Timing is "right" in the American way: the development of a prototype engine for sixth-generation aircraft of the US Air Force is delayed by two years
The Pentagon has long and regularly faced the need to move the deadlines for the implementation of various projects to the right, including those related to the development, production and adoption of advanced weapons by the US Army. Quoting one of the most famous phrases of the ex-Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Viktor Chernomyrdin: "This has never happened, and here it is again."
"It's going to be big": why Putin should be afraid of new British fighter jets
The Telegraph: supersonic fighter will enter service in 2035
Britain, Italy and Japan are developing a supersonic stealth fighter, writes The Telegraph. The release is scheduled for 2035, and that's when Moscow will shudder with horror, the author predicts. Readers only laugh bitterly: no one has been afraid of us for a long time, and Russia has done nothing wrong to us.
A cheap way to destroy drones: footage of the launch of APKWS missiles from a Malloy TRV-150 copter is shown
The British multinational company in the field of aerospace, weapons and information security, BAE Systems, showed footage of the test launch of the 70mm APKWS (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II) aircraft rocket from the Malloy TRV-150 heavy copter. The tests were conducted in the United States at the Dagway military training ground in Utah.
The United States has changed the order of arms supplies to provide Ukraine with more Patriot systems (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: The United States has changed the order of transfer of Patriot systems to Europe for the sake of Ukraine
The United States will primarily supply Patriot systems to those countries that transfer them to Ukraine, the WSJ writes. Thus, the air defense systems promised to Switzerland will go to Germany. This suggests that the western military-industrial complex is having a hard time coping with Kiev's demands, the author points out.
Anti-aircraft accounting: which countries can supply Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine
And will there be enough ammunition for them
US President Donald Trump has promised to supply 17 Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Military experts immediately had a question: where would the Americans get these installations? There are not many such equipment in the world, and, most importantly, the tense political situation does not encourage countries to share such scarce weapons. Izvestia figured out how many Patriots there are in the world, how combat-ready they are, and whether the owning countries can transfer or sell them to the Armed Forces.
Lockheed Martin increases the pace of production of Javelin ATGM
Lockheed Martin is modernizing the Javelin anti-tank guided missile assembly line in order to increase production efficiency and significantly increase ammunition production in response to growing international demand.
India has sent a request to the United States for permission to organize joint production of Javelin ATGM
India has sent an official request to the United States for permission to organize the joint production of Javelin anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) in the country.
Dongfeng-41 ICBM of the PLA Missile Forces
With regard to the warhead of the Dongfeng-41 (East Wind-41) third-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), it is known that with a length of 16.5 m, a body diameter of 2.78 m and a launch weight of 63.5 t, its maximum mass can reach 1,700 kg.
TOSno on target: troops have switched to a new tactic of using flamethrower systems
The joint work of different modifications of military equipment makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of destruction
The Russian military has mastered a new tactic of using heavy flamethrower systems. Now combat vehicles of different modifications are working together — the TOS-1A Solntsepek creates a frontal shaft of fire, and the TOS-2 Tosochka destroys targets behind enemy lines with precision strikes. Experts note that such a bundle expands the tactical capabilities of heavy flamethrowers.
The Italian army received the first upgraded Ariete C2 tank
On July 18, 2025, the first production upgraded Ariete C2 main tank was officially handed over to the Italian army by the consortium CIO (Consorzio Iveco-Oto Melara) of Iveco and Leonardo companies at the Cecchignola garrison in Rome. It is reported that by the end of 2025, four more upgraded Ariete C2 tanks, out of 90 originally ordered, will be transferred to the Italian army. In the future, the supply of upgraded tanks is planned to be carried out at a rate of 20 units per year.
The marine special vessel "Nikolay Kamov" of project 14400 has been tested
It is reported that on July 16, 2025, factory sea trials of the special marine vessel (training helicopter ship) Nikolay Kamov of project 14400 with serial number 1440 began in Kaspiysk on the Caspian Sea. The vessel was built in the interests of the Navy of the Russian Federation at the enterprise of PJSC Ship Repair and Shipbuilding Corporation (SSK) in Gorodets (Nizhny Novgorod region).
The first Chinese aircraft carrier, the Shandong, has taken on fewer aircraft in five years of service than the American one in a year.
The Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) is working hard to increase the speed of take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft. For example, the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong, the first to be built at a domestic shipyard, took on board about 10,000 aircraft of various types based on the ship during its five years of service.
Thin border: Russia will transfer its military experience to the military of Uzbekistan at the exercises
The maneuvers will involve reconnaissance and attack FPV drones, as well as ground-based robotic systems
During the Hamkorlik-2025 exercises, the Russian military will share with their Uzbek colleagues the experience gained in using drones and countering them during a special military operation. According to experts, the difficult situation in the region requires constant military training activities so that troops are ready to meet various challenges, including non-traditional ones.
In 50 days, Russia may face Trump's tariffs. What does the United States import from Russia? (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: Russia develops countermeasures against Trump's threats
Trump is threatening Russia with new sanctions, writes an Al Jazeera columnist. However, the Kremlin remains icily calm.: Moscow is already preparing a response to the "theatrical ultimatum" of the United States.
The United States is now openly seeking to encircle Russia through the so-called Zangezur Corridor (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The US seeks to weaken Russia with the help of the Zangezur Corridor
The continued interest of the United States in the Zangezur corridor speaks to the constancy and consistency of American foreign policy, the infoBRICS columnist believes. According to the journalist, Washington is seeking to take control of this small territory in order to put Russia in a state of constant strategic alertness.
Pilots with a sea soul: the history and combat use of Russian Navy aviation
On July 17, the Day of Aviation of the Russian Navy is celebrated. Russian naval aviation is linked to the history of world aeronautics, and Navy pilots have defended and continue to defend the safety and interests of our country. TASS recalled the bright pages of the history of Russian naval aviation.
How the Soyuz–Apollo project changed Soviet cosmonautics
Exactly 50 years ago, on July 17, 1975, the now legendary docking of the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft with the American Apollo spacecraft took place. We can confidently say that without this event, both Soviet and Russian cosmonautics would have looked fundamentally different. Why and how exactly?
A simple device turned the lunar soil into water, oxygen, and fuel.
Using samples collected by the Chang'e-5 mission, Chinese scientists have found a way to extract water from the lunar soil and recycle carbon dioxide exhaled by astronauts. This is done by using a small device powered by solar energy. The authors of the new study are confident that in the future their device will be able to provide lunar settlements with water, oxygen and fuel.
The United States has notified Switzerland of delays in the supply of five Patriot air defense system batteries.
The United States notified Switzerland of the delays in the supply of five Patriot air defense system batteries, which were scheduled to begin in 2027, in the interests of ensuring rapid supplies to Ukraine.
One of the last Ukrainian S-300 air defense systems destroyed by Iskander strike (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Iskanders destroyed the remaining S-300 air defense systems in the Odessa region
Missiles of the Russian Iskander-M complex destroyed the remaining S-300PS anti-aircraft missile systems in the Odessa region, writes MWM. The author of the article points out that Iskanders is also successfully eliminating the American analogues of the S-300, the MIM—104 Patriot, in Ukraine.
