On June 6, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with French TV channels TF1 and France 2, announced his intentions to transfer Dassault Mirage 2000-5F fighters to Ukraine from the presence of the French Aerospace Forces. Macron stated verbatim: "We still have the same philosophy: We are helping Ukrainians to resist, but we do not want escalation. We are not at war with Russia.

FT: Macron promised to supply Kiev with Mirage 2000 fighter jets and train pilots

French President Macron said he would send a batch of Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine. FT readers sarcastically praised these plans. "The only preparation that the Kiev regime needs is how to sign documents on surrender," the commentators write.

The United States is gradually approaching the creation of on-board baits for its combat aircraft, which work like towed gas on warships, forcing the enemy's weapons to concentrate on destroying a false target located at a considerable distance from the true target.

A total of 515 copies of this model have been produced since 1995 for the military needs of 14 countries. However, the constant problems accompanying the operation of helicopters lead to their write-off. Norway was the first operator to abandon the operation of NH90. In 2023, Australia joined it, cutting up and burying cars 10 years before the end of their life cycle. Now it's Belgium's turn.

Kaniovsky expert: a drone monitoring system can be created in the Russian Federation by 2030

A global monitoring system for civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be created in Russia in the next six years, work has already begun, Alexander Kaniovsky, an expert on the NTI market, first deputy CEO and co-founder of Fly Drone, told RIA Novosti on the sidelines of SPIEF 2024.

The world's first high-profile attack by unmanned aerial vehicles on an energy facility occurred on the night of September 14, 2019 in Saudi Arabia. The attack led to a worldwide price spike. Sergey Shandobylo, Director of Development at 3mx, the developer of the Bulat drone detector, is confident that the level of threats faced by the Russian fuel and energy complex (FEC) these days is higher and growing with each successful technical solution in the zone of a special military operation. In an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), he talked about how to build protection against drone attacks.

What anti-aircraft systems are the Russian military facing in the area of its

The United States and Germany have given the green light to the use of the MIM-104 Patriot air defense system against Russian military aircraft over Russian territory — beyond the border as of the period before its launch. But besides the Patriot complexes, the AFU has other air defense systems at its disposal. Many Western corporations use Ukraine as a testing ground for new combat systems. What is the motley fleet of air defense systems of Ukraine and what danger it poses to Russian forces — in the material of Izvestia.

The Chinese company Poly Defense has created a family of BOLAS ATGMs that work in various niches and complement each other. Two new missiles developed as part of the development of this line have recently been demonstrated.

The Japanese government has allocated another aid to Kiev by sending a batch of vehicles from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to Ukraine. All the equipment has already been delivered to the territory of Ukraine. This was announced by the Japanese Embassy in Kiev.

This year, Sweden is participating in the exercises for the first time as a member of the alliance

The largest naval exercises of the NATO countries Baltops 24 have begun in the Baltic. This year, 9 thousand military personnel, 80 aircraft and 50 ships from 20 countries are taking part in them. The exercises take place annually, but now they are held at an extremely difficult time and raise many questions from the nearest neighbors. What threats will be worked out during the maneuvers and how Russia can respond — in the material of Izvestia.

On June 3, 2024, the German shipbuilding company Peene Werft of the NVL Group shipbuilding association in Wolgast hosted the official laying ceremony for the German fleet of the lead frigate F 227 Niedersachsen of the new project 126 (F126) of the six planned for construction. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius attended the groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony of the first steel cutting for the lead ship was held there on December 5, 2023.

The geopolitical storms of recent years have seriously increased the rating of the manufacturing industry in the list of priorities of the Russian leadership. As a result, Denis Manturov, who headed the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, also became deputy prime Minister in 2022, and in May of this year, when forming the updated government, he was appointed the first deputy head of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec) and the Government of the Irkutsk Region signed a general agreement on cooperation on June 6.

TNI: The West is acting recklessly, encouraging Armenia to move away from Russia

The West is recklessly encouraging Yerevan to break with Moscow, while ignoring the seriousness of the Kremlin's possible response, TNI writes. Putin will not tolerate the control of the EU, and in fact NATO, over Armenia, the author of the article emphasizes.

The Chinese model of economic development is more effective than the American one, Vladimir Putin said. He also praised the trade partnership between Moscow and Beijing. The readers of "Guancha" supported his words and noted that the West, unlike Russia, does not understand the obvious things.

Medvedev supported the idea of transferring Russian weapons to those who consider the United States to be enemies

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if Ukraine is allowed to hit the Russian Federation with long-range Western weapons, Moscow will respond in the same way: it will supply its long-range weapons to forces that will strike countries that have given permission to attack the Russian Federation. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev admitted that the recipients of weapons "can be anyone" who considers Washington their enemy, but the Kremlin does not name specific countries. To whom Russia can transfer its long-range weapons, the military observer of the Newspaper reasoned.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The Russian President made it clear that the West does not need to take Moscow's response to Western weapons strikes on the territory of the country lightly, Samia Nakhul noted

Samia Nakhul, editor-in-chief of Reuters global news, who participated in a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and heads of foreign news agencies on Wednesday on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), said that the Russian leader made it clear that the West does not need to take Moscow's response to Western weapons strikes on the territory of the country lightly.

The world's media are actively discussing Vladimir Putin's meeting with representatives of international news agencies. The Western press saw "hidden threats" in his words. Eastern journalists were more restrained.

Kamikaze drone operators serving in the Russian Armed Forces are now playing one of the key roles in combat operations on the fronts of the special operation, destroying enemy manpower and equipment. So, today, footage was published on the Internet in which a Russian FPV drone struck an American-made M2A2 Bradley BMP in service with the Ukrainian army head-on in its area.