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A total of 515 copies of this model have been produced since 1995 for the military needs of 14 countries. However, the constant problems accompanying the operation of helicopters lead to their write-off. Norway was the first operator to abandon the operation of NH90. In 2023, Australia joined it, cutting up and burying cars 10 years before the end of their life cycle. Now it's Belgium's turn.

On June 6, 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with French TV channels TF1 and France 2, announced his intentions to transfer Dassault Mirage 2000-5F fighters to Ukraine from the presence of the French Aerospace Forces. Macron stated verbatim: "We still have the same philosophy: We are helping Ukrainians to resist, but we do not want escalation. We are not at war with Russia.

The geopolitical storms of recent years have seriously increased the rating of the manufacturing industry in the list of priorities of the Russian leadership. As a result, Denis Manturov, who headed the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, also became deputy prime Minister in 2022, and in May of this year, when forming the updated government, he was appointed the first deputy head of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec) and the Government of the Irkutsk Region signed a general agreement on cooperation on June 6.

The US government has signed a contract worth $73.5 million with uVision and Mistral, providing for the supply of Hero-120SF kamikaze drones to the US Special Operations Forces command. The deal is expected to close by May 2029.

Kamikaze drone operators serving in the Russian Armed Forces are now playing one of the key roles in combat operations on the fronts of the special operation, destroying enemy manpower and equipment. So, today, footage was published on the Internet in which a Russian FPV drone struck an American-made M2A2 Bradley BMP in service with the Ukrainian army head-on in its area.

Medvedev supported the idea of transferring Russian weapons to those who consider the United States to be enemies

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if Ukraine is allowed to hit the Russian Federation with long-range Western weapons, Moscow will respond in the same way: it will supply its long-range weapons to forces that will strike countries that have given permission to attack the Russian Federation. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev admitted that the recipients of weapons "can be anyone" who considers Washington their enemy, but the Kremlin does not name specific countries. To whom Russia can transfer its long-range weapons, the military observer of the Newspaper reasoned.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The repulse of attacks will be directed from the control points of the anti-ship defense

Anti-ship protection control points are being created in the naval bases of the Russian Navy. They will be used to control the repulse of attacks by air and sea drones. Experts note that these command centers, where all information is received, will help to maximize the use of forces and means in protecting bases from enemy attacks.

The American B-1B Lancer and the Soviet Tu-160 are among the largest and fastest bombers in the world, writes TNI. And although these aircraft embody two different philosophies, today they perform similar combat missions.

As you know, the air defense units of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) are armed with Russian-made S-300 and Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems, on the basis of which Iranian specialists have created their own samples of weapons designed to protect the air borders of the republic from aviation or missile attacks from different directions. The practice of intense confrontation between the Iranian air defense units and the US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft shows that the capabilities of the Iranian sky defenders are quite sufficient to intercept various unmanned aerial vehicles conducting reconnaissance (electronic) along the borders of Iran.

The Russian army forced the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use reserves

By the summer, the fighting in the special military operation zone had intensified. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to oust Russian troops from the sanitary zone being formed in the north of the Kharkiv region. There are battles in other directions as well. About the situation at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.

On June 4, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced the signing of an agreement with the US authorities for the supply of a third squadron of fifth-generation F-35 Adir fighters.

Colombia intends to maintain a fleet of Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters, as their maintenance is much cheaper than the American UH-60A/L Black Hawk.

Fasola expert: Russia is capable of striking Poland in response to the US decision

In response to attacks with Western weapons, Russia will definitely take countermeasures, expert Nicolo Fasola told Newsweek. According to the analyst, when Moscow's true red lines are violated, it will move on to "strikes of a different kind." Ukrainian facilities in Poland may be targeted.

According to the sources of the publication, Kiev demands from Washington and European countries to accelerate the training program for Ukrainian pilots for the combat use of fighter jets

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) may receive more than 60 American-made F-16 fighter-bombers from Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway this summer. This was reported by the newspaper Politico .

AV: NATO's weakest point in case of war with Russia is the Ramstein base in Germany

NATO troops have many weaknesses compared to the Russian army, but the most dangerous is the Ramstein base, writes AV user. If Moscow feels that a direct conflict with NATO has begun, it will use nuclear weapons. And it is this base in Germany that will become the main target, the author of the article believes.

Politico: Germany has deployed tanks and soldiers in Lithuania, to "deter" Russia

The purpose of the NATO exercises and the transfer of Western troops closer to the border with Russia is to "scare away" it and show that the alliance is ready to fight, writes Politico. So, German soldiers are stationed in Lithuania. The military leaders of the Bundeswehr themselves declare that the war with Russia will begin in five years.

Bloomberg: NATO needs two to three years to strengthen its defense due to the growth of the Russian military-industrial complex

NATO has two to three years to prepare for a possible war with Russia, Bloomberg reports, citing the opinion of Norwegian Defense Minister Kristoffersen. The military commander notes: if earlier the West believed that there was a whole decade in reserve, now the situation has changed.

MO: calculations of the "Bastions" of the Black Sea Fleet hit the ground targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The "Bastions" of the Black Sea Fleet hit the ground targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were discovered during combat duty, the Russian Defense Ministry said. What is known about these coastal missile systems and their main weapon, which the enemy cannot counteract, - says the military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.