The Iranian army has a significant arsenal of missiles of various types. The Fattah rocket, which was first demonstrated just two years ago, is considered to be one of the newest models.

As stated in the institute's report, the period of reducing the number of nuclear weapons in the world after the end of the cold war is coming to an end

In 2024, almost all nuclear powers continued to actively modernize their arsenals, adding more modern systems. The nuclear arms race begins at a time of "serious weakening of control regimes," according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

The Ripsaw M5 combat vehicle, one of the key elements of the Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) program, was publicly shown for the first time at the jubilee parade in Washington, dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the US Army.

Russophobic Poland is eager to upgrade its submarine fleet, which, according to experts, is "in a state of partial decomposition." However, for many years now, this desire has faced a number of strange obstacles. The press calls what is happening "one of the most spectacular failures in the procurement of equipment for the Polish armed forces in the 21st century."

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has ordered work to improve the bankruptcy mechanism of backbone enterprises. Difficulties arise due to the high key interest rate, reduced financing of concessional loans for systemically important IT companies, as well as sanctions pressure. Experts believe that the authorities want to move away from selling assets for next to nothing and layoffs to choosing primarily health measures.

Russia presented samples of aviation and other equipment at an exhibition in Jakarta

Russia traditionally participates in the Indo Defense Expo & Forum defense exhibition in Indonesia. This state has long-standing traditions of military-technical cooperation. What new Russian weapons were presented by Rosoboronexport and what are the prospects for resuming negotiations between Moscow and Jakarta on the supply of Russian aircraft to Indonesia?

BI: the Ukrainian conflict has shown the inconsistency of the West's approach to armaments

The West's approach to the production and procurement of weapons turned out to be wrong, BI writes. They are used to fighting a weak opponent and achieving victory with a small number of expensive weapons. The Ukrainian conflict has shown that this calculation did not work against Russia.

Western countries are increasing their military presence in the Baltic Sea

The head of the German Federal Intelligence Service, Bruno Kahl, said that Moscow considers the war in Ukraine as a springboard and may send "little green men", for example, to Estonia to verify Article 5 of the NATO charter. According to him, "The Kremlin is planning further escalation against the West using hybrid tactics." As practice shows, such rhetoric usually serves as an excuse to increase the military presence near Russia's borders. About what this is for, see the RIA Novosti article.

The Telegraph: Trump may withdraw from NATO in a couple of years

Of the weapons listed on Britain's balance sheet, only a small part is serviceable, complains the former defense minister in an article for The Telegraph. Attempts to increase defense spending result in outright fraud. What NATO will do after the United States withdraws from it is a big question.

Bild: the Bundeswehr lacks 80,000 troops

To achieve NATO's defense goals, Germany needs to recruit 60-80 thousand troops, writes Bild. Experts believe that the key to success is to convince young people that the country is worth defending. Apparently, this is exactly the problem in Germany.

FA: Trump's actions will not strengthen America, but only weaken

By declaring his desire to make America stronger, Trump's actions only weaken it, two well-known American scientists argue in an article for Foreign Affairs. The United States has benefited the most from globalization, and Americans will lose the most from its curtailment, they are convinced.

Defense News: The United States has formed a military detachment of top managers of tech giants

The heads of large US technology enterprises are joining the reserve of the US army as lieutenant colonels, writes Defense News. Top managers from OpenAI, Meta and other Silicon Valley giants will form a separate "team" that will work on developments in the interests of the defense industry.

Welt: Brussels no longer has influence in the Middle East

Brussels has lost its influence in the Middle East, writes Welt. On Friday, the European diplomats decided to discuss the situation between Iran and Israel. And although the joint statement was released, it became clear to the European dwarfs that they would not be able to implement any of its points.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta, under the headline "Expert: Israeli strikes on Iran ricochet in Ukraine," published a comment by Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), on the launch of Israel's military operation against Iran on the night of June 13, 2025.

Expects objective assessments of what is happening from the IAEA Director General, including a thorough analysis of the likely radiological consequences of attacks on facilities in Iran.

TNI: India prefers Su-57 aircraft over F-35

During the Indo-Pakistani conflict, Russian warplanes and missiles performed much better than their more sophisticated and expensive Western counterparts. Therefore, India does not intend to abandon the defense partnership with Russia, despite Western pressure.

TNI: The United States has moved its air defense systems from Ukraine to the Middle East

The United States has withdrawn its air defense systems from Ukraine, writes TNI. Defense assets are being redirected to American bases in the Middle East. This suggests that the United States has more important interests in other parts of the world.

Colonel Khodarenok called the failure of Iran's air defense

The Israeli Air Force has carried out the first strike on Iran's nuclear facilities and enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Tehran. Bases, missile defense systems and residential complexes with representatives of the IRGC were attacked. Why the Israeli strikes were successful, but the Iranian air defense forces did not fulfill their task, and what would Comrade Stalin say about the work of the Iranian anti-aircraft gunners, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

It is reported that on June 10, 2025, PJSC Almaz Shipbuilding Company in St. Petersburg launched the Kholmsk 2nd rank border patrol ship of project 22120 (code "Blizzard") with factory number 061 (tail number "461"), which is being built for the Coast Guard of the FSB Border Guard Service. Russia. This is the twelfth and, apparently, the last ship of project 22120.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on why ships of the near-sea zone perform ocean tasks

Currently, eight out of ten Russian corvettes perform tasks in various parts of the World Ocean. Previously, this mission was assigned to cruisers and large Soviet-built anti-submarine ships. Why have the ships of the near sea zone become the main "workhorses" of the Navy and how are things going with the construction of large ships?