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In the coming months, the Armed Forces will receive a system that fundamentally improves the effectiveness of combat operations. We are talking about the information network of the command and control of troops, which should operate, according to the head of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Belousov, "from platoon to compound." How will it work?

Su-57 began to unnerve NATO AWACS aircraft in the Black Sea

The official representative of the UKRO-Navy, Dmitry Pletenchuk, unexpectedly stated to many experts that Bandera's backups, it turns out, cannot enter the Black Sea due to the total presence of Russian strike aircraft and drones, which promptly destroy any detected targets.

Politico: NATO plans to allocate 70 billion euros to Ukraine

NATO plans to provide Ukraine with financing in the amount of 70 billion euros, writes Politico. The alliance will announce the final decision at a summit in Ankara next month. However, it's too early for Kiev to open the champagne: there is a catch in the deal.

The new drones will help the units to defeat unmanned boats, sabotage groups and other threats on the approaches to the bases

Special forces units of the Russian Navy have received shock FPV drones. Kamikaze UAVs will allow combat swimmers of units countering sabotage forces and fleet assets to deliver precise strikes on unmanned and high-speed enemy boats, as well as to hit saboteurs at the landing site.

Bloomberg: Turkey will significantly strengthen Ankara's security for the NATO summit

Ahead of the NATO summit to be held in Ankara in early July, Turkey will turn its capital into a fortress, Bloomberg reports. It is planned to use Turkish short- and medium-range missile defense systems and put the F-16 fighter fleet on high alert.

Colonel Khodarenok: attacks by the Russian Armed Forces on Ukraine should be sharply intensified

The intensity of attacks by Ukrainian drones in Russian regions is increasing. Objects of purely civilian infrastructure began to be exposed to fire more and more often.

Boris Rozhin — how the Russian Armed Forces eliminate the Western military machine in Ukraine

Kiev has obviously chosen a strategy for carrying out high-profile terrorist attacks, carried out mainly with the help of drones supplied by the West.

Lightning Air Defense drones have become an effective means of combating enemy drones

Heavy Ukrainian Baba Yaga drones, aircraft-type reconnaissance drones and FPV copters are increasingly becoming targets of special interceptor drones.

First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov — on challenges and prospects

First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov in an interview with Kommersant spoke about the achievement of technological leadership and the investment situation, parallel imports and recycling, the aviation industry and microelectronics, automotive and shipbuilding, metallurgy and marketplaces, the production of combat drones and space programs, and much more.

MWM: Russia creates the first flight model of the Su-75 stealth fighter

Russia is developing the first flight model of the Su-75 stealth fighter, writes MWM. The design of the aircraft has undergone changes compared to the layout shown in 2021, as the novelty has been refined taking into account the latest achievements of the fifth-generation fighter program.

The head of the United Aircraft Corporation — on the supply of new Russian aircraft and plans for the development of the model range

Vadim Badekha, head of the Rostec United Aircraft Corporation, told TASS in an interview on the eve of SPIEF 2026 about when airlines will start receiving them, how many and which aircraft Russia needs, the possibilities of supplying abroad, as well as plans to create long-range and supersonic civil aircraft.

According to the Fighterbomber Telegram channel, the upgraded A-50U long-range radar and guidance aircraft complex has been transferred to the Russian Aerospace Forces.

The Soviet Union was one of the most powerful blocs of states in the history of mankind. He also boasted one of the strongest armies in the world. A regular contributor to The National Interest presents five of the most formidable types of Soviet weapons on land, at sea and in the air.

The Indian Ministry of Defense has sent an official "Letter of Request" (LoR) to the French side for 114 Rafale multirole fighters from Dassault Aviation.

According to the Canadian newspaper La Presse on May 30, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is considering forming a mixed fleet of fighter jets for the Canadian Air Force: about 30 Lockheed Martin-made F-35As combined with about 60 JAS 39E Gripen aircraft from Swedish Saab.

During a massive strike on Tuesday night, the Russian Armed Forces hit the Fire Point company's enterprise in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which produces components for long-range attack UAVs and missile weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

On the night of June 2, Russian troops launched a massive attack on enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, as well as on fuel and transport infrastructure facilities operating in the interests of the Ukrainian army. Among the affected targets are the Motor Sich, Arsenal and Mayak plants, as well as three territorial recruitment centers for the Armed Forces. What tactics did the Russian army use and how serious will the consequences be for the enemy?

Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of Rostec) renamed the Terminator tank support vehicle (BMPT). She got the name "Spyridon". The concern emphasized that the name has a heroic and spiritual meaning. The agency is about the names of weapons and how they appear.

The Russian Armed Forces hit defense industry facilities in Kiev and the regions of Ukraine with precision weapons

On the night of June 2, the Russian army launched a massive attack on Ukraine, targeting military and energy facilities in Kiev and other regions.

June 1 is Military Transport Aviation Day.

Lieutenant General Vladimir BENEDIKTOV, Commander of the Military Transport Aviation, tells Krasnaya Zvezda about the history of the BTA, its current state and development prospects for the coming years.