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Taking advantage of the market situation in the context of the aggravation of the military-political situation in the world, the "neutral" Republic of Korea in 2021-2022 received a package of large orders for the supply of weapons systems developed by national defense companies.

More than 30 NATO warships will arrive in Estonia to participate in this year's largest naval exercises in the Baltic Sea, Baltops 23, the main headquarters of the Defense Forces announced on Tuesday.

The famous American entrepreneur Elon Musk continues to demonstrate complete independence and a kind of insubordination to the domestic and foreign policy of the White House promoted by the current US president and his administration.

The list of supplied aid is classified

Italy is preparing a new, seventh, package of military assistance to Ukraine. This was reported on Tuesday by the ANSA news agency, indicating that the speech of the Minister of Defense of the Republic Guido Crozetto at the special Parliamentary Security Committee (Copasir) was devoted to this issue.

Rosoboronexport of Rostec State Corporation will present the newest autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle "Klavesin-1RE" during the International Naval Salon in St. Petersburg. Such robotic equipment will be in demand both in the domestic market and abroad.

Another S-400 Triumph air defense system has arrived from Russia to Belarus, the press service of the republic's Defense Ministry reported on Sunday.

Ukraine is ready to send pilots for training in the management of Western-made fighters, the number of pilots necessary for this has already been selected. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Canada, the country's Defense Minister Anita Anand took part in the 12th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine (UDCG), chaired by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin.

A joint venture of the Israeli company Rafael (which developed the KAZ Trophy), GDELS (a division of General Dynamics) and the German KMW presented a new modification of the EuroTrophy active protection complex designed for European tanks and armored vehicles.

Defense 24: the conflict in Ukraine has changed plans to modernize the Polish army

The situation in Ukraine has affected plans for the development of the Polish army, writes Defense 24. Based on the experience of this conflict, the military has identified priorities for the modernization of the armed forces. Poland will not copy Ukraine, but will begin to prepare for a military confrontation of a different type.

According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, the head of the country's military department, Arvydas Anushauskas, took part in the 12th meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine (UDCG), chaired by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin.

Sky News: F-16 fighters will disappoint Ukraine due to vulnerability to Russian aviation

F-16 fighters may disappoint Ukraine, the author of the article for Sky News believes. It is unlikely that the West will supply it with the latest aircraft, and older machines do not have important modern equipment, and they do not pose a threat to Russian forces.

FT: focusing on Putin led Erdogan to victory in the elections in Turkey

Despite a lot of economic and political difficulties, Erdogan again won the elections in Turkey. The key to success is focusing on Russian leader Vladimir Putin, whose approach to power helped Erdogan strengthen his position, the author of the article in the FA believes.

Currently, Western countries do not know who will supply Ukraine with ammunition for American-made F-16 fighter planes. This is reported by The Financial Times.

Denmark and the Netherlands will lead the European Union (EU) coalition to train the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to pilot the F-16. This was stated on May 25 at a press conference by Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin.

On May 24, 2023, the Czech Ministry of National Defense signed a contract with the Swedish Defense Procurement Agency for the purchase on an intergovernmental basis for the Czech Army of 246 CV90 Mk IV infantry fighting vehicles and vehicles based on them produced by the Swedish branch of BAE Systems Corporation (BAE Systems AB / Land Systems Hägglunds AB). The contract value is 59.7 billion CZK with VAT ($2.71 billion), or 49.3 billion CZK without VAT ($2.24 billion). The start of deliveries of infantry fighting vehicles to the Czech army is scheduled for 2026.

"Guancha": in Ukraine, the F-16 will not be able to compete with the Russian Su-35

To strengthen the AFU after the defeat in Artemovsk, the West decided to provide them with F-16 fighters. But do not hope that these planes will turn the tide of the conflict, warns the user of "Guancha". In the conditions of Ukraine, they will be deprived of advantages and will be vulnerable to the Russian Su-35.

It is reported that on May 25, 2023 in Koblenz, the German Federal defense procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) signed a framework contract with the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the purchase of 123 new Leopard 2A8 main tanks for the German army.

On May 24, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned sale to Ukraine through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of one NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) anti-aircraft missile system. The estimated cost of delivery will be $285 million.

Americans: Biden just likes to hand out American weapons to everyone

The United States said that Western fighters will not have time to arrive in Ukraine to participate in the counteroffensive, explaining that the F-16s are more about "long-term" defense, Breitbart writes. And readers joke: summer is in a week — there is not much time left for the "spring offensive".