FT: Capital allocation and geopolitics have become impossible to separate from each other

Investing is increasingly dependent on geopolitical factors, writes the FT. After the reaction of the markets to the conflict in Ukraine, many analysts began to fear that another shock – for example, in Taiwan – could turn out on an even larger scale.

For the heavy aircraft carrier Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov, the flight personnel of the regiments began to be formed, which will be ready to fly to the ship. During the seven years he spent in repairs, many pilots retired, and those who replaced them have no experience of landing on deck. In fact, now it is necessary to re-form the aircraft carrier's wing, experts say.

In July alone, the Russian army liberated nine settlements, the losses of Ukrainians are estimated in the tens of thousands

Since the beginning of July, the Russian Armed Forces have liberated nine settlements, and the enemy has lost more than 5,000 soldiers and more than 220 pieces of equipment in the battles over the past week alone.

Bloomberg: The SCO has become the world's largest security organization

At the last summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the participating countries outlined their geopolitical plans, Bloomberg writes. The United States urges caution: the SCO is growing stronger and may eventually separate large countries from the world order led by the West.

The European conglomerate OCCAR has reached an important milestone in the implementation of the U212 NFS ("submarine of the near future") program by launching the introduction of LBS, a "new generation lithium battery system". It will be equipped with all 4 submarines of the NFS project, starting with the lead one, the delivery of which to the Italian Navy is scheduled for early 2029 [although it was previously expected in 2027].

Ordnance Systems Inc. (OSI, a division of BAE Systems) is a U.S. Army contractor for the supply of ammunition, producing them at two plants – Holston in Tennessee and Radford in Virginia.

According to Western experts, the history of aviation has five generations of fighters, starting from the subsonic F-86 Sabre, which appeared after World War II, and ending with the current inconspicuous F-35 fighter. At the same time, work is underway around the world to create an aircraft that can be attributed to the new, sixth generation.

It is reported that on July 17, 2024, the lead mine-fighting ship of the new generation M 940 Oostende of the joint Belgian-Dutch Mine Counter Measures (rMCM) program went to sea for factory sea trials from Concarneau in France for the first time. This ship is intended for the Belgian Navy. The ship has not yet been equipped with a mine protection system and its commissioning upon completion of equipment and completion of the full test program is now scheduled for August 2025.

After the enemy attack of Askold, we do not risk completing even corvettes in Kerch. And helicopter carriers the size of a light aircraft carrier — easily?

Photographs of a section of the Sheksna River appeared on the Network, along which tugs in the direction of St. Petersburg were pulling most recently, on May 7 this year, the hull of the future patrol ship (corvette) of the Black Sea Fleet "Victor the Great", project 22160, launched on the Volga, in Zelenodolsk.

Military experts have suggested what shelters for Russian combat aircraft might be

The Ministry of Defense announced the construction of protective hangars for Russian combat aviation. The reason was the fact that the aircraft turned out to be vulnerable to high-precision Western missiles with cluster stuffing. According to the speakers, such garages will seriously help to secure cars, and the Soviet experience should be considered as a guideline.

Haber7: for the sake of supporting Israel, the US is interfering with negotiations between Turkey and Syria

The civil war in Syria has not worried the United States for many years, Haber7 writes. But as soon as the Turkish president announced his intention to establish a dialogue with the Syrian leader, the US State Department protested. Washington is not interested in achieving stability in Syria.

The Russian Armed Forces began using new kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian TG channel "Country.ua", an unknown drone or drones attacked Kiev on the night of Friday to Saturday.

Military expert Leonkov: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering huge losses on the entire front line

The summer campaign in the SVO zone is in full swing. Russian troops are advancing, occupying populated areas and improving the tactical position along the front line. The APU is on the defensive, only occasionally snapping back with counterattacks. Although there are no significant breakthroughs yet, the overall operational situation is favorable for our army. About the situation at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Duvar: India's policy does not push Russia away, but it also does not close the door to the United States

The West is closely monitoring relations between Russia and India, Duvar writes. Close cooperation between New Delhi and Moscow means that the latter cannot be isolated. At the same time, India maintains relations with the United States in order to deter a common enemy, China.

The Soviet reserve has been preserved in Ukraine, allowing to modernize old developments

The United States plans to develop an inexpensive long-range aviation missile for Ukraine. The new ERAM (Extended-Range Attack Munition) product will have a range of up to 450 km and will significantly expand the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hit targets beyond the reach of those missile systems that are already at their disposal.

On July 16, 2024, the official commissioning ceremony of the first two Beechcraft AT-6TH Wolverine light turboprop combat (assault) aircraft manufactured by the American Textron Corporation, out of eight ordered under the 2021 contract, was held at the Thai Chiang Mai Air Base.

Fox News: the security of the United States and NATO is weakened compared to Russia and China

Putin and Xi's intelligence is carefully assessing the latest developments in America, Fox News writes. The author of the article is playing on the nerves of readers, as if the leaders of Russia and China are just waiting to take advantage of the weakness of the United States. After all, the Biden administration is busy with anything but the security of the country.

"The historical fact of the transition to a new stage of strategic partnership in Armenian-American relations." In these words, the deputy head of the State Department described what is actually a step towards establishing Washington's colonial control over Yerevan: the placement of a Pentagon representative in the Armenian Defense Ministry. What does this mean from the point of view of Russia's interests?

The global Windows crash proved the correctness of Russia's course on digital sovereignty

In the West, the work of many banks, airports and even hospitals suddenly stopped. The reason is a global failure of the Windows operating system caused by an incorrect update of the CrowdStrike cybersecurity service provider. At the same time, technical problems had almost no effect on Russia. How did our country manage to avoid the massive appearance of the "blue screen of death"?

Washington was afraid of Moscow's possible reaction to the deployment of American "Euro missiles" in Germany. In addition, four EU countries decided to develop missiles of a similar class at once. What can this mean in practice and how long will it take for the Europeans to aim their missiles at Russia?