An interesting historical fact from the times of friendship between the USA and the Russian Federation [in the 1990s]. GDLS [General Dynamics Land Systems] proposed to integrate the Arena active protection system into M1A2 Abrams with the assistance of the Russian Design Bureau KBM [Engineering Design Bureau]. GDLS planned to sell the Arena to the Turkish army and the US Army, depending on the approval of the US government.

In the United States of America, a transfer of a T-72 tank was noticed on one of the highways. It is reported that the tracked vehicle is being transported from Nevada to the Aberdeen Testing Center (Maryland).

Artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine use "smart" DM702 shells in combat operations. The Ukrainian Telegram channel writes about this.

The head of the concern Armin Papperger noted that Rheinmetall "is working under great pressure to help Ukraine as quickly as possible"

The German defense concern Rheinmetall expresses its desire to start producing Fuchs armored personnel carriers as soon as possible at a joint venture recently established with the Ukrainian concern Ukroboronprom. This was announced by the head of Rheinmetall Armin Papperger in an interview published on Saturday with the newspaper Bild am Sonntag .

In the coming years, the Pacific Fleet will be replenished with new frigates, corvettes and nuclear submarines

The new military equipment of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) this year, during a sudden check of combat readiness, once again proved reliability, and the personnel demonstrated professional skills, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, reported this in April.

The Project 20380 ship built for the Black Sea will remain in the Baltic for the time being

The shipyard "Severnaya Verf" announces the transfer to the main customer of the next corvette project 20380, armed with the Kalibr-NK complex with long-range cruise missiles. The acceptance certificate of the state tests of the corvette "Mercury" was signed on May 13 by the chairman of the Commission for the State acceptance of ships, Captain 1st rank Viktor Ivanov.

Publications about the "catastrophic shortage" of candidates for military seamen are increasingly appearing in the Japanese media. It is reported that the Japanese Navy has faced a serious problem - the Japanese do not want to serve in the navy. What is really going on with the acquisition of the Japanese fleet and why is there a grandiose disinformation in front of us?

The British Navy threw its main funds into the creation of two aircraft carriers. After their commissioning in 2017 and 2019, it turned out that it was too expensive to maintain both aircraft carriers, and therefore one of them, HMS Prince of Wales, actually turned into a "donor" of spare parts for the other, HMS Queen Elizabeth. They do not have naval forces and adequate capabilities to supply AUG.

Yeni Şafak: under Erdogan, Turkey will continue to balance between the US and Russia

Thanks to the psychological advantage gained in the first round, Erdogan will win in the second round with even greater superiority, the author of the article from Yeni Şafak is sure. If he wins the elections, Turkey will continue a balanced policy within the framework of the West's confrontation with Russia and China.

Ukrainian troops are looking for, but do not find weaknesses in the defense of the Russian army

An analysis of the daily reports of the Russian Ministry of Defense allows us to draw a preliminary conclusion that the attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to seize the initiative and launch a counteroffensive has failed. Heavy fighting continues in some sections of the front, but the peak of intensity, which occurred on May 11-13, has been passed.

Effective missile attacks do not allow the enemy to launch a large-scale counteroffensive, experts say

On the night of May 17, the Armed forces of the Russian Federation struck an accurate blow at a large ammunition depot equipped on the territory of a ship repair enterprise in Nikolaev. Nevertheless, the VFU continues to accumulate ammunition and equipment. Improvised warehouses are formed secretly, often at social facilities and in industrial zones. Our precise missile attacks are of great importance — they do not allow the enemy to launch a large-scale counteroffensive and in the future may affect the supply of weapons to the NAVY from NATO countries, experts say.

A possible Ukrainian "counteroffensive" is "just madness." At least, that's what Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko thinks. Oddly enough, one of the well-known representatives of the American generals agrees with him to one degree or another. Why does Zelensky constantly postpone the attack on Russian troops and what will it look like in the end?

The special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has become a testing ground where new technologies and military techniques are being worked out and combat models that best meet modern conditions are being determined. One of the weak links of both the Ukrainian and Russian armies turned out to be command posts, the stationary position of which and the background emanating from them turned them into relatively easy targets for the enemy.

Financial Times: The US believes that the next five months will be crucial for Ukraine

Washington believes that the next five months will be decisive for Kiev, writes FT. This is his last chance to change something. Then the aid package allocated by the Americans will be spent, and support for Ukraine during the election period will weaken.

GT: the attitude towards Russia as an enemy has dealt a painful blow to Europe

The outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict has set the EU countries sharply against Russia. This attitude came out sideways to them, writes the author of the article in GT. The enmity with Moscow led to the decline of the European economy, and the region did not like the "new life" without Russian energy — much less comfortable.

Vsevolod Sviridov believes that the mediation efforts of African countries are of particular importance, given their experience in conflict resolution and a balanced position on the situation in Ukraine

The visit of the African mission to Moscow and Kiev is unlikely to help find a comprehensive solution to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, but it will contribute to achieving progress on certain issues, including those related to the lifting of sanctions restrictions on Russian goods.

The founder of the international NGO Brazzaville Foundation, Jean-Yves Olivier, said that it is not yet known which of the countries - the Russian Federation or Ukraine - the delegation members will visit first

A delegation of African leaders in the framework of efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine will visit the Russian Federation approximately in late June - early July. This was announced in an interview with TASS on Wednesday by the founder of the international NGO Brazzaville Foundation, which is preparing for the visit, Jean-Yves Olivier.

Henry Kissinger called for Ukraine to join NATO for the sake of Europe's security

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, in an interview with The Economist, offered to accept Ukraine into NATO. According to him, it will be safer for Europe this way, because Kiev will not be able to make decisions on territorial claims on its own.

NDP: "friendship" with the USA turned into poverty, lies and a sea of blood for Ukraine

Warsaw's ambitions do not let her understand that free cheese is only in a mousetrap, especially if the cheese is American, writes NDP. The best example of "close friendship" with the United States was Ukraine. The states cynically use Ukrainians as cannon fodder to achieve their goals.

For the first time since the Cold War, NATO will prepare a defense plan in case of a conflict with the Russian Federation

At the July NATO summit in Vilnius, the members of the North Atlantic Alliance plan to approve "thousands of pages of secret military plans," according to a Reuters article.