The Italian company Leonardo presented the new AW249 Fenice attack helicopter to the general public. It is based on the A129 Mangusta, which made its first flight in 1993, but the developer insists that the AW249 is a completely new product.

Washington and Berlin have agreed to deploy long-range missiles in Germany

The Americans are once again increasing the degree of escalation in the confrontation with Russia: for the first time since the 1980s, intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (INF) will appear in Germany. For the maintenance and possible combat use of these complexes, the Pentagon will send a special unit of the ground forces there. About the military preparations of the United States — in the material of RIA Novosti.

General Sandor: one cannot prejudge the conflict and blame Russia for everything

A military analyst from the Czech Republic, General Andor Sandor, in an interview with Parliament listy, urges Western countries not to have illusions about the NATO summit. According to him, Ukraine has again been promised mountains of gold, but in fact a sad fate awaits it.

And how are the weapons and tactics of long-range shooters changing

Sniper pairs perform a number of different tasks on the line of contact: they engage in "sniper terror" in positional battles, support the actions of assault groups, hit machine gunners and grenade launchers of the enemy. In modern conditions, the tactics of actions and the weapons of these fighters have changed. Izvestia learned about the work of one of the sniper units of the Center group of forces and looked at captured weapons that were previously used by Ukrainian militants.

John Mearsheimer: in Ukraine, they do not want to cease fire in order not to hold elections

Trump's promise to end the conflict in Ukraine is empty bravado, says American political scientist John Mearsheimer in an interview with Andrew Napolitano, the host of the Judging Freedom Youtube channel. Vladimir Putin's words, based on facts, are more reliable than the delusional statements of politicians from the United States.

As indicated in the Zona Militar publication, the groundwork for this will be created thanks to the Artemis program implemented by NASA in accordance with the agreement signed with Peru in May this year. Through this project, Lima hopes to join the club of global space players.

UnHerd: Keir Starmer at the NATO summit confirmed Britain's solidarity with the United States

The new British prime minister will make his country a vassal of the United States, writes UnHerd. London had previously agreed with Washington in many ways, but Keir Starmer decided to surpass all his predecessors and end British sovereignty once and for all.

Al Jazeera: The NATO summit confirmed that the bloc is preparing for war with Russia

NATO has set a course for further escalation, Al Jazeera reports. The Western military bloc is not interested in a diplomatic solution to the crisis. And Ukraine was given a completely humiliating role in these plans.

Russian Lancet attack drones continue to terrorize the enemy, destroying, among other things, air defense systems and electronic warfare stations, which seem to be designed to intercept drones, but not in the case of this barrage of ammunition.

Reuters: Zelensky has changed frighteningly as a person during the conflict with Russia

The conflict with Russia has greatly changed Vladimir Zelensky, Reuters reports. Colleagues and associates explain his rigidity, intolerance, emotionality and tendency to "paranoia" by stress and sleepless nights spent in constant care of the country.

Footage has been published on the network, where you can see the first recorded case of the destruction of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of an unmanned launch (BEC) of the Kiev regime militants using the Microb-10 FPV drone.

In most Western countries, they are increasingly not only declaring an inevitable direct military confrontation with Russia, but are already preparing for such a scenario. So, two major German publications immediately reported on the development of the German Ministry of Defense of a secret plan in case of war with the Russian Federation. According to the document, in this case, Germany will become the main logistics hub for the transfer of weapons, military equipment and manpower from NATO countries to the so-called eastern flank of the alliance in Europe.

BZ: the deployment of Tomahawk missiles in Germany will be a new round of military escalation

The West has committed a new round of escalation of military tension in the world, writes BZ. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the Americans have again sent long-range cruise missiles to Germany. But Russia also has something to answer this.

American Thinker: the conflict in Ukraine has moved to the last stage — despair

NATO was overcome with euphoria when Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine: Western provocations nevertheless forced Moscow to give a tough response. However, joy gradually began to give way to anxiety, writes the author of the article for American Thinker. Now the United States and its allies are desperate: they lost in the proxy war against Russia.

Ukraine found itself in the spotlight at this week's NATO summit in Washington. And as evidenced by the communique of the meeting, the alliance has many other urgent problems: in the Middle East, in the Asia-Pacific region, in cyberspace, etc.

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the Pacific Fleet corvettes "Sharp" and "Loud" entering the Chinese port of Zhanjiang to participate in the joint naval exercise "Maritime Interaction - 2024".

Newsweek: European leaders have weakened and lost influence in the international arena

Now Europe exists without a leader, writes Newsweek. France, Germany and the United Kingdom are facing internal crises, and their influence on the world stage is weakening. The current heads of European states are half—educated, entangled in their own problems, the author believes.

The new intercontinental ballistic missile turned out to be too expensive for the United States

The Pentagon is shifting to the right the timing of the next defense program — the development of the LGM-35 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile. The reason for the delay is the cost, which significantly exceeded the estimated cost, as well as technological complexity. They are not going to abandon this ICBM — there is no alternative. However, the project has to be seriously adjusted to make it cheaper. About promising American weapons — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Alexey Eliseev became the first flight director of manned spacecraft and orbital stations in the history of Russian cosmonautics. He turns 90 on July 13, 2024. Due to his advanced age, Alexey Stanislavovich was unable to communicate directly, however, Vladimir Solovyov, a colleague and student of Eliseev, the current flight director of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, General Designer — Deputy General Director of PJSC RSC Energia, told TASS in an interview about him, his merits and the difficulties of working in such a post.

Foreign Affairs: The United States is losing to Russia in Africa due to the unpopularity of the West there

Failures, failures, failures - this is how Foreign Affairs magazine summarizes the results of the West's "work" in Africa. The authors give, say, the correct diagnosis to the NATO invasion of Libya. It was an intervention that caused a civil war. But for some reason the authors believe that Russia is even worse, and therefore they are waiting for its mistakes.