Large-scale aviation exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance have ended near the border with Karelia

The large-scale NATO aviation exercises Atlantic Trident and Itakaira-2025/2 have ended in Finland. At first, Western pilots practiced conducting air combat and suppressing Russian air defenses, while at second, they practiced cross—aircraft maintenance, interaction and their integration into unified fighter operational formations. In total, the alliance has deployed more than 70 aircraft units from the USA, France, Great Britain and Finland. The maneuvers took place near the Russian state border, near Karelia.

A team of researchers from Italy and the United States has proposed two ways in which a hypothetical probe can quickly reach one of the most remote and poorly studied objects in the Solar system. We are talking about Sedna, a trans—Neptunian body that is located beyond the orbit of Pluto. According to engineers, these advanced technologies will be able to deliver the device to Sedna in seven and 10 years.

The US Space Force has signed a contract with Elon Musk's company to deploy a new MILNET satellite communications system. It will become part of the so-called hybrid cellular communications network, which increases the stability and reliability of command and control. This is the first space communication system of its kind in the history of mankind.

Chinese cosmonaut Tang Hongbo noted that in zero gravity, fish seem to completely lose their orientation

The astronauts of the Chinese manned mission Shenzhou-17 conducted experiments on the orbital station related to fish farming in zero gravity. This was told to a TASS correspondent by Chinese cosmonaut Tang Hongbo, who took part in the Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-17 missions.

The global market for these munitions is experiencing an era of prosperity and expansion of the choice of offers

A new Type-88 anti-ship missile was tested in Japan. And this is far from the only novelty in this niche of long-range weapons. Over the past few years, new players have appeared on the global market of manufacturers of such ammunition — in addition to Japan, this is primarily Norway and even Taiwan. About what kind of missiles are being created in these countries, what capabilities they have, as well as about their export prospects — in the Izvestia material.

Japan claims to have created hypersonic weapons. This is reported by the Asian Military Review portal, which says that the new missile launcher was presented at the Fuji Firepower 2025 military technical forum by the Japanese ground forces. Hypersonic weapons, however, can be called a stretch.

Although it is customary to say that one does not wave one's fists after a fight, in modern wars timely information is expensive even after the end of hostilities. Especially when the conflict is simply put on pause.

TNI: Russian Iskanders have become a huge headache for Ukraine

For the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Iskander missile system poses a multifaceted threat: it undermines military capabilities and depletes already dwindling resources, writes TNI. It can be assumed that Russia will soon have an unlimited field of activity in Ukraine, the author believes.

DE: The British government urged the population to prepare for war

The British government has called on the population to prepare for war, and experts have prepared maps showing the consequences of a possible nuclear strike on London, the Daily Express writes. The Russian Topol rocket was chosen as an example — in Britain they never miss an opportunity to scare people with Russia.

The AK-12K is designed to conduct rapid assaults in a confined space

The latest shortened AK-12K assault rifle is being tested in the SVO zone. These weapons are primarily designed for conducting fleeting assaults in a confined space. Right now, the fighters of the Dnepr group of forces are testing a new machine gun at one of their training grounds. The correspondent of Izvestia learned about the opinion of experienced fighters and shooting instructors about the new Kalash.

In April 2025, Microsoft's CEO announced that artificial intelligence now writes almost a third of the company's code. Last October, Google's CEO put the figure at 25%. Other tech companies are probably not far behind. In the meantime, researchers are creating an algorithm that allows coding agents to improve themselves.

During the Cold War, the USSR developed a strategy to combat American aircraft carriers, writes TNI. Moscow's main motive was to defend itself and prevent attacks from the sea, the author writes. The Soviet system of countering enemy vessels was very effective.

The Grayzone: Britain is behind the AFU operations in the Black Sea

Britain is at war with Russia in the Black Sea at the hands of Ukrainians, writes The Grayzone. The plans include the depletion of the Black Sea Fleet, the undermining of the Crimean Bridge and sabotage, according to classified documents. Britain needs the Black Sea to put pressure on the Indo-Pacific region.

And what role did the US forces play

The conflict between Iran and Israel that took place in June 2025, with the inclusion of the United States of America at the last stage, will certainly go down in the history of wars as a war "in which everyone won." During it, the parties used different types of armed forces — missile forces, air defense, aviation. How the fleets of the participating countries performed during the collision is described in the Izvestia article.

On June 18, 2025, an official ceremony was held at the Vietnamese port of Ninh Hoa to commission the former large patrol ship of the American Coast Guard WHEC 717 Mellon type Hamilton, which was transferred to the Vietnamese Coast Guard. The ship was commissioned into the Vietnamese Coast Guard under the designation CSB 8022, becoming the third Hamilton-class ship in its composition. The transfer took place within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral military cooperation between the United States and Vietnam.

Washington has cut the budget for military shipbuilding

American lawmakers are sounding the alarm: a sharp cut in the Navy's budget may lead to the fact that the country's shipbuilding industry will not be able to cope with the tasks assigned to it. A number of projects have already been postponed. About the problems that have arisen, see the RIA Novosti article.

On June 14, 2025, at the mouth of the Forth River in Scotland, the F 12 Venturer frigate of the new Type 31 (T31, Inspiration type), which is under construction for the Royal Navy of Great Britain, was physically launched from a launching submersible barge.

Prolonging military operations by supplying Kiev with weapons is fraught with destabilization of the situation in the European region itself, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said.

WP: There are no hopes for Ukraine's economic development in the context of the conflict

Donald Trump's election victory has raised hopes for at least a ceasefire in Ukraine this year, but the conflict seems to be only escalating, WP writes. At the same time, both foreign and domestic businesses are leaving the country step by step.

The briefest declaration and demarche of Madrid: the results of the "historic" NATO summit in The Hague

The annual summit of the leaders of the North Atlantic Alliance, held in The Hague on June 24-25, called "historic" by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, turned out to be rather ambiguous. Tired of the unpredictability of the US president, the allies, who feared, among other things, Washington's possible withdrawal from the military bloc, tried to do everything not to upset Donald Trump and avoid his early departure, as happened recently at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada.