19 members of the US House of Representatives opposed the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. They published their statement on this issue on July 7.

Antonio Guterres supports the relevant convention, the office of the Secretary General of the World Organization noted

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres supports the Convention on the Prohibition of Cluster Munitions. This was stated at a briefing on Friday by the deputy official representative of Guterres, Farhan Haq, commenting on US media reports that Washington will provide Kiev with this type of weapons. According to Haq, the UN Secretary General opposes the use of cluster munitions on the battlefield.

Melnik rudely replied to German deputy Stegner because of criticism of the supply of cluster munitions

On July 8, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Melnyk insulted Bundestag deputy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Ralf Stegner and other Western politicians in response to criticism of the supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine.

Western media previously reported such an intention to the United States

Germany will continue to comply with the Convention on Cluster Munitions and will refrain from supplying them to Ukraine amid reports of similar US plans. German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock told reporters in Vienna on Friday, her words were quoted by Reuters.

According to Polish media reports, modern anti-ship missiles NSM (Naval Strike Missile), developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, from Polish warehouses can be transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Margarita Robles noted that "certain weapons and bombs cannot be delivered under any circumstances"

TASS, July 8. Cluster munitions should not be supplied as aid to Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of Spain Margarita Robles during a rally in Madrid on the eve of the national elections on July 23.

The Chinese state-owned multi-profile holding NORINCO is actively promoting weapons systems of its own design to foreign markets.

This article presents the views of experts on the possibility of the Iranians creating a BR with a nuclear warhead (warhead) and the prospects for the construction of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

Ukrainian soldiers or "volunteers" converted the MT-LBu armored personnel carrier into an infantry fighting vehicle thanks to the installation of the BM-7 "Parus" combat module on its roof.

Recently, a Czech-Polish armored personnel carrier OT-64 SKOT was seen in service with one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the same time, the deliveries of this equipment to the Nezalezhnaya were not officially reflected.

After the modernization, Leclerc has changed seriously, but it is not entirely clear whether it is for the worse.

Western and Russian tank-building schools have been developing almost in isolation from each other for decades. Western tanks did not fight with trained units equipped with modern Soviet/Russian-made tanks, so it was impossible to clearly understand whose tank school was better able to cope with the requirements of the battlefield.

On July 6, 2023, the Turkish company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri presented to the public a video showing the characteristics and amphibious capabilities of the ZAHA armored amphibious vehicle.

After the clashes on the disputed borders in the Himalayas, tensions remain between India and China, which can develop into a full-fledged military confrontation. Against this background, both countries continue to strengthen their troops and infrastructure in the border highlands.

The German Rheinmetall arms concern has added a new XT class in the 4×4 variant to the autonomous ground-based robotic complexes (A–UGV, hereinafter referred to as RTK) of the Mission Master series. The diesel power plant and the one–ton load capacity are distinctive features to the previously developed 8×8 Mission Master SP (Silent Partner, Rus. - "Silent Partner").

How to teach a neural network to recognize jellyfish and fish at sea depth

Russian scientists have developed a vision system for observing the underwater world, which automatically detects natural and artificial objects in the depths of the sea. The neural network recognizes fish, animals, algae and even translucent jellyfish.

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At the beginning of July, the newest strategic missile carrier of the Borei-A project, the Emperor Alexander III, went to sea for testing. This is one of the most advanced submarines in the world. Russian industry creates submarines of various classes and types. How the domestic program for the construction of an underwater park is developing now and what the "secret" fleet of the Russian Federation will look like in the future, Izvestia understood.

The AFU has made repeated attempts to attack Russian ships in the Black Sea with surface and aerial drones. Against this background, the French navy recently conducted exercises for the first time, where the tactics of combating drones in marine conditions were practiced.

In the face of constant pressure from the United States and its allies, who continue to impose their values on the whole world and cling to the unipolar world order, for states that adhere to their own path of development focused on creating a just and multipolar world, the most important condition for achieving the goal is the rapprochement of these countries.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks with the Deputy Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, Colonel General Hoang Xuan Tien, who arrived in Moscow to participate in the sixth meeting of the joint Russian-Vietnamese strategic dialogue on defense issues.

India is wary of the idea of expanding BRICS, writes SCMP. The country is concerned about how this step meets its interests. At the same time, experts suggest that New Delhi is afraid of losing influence within the group in the event of its expansion.