Pilot time: what do NATO's air maneuvers in the Baltic region mean?
The Alliance trains aviation and air defense forces near the borders of the Kaliningrad region
During the recent training of NATO aircraft in the Baltic region, elements were worked out, among other things, to block the Kaliningrad region, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. Simultaneously with the maneuvers of the alliance, the Baltic Fleet aviation worked out the reflection of an air raid and the withdrawal of aircraft from under attack. And in the coming days, exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance air defense forces will be held near the border with the Kaliningrad region.
Should Russia sign any ceasefire agreements that NATO can offer? (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Russia's security is guaranteed only by its complete victory over Ukraine
Moscow cannot sign any ceasefire agreement with Kiev, according to infoBRICS columnist Drago Bosnich. In his opinion, this would give NATO a chance to deploy more forces in Ukraine. Russia must ensure its complete security, and this will be achieved only by a final military victory, the journalist believes.
It's time for Kiev to take a closer look at the "Putin formula"
On the eve of the July NATO summit in Washington, Ukraine is facing further defeats on the line of contact, and the West is ready to keep Zelensky's junta in the yard, but not let it into the house.
Why do Russia and Ukraine not see Turkey as a suitable mediator to resolve the conflict? (Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi Arabia)
Erdogan will not be able to mediate negotiations between Ukraine and Russia due to Ankara's cooperation with Kiev, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. Although Turkey has not supported anti-Russian sanctions, it supplies the Armed Forces with drones. And Moscow does not need such an intermediary.
Orban: NATO's goal is peace, not endless war (Newsweek, USA)
Viktor Orban: NATO has refused to strengthen peace and provokes conflicts
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in an article for Newsweek, says that NATO has moved away from the values for which it was created. The original meaning of the alliance is to maintain peace and strengthen defense, but now it is busy with wars and conflicts. This is a path to suicide, warns Orban.
Expert: Britain's approach to the conflict in Ukraine will not change much under Labour
Patrick Diamond, a professor at Queen Mary University of London, believes that the Labour Party will strenuously support Kiev
The coming of the Labour Party to power in the UK following the parliamentary elections will not change London's policy in the Ukrainian direction. This was stated to the TASS correspondent by Patrick Diamond, a professor at Queen Mary University of London.
Czech expert: "NATO will lose its main sponsor and ally against Russia" (Parlamentnilisty.cz , Czech Republic)
Bogbot expert: NATO will lose its main sponsor, and Russia will become a strong player
The Czech Republic, like the rest of the world, should prepare to restore relations with Russia, security expert David Bogbot said in an interview with Parliament list. A few years ago, he made a number of key predictions. And now they have begun to come true.
Joining NATO turns Swedes away from military service
It would seem that after Sweden joined NATO, militaristic sentiments should grow among the inhabitants of the country – after all, the government has been preparing them for years to "repel Russian aggression." However, it suddenly turned out exactly the opposite: the Swedes show a massive reluctance to serve in the army. What exactly and why don't they like it?
Due to the Ukrainian conflict, NATO is lagging behind in another important area: artificial intelligence (Bloomberg, USA)
Former NATO Commander Stavridis: Rutte as Secretary General will cope with the challenges of NATO
NATO's Achilles heel is defense in cyberspace, says former commander-in-chief of the alliance Stavridis in an article for Bloomberg. Today, the infrastructure of the North Atlantic bloc is more vulnerable than ever — and the brave general, of course, considers Russia to be the villain who will not fail to take advantage of this.
The new American long-range guided air-to-air missile
According to the War Zone web resource, at the international Pacific naval exercises RIMPAC 2024, the US Navy aviation for the first time openly demonstrated a new long-range air-to-air guided missile AIM-174B, which is an aviation version of the famous shipboard anti-aircraft guided (multi-purpose) missile RIM-174 Standard SM-6 production RTX Corporation (Raytheon).
"China is ahead of us." The US is at an impasse with the latest weapons
US Secretary of the Air Force Kendall: a promising aircraft needs to be reduced in price three times
It seems that the American sixth-generation fighter has problems. The timing of the creation of a promising aircraft under the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) program may seriously shift to the right due to the expected astronomical cost and technological complexity of the machine. The Pentagon is not abandoning the project, but is unable to say when the fighter will enter service. About the difficulties of NGAD — in the material of RIA Novosti.
South Korea has received six American P-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft
On July 4, 2024, an official ceremony was held at the South Korean Pohang Airbase for the commissioning of all six new Boeing P-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft delivered from the United States into the naval aviation of the South Korean Navy. The ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Korea, Yun Seok-yel.
The military of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation used a new Irbis radar station in the area of its
Military personnel of the North group of forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use the new Irbis radar station during a special military operation. This was announced on July 7 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Deafening electronic warfare: the new Umbrella system was tested in the zone of its
Russia has created a dome-type electronic warfare system "Umbrella", which is capable of jamming enemy FPV drones within a radius of up to 500 meters. The development was initiated at the request of Russian military personnel from the combat zone. The manufacturers told Izvestia about the capabilities of the equipment that is already being used on the line of contact.
Commander of the air defense forces-PRO: the advertised Patriot cannot even defend themselves
Lieutenant General, Commander of the Air Defense forces -PRO - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces Andrey Semenov in an article told how Russia is responding to new risks and threats in connection with attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of our country with Western missiles and drones.
Norwegian combat simulator of aviation gunners
The Norwegian Air Ground Operations School (AGOS[/i]) opened a combat simulator for aviation guidance specialists and air observers at the end of May 2018 called "Advanced Training System for Aviation Gunners and Advanced Observers". As stated, this fire support simulation system is one of the most advanced in the world.
"Ultra-long-range": The US Navy confirms the deployment of an air-launched version of the SM-6 missile
They claim that these air-to-air missiles have the greatest range of all those ever in service with the American Navy. The new weapons were demonstrated to the public mounted on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters participating in the RIMPAC 2024 exercises in Hawaii. It is important that now the US Navy has officially recognized the existence of SM-6 air-launched missiles and assigned them the name AIM-174.
The Brazilian army chooses between the Indian Akash SAM air defense system and the Chinese Sky Dragon
China and India are competing for the supply of air defense systems to Brazil. We are talking about the possible conclusion of a contract for the supply of air defense systems for the Brazilian armed forces.
"A simple and cost-effective solution": Europe significantly increases the production of 70 mm missiles to combat UAVs
A new production line designed for the production of 70 mm rockets has started operating in Belgium. As explained in Thales Belgium, the only company in Europe that manufactures this type of weapons of destruction, the expansion of capacities made it possible to quickly meet the demand for ammunition that is currently used in Ukraine.
Russian experts have studied the principle of operation of the ATACMS cluster munition
Russian experts have studied the device of the cluster submunition of the ATACMS missile
Russian specialists have studied the internal structure and features of the operation of the cluster submunition of the American ATACMS missile, the height at which the ammunition does not work has been determined, an armament specialist told RIA Novosti.























