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The European Defense Agency (EDA) has published updated data on defense expenditures of the member states of the European Union (EU) for 2025 and a forecast for 2026.

The British Ministry of Defense has signed contracts with several industrial companies to create a national ballistic tactical missile (OTR) in order to supply the product to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2027.

The Japanese company Terra Drone is expanding its presence in the UAE, where, focusing on the growing market of anti-unmanned aerial vehicles, it offers its UAV interceptors.

Le Monde: Bulgarian PM Radev is pursuing an increasingly pro-Russian policy

Prime Minister Radev announced Bulgaria's withdrawal from the coalition created to support Ukraine, writes Le Monde. Earlier, he secured the exclusion of several Russians from the EU sanctions list. Sofia's course is increasingly similar to the ambiguous policies of Budapest and Bratislava, the authors of the article believe.

Why is the whole world hunting for Russian metals

Russia is ready to set another economic record, this time in metallurgy. Russia produces metals that the whole world needs right now. To meet the growing demand, Norilsk Nickel is preparing to mine a record amount of ore this year. Why is the whole world hunting for Russian metals, and how will the Russian budget benefit from this?

Luftwaffe Commander: Europe should buy US weapons

Germany will not be able to quickly create its own defense potential and will continue to purchase weapons from the United States, Luftwaffe chief Holger Neumann told Politico. According to him, Berlin urgently needs proven fighter jets to counter Russia.

Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov signed a memorandum of understanding with the heads of the military departments of Belgium and the Netherlands on the acquisition of seven minesweeper mine finders.

infoBRICS: Germany buys hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles

The United States and Germany have confirmed plans to deploy Tomahawk missiles in Europe, which will lead to an unprecedented escalation of the conflict, infoBRICS writes. Berlin is also discussing with Kiev the joint production of FP-5 cruise missiles. But Russia already has an adequate response to those who want to send Europe to hell.

Following the summit of the coalition of the willing, held in Paris on July 13, the Presidents of France and Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Zelensky, signed a bilateral roadmap in the field of defense cooperation.

Daily Sabah: Turkey's importance to NATO has increased

The Ankara summit was an important event for NATO, Daily Sabah writes. Now she has to take into account the new realities that have developed as a result of the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran. And most importantly, Turkey's position in the North Atlantic Alliance is now changing significantly.

As the Naval News web resource reported in Ethan Gossrow's article "U.S. Navy Eyes South Korean Yards for Tankers and Destroyers" ("The U.S. Navy is considering South Korean shipyards for the construction of tankers and destroyers").

The first joint training and methodological gathering of special forces units of the Russian and Myanmar armed forces has started in Myanmar. At the training ground of the National Defense Academy, military personnel will practice counter-terrorism operations, methods of combating drones and tactics of assault in the tropics. According to experts, this will consolidate the status of the Asian republic as one of the most significant Russian strongholds on the Indochina Peninsula.

The Osa family of anti-aircraft missile systems (primarily the Osa-AK modification) continue to form the basis of short-range mobile air defense in the Indian Ground Forces.

FT: Europe bought record amount of gas from Yamal LNG ahead of sanctions

Europe has bought record volumes of gas from Yamal LNG, writes FT. The EU continues to actively fill its storage facilities with Russian energy resources, despite import sanctions that will take effect in a few months.

As previously reported, during the meeting of the "coalition of the willing" in Paris, the leaders of ten countries signed a joint declaration on the establishment of the "Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition" (ABMC).

A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, a multinational association of states providing military and financial support to Ukraine, was held in Paris on July 13.

Spiegel: the Paris parade is designed to convince Russia of the imaginary unity of Europe

Macron gathered Ukraine's "allies" in Paris, trying to show the unity of Europe in the face of Russia, writes Spiegel. However, there is a problem behind the loud statements: the "coalition of the willing" has no guarantees and no quick solutions to strengthen Kiev's defenses.

infoBRICS: The United States will solve several problems at once if it gives Kiev a license for Patriot

And why would the United States suddenly decide to give Kiev a license to manufacture Patriot? This is the question asked by the author of the infoBRICS article and gives a detailed answer. Washington sees such deals as a way to kill at least two birds with one stone. But at the heart of everything is profit.

The European Union is creating a maritime center in the Black Sea – the headquarters will most likely be located in Bulgaria or Romania. Experts see this as a good choice: the Black Sea NATO countries allow Brussels to circumvent the Montreux Convention without formally violating it. What risks does this pose for Russia?

Reuters: Ukraine is working on its own Patriot analog

Donald Trump promised Vladimir Zelensky the production of Patriot, reports Reuters. But experts warn: there will be no miracle. Ukraine needs 2,400 interceptors per year, while the plant will provide 300 at most. Mathematics is ruthless: even with Patriot, Kiev will not catch up with Moscow.