The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announced the approval of the sale of 12 F-16 "Fighting Falcon" fighters from the country's Air Force to Draken International LLc., whose headquarters are located at Lakeland Linder Airport (USA, Florida).

The American company Sierra Nevada Corporation presented the MC-145B Wily Coyote combat aircraft. According to The Drive, it is based on the Polish PZL M28 Skytruck and can carry AGM-144 missiles, GBU-39/B aerial bombs, small drones and other ammunition.

On June 30, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced a contract recently signed with the Ministry of Defense of Sri Lanka worth $ 50 million to modernize the Kfir aircraft of the Air Force of this country.

Representatives of the United Engine Corporation (UEC) and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) discussed the plan for the introduction of production and digital technologies in industrial projects.

China should accelerate the modernization of national defense and turn the PLA into a world-class army. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the President of the People's Republic of China, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping.

The summit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden, which took place in Geneva, is evidence of the possibility of dialogue on arms control, regardless of the existing differences in the bilateral relations of the states.

In Lithuania, where large-scale NATO exercises are regularly held and American troops are stationed, they suddenly became concerned about the movement of military equipment on the territory of Belarus. What is the reason? It turns out, according to the author, the air defense forces of Belarus can "encroach" on aircraft on the territory of Lithuania.

NATO's land and sea bases in Ukraine are unlikely to appear in the near future, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov predicts in Izvestia.

Peskov: Kiev's aspiration towards NATO may add instability to the entire European continent

The management of Ukraine from the outside is a "red line", Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's leadership are preparing such security measures that will insure Moscow in case of Kiev's provocative aspirations, said the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

The campaign for revaccination from coronavirus has begun in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on July 1.

An American expert in the field of strategic weapons noticed signs of the construction of a grandiose positioning area for intercontinental ballistic missile launchers on satellite images of the desert in northern China.

The flying car AirCar of the Slovak company Klein Vision made a flight between cities for the first time. According to New Atlas, it took off from Nitra Airport and landed in Bratislava. The flight took the car 35 minutes. Behind the wheel was its creator Stefan Klein.

CNN reports that about 1 thousand American soldiers will remain in Afghanistan. The military will guard the airport and the US Embassy in Kabul, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The withdrawal of the main forces should be completed in the coming days. As previously reported by the Associated Press, the airport will be transferred to the protection of Turkish soldiers in September. However, now the Pentagon's plans can change at any time. American troops have been in Afghanistan since October 2001.

The countries related to the situation in Libya are convinced that one of the conditions for stabilizing the situation there should be the withdrawal of any foreign forces from Libya, including those belonging to the Russian Federation and Turkey, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told Repubblica.

Air strikes by the US armed forces on June 27 were carried out in Iraq and Syria on objects associated with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. This was announced by the press secretary of the US Department of Defense, John Kirby. A video of the briefing was published on the page of the US military department on Twitter.

The Director General of the Military Staff of the European Union, Herve Blejan, is trying to convince the authorities of the Central African Republic (CAR) to refuse the help of Russian instructors in favor of Western ones.

The French company Iguana is ready to present a new amphibious boat with record-breaking characteristics – Iguana Pro for the Navy and emergency services. The total power of its two engines is 900 hp. With their help, the boat can reach speeds of up to 100 km/h, while the version for the Navy has six seats, and the civil one has two.

The ships of the LCS project became the second largest in the American fleet after the Arleigh Burke-type destroyers. On June 29, Austal USA officially handed over the USS Savannah to the US Navy.

Russian Su-30SM fighters are monitoring the movements of the American destroyer USS Ross, which appeared near the Crimea, REN TV reports.

Putin assessed the risks of the beginning of the Third World War against the background of the incident with Defender

Putin does not think that the incident with the destroyer could lead to a Third World War. According to him, those who made the provocation "know that they will not emerge victorious from this war." The head of Russia is sure that the entry of a British warship into the Black Sea was organized not only by the British, but also by the Americans. In addition, it was of a political nature: the West once again showed its attitude to the decision of the Crimeans to transfer the region under the jurisdiction of Russia back in 2014.