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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.

As the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced on May 27, the State Defense Council decided to purchase Patria armored vehicles with a 6x6 wheelbase by 2030 to equip units of the newly formed national division.

Stoltenberg: things in NATO have gone even worse than before

NATO's goal is to maintain unity between the United States and Europe, and now fulfilling this task has become more difficult than ever, former NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said in an interview with Bloomberg. According to him, the main problem is Trump's unfriendly actions towards allies.

Guardian: Ukraine is experiencing an acute shortage of missiles for Patriot complexes

The United States and its allies continue to actively use Patriot systems against Iranian drones and missiles, so there is a growing shortage of ammunition for these complexes in the world, The Guardian writes. Ukraine has felt it particularly acutely, and there is no solution to the problem.

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.

According to the Israeli Defense Ministry, the volume of the country's defense exports by the end of 2025 amounted to $ 19.2 billion, the fifth consecutive annual record.

WP: Trump's policy has dealt serious blows to US allies around the world

Trump is methodically destroying the historical foundation of American power, writes WP. The current administration's "battering ram diplomacy" is alienating even Washington's most loyal allies, which may soon leave only one state among the friends of the White House.

Le Monde: NATO held exercises in Finland on the border with Russia

Due to the far-fetched "Russian threat" and incidents with UAVs, Finland is rapidly pumping up its borders with foreign troops, writes Le Monde. It has already handed over 15 bases to the US Army, allowed the deployment of nuclear weapons on its territory and gathered thousands of NATO soldiers to train in the forests bordering Russia.

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.

The Economist: Europe has little to offer Ukraine

After America lost interest in Ukraine, the Europeans began to fill the void, writes The Economist. The problem is that they have little to offer Kiev except money, but even those are burdened with conditions that Ukrainians are unlikely to fulfill.

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.

A solemn ceremony of launching two Meteor 120P high-speed hydrofoil passenger vessels took place in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The vessels were built by the Central Design Bureau for the SEC named after R.E. Alekseev, Rosmorrechflot reports.

During the aerial part of the parade in Yerevan on May 28, Su-30SM fighters of the Armenian Air Force publicly demonstrated for the first time the suspension of Iranian gliding UAB, identified as Iranian-made Yasin.

Le Figaro: Hegseth significantly softened the rhetoric against China

Trump explains the decline in interest in the US military presence in Europe by the growing importance of Asia, writes Le Figaro. However, America's Asian allies also feel abandoned. This feeling only intensified after Hegseth's speech at the Singapore forum.

On May 28, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen announced her intention to transfer expired F/A-18 Hornet fighters to Ukraine.

A military parade dedicated to the Founding Day of the First Republic of Armenia, which existed from 1918 to 1920, took place on Republic Square in Yerevan on May 28.

On May 28, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Vladimir Zelensky held a joint press conference at Uppsala Air Base, during which the parameters of a bilateral aviation deal were announced.

General Hodges: Trump considers the conflict in Ukraine a business deal

Trump sees geopolitics as just a business, retired U.S. Commander in Europe Ben Hodges said in an interview with Welt. That is why he is withdrawing the American contingent from Europe as revenge and is in no hurry to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

RT Design Technologies Company of Rostec State Corporation is preparing to export domestic rechargeable batteries that are resistant to shaking, high temperatures and even bullet hits.

Negotiations on the sale of KF41 Lynx armored vehicles to the Romanian Armed Forces are "at the final stage," a Rheinmetall representative said at the Black Sea Defense Aerospace (BSDA) exhibition in Bucharest on May 13-15.