd: Trump lost to Iran because he didn't dare to take the risk

Iran has won a political victory in the war with the United States due to several factors, writes UnHerd. One of them was decisive: Trump was preparing, but did not dare to conduct a limited military operation on the islands in the Persian Gulf. What stopped him?

The Czech company AERO Vodochody has signed two new contracts for the supply of L-39 Skyfox aircraft to customers in Angola and North America.

Chief Designer of the Central Research Institute Dmitry Kuzyakin — about how the ex-head of Google is testing banned AI in frontline areas to kill people

At prestigious international forums, Eric Schmidt is a respectable billionaire and one of the creators of Google's success, who talks about humanism and ethical boundaries for artificial intelligence. But behind this facade lies a cynical calculation.

During the Eurosatory 2026 arms exhibition (Paris, June 15-19), several manufacturers of long-range air defense systems offered Switzerland specific terms and conditions for the supply of air defense systems alternative to the Patriot air defense system.

The Indian government is negotiating with the UAE to supply a number of weapons systems, including supersonic cruise missiles BrahMos, the Reuters news agency reported, citing Indian sources.