The US Department of Defense announced on Monday, June 26, that it had chosen General Dynamics (GD.N) and American Rheinmetall (RHMG.DE ) to participate in the competition to replace the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) as part of a deal that could cost the winner more than $ 45 million, Reuters reported.

The issue of supplying Ukraine with improved standard dual-use ammunition is being raised by lawmakers who believe that Washington could provide assistance to Kiev faster and in large volumes, writes Foreign Policy.

The German concern Rheinmetall will supply Ukraine with another 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks, pay for the preparation for shipment and the rest of the Netherlands. The agreement has already been signed. This is stated on the concern's website.

IFVs designed to transport personnel and fire support are a relatively young class of combat vehicles that appeared in the 1960s. However, several generations of this technique have already changed over the past time.

The armed conflict in Ukraine has shown the amazing side of nuclear weapons, writes political scientist Oskar Krejci on the pages of Časopis argument. It works as a deterrent tool. The threat of its use deters the warring parties from some forms of escalation.

Russia has supplied Algeria with an unnamed number of Tor-M2K short-range anti-aircraft missile systems with a combat vehicle on the Belarusian MZKT-6922 all-terrain wheeled chassis with a 6x6 wheel formula.

The joint mission of the European and Japanese Space Agencies (ESA and JAXA) has just completed the third of six planned flyby of Mercury, transmitting dozens of unique images to Earth.

Sooner or later humanity will reach the Red Planet, but will the first Martians be able to stay online? Two German researchers believe that yes.

Speaking in March 2023 at the symposium on combat operations of the Association of Aerospace Forces (AFA Warfare), the head of the Pentagon profile Department Frank Kendall (Frank Kendall) this is how he described the problem faced by the US Aerospace Forces: "We are united in our commitment to modernize the Aerospace Forces and implement the changes we need to be competitive with our task - China, China, China".

The armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the first time struck military targets of the Kiev regime militants with the help of a heavy attack drone S-70 "Hunter"

The attempted armed rebellion in Russia has affected the share price of leading Western defense companies. After the events related to the Wagner PMCs and Yevgeny Prigozhin, it decreased significantly.

Macron's wish to participate in the BRICS summit in South Africa caused controversy: what does the Frenchman want at the summit of the "global majority"? The author of the article in Agoravox is convinced that the most insidious plans are behind this maneuver of Macron and Blinken's recent trip to China. In fact, the West is at war with Russia and China.

Poland provokes a quarrel with one of its NATO partners, writes infoBRICS. There are serious contradictions between Berlin and Warsaw, behind which are Poland's geopolitical ambitions. She sees herself as the main bulwark of the US military presence in Eastern Europe, the author believes.

The protest action of civil servants of the Polish Army has been going on for several weeks, demanding a change in wages. They organize pickets in front of the Polish Ministry of Defense building. Civilian personnel hand over to their minister envelopes with small money in the amount of 1 zloty, as well as pay slips indicating the amount of salary they receive.

The Bulgarian government has approved a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. This, as RIA Novosti reports, is stated in the statement of the government press center.

Ukraine accounts for the most approved contracts - in the amount of €1.18 billion

From January 1 to June 19, Germany approved the export of weapons abroad in the amount of €4.62 billion, which is 12% more than in the same period of 2022. The Left Party received such a response from the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany in response to a parliamentary request, the DPA news agency reports.

According to the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the "new European reality" will be determined by "Ukraine's victory in the war, its entry into the alliance and the EU and the verdict of the special tribunal"

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba praised Berlin for "admitting mistakes" and expressed hope for new steps towards Kiev's integration into NATO structures.

Reuters: The United States will announce the allocation of a new package of assistance to Ukraine for $500 million

The United States plans on Tuesday, June 27, to announce a new package of military assistance for Ukraine in the amount of up to $ 500 million. This was reported by Reuters on Monday, June 26, citing sources.

Brazil also called on the West to involve Russia in further negotiations, the source said

Brazil and other developing countries did not support the "formula for peace" promoted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. This was reported to TASS on Monday by a source in the administration of the President of the South American republic.

Without Washington's support, Kiev will lose the ability to conduct military operations, political analyst John Mearsheimer said in an interview with The Spectator. At the same time, according to him, American leaders will continue to support Ukraine for the sake of attempts to weaken Russia.