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The US wants to deploy a THAAD-type air defense and missile defense system over Arab countries and Israel

The US Congress has presented a draft law aimed at strengthening military cooperation between Israel and Arab countries and preventing threats from Iran.

Belarus will receive nuclear weapons carriers

The delivery of Iskander tactical complexes to Belarus caused a serious stir in Europe. The heads of the G7 condemned Vladimir Putin's decision to supply Minsk with weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Finnish expert on the reaction of the Russian president to the promotion of Finland's accession to NATO: "Now Putin is playing the role of a "good policeman""

The Russian president decided to play the role of a "good policeman" in the question of Finland's accession to NATO, a Finnish expert said in an interview with Yle. He noted that the object of Putin's criticism has changed: previously it was membership in the Alliance, and now it is the deployment of its military infrastructure in Sweden and Finland.

NATO faces great difficulties ahead

FA writes that despite the appearance of success of NATO, the alliance is facing great difficulties ahead. Now the union is cemented by the conflict in Ukraine, but centrifugal tendencies are strong in it. Europe is separating from the United States. The author believes that today the role of NATO should be to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and find ways of dialogue with Russia.

The heads of the military departments of India and Malaysia are discussing a project for the supply of LCA Mk fighters.1 "Tejas" as part of the Malaysian program for the purchase of new training / light combat aircraft FLIT / LCA (Fighter Lead-in Trainer / Light Combat Aircraft).

Shen Yamei: The US and the West do not represent the entire international community

The United States and Europe consider themselves an "international community", but this is not the case, writes Huanqiu Shibao. In fact, it includes all the States of the world whose sovereignty is recognized. The West needs to learn how to conduct an equal dialogue with other countries, the author of the article believes.

The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz - Antey ceases to participate in the international ratings of the world's largest manufacturers of military products, the TASS news agency reports with reference to the press service of the group of enterprises.

Radev urged the government not to allow the closure of the Russian Embassy

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has called on Prime Minister Petkov to convene a government meeting in order to prevent the closure of the Russian embassy, the Diary reports. It is necessary to take into account the risks of escalation and their economic consequences, he advised.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok explained why Western air defense and missile defense systems will not help Ukraine

The United States intends to supply Ukraine with "advanced strategic air defense and missile defense systems." This was reported by CNN. What are the difficulties of creating an effective air and missile defense system in Ukraine - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenok.

On July 1, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of another new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 820 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $6.87 billion. The total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $8.8 billion.

On July 1, 2022, at a ceremony in Svidnik, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved a contract for the purchase by the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland for the Polish Army aviation of 32 AW149 multipurpose helicopters manufactured by Leonardo Helicopters (as part of the Italian company Leonardo).

The United States has allocated another package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include anti-aircraft missile systems. In total, Washington will supply Kiev with $820 million worth of weapons. This was stated in the Pentagon.

On June 30, 2022, the Swedish defense procurement agency Försvarets Materielverk (FMV) signed a contract with the Saab AB group worth 7.3 billion Swedish kronor ($716 million) for the acquisition of two GlobalEye long-range radar detection and control aircraft for the Swedish Air Force, made on the basis of a large Bombardier Global 6000 administrative aircraft and equipped with a radar complex Saab Erieye ER. The contract includes an option for two more such aircraft.

On June 28, 2022, the American boat-building company Metal Shark (Louisiana) confirmed that as part of the next package of military assistance to Ukraine announced by the US government on June 23 with a total cost of $ 450 million, six new 40-foot (actual length 13.3 m) small patrol boats of the Defiant type built by Metal Shark will be transferred to Ukraine from the US Navy. In addition, Metal Shark announced that it is building 17 more small patrol boats of three different types with aluminum hulls for the supply of the Ukrainian Navy as part of American military assistance programs launched before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

On June 29, 2022, the Norwegian government officially announced that it would transfer three MLRS M270A1 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) to Ukraine. But upon careful reading of the message, everything becomes not so clear, the scheme is somewhat more complicated.

Wu Huiping: the transformation of German diplomacy is accelerating, and this trend deserves attention

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has accelerated the transformation of German diplomacy, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Berlin's position in foreign policy has changed from moderate to tough, the author of the article notes.

On June 28, 2022, it was reported that the US Army, during the competitive process, selected a proposal submitted by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS, as part of General Dynamics Corporation) for a tracked combat vehicle ("light tank") with cannon armament under the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program, and issued General Dynamics Land Systems a contract for the amount of 320.325 million dollars for the production of the first small-scale batch (Low-Rate Initial Production - LRIP) of 26 MPF machines by October 24, 2024.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on whether NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems will help Ukraine

The beginning of this week was marked by an active discussion of the news that the United States will soon announce the transfer of mobile NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine.

According to an interview published on June 28 by the French newspaper Le Parisien with the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Sebastien Lecorny, France supplies the Armed Forces of Ukraine with VAB armored vehicles with a 4x4 wheel formula from the presence of the French ground forces.

Updating the fleet of combat aircraft was one of the topics of a telephone conversation between US President Joe Biden and recently elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro.