Cooperation news

The European Space Agency (ESA) is ending its previously suspended cooperation with the Russian state corporation Roscosmos on the ExoMars-2022 Mars program, the head of the agency, Josef Aschbacher, said on Tuesday.

Spain will supply Leopard 2A4 tanks and M113 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine, the Spanish edition of Infodefensa reports, citing informed sources.

In response, the Russian ISS crew stops working with ERA, a remote—controlled robotic arm developed by the European Space Agency.

Spare parts for Kiev military aviation are collected in the countries of the former Warsaw Pact

In Ukraine, the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed four Su-25 attack aircraft and one MiG-29 fighter of the enemy in air battles, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on July 10. Experts interviewed by Izvestia explained that Kiev continues to receive assistance with old post-Soviet aircraft and spare parts for them from the countries of the former Warsaw Pact.

Fincantieri announced the transfer ceremony of the second OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) "Sheraouh" to the Qatari Navy on July 7 at the company in Mugiano (La Spezia).

The Presidents of the Russian Federation and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a telephone conversation on the eve of the Russian-Turkish summit meeting scheduled in the near future, considered a range of issues of mutual interest, the Kremlin's press service reported on Monday.

The Netherlands will supply Ukraine with modern heavy weapons, said Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who visited Ukraine on an official visit. In Kiev, they say that we can talk about additional supplies of self-propelled artillery and other armored vehicles.

On July 6, 2022, the Norwegian Kongsberg Group announced that in the second quarter of the year it signed an initial contract worth NOK 489 million (US$ 48.5 million) with the Australian government for the supply of NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missiles to equip ships of the Australian fleet.

The share of the BRICS countries in the global arms market for the period 2013-2020 was, according to the CAMTO, 20.61%. For comparison, the share of the G7 countries in the global arms market for the same period is estimated at 62.57%. Moreover, the share of the United States is 39.87%, and the other six G7 countries account for 22.7%.

Erdogan wins – Putin wins too

Contrary to expectations, Putin spoke rather mildly about Turkey's decision on the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. He knows that Ankara will no longer be an instrument of US foreign policy, Sabah writes. Their attempts to contain Russia in the south are doomed to failure.

Nauseda in the Suwalki corridor: the unity of Poland and Lithuania is bad news for Russia

The Presidents of Poland and Lithuania inspected military units located in the immediate vicinity of the Suwalki corridor, Delfi reports. Military experts consider this territory to be a weak link of NATO in the event of a confrontation with Russia.

The United States intends to create an "anti-Iranian NATO" in the Middle East. Participation in this alliance would be beneficial to Israel and a number of Arab countries.

The MiG-35 generation 4++ fighter (Fulcrum-F), which was supposed to provide the Russian Aerospace Forces with the necessary power, and the country with the opportunity to earn money on its export, turned out to be a complete failure. So the plane was named by the columnist of the American publication 19FortyFive Brent Eastwood.

NASA has condemned the use of the International Space Station (ISS) for political purposes. The agency commented on the photo of Russian cosmonauts at the station with the flag of the Luhansk People's Republic (LNR), writes the Washington Post (WP) with reference to the agency's statement.

Denmark has supplied Ukraine with American-made M113G4DK armored personnel carriers (APCs) with additional protection. Eyewitnesses noticed the M113G4DK from the Ukrainian military, reports 19FortyFive with reference to Ukraine Weapons Tracker.

The Turkish shipyard does not stop the construction of the warship ordered by the AFU, despite the unclear prospects of its transfer to the customer.

Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of the Russian government to sign an agreement with Kyrgyzstan on the creation of a Joint Regional Air Defense System (ORS) of the two states.

Russian Air Force General Fedorov told how fighters from Slovakia will help Ukraine

Slovakia declares its readiness to transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine. The country's air Force has a small fleet of such aircraft, but is ready to sacrifice them as part of assistance to Kiev. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out - what is the value of Slovak fighters for the AFU and whether delivery is possible in principle.

Algeria for the first time publicly showed combat vehicles purchased in Russia to support the BMPT-2 Terminator tanks. The cars passed in the parade column during the military parade dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the country's independence, which took place on July 5.

Canada has confirmed plans to send LAV II CSV Super Bison armored personnel carriers to Ukraine. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the country Anita Anand during a visit to the company General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, which is the manufacturer of this APC.