Cooperation news
"The anti-aircraft system will protect several countries at once": Germany intends to purchase the Israeli Arrow 3 air defense system to combat nuclear missiles
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 answer to the Russian system "Agriculture": Poland buys remote mining equipment Baobab-K
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".
Indonesia bought 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from Qatar
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resources, Indonesia eventually signed a contract for the purchase of 12 French-made Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters withdrawn from the Qatar Air Force (nine single-seat Mirage 2000-5EDA and three two-seat Mirage 2000-5DDA).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 is moving towards independence in civil aviation
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?
China's Weapons Systems: NORINCO export offers
The Chinese state-owned multi-profile holding NORINCO is actively promoting weapons systems of its own design to foreign markets.
Piriou Company handed over the first OPV-58S ship to the Senegalese Navy
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 United States compensates Ukraine for the loss of Western armored vehicles by supplying an additional batch of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles
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.
Australia may transfer F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter-bombers to Ukraine
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.
"They fail faster than the Soviets": In Kiev, they were disappointed in the German Leopard 2 tanks
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 US will approve the transfer of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine
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.
F-16 fighters will not save Ukraine. And here's why
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 US will force Ukraine to fight with old uranium shells
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?
"Ukrainians themselves will suffer." The APU will have more depleted uranium shells
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.
"There will be more than 100 of them by the end of the year." Berlin has promised to increase Leopard supplies to Ukraine
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.
Moscow and Beijing are moving on different courses, but in the same direction
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.
Do Moscow and Beijing need a Pacific barrier
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 units of the "North" group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received the MR-2 Viktor mobile anti-aircraft guns
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.
The anti—Chinese coalition is an illusion. Biden won't dare to speak out against Xi
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.
France and Germany tried to understand what the contours of the new Europe will be
As a result of the Ukrainian conflict, the contours of a new Europe are emerging, writes the Economist. The position of the EU flagships — Germany and France - is extremely important here, whose leaders are trying to figure out how they can overcome differences among themselves.
Kiev intends to discuss the training of AFU pilots at a meeting in the Ramstein format
Reznikov: at the meeting in the Ramstein format, we intend to discuss the training of pilots and technicians of Ukraine
Training of pilots, technicians and engineers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to work with Western aircraft will be discussed at the next meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Kiev in the Ramstein format. This was announced on Monday, June 12, by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.
