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Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC, spoke about the situation in the shipbuilding industry, how the United Shipbuilding Corporation copes with new challenges, the results of the corporation's work in 2022, as well as plans for the construction and delivery of ships, necessary state support measures and prospects for international cooperation in an interview with Interfax on the eve of SPIEF-2023..

On June 7, Japan adopted a law on the support of the production and export of PVN, aimed at overcoming negative trends in the national defense industry, which seeks to expand its capabilities to compete in this area with Western manufacturers.

The German government intends to improve the country's air defense system by acquiring the Israeli Arrow 3 air defense system, which is allegedly capable of effectively fighting nuclear missiles.

The Polish press drew attention to numerous shots that recorded the defeat of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the minefields placed by the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Observers are forced to admit that "it is possible to partially stop the Ukrainian offensive." At the same time, it is pointed out that in the Polish army there are practically no modern means of setting barriers, similar to the Russian engineering system of remote mining (ISDM) "Agriculture".

According to Indonesian and Israeli resources, Indonesia eventually signed a contract for the purchase of 12 French-made Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters withdrawn from the Qatar Air Force (nine single-seat Mirage 2000-5EDA and three two-seat Mirage 2000-5DDA).

Russia does not abandon plans to create an entire line of civil aircraft of completely domestic production. A regional SSJ-100 New is on the way, followed by the newest medium–haul MS-21, and in the longer term, Russia will have its own long-haul liner. Why do we need such a car and when will it appear?

The Chinese state-owned multi-profile holding NORINCO is actively promoting weapons systems of its own design to foreign markets.

A ceremony of the official transfer of the first OPV-58S (Offshore Patrol Vessel) class patrol ship, "Walo", to the command of the Senegalese Navy took place at the enterprise of the French company Piriou in Brittany.

The heavy losses of Western armored vehicles suffered by the AFU during the counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction will be compensated by new supplies. The United States is ready to transfer another batch of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. This is reported by the American press with reference to sources in the Pentagon.

The United States and Australia continue to discuss the issue of supplying 41 F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter-bombers, which have been decommissioned by the Australian Air Force, at the request of Ukraine.

The Western armored vehicles supplied by the sponsors of the regime for the Ukrainian army turned out to be too delicate for use in combat conditions in Ukraine, besides, about 20% of the received vehicles were delivered in absolutely non-working condition.

The United States decided to follow the example of Britain and thought about transferring depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine, the WSJ reports. The UN has repeatedly warned about their chemical toxicity and consequences for human health. But the Pentagon continues to insist on the "safety" of weapons.

The enormous costs of preparing the Ukrainian army for the offensive may be meaningless. Training thousands of APU fighters according to NATO methods, "Leopards" and "Bradleys", "Patriots" and "Cheetahs" — all this was not enough. Russia has maintained full air superiority from the very beginning and does not intend to lose it. And the miracle F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters are still in no hurry to fly to Ukraine.

The United States is ready to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition. Such a decision is being made against the backdrop of the failures of the AFU counteroffensive and the destruction of previous supplies of this type of shells from Britain in Khmelnitsky. Why is the United States taking such a risky step and what consequences can it lead to?

WSJ: The Biden administration is ready to approve the supply of depleted uranium shells to the APU

The Biden administration is ready to send depleted uranium shells to Kiev, media reports citing sources. The White House decided to give the APU these shells for tanks after a "series of debates" about what the American Abrams M1 sent to Ukraine should shoot with. Earlier, the UK began supplying depleted uranium shells. Earlier, the Serbian Minister of Health warned of the danger of using such ammunition for civilians.

Defense Minister Pistorius said that Germany will not be able to replace every damaged tank in Ukraine

Germany, amid reports of the loss of German Leopard tanks by Ukraine, promised to continue supporting Kiev. At the same time, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the German side would not be able to undertake obligations to repair every tank transferred to Ukraine that was damaged in battle.

From military-technical cooperation to military-political

Russian-Chinese relations are characterized by a desire for cooperation. Another important factor that unites Russia and China is the complementarity of their economies. In the long term, China needs ever-increasing amounts of energy from Siberia and the Far East, as well as technologies, especially military ones.

Geostrategic dreams and unexpected solutions

It is often claimed that the conflict in Ukraine has caused the aggravation of Russia's relations with the United States and NATO. In my opinion, these are fairy tales for the unenlightened European inhabitants.

The AFU units stationed on the border with Belarus have received MR-2 Viktor mobile anti-aircraft guns manufactured by the Czech company Excalibur Army. This was stated by the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Naev.

After numerous statements about the need to combat the "Chinese threat" against the background of the situation in Taiwan, Washington suddenly started talking about a thaw in relations with Beijing. This indicates that Biden is hesitant to speak out against the Middle Kingdom and is ready to compromise, writes Shukan Gendai.