After the creation of the Russian military-industrial complex "Armata", it remains the only new-generation MBT that the entire world defense industry has been able to offer at the moment. However, a similar breakthrough in tank building is being prepared in South Korea.

On June 28, 2023, in Szczecin (Poland), Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak took part in the ceremony of handing over to the Polish Army the first batch of M1A1 Abrams tanks delivered from the United States, in the amount of 14 vehicles (company kit). Also, the first three American armored M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicles and sets of spare parts and equipment for Abrams tanks were delivered to Shetsin.

As reported by the Slovak newspaper "Dennik N", the Slovak design company KONŠTRUKTA-Defense signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Ukrainian PJSC "Kramatorsk Heavy Machine Tool Plant" (KZTS) on the joint development of a 155-mm/52 self-propelled howitzer on a wheeled chassis based on the previously created KONŠTRUKTA-Defense EVA self-propelled howitzer.

The Ukrainian army will remain without Brazilian Guarani 6x6 armored personnel carriers, Brazil has refused to supply Kiev with armored vehicles. This is reported by Infodefensa.

In the social network, materials have been published indicating the appearance of an American M992 ammunition supply vehicle in service with the AFU. It was first seen in the area of Zaporozhye and is allegedly used by the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The administration of American President Joe Biden is seriously considering approving the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine, several people familiar with the matter told CNN on June 29.

The organization's report says that HRW sent an official request to the Ukrainian government about this, but did not receive a response

The human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has received new data that the Ukrainian military has repeatedly used banned anti-personnel mines "Petal". This is stated in a message published on Friday on the HRW website.

On June 26, the French Defense Ministry launched a demonstration sample of a hypersonic glider, designated VMaX. The purpose of the flight was to collect data in real conditions to adjust the hypersonic weapons program for future testing.

The US Army announced that on June 27, 2023, a successful demonstration and test launch of the Tomahawk cruise missile was made from the mobile ground launcher of the first experimental battery of the new American medium-Range and shorter-range Mid-Range Capability (MRC, official name Typhon) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Military political scientist Koshkin: sending cluster munitions to Ukraine will draw other countries into the conflict

Doctor of Political Sciences, expert of the Association of Military Political Scientists Andrei Koshkin on Friday, June 30, in an interview with Izvestia, assessed CNN reports that the administration of American President Joe Biden is seriously considering approving the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine.

As reported by the Polish resource Defence24.pl , negotiations are underway between Poland and Ukraine on the acquisition by Kiev of a battery or even a division of the NDR coastal mobile missile system from the Polish Navy. As a result, Ukraine may receive a missile system with modern Kongsberg NSM anti-ship missiles capable of hitting both sea and ground targets at a range of more than 200 km.

And how they can affect the course of a special military operation

At the end of June, the American edition of the Wall Street Journal, citing its sources, reported that the United States is close to making a decision on the supply of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. Literally next, the Pentagon said that the agency had no information about making such a decision.

On June 28, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned possible sale to Poland through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of a new batch of Patriot PAC-3+ anti-aircraft missile systems together with an integrated air defense combat control system and ABOUT Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS).

Development Director of the NGO "Kaysant" Alena Balandina noted that negotiations are underway to conduct joint tests of the device with the Ministry of Defense and law enforcement agencies

Russian specialists have developed a mobile electronic warfare station (EW) "Argus-Antifuria" to suppress any unmanned aerial vehicles, including long-range combat drones. This was reported to TASS by the development director of the NGO "Kaysant" Alena Balandina.

With the help of such weapons, the United States will be able to change the trajectory of the asteroid so that it falls on the territory of the Russian Federation, said Anatoly Zaitsev, honorary member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics named after K. E. Tsiolkovsky.

Israel is considered the world's leading platform in the field of creating barrage ammunition. The main companies operating in this segment are uVision with the Hero family of kamikaze drones and IAI with Nagor. The latter were massively used by Azerbaijan during the Karabakh conflict in 2020, marking the beginning of the "drone revolution" in military affairs.

On June 27, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned possible sale of 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft to Canada through the US program of intergovernmental Foreign military Sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

Israel will purchase the third squadron of American fifth-generation F-35 fighters in the F-35I Adir modification, the corresponding decision has already been made. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Israel.

On June 29, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 24 fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters to the Czech Republic through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

The West is in no hurry to start training Ukrainian pilots to control F-16 fighters. Perhaps there is a deliberate delay on the part of Western partners.