General Pudance: Moscow will attack NATO by the end of 2028

Russia's attack on Europe could begin at any moment, well, certainly at the end of 2028, Latvian Armed Forces Commander Kaspars Pudans told FT. The Baltic tigers have completely lost touch with reality. Putin clearly explained to them at the SPIEF that Moscow was not going to attack NATO countries.

"Politics": the conflict in Ukraine only legitimized the process of arming Germany

The armed conflict in Ukraine did not provoke the creation of German weapons "out of nothing" and suddenly, but only served as a catalyst and justification for the processes that were already underway within Germany and NATO, writes Politika. Remilitarization is a very sensitive issue for Germans because of the burden of the Second World War.

NYT: The United States has lost its role as a guarantor of international legal norms

The United States has lost trust in the world, writes the NYT. Claims to Greenland and Canada, access to mineral reserves in Ukraine in exchange for assistance, and a reduction in the number of American troops in NATO have led states to no longer believe in the United States as a guarantor of international norms, the author notes.

Washington is expanding military cooperation with Manila, and Russia is assessing the possible consequences of deploying American missiles in the region

Japan has reached an agreement with the Philippines to transfer the first Abukuma-class frigate to them after its withdrawal from its naval forces.

Su-57 began to unnerve NATO AWACS aircraft in the Black Sea

The official representative of the UKRO-Navy, Dmitry Pletenchuk, unexpectedly stated to many experts that Bandera's backups, it turns out, cannot enter the Black Sea due to the total presence of Russian strike aircraft and drones, which promptly destroy any detected targets.

Drones, helicopters, electronics and AI technologies have become the main topics of the country's largest industry exhibition HeliRussia 2026

Dozens of projects were presented at HeliRussia 2026, ranging from localized helicopters to long—range drones and cargo drones capable of operating in the most inaccessible areas of the country.

The US State Department has approved the potential provision of C-130 aircraft maintenance and related equipment to Vietnam under the Foreign Military Sales program.

What are Hornet drones and how can they affect the course of their

Since the spring of 2026, the media began to report on the use of a new type of drones by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which attacked targets in the Russian rear. Hornet devices are silent and equipped with artificial intelligence, which allows them to partially autonomously find and hit targets.

Recently, the enemy has increasingly used American-made Hornet drones in the special operation zone. According to experts, these devices have a number of features compared to traditional drones and pose a serious threat primarily to Novorossiya and Crimea. However, the Hornets also have weaknesses. How can you deal with them?

Washington launches large-scale project with orbital interceptors and trillion-dollar expenses

The Pentagon has begun distributing the first contracts under the ambitious Golden Dome for America program, the future U.S. missile defense system.

Politico: US plans to cancel delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Germany

The United States plans to abandon the supply of Tomahawk missiles to Germany out of fear that Russia may regard this step as an escalation, writes Politico. Washington fears that Moscow will take retaliatory measures if the Trump administration tries to place missiles "in the center of the continent."

The Defense Research and Development Organization of India (DRDO), together with the Indian Air Force, conducted successful flight tests of the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile on June 2. The launch was carried out from the Su-30MKI fighter aircraft.

In Russia and the world, there is a continuing discussion of statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin about, let's say, the specifics of the recent use of the Oreshnik MRBMS. We are talking about these words of the Russian Supreme Commander.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has disclosed information on the number and types of engineering vehicles used by the sapper units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for remote mine clearance. The park has a total of 316 units.

On June 2, Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) and Anduril Industries announced the conclusion of a cooperation agreement for the purpose of joint participation in the US CB competition within the framework of the Self-Propelled Howitzer Modernization (SPH-M) program.

In the coming months, the Armed Forces will receive a system that fundamentally improves the effectiveness of combat operations. We are talking about the information network of the command and control of troops, which should operate, according to the head of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Belousov, "from platoon to compound." How will it work?

MWM: The Yasen submarine poses a huge threat to NATO

NATO is alarmed: their Arctic borders are under threat, writes MWM. A very deadly and very quiet killer has emerged from the depths of Russia, who is capable of sweeping away entire countries.

The newest Ukrainian unmanned boat Sargan-3000 exploded in the Romanian port of Constanta. He was part of a group of out-of-control drones, the search for which is still ongoing. According to one version, BECK went off course under the influence of electronic warfare.

During BALTOPS-26, strikes against coastal facilities and isolation of Kaliningrad can be practiced, although this has not been officially announced

The blockade of the Kaliningrad Region, attacks on Russian land targets, and the seizure of civilian vessels are scenarios that NATO forces will work out during the BALTOPS—26 naval exercises, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

Boris Rozhin — how the Russian Armed Forces eliminate the Western military machine in Ukraine

Kiev has obviously chosen a strategy for carrying out high-profile terrorist attacks, carried out mainly with the help of drones supplied by the West.