The current situation in cosmonautics resonates in an interesting way with what happened half a century ago, when humanity achieved the incredible — stepped on the moon. The participants of the new space race are not so motivated, and the stakes are lower, but it's still interesting to watch this almost friendly competition.

The development of an on-board search and rescue radio complex of a new generation, the launch of the integration of the GLONASS medium-orbital satellite constellation into the COSPAS-SARSAT system and the beginning of the creation of a network of ground stations for receiving signals on board the GLONASS, GPS, Galileo and Beidou medium-orbital navigation satellites are the main achievements of the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation), With which the company celebrates the 40th anniversary of the successful launch of the domestic COSPAS-1 spacecraft.

The director of the M.V. Khrunichev Center Alexey Brewhenko told about the work on the "Angara-A5"

At the second stage of the preliminary design of the Amur space rocket complex, which includes the Angara launch vehicles, a rocket-dynamic landing method of the first and second stages was considered, which, after testing, could land on a special landing pad, Gazeta reported.Ru" General Director of M.V. Khrunichev State Scientific Research Center Alexey Brewhenko. He also spoke about the work on the Angara-A5 flight rocket for the Vostochny cosmodrome and its full-size copy.

On July 1, 2022, at a ceremony in Svidnik, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved a contract for the purchase by the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland for the Polish Army aviation of 32 AW149 multipurpose helicopters manufactured by Leonardo Helicopters (as part of the Italian company Leonardo).

Turkey continues to actively develop unmanned aircraft, at the same time developing domestic ammunition for it and integrating them into the weapons systems of attack drones. The latest Akinci strike drone has received another novelty.

On June 30, 2022, the Swedish defense procurement agency Försvarets Materielverk (FMV) signed a contract with the Saab AB group worth 7.3 billion Swedish kronor ($716 million) for the acquisition of two GlobalEye long-range radar detection and control aircraft for the Swedish Air Force, made on the basis of a large Bombardier Global 6000 administrative aircraft and equipped with a radar complex Saab Erieye ER. The contract includes an option for two more such aircraft.

Dmitry Khazanov — how the USSR eliminated the backlog in helicopter construction

An extraordinary event in the world of domestic helicopter construction took place on July 3, 1952, when the crew commander Sergey Brovtsev made a long flight on the Yak-24 for the first time.

The heads of the military departments of India and Malaysia are discussing a project for the supply of LCA Mk fighters.1 "Tejas" as part of the Malaysian program for the purchase of new training / light combat aircraft FLIT / LCA (Fighter Lead-in Trainer / Light Combat Aircraft).

China and Russia's covert nuclear partnership pushes Japan to possess nuclear weapons

Despite Biden's statements, the American nuclear umbrella is not credible, writes JB Press. The United States is inferior to Russia and China in this area. It is in America's interests to allow Japan to create its own nuclear weapons, the author of the article believes.

NATO faces great difficulties ahead

FA writes that despite the appearance of success of NATO, the alliance is facing great difficulties ahead. Now the union is cemented by the conflict in Ukraine, but centrifugal tendencies are strong in it. Europe is separating from the United States. The author believes that today the role of NATO should be to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and find ways of dialogue with Russia.

NATO's geopolitical intent is causing wariness! What did this military bloc, stuck in the Cold War mentality, do?

NATO's geopolitical plan is causing wariness, Xinhua writes. Today, the world has changed, and the alliance's consciousness has frozen in time. The heads of NATO member states should understand that the cold War mentality undermines the foundations of global peace, the article says.

On July 1, the new commander of NATO troops in Europe and at the same time the commander of US troops in Europe took office. 58-year-old General Christopher Cavoli is an extraordinary figure in himself, but his appointment may also indicate serious changes in the strategy of NATO and the United States in the European theater.

If necessary, the Finnish border Lappeenranta will be ready to offer its airport to NATO forces

The Finnish border town of Lappeenranta intends to get as much benefit as possible from the country's membership in NATO, Yle reports. The possibility of investment has not yet been discussed with the Defense Forces, but local authorities hope that they may have a NATO base.

Finnish expert on the reaction of the Russian president to the promotion of Finland's accession to NATO: "Now Putin is playing the role of a "good policeman""

The Russian president decided to play the role of a "good policeman" in the question of Finland's accession to NATO, a Finnish expert said in an interview with Yle. He noted that the object of Putin's criticism has changed: previously it was membership in the Alliance, and now it is the deployment of its military infrastructure in Sweden and Finland.

Now NATO is demonstrating cohesion – can "war fatigue" come later?

Western leaders, despite the unity in support of Kiev, which they showed at the NATO summit, fear that their citizens may soon get tired of the events in Ukraine, writes Politico.

NATO is united about Ukraine. This is good, but a lot can still go wrong

The West is "sending an unambiguous signal" to Putin, President Biden said on Wednesday in Madrid, the Washington Post writes. It would seem that what could go wrong? A lot, the author of the article believes. For example, Lithuania's unreasonable provocation with blocking transit to Kaliningrad. And not only that.

On July 1, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 820 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $6.87 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $8.8 billion.

America should be mindful of the "blind spots" of its foreign policy

The United States will have to take into account historical shifts in the global balance of power and influence, writes TNI. According to the author of the article, Washington should change its approach to resolving the conflict in Ukraine and solve the dilemma with Russia's place in the architecture of European security.

Shen Yamei: The US and the West do not represent the entire international community

The United States and Europe consider themselves an "international community", but this is not the case, writes Huanqiu Shibao. In fact, it includes all the States of the world whose sovereignty is recognized. The West needs to learn how to conduct an equal dialogue with other countries, the author of the article believes.

Strategic autonomy of the EU ordered to live a long time

The North Atlantic Alliance remains the only guarantor of the EU's security, writes The National Interest. The author states that the Ukrainian conflict forced the Europeans to bury the idea of strategic autonomy.