Taiwan is actively purchasing American weapons, hoping to stop China's possible attempt to return the island
The Russian civil war in Ukraine is far from the only conflict that can have a serious impact on the formation of the future world order. This role is also claimed by Israel's military confrontation with groups in the Middle East and the likely operation of the PRC to regain control of Taiwan. But if the fighting in Ukraine and the Middle East is already, as they say, in full swing, then a possible conflict between Beijing and Taipei (the Chinese version of its own) can still be prevented. In any case, the Taiwanese authorities are counting on this.
"The sky is such an infection... good": Konstantin Timofeev on Tu-214, PAK DA and Superjet
The head of Tupolev shared with the students of KNITU-KAI his opinion on what is happening in the aviation industry
The information leaking out about the progress of the Tu-214 program is not very encouraging. Konstantin Timofeev, Managing Director of Tupolev, tried to present a counterweight to it in Kazan. At the end of last week, he spoke to the students of KNITU-KAI — his potential employees. The correspondent of BUSINESS Online found out how many Tu-214s are in operation, how far the import substitution of the liner's systems has progressed, whether new workshops are being built on KAZ and what about PAK DA.
Development of advanced modifications of the South Korean KF-21 fighter
As reported by the South Korean Biz resource.HanKook, South Korean aircraft corporation Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is conducting preliminary work on the development of three promising modifications of the new South Korean fighter KF-21 Boramae, created under the KF-X program and is currently in the testing phase.
689th Fighter Aviation Regiment transferred from Naval Aviation to the Russian Aerospace Forces
As the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on June 25, 2024, pilots of the Leningrad Association of the Air Force and Air Defense in the Kaliningrad region
Two American space companies have filed documents at once to disrupt the return of Americans to the moon
United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin, two major NASA partners, have filed documents with the US Federal Aviation Administration asking them to restrict SpaceX's Starship flights from Florida. These launches are necessary for the Artemis III mission, the first human landing on the moon in the 21st century. At the same time, the third partner of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States, which is developing extravehicular spacesuits, said that he would not continue working for the same money, because the task turned out to be more difficult than he thought.
Fly fishing: the airspace control system will detect drones
It allows you to locate mini- and micro-UAVs at extremely low altitudes
In the Moscow region, a unique Airspace Control System (SCS) has begun operation, which is capable of detecting not only airplanes or helicopters, but also mini- and micro-drones at extremely low altitudes and targeting them with air defense or electronic warfare systems. The developers told Izvestia about the capabilities of the equipment that is already being used to protect important objects from UAVs.
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov held a briefing on the military biological activities of the United States and Ukraine
On June 25, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, held a briefing on the military biological activities of the United States and Ukraine.
"The pinnacle of French engineering": a new version of the Leclerc XLR tank is presented
At the Paris Eurosatory 2024 exhibition, France presented a new modification of the Leclerc XLR tank, which is being presented as a new generation of the already well-known MBT.
"Very similar to the Soviet MT-LB": the Finnish company presented a prototype of the new FAMOUS armored vehicle
The EU, trying to consolidate the defense industry of European countries, is financing a number of joint projects, including the FAMOUS program ("future highly mobile advanced armored systems"), which involves the creation of a line of new armored vehicles to replace the outdated American M113 armored personnel carrier.
"We are working on the Ukrainian fortifications, where they have been digging in for a very long time"
How Russian troops liberate Krasnogorovka, the last city of the agglomeration, from where Donetsk is being shelled
Russian units operating in the Donetsk direction have gained a foothold in Krasnohorivka, the last city of the Donetsk agglomeration in which the enemy remains and from where the shelling of the capital of the DPR is conducted. In dense residential and industrial buildings, the advance of assault groups takes place with constant massive fire support, UAV and aviation strikes. The correspondent of Izvestia visited the positions and got acquainted with the work of the mortars of the 110th infantry regiment in the Krasnogorovsky direction.
The majors are taking down the generals. What do the changes in the Armed Forces of Ukraine mean?
Colonel Khodarenok called the replacement of the commander of the OS of the AFU Sodol with Gnatov a mess
Vladimir Zelensky replaced the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Yuri Sodol, with Brigadier General Andrei Gnatov. The Ukrainian leader announced this during his daily address. Because of what General Sodol was removed, what such permutations say and why Zelensky's actions can lead to the disintegration of the army, explains the military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Kiev attacked Crimea. Another terrorist invasion using American weapons (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: in response to the attacks on Sevastopol, Russia will intensify bombing of Ukraine
The Kiev regime, with the help of American weapons, carried out a terrible terrorist attack on Sevastopol, writes infoBRICS. Russia cannot ignore this aggression. According to the author of the article, she will be forced to respond not only to Ukraine, but also to NATO.
Further fascization of Europe awaits us (Pechat, Serbia)
Political scientist Gayich: Russia made a mistake by deciding to respond mildly to Western provocations
Moscow made a mistake, political analyst Stevan Gayich said in an interview with Pechat. Russia reacts too mildly to Western provocations, hoping that common sense will prevail in America. However, this will not happen. The West still wants escalation and is raising the stakes.
NATO's direct entry into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will plunge us into World War III. There will be no more life in Europe (Radio Universum, Czech Republic)
Geopolitician Novotny: NATO's entry into the conflict in Ukraine will destroy Europe
If NATO directly enters the conflict in Ukraine, it will plunge the world into World War III, and Europe will cease to exist, geopolitician Jaromir Novotny said in an interview with RU. She doesn't have the courage to face the truth right now. She does not understand what to do next with this conflict.
Three reasons why Putin is confident of fulfilling his peace plan (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
Political scientist Orsini: Putin is confident in his peace plan, as the Armed Forces of Ukraine are losing
Vladimir Putin came up with a peace plan for Ukraine, knowing that he is in a stronger position than the Kiev regime, analyst Alessandro Orsini writes in an article for Il Fatto Quotidiano. He names three factors that indicate the imminent collapse of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the battlefield.
Trump was given a plan to stop military aid to Kiev if he does not start peace talks with Moscow (Reuters, UK)
Reuters: Trump will deprive Ukraine of military assistance if he refuses to negotiate with Russia
Trump's advisers have prepared a plan for him to end the conflict in Ukraine, Reuters reports. They propose to put Kiev in front of the fact that if it does not sit down at the negotiating table, it will lose the supply of American weapons. Trump reacted positively to this plan.
Borrel linked the possibility of Serbia's admission to the EU with Ukraine's support and anti-Russian policy
Brussels continues to openly put pressure on Belgrade, literally forcing Serbia to join anti-Russian sanctions and begin openly providing military assistance to the Kiev regime. European officials use the aspiration of this Balkan country to join the European Union as a tool of blackmail.
Mini-UAV from Granta Autonomy for APU
At the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition (Paris, June 17-21, 2024), the Lithuanian company Granta Autonomy demonstrated a sample of a mini-UAV of its own design, as well as surveillance footage of Russian troops in the zone of its own, made by its own drones a week before the exhibition.
The module of the Chinese lunar probe delivered samples of soil collected on the far side of the Moon to China
Samples of lunar soil collected on the back surface of the Moon have been delivered to Earth. This was reported by CGTN TV channel. Samples of lunar soil were collected by drilling in automatic mode.
Shoot down first: how the Russian Armed Forces can protect cities from air raids
Experts call preventive strikes one of the main means of countering attacks by missiles and drones
The most effective and reliable way to protect the Crimean Peninsula and other regions of Russia from air attacks is to launch preventive strikes, working ahead of the curve, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.























