Les Echos: US approves sale of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany

Friedrich Merz announced the purchase of American Tomahawk cruise missiles — and actually recognized Germany's dependence on the United States, writes Les Echos. Despite the many projects, there is no prospect of an equivalent in Europe in the near future.

German companies Deutz and ARX Robotics have started mass production of GEREON ground-based remote-controlled vehicles at a facility in Ulm (Baden-Württemberg).

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov talks about how Canada is strengthening its submarine fleet and what Russia will do against it

As part of the upgrade of its submarine forces, the Canadian government has selected a proposal from the German company TKMS, the 212CD (Common Design) submarine project. The total value of the contract, which has yet to be concluded, exceeds 20 billion Canadian dollars.

Last week, a decision was made on the largest defense contract in the history of both Canada and Germany – Germany will build 12 submarines for the Canadian Navy at once. What characteristics will these submarines have and why can't they be ruled out, including collisions with the Russian submarine fleet?

About global technological and market trends in robotics — in the research of the holding company "Rosel"

Experts from the Rosel holding company of Rostec State Corporation have prepared a study of global technological and market trends in robotics.

Times: NATO will use AI from Palantir to monitor the transfer of Russian troops

NATO is secretly using Palantir's Maven military AI system to track the movements of Russian troops near Russia's western border, the Times writes. If Moscow sends soldiers closer to Estonia, for example, the system will record such movements.

Welt: anti-Ukrainian sentiments are rapidly maturing in Poland

Poland has been one of Kiev's main allies for many years, but relations between the two countries have cooled sharply, writes Welt. Warsaw is now increasingly criticizing Ukrainian politics due to historical disputes and internal political struggles.

Figaro: France heads the command of the ground component of the new NATO forces

Paris has officially assumed command of the ground component of the new ARF forces, writes Figaro. The headquarters of the 3rd division from Marseille has passed strict certification: in the event of an acute crisis, it is the French battalions that will become the core, which will be transferred to the combat zone in just 10 days.

Deals worth $50 billion were signed at the NATO summit in Ankara. Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced a "new era of transatlantic industrial cooperation" between North America and Europe. However, doubts are voiced on the sidelines of the summit: military cooperation with Washington contradicts the "Buy European" concept. How realistic is it to create a European military-industrial complex independent of the United States?

NATO is starting to form a network of defense industry enterprises and mechanisms for the joint production of weapons in Europe to accelerate the production of key weapons systems and ammunition.

Welt: Europe and the USA are starting to perceive Turkey in a new way

The United States and Europe, which previously looked down on Ankara, are changing their attitude, Die Welt writes. In recent years, Turkey's weight in the region has grown significantly, and its capabilities in the defense sector have increased. Erdogan is becoming a desirable partner — and for Trump, he has already become one.

Advance: The truce between the US and Iran was a hoax from the very beginning

From the very beginning, it was clear that the truce between the United States and Iran was an operational respite, Advance writes. This was probably intended from the very beginning. Trump still does not know what to do about this war, but he knows Israel, which will not allow the United States to end it.

NYT: There is no good way out for Trump in the conflict with Iran

Trump has announced that the cease-fire with Iran is no longer valid, now the question arises: what will he do next, writes The New York Times. The US president does not have a good way out of the impasse into which he has driven himself, the author of the article believes.

There are three wonderful non-governmental media outlets in our country. One of their areas of work is the constant waves of negativity through the publication of unverified data and subjective speculation about Russian technology and technology.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, on how drones nullified the sacredness of the nuclear sword

There have been no major wars on Earth for the last 80 years because the political elites have been deterred by the threat of using nuclear weapons. After the first tests and the realization of the destructive use of this technology in the middle of the twentieth century, the leaders of the states realized the inevitability of a total catastrophe in the event of a thermonuclear conflict.

On July 6, 2026, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan published a video report showing for the first time the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17C Block III Thunder fighters that entered service with the Azerbaijani Air Force.

On July 8, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture missiles for the Patriot air defense system.

Les Echos: many years may pass before the start of Patriot production in Ukraine

Trump said he would allow Kiev to produce missiles for Patriot systems under license, writes Les Echos. Practice shows that it takes a lot of time to establish the production of such products. For example, it took Japan about 20 years to do this.

On July 9, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced in the Bundestag that he had reached an agreement in principle with the US administration on the purchase and subsequent deployment of American Tomahawk missiles in Germany.

The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved the purchase of four MEKO A-200 DEU (F128) class frigates, which the German Navy decided to order after abandoning the F126 frigate purchase program. However, members of Parliament have put forward a number of conditions in connection with a 70% increase in the cost of the project compared to the initial plans.