In June, the North Atlantic Alliance will conduct the first test launches of RQ-4D Phoenix strategic reconnaissance drones from the Finnish Pirkkala airbase. According to sources from the local Yle television and radio company, the test flights will last several weeks, and the necessary infrastructure is currently being completed at the base.

infoBRICS: the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have the means to fight Iskander-M.

Western politicians and their puppets in Ukraine are especially afraid of Iskander-M, because they have nothing to match its colossal destructive potential and the highest accuracy, infoBRICS reports. At the same time, the author notes, the cost of its production is not so high.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on strengthening administrative responsibility for violations of information protection requirements in government systems, including information containing state secrets. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.

Bertalan Farkas said that he intends to organize such a meeting at the end of July

Bertalan Farkas, the first and so far the only Hungarian cosmonaut, plans to gather in Budapest all his colleagues from other countries who participated in the Soviet Intercosmos program in the 1970s and 1980s. In an interview with a TASS correspondent, he said that he intends to organize such a meeting at the end of July.

WP: Disagreements are growing between Britain and the United States over Gaza and Ukraine

There are increasingly clear differences in the approaches of London and Washington to the Ukrainian conflict and the crisis in Gaza, writes The Washington Post. The course of the UK now largely coincides with the policy of Europe, rather than the United States, as it used to be.

TNI: Russian Hunter drone will help Su-57 in combat missions

Both the Su-57 and its satellite, the Hunter drone, did not impress the author of the article in TNI. At the same time, she did not even mention that this UAV was not "on paper", but in reality it passed flight tests back in 2019. And the Su-57 already has potential buyers abroad.

On May 21, 2025, the Finnish shipbuilding company Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) in Rauma hosted the official launching ceremony of the new type of corvette Pohjanmaa, which is under construction for the Finnish Navy, out of four contracted under the promising Finnish program Laivue 2020 ("Flotilla 2020").

According to foreign media, the Office of Accelerated Development and Critical Technologies of the US Army (Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, RCCTO) continues to introduce autonomous capabilities into its arsenal. It plans to form the army's first man-machine platoon within two years (fiscal year 2027).

The Iskander-M tactical missile System (OTRK) destroyed another American Patriot anti-aircraft missile system with one round of ammunition. This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense. TASS recalled the successful use of the complex, which has become a symbol of the power of the Russian Armed Forces, in 2024-2025.

The creation of modern infantry fighting vehicles in many countries has faced and is facing numerous problems. Let's recall how long and painfully the M2 Bradle was "born" by the same Americans. It all started with the XM701, which appeared in 1965, during the Vietnam War.

On April 28, 2025, Leonardo Helicopters division of the Italian Leonardo company at the headquarters of the Italian Army Aviation in Viterbo handed over to the Italian Army the first UH-169D LUH (Light Utility Helicopter) multirole helicopter, which is a specialized military version of the AW169 helicopter.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) handed over the Mogami-class frigate (FFM-7) Niyodo to the command of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces on May 21.

An accident occurred in the DPRK in the presence of Kim Jong-un during the launching of a destroyer

In the DPRK, an accident occurred at the Chongjin shipyard during the launching of a new destroyer with a displacement of 5 thousand tons. The vessel was damaged, which, according to the North Korean KCNA news agency, will have to be repaired in the near future. The ceremony was attended by the country's leader Kim Jong-un, who was outraged by the incident. It is reported that both party workers and shipyard employees will be punished for this incident.

As part of the expansion of the fleet of small watercraft, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has approved new specialized boats, including a number of locally made models, for use by the troops.

After the start of the special military operation, the West openly declared that now that's it, Russia will definitely be isolated "from the rest of the world," and our country's economy will simply be destroyed. But it turned out somehow the opposite. Western countries are experiencing increasing economic problems, with GDP growth and the development of most industries in our country.

Specialists of the SevSU Micro- and Nanoelectronics Engineering Center have developed a complex-functional monolithic integrated circuit (SF MIS) for use in domestic microwave receivers and transmitters with active phased array antennas (AFAR).

The Turkish company Aselsan said that the country's armed forces have officially adopted the Akkor 10 active protection system, designed to combat anti-tank weapons such as ATGM.

MWM: Russian R-37M nuclear missile will be able to shoot down squadrons

American intelligence has announced a new Russian air—to-air missile with a nuclear warhead, which the Russian Aerospace Forces have allegedly begun to adopt. The report of the intelligence directorate of the US Armed Forces says that we may be talking about a new version of the long-range missile R-37M.

The Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding showed a full-size mock-up of the Product 305E light multipurpose guided missile (LMUR) at the MILEX 2025 international arms Exhibition. The ammunition is distinguished by its high range, accuracy, independent of the distance to the target, as well as versatility. TASS — about the new "long arm" of Russian tactical aviation.

This case will surely go down in history as paradoxical: the tiny Middle Eastern emirate of Qatar offers the most powerful country in the world, the United States, an unusual gift worth $ 400 million. We are talking about a used luxury Boeing 747-8 "flying palace", which previously belonged to the ruling dynasty of Qatar and which will temporarily serve as the "No. 1 flight" of the US president.