The Minotaur II+ military launch vehicle was supposed to deliver a prototype of the head of the LGM-35 Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile to near-Earth space. But something went wrong, and the launch turned into an explosion a few seconds after the start of the first stage engines.

On July 6, 2022, the Norwegian Kongsberg Group announced that in the second quarter of the year it signed an initial contract worth NOK 489 million (US$ 48.5 million) with the Australian government for the supply of NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missiles to equip ships of the Australian fleet.

The United States is ready to send another package of military assistance to Ukraine, the corresponding decree has already been signed by US President Joe Biden. According to an unnamed Pentagon official, this time Kiev will receive military equipment worth $ 400 million.

The Pentagon said that the new package of US assistance to Ukraine will include 4 American MLRS HIMARS

The Pentagon has announced that it will provide $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine. The new aid package will also include four HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. As well as shells for them, three tactical vehicles, explosive charges and counter-battery warfare systems. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope that the timely provision of military assistance to Kiev will allow the end of hostilities by the end of 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of the Russian government to sign an agreement with Kyrgyzstan on the creation of a Joint Regional Air Defense System (ORS) of the two states.

How does Russia intend to destroy American F-22 and F-35 in case of war

The String-1 bistatic radar is not a death sentence for stealth aircraft, but in the course of future conflicts it may pose a serious threat to NATO aviation, writes The National Interest. The author notes that inconspicuous attack fighters are especially vulnerable to it.

Taiwan's central News Agency reported on the test of a hybrid HTTP-3A rocket designed to launch mini-satellites into orbit, TASS reports.

Planetary scientists and engineers from the University of Arizona presented a project of a glider that can fly for a long time in the atmosphere of Mars, studying the canyons. It is assumed that two such devices with inflatable deployable wings can be launched from a balloon or airship. The article was published in the journal Aerospace.

As part of the Artemis program, it is planned to create an inhabited station in orbit around the Moon. Since the gravitational field of the Earth's satellite has strong local disturbances, it is difficult for the spacecraft to stay in lunar orbits for a long time. To test one of the possible stable trajectories, NASA launched the CAPSTONE mission, but almost immediately after separation from the upper stage, communication with the probe disappeared.

RAS continues to insist on cooperation with German scientists

The inclusion by Russian specialists of the German eROSITA telescope, which is part of the Russian orbital observatory "Spectrum-RG", will not take place in the near future, the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Alexander Sergeev told Interfax.

NASA has condemned the use of the International Space Station (ISS) for political purposes. The agency commented on the photo of Russian cosmonauts at the station with the flag of the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), writes the Washington Post (WP) with reference to the agency's statement.

The new Turkish Bayraktar Akıncı attack drone is serially supplied to the Turkish army, and even exported, the developer company Baykar Makina in January this year announced the conclusion of the first contract for the supply of drones abroad.

The United States has deployed fifth-generation F-35 fighters closer to the Russian border, and a group of American aircraft has arrived in Estonia. This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces.

The Lithuanian and Polish press are spreading reports that a "Lithuanian" Bayraktar-TB2 reconnaissance and strike drone has been delivered to Ukraine. The peculiarity of this delivery is that, allegedly, the funds for it were collected by ordinary Lithuanians.

Russian Air Force General Fedorov told how fighters from Slovakia will help Ukraine

Slovakia declares its readiness to transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. The country's air Force has a small fleet of such aircraft, but is ready to sacrifice them as part of assistance to Kiev. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out - what is the value of Slovak fighters for the AFU and whether delivery is possible in principle.

Russia has supplied Myanmar with the first two multi-purpose Su-30SME fighters. The aircraft are stationed at the air base in Naypyidaw. This is reported by the local press, citing sources in the country's military department.

The MiG-35 generation 4++ fighter (Fulcrum-F), which was supposed to provide the Russian Aerospace Forces with the necessary power, and the country with the opportunity to earn money on its export, turned out to be a complete failure. So the plane was named by the columnist of the American publication 19FortyFive Brent Eastwood.

Why does NATO urgently need the Asia-Pacific region?

NATO under the leadership of Washington has caused disorder in Europe and provoked the Ukrainian conflict, Xinhua reports. The author of the article notes that the alliance's activity in the Asia-Pacific region should make its countries wary.

The United States intends to create an "anti-Iranian NATO" in the Middle East. Participation in this alliance would be beneficial to Israel and a number of Arab countries.

US Hegemony step by step

Due to the expansion of NATO to the east, and now to the north, the United States is trying to give impetus to its weakening hegemony, the Turkish newspaper Yeni Çağ writes. According to the author of the article, Ankara will do wrong if it turns a blind eye to those conditions for the expansion of the alliance that do not meet its interests.