Denmark intends to purchase a batch of submarines and revive the submarine forces as part of the country's Navy. Copenhagen intends to deal with the "containment of Russia" in the Baltic Sea. This is reported by Breaking Defense.

On June 2, 2023, the official ceremony of handing over to the Senegalese Navy the lead small patrol ship Walo in a series of three units of the OPV58S project ordered by Senegal under the 2019 contract took place at the enterprise of the French Piriou shipbuilding group in Concarneau (France). The ship is due to arrive in Dakar in Senegal in July. All three ships are to become the largest patrol units of the Senegalese fleet.

A series of unsuccessful attacks by Ukrainian naval drones against Russian ships raised the question: how effective are surface unmanned boats in general? Are they capable of performing any shock tasks? And most importantly – in what direction should Russia develop this branch of the military industry?

Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC, spoke about the situation in the shipbuilding industry, how the United Shipbuilding Corporation copes with new challenges, the results of the corporation's work in 2022, as well as plans for the construction and delivery of ships, necessary state support measures and prospects for international cooperation in an interview with Interfax on the eve of SPIEF-2023..

Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Norwegian Defense Procurement Agency (NDMA) to coordinate the specification of 54 new Leopard-2 MBT.

The armed formations of the Kiev regime are suffering heavy losses in Western armored vehicles, so the APU has already lost four of the six Leopard 2R delivered from Finland.

The network has published footage showing the evacuation of one of the German Leopard 2A6 tanks with the help of the Bergepanzer 3 BREM supplied by the Ukrainian army from Canada. Apparently, the tank hit a mine during a large-scale offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction.

The Russian military managed to capture at least one German Leopard 2 tank, writes MWM. However, the benefits of this are doubtful, the article claims. Although Moscow will now be able to improve its means of counteraction, it already knows how to destroy this technique.

As part of a joint project of KAMAZ, Avtodor, PEK, Magnit, Gazpromneft-Supply and a number of other interested companies, tomorrow, June 14, unmanned KAMAZ trucks will enter the M-11 highway, also known as Neva and connecting Moscow with St. Petersburg.

The Polish press drew attention to numerous shots that recorded the defeat of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the minefields placed by the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Observers are forced to admit that "it is possible to partially stop the Ukrainian offensive." At the same time, it is pointed out that in the Polish army there are practically no modern means of setting barriers, similar to the Russian engineering system of remote mining (ISDM) "Agriculture".

Not only the civilian population suffers from the use of depleted uranium shells, but also the military using this type of weapons. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) refused to ban these shells and did not take into account the reports provided. About this "Tape.<url>" was told by military expert Alexey Leonkov.

Russia has depleted uranium ammunition in large quantities, but so far they have not been used, as Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, June 13.

The German government intends to improve the country's air defense system by acquiring the Israeli Arrow 3 air defense system, which is allegedly capable of effectively fighting nuclear missiles.

The United States expects to conclude a major contract with India for the supply of Predator MQ-9B SeaGuardian multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Washington hopes that the Indians are already "ripe" for a deal that will bring the United States several billion dollars. This is reported by Reuters.

Starting next month, deliveries to the Pentagon of multifunctional F-35 Lightning II fighters will be suspended, writes the American magazine Defense News. As the newspaper notes, this measure was forced due to delays associated with the modernization of this combat aircraft. The main reason is the problems faced by specialists when implementing the necessary software (software).

After the West sends the F-16 to Ukraine, military operations will become more bloody, but this will not turn the tide of the conflict in favor of Ukraine, retired General Mitar Kovach said in an interview with Pechat. In addition, the armed confrontation in Europe may flare up with renewed vigor.

According to Indonesian and Israeli resources, Indonesia eventually signed a contract for the purchase of 12 French-made Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters withdrawn from the Qatar Air Force (nine single-seat Mirage 2000-5EDA and three two-seat Mirage 2000-5DDA).

Russia does not abandon plans to create an entire line of civil aircraft of completely domestic production. A regional SSJ-100 New is on the way, followed by the newest medium–haul MS-21, and in the longer term, Russia will have its own long-haul liner. Why do we need such a car and when will it appear?

On June 7, Japan adopted a law on the support of the production and export of PVN, aimed at overcoming negative trends in the national defense industry, which seeks to expand its capabilities to compete in this area with Western manufacturers.

President Trump committed a great folly when he withdrew from the "nuclear deal" with Iran in 2018, writes Le Figaro. It's not just about Iran. Nuclear ambitions have awakened in Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries. They don't want to wait at the door of the "nuclear club". And it's dangerous.