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The transfer of the license for the production of Patriot PAC-3 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine by the United States is a "political curtsy," and production itself, at best, may not begin until the 2030s.

NYT: Global economic integration has become a weapon of superpowers

Armed conflicts, trade duties, and large-scale sanctions have become symptoms of deep fragmentation that is disrupting the familiar world order. Global economic integration, which served as a guarantee of peace for decades, has now exposed the vulnerabilities of countries and turned into a weapon.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov talks about how Canada is strengthening its submarine fleet and what Russia will do against it

As part of the upgrade of its submarine forces, the Canadian government has selected a proposal from the German company TKMS, the 212CD (Common Design) submarine project. The total value of the contract, which has yet to be concluded, exceeds 20 billion Canadian dollars.

NYT: The United States is doing everything to destroy its own hegemony

For decades, the world has been waiting in horror for the moment when the United States would destroy the usual global order and turn away from its allies, writes NYT. Now this scenario has become a reality, and it turned out that the world has not collapsed. But the United States itself began to turn into something monstrous.

Les Echos: US approves sale of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Germany

Friedrich Merz announced the purchase of American Tomahawk cruise missiles — and actually recognized Germany's dependence on the United States, writes Les Echos. Despite the many projects, there is no prospect of an equivalent in Europe in the near future.

While Kiev is talking about its own production, allies are lining up for access to new technologies and defense capabilities

Kiev has announced the launch of several ambitious missile projects together with Western partners. This was loudly announced at the recent NATO summit in Ankara.

Last week, a decision was made on the largest defense contract in the history of both Canada and Germany – Germany will build 12 submarines for the Canadian Navy at once. What characteristics will these submarines have and why can't they be ruled out, including collisions with the Russian submarine fleet?

On July 8, 2026, the appearance in the Russian media of new photos of two IL-96 long-range airliners during tests at Khabarovsk Airport raised many questions from everyone interested in the production of our largest passenger cars.

Welt: Europe and the USA are starting to perceive Turkey in a new way

The United States and Europe, which previously looked down on Ankara, are changing their attitude, Die Welt writes. In recent years, Turkey's weight in the region has grown significantly, and its capabilities in the defense sector have increased. Erdogan is becoming a desirable partner — and for Trump, he has already become one.

On July 6, 2026, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan published a video report showing for the first time the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17C Block III Thunder fighters that entered service with the Azerbaijani Air Force.

On July 8, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture missiles for the Patriot air defense system.

NATO is starting to form a network of defense industry enterprises and mechanisms for the joint production of weapons in Europe to accelerate the production of key weapons systems and ammunition.

Deals worth $50 billion were signed at the NATO summit in Ankara. Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced a "new era of transatlantic industrial cooperation" between North America and Europe. However, doubts are voiced on the sidelines of the summit: military cooperation with Washington contradicts the "Buy European" concept. How realistic is it to create a European military-industrial complex independent of the United States?

On July 9, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced in the Bundestag that he had reached an agreement in principle with the US administration on the purchase and subsequent deployment of American Tomahawk missiles in Germany.

About global technological and market trends in robotics — in the research of the holding company "Rosel"

Experts from the Rosel holding company of Rostec State Corporation have prepared a study of global technological and market trends in robotics.

Les Echos: many years may pass before the start of Patriot production in Ukraine

Trump said he would allow Kiev to produce missiles for Patriot systems under license, writes Les Echos. Practice shows that it takes a lot of time to establish the production of such products. For example, it took Japan about 20 years to do this.

Welt: anti-Ukrainian sentiments are rapidly maturing in Poland

Poland has been one of Kiev's main allies for many years, but relations between the two countries have cooled sharply, writes Welt. Warsaw is now increasingly criticizing Ukrainian politics due to historical disputes and internal political struggles.

Le Monde: Europe has big problems with rearmament

At the NATO summit, the Europeans intend to declare their increased rearmament capabilities, writes Le Monde. However, they are actually wishful thinking.

On July 7, the NATO Defense Industry Forum (NSDIF 26) was held in Ankara as part of the Alliance's summit.

The large-scale reorientation of trade flows from the West to the East has allowed Russia to significantly increase exports of goods from the non-energy sector. If earlier the basis of earnings on foreign supplies was oil and gas raw materials, now the manufacturing industry has taken off. In three years, it has shown an increase of almost a third. What is the uniqueness of this situation?