The Soyuz-2.1 a rocket successfully coped with the task of launching the Progress MS-17 spacecraft with cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) into near-Earth orbit. This was announced on Wednesday, June 30, by the press service of Roscosmos.

The Jamaican Armed Forces have received six Bell-505 "Jet Ranger X" helicopters manufactured by Bell Textron Inc., purchased as part of the helicopter fleet modernization plan.

The Armed Forces of Albania intend to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Defense in the amount of 8.2 million euros.

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has started flight tests of an armed version of the C295 transport vehicle. According to Aviacionline, the aircraft carries eight laser-guided missiles and two aerial bombs.

The fifth-generation fighter of the shortened take-off and vertical landing F-35B Lightning II, which flew next to Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea, in particular, the Admiral Makarov patrol frigate of project 11356R, is not armed with anti-ship missiles, says the American magazine Forbes.

The Swiss Federal Council has decided to purchase fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters from the United States, Defense News reports.

Currently, the United States cannot produce fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters, since the corresponding production facilities and supply chains are involved for F-35 Lightning II aircraft, explained Alex Hollings, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, in the Sandboxx blog.

The Turkish competitor of the Apache will receive a Ukrainian power plant. On June 29, the press service of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced the signing of a contract with the Zaporozhye plant "Motor Sich".

The corporation clarified that we are talking about JSC Aviastar-SP, PJSC VASO, JSC EMZ named after V. M. Myasishchev

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec state Corporation) has joined several large enterprises that create transport aircraft to PJSC Il. This was reported on Wednesday in the press service of the UAC.

The Russian MiG-31K fighters transferred to Syria were involved in the combat operation. It became known that a hypersonic missile "Dagger" was struck at a target on the territory of the Arab republic.

Russian Su-30 fighters and Su-24 bombers flew at a safe distance near the Dutch Navy ship Evertsen, after which the frigate changed course from the Russian border in the Black Sea. This was announced on Tuesday, June 29, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Two hypersonic missiles from the arsenal of the Russian Su-57 fighter are capable of leaving the entire fleet of American fifth-generation F-35 aircraft on the ground. The first is the aviation version of the X-47M2 "Dagger", which can disable aircraft carriers and concrete runways that the F-35 needs.

In the United States, when preparing for future conflicts, we should pay attention to modern technologies that will significantly affect the pace of hostilities. It is clear that we are talking about a military strategy to confront, first of all, Russia and China.

The Russian military, as promised, reacted to the large-scale NATO Sea Breeze exercises near our borders. So far, American, British, Ukrainian and others (32 countries in total) ships, armored vehicles and aircraft are practicing joint actions of an allegedly defensive nature, our military decided to check the operation of anti-air defense (air defense) systems in the Crimea.

Military personnel of the special purpose compound of the Central Military District (CVO), with the support of snipers, destroyed a field node of a potential enemy in the Novosibirsk region. The event took place within the framework of special tactical exercises, as reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday, June 30.

The provocation of the United States and Great Britain in Russian territorial waters could not lead to a third world war, since the West understands that it will not be able to emerge victorious from it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during a direct line.

He stated that "we are not going to and will not take retaliatory steps that harm us ourselves"

Russia will not suspend the supply of Russian rocket engines, as well as titanium to the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

He reaffirmed the US commitment to peace in the Middle East

US President Joe Biden said that his administration is ready to support Tel Aviv's defense efforts, as well as that the United States will not allow Iran to create its own nuclear weapons.

The US military in Syria was subjected to rocket fire, said the representative of the US coalition, Colonel Wayne Marotto.

Photos of the first launch of a new Chinese submarine - presumably an upgraded version of the Type-039-appeared on the Network. There is also a lot of interesting things inside it, but the commentators were most struck by the unusual shape of the ship's cabin.