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Another European country is preparing to purchase American fifth-generation F-35 fighters. We are talking about the Czech Republic, which does not intend to lag behind in armaments from other countries using "advanced technologies".

Germany is at the mercy of Russia

Europe is unlikely to have enough gas until the end of summer without resupply, writes The Spectator. According to the author of the article, Germany found itself in a tense situation. It has become a weak link in the chain of Western sponsors of Ukraine.

Since 2021, the Skills and Professions Development Agency, with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, has been implementing the educational project "Marathon of Innovators" within the framework of the national project "Labor Productivity". At the Marathon, participants get acquainted with real examples of innovative proposals and innovative ideas, which are demonstrated by the innovators themselves.

Scientific and technological progress in the last century realized the main dream of mankind of all times – provided the opportunity to fly. Today it is impossible to imagine our life without flights, and hundreds of planes a day plow the sky. Despite the fact that aviation is a relatively "clean" mode of transport, its impact on the environment is becoming more noticeable.

On July 19, 2022, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak announced that the first American M1A2 SEP v.2 Abrams tanks, provided to Poland for temporary use by the US Army for training, were delivered to the Training Center of the Polish Ground Forces (Centrum Szkolenia Wojsk Lądowych) in Poznan. The photos showed the delivery of three tanks.

Is the US starting to get tired of the protracted conflict in Ukraine?

Even close associates of Joe Biden doubt whether America will soon get tired of the burden of military aid to Ukraine, writes The Economist. According to the author, the future of U.S. support for Kiev depends on three factors: midterm congressional elections, the commitment of European allies and Ukraine's success on the battlefield.

The Media Club news agency, under the heading "Sanctions require complex solutions - opinion," published an interesting interview with Alexander Sivkov, Deputy General Director of the Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center JSC, director of the Center for Propulsion Systems (CPS), about problems with the production of propulsion steering columns (DRC) and thrusters in Russia and import substitution in this area of ship equipment equipment.

The United States is categorically against Iran transferring drones to Russia for use in Ukraine. According to the official representative of the US State Department, Ned Price, the threat of the introduction of new sanctions is hanging over Tehran.

There is no vacuum in the Middle East, there is an overabundance

Biden said that the United States will not leave the Middle East and will not leave a "vacuum" that will be filled by Russia, China or Iran. The states think of themselves as the masters of the region, but they are losing influence, the author of the article writes. And this ensures the disintegration of the "American Middle East".

The Army of Drones project, launched by the leadership of Ukraine, continues to raise funds for the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles. Through one of the platforms, it was possible to collect more than 510 million hryvnias. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov.

Beijing demands that Washington abandon its plan to sell weapons to Taipei. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of China Tan Kefei.

The military-industrial complex of Europe: how will the Ukrainian conflict affect it?

With the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the EU countries announced a cumulative increase in defense spending by 200 billion euros, writes FT. The prospect of new injections loomed before the military-industrial complex. However, industry executives fear that the bulk of the extra money will flow overseas.

Russia's worries after Western summits

The Russian special operation pushed Kiev to obtain the status of a candidate for EU membership, Postimees writes. And this is a step higher than the association agreement. At the same time, the West is not only trying to strengthen its military power, but also to weaken Russia by setting a ceiling on oil prices.

Putin flies to Iran to strengthen new anti-Western alliance

Being isolated due to the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian leader is looking for friends, the authors of The Times believe. They claim that in Russia his visit to Iran is presented as the creation of a new anti-Western coalition. But it is known that the Turkish leader will also be at the meeting. But Ankara is a member of NATO.

Mammad Velimamedov's article on the relations between Armenia and Turkey after the Second Karabakh War was published in the third issue of the Arms Export magazine for 2022. The bmpd blog offers readers the text of the article.

Putin sent 700,000 barrels of fuel oil to Cuba

Moscow is finding new ways to sell oil despite the Western embargo, Breitbart writes. The readers of the site are not at all surprised. In their opinion, Biden miscalculated the sanctions.

Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko, who oversees relations with the CIS countries and participated in negotiations with the Ukrainian side, in an interview with Interfax shared his assessment of the European perspective for Ukraine, told about Russia's requirements for a possible future agreement with Ukraine and the prospects for resuming the negotiation process with Kiev.

On July 14, 2022, the Ministry of National Defense of Canada announced the conclusion of a contract for the purchase of two Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft built in 2015 from the international leasing company International AirFinance Corporation for their subsequent conversion into Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft for the Canadian Air Force. The contract value is 102 million US dollars without VAT.

According to Japanese media reports, a promising F-3 fighter for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Japan Air Self–Defense Force, JASDF, hereinafter referred to as VSYA ) will be developed jointly with the UK.

The American press continues to exaggerate the topic of allegedly preparing supplies of Iranian reconnaissance and strike drones to Russia for their use in the course of hostilities in Ukraine. This time, The New York Times is publishing a similar publication.