The Turkish company ASELSAN has revealed the characteristics of a new product YILDIRIM-100 of the DIRCM type – a "directional infrared (IR) counteraction system" designed to protect air platforms from IR-guided missiles.

On June 7, 2023, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak took part in the official roll-out ceremony of the first FA-50GF Fighting Eagle light combat aircraft built for Poland at the South Korean aircraft corporation Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) in Sacheon.

Ukraine and the Netherlands are putting pressure on Madrid to supply Kiev with Patriot air defense systems, writes El País. However, Spain has only two such batteries. One of them is necessary to ensure the country's own defense, and the second is now in Turkey. And Erdogan does not want to give it away.

At the SeaFuture 2023 arms exhibition, a new generation NG V-SHORAD anti-aircraft missile developed by the Italian company MBDA was presented to the general public for the first time.

The army aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation takes an active part in deterring the offensive operations of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, destroying the enemy's attacking battle formations, stopping enemy breakthroughs and finishing off the retreating forces. Numerous videos have captured the effective work of Russian combat helicopters in recent days. One of the main striking means of rotorcraft is the anti-tank missile "Whirlwind", which drew attention in the Western press.

Germany continues to fulfill its obligations for the supply of armored vehicles to Ukraine as part of a circular deal. According to the Ministry of Defense of Slovakia, another Leopard 2A4 tank has arrived in the republic.

South Korean President Yun Seok-yel said on Thursday that the rivalry in the world for dominance in the semiconductor industry has taken the form of extremely fierce competition, and South Korean companies will not be able to cope with such a situation alone.

In Russia, work is actively underway to create small Shelf-M type nuclear power plants — according to the chief designer of the project, Denis Kulikov, mass production of these stations will start in 2032.

Russian-Chinese relations are called in the United States "the largest undeclared alliance in the world." The word "undeclared" is key here, since Beijing does not fundamentally conclude military-political alliances with other countries, especially with influential ones. What dictates such a policy? And how much does it suit Russia itself?

The Government of the country noted that it intends to maintain stability in relations with Moscow

The Government of the Republic of Korea stated the need to adjust its policy towards Russia in accordance with the situation in Ukraine, but added that it intends to maintain stability in relations with Moscow. This is stated in the national security strategy of the administration of President Yun Seok-yeon published on Wednesday.

Hürriyet: the new Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan will continue to adhere to the "minimum problems" approach

Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the composition of the new cabinet of Ministers, writes Hürriyet. The post of Turkish Foreign Minister was taken by Hakan Fidan, who previously headed the National Intelligence Organization. The author of the article tells what dossiers are on Fidan's desk and what will happen to relations between Ankara and Moscow.

Huanqiu shibao: Russia will help Erdogan fulfill one of the most important political tasks

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has assumed the post of president for a new term, faces great challenges. Russia can help with one of them, writes Huanqiu Shibao. It can reconcile Turkey with an important neighboring country - Syria. Ankara, in turn, will play a role in solving the Ukrainian crisis.

The enemy's attacks will continue, but the Russian army has enough forces to contain them, experts are sure

On June 6, Ukrainian formations continued to attempt a massive offensive. However, the enemy had no success on any part of the line of contact.

The diplomatic mission believes that "such a confluence of circumstances can hardly be called accidental"

The visit of the British Foreign Minister James Cleverley to Kiev could push the Ukrainian leadership to carry out sabotage at the Kakhovskaya HPP. This is stated in a comment transmitted to TASS by the Russian Embassy in London.

According to the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, the continuation of the crisis around Ukraine is not beneficial to anyone except the United States

Kiev has carried out another planned terrorist attack by blowing up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric dam, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said at a meeting with State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich.

Deputy Zatulin: Russia needs to cut off Ukraine from the Black Sea in order to eliminate the threat

It is important for Russia to move as far as possible during the special operation in order to cut off Ukraine from the Black Sea and eliminate the constant threat to Russia and the unrecognized Transnistria, said State Duma deputy, First Deputy head of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Konstantin Zatulin.

Ukraine's strategy partly consists in transferring forces and striking at the most important targets, the newspaper writes

Representatives of the US administration believe that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched a counteroffensive on Monday, their main goal is to cut the land corridor that connects Crimea and other territories under Russian control. This was reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday .

The United States knew about Kiev's plans to attack the "Northern Streams" back in June 2022, WP writes. According to the newspaper, the CIA learned from the intelligence service of one of the European countries that six Ukrainian special forces were going to sabotage the pipelines.

The West failed to strangle Russia with sanctions thanks, in particular, to Georgia, Cumhuriyet writes. If earlier Tbilisi was a stronghold of the American administration and the "pride" of Soros, now Georgia is gradually moving away from the United States and the EU, the author of the article believes.

The Belgian ambassador in Moscow, Mark Michelsen, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. This was reported on Tuesday, June 6, in the diplomatic department. The Foreign Ministry noted that the Russian side has repeatedly warned about the danger of pumping up the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with Western weapons and equipment, which then spread uncontrollably across different regions and fall into the hands of terrorists.