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Initial sea trials of the second locally built Govind-2500 corvette have been completed in Egypt
The second Govind-2500-class corvette of local construction and the third of four ordered as a whole for the Egyptian Navy has completed initial sea trials.
TSAST publishes the results of a survey of Russians' opinions on Russia's cooperation with Iran
On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Iran, the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies "TSAST" ordered a public opinion poll from the SuperJob portal to study the attitude of Russians to cooperation between Russia and Iran against the background of sanctions pressure from the West.
Turkey will not approve the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO if they do not fulfill their obligations - Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyim Erdogan on Monday once again warned that if Sweden and Finland do not fulfill their obligations, Ankara will not ratify their accession to NATO.
"In three months, the Americans will train Ukrainians not pilots, but suicide bombers"
Air Force General Popov told why training AFU pilots to fly on the F-16 does not make sense
The US Congress is ready to allocate $ 100 million to retrain Ukrainian military pilots. The subsequent delivery of F-16 and F-15 combat aircraft to Kiev is also being considered. "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out how realistic and effective this training is.
Heavy Hearse Racing
The West is making Kiev more and more weighty gifts
In the article "They don't look at a rusty tank in trucks" ("HBO" dated 04/22/12), the question of what heavy equipment of Soviet and Eastern European production the West can supply to Ukraine was considered in detail. It also said that if it comes to the supply of heavy equipment of Western production, it would be easiest to transfer armored personnel carriers and armored vehicles to the Ukrainian army. They are the easiest to master for personnel, while there are many cars of this class in the West.
"Bayraktar" goes into the shadows
Events in Ukraine threaten to disrupt the mass production of Turkish unmanned vehicles
The large investments made by Turkey in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) programs threaten not to pay off if ways to replace critically important foreign components are not found in the near future, as well as ways to disavow the low effectiveness of the use of Turkish drones against Russian troops and Donbass militias.
NATO's Rotorcraft Predator
The Tiger combat helicopter adapts to the wars of the new generation
Combat, or, as they are also often called, attack, helicopters are a separate subclass of rotorcraft, significantly different conceptually and technically from their counterparts.
The United Arab Emirates has ordered an amphibious helicopter dock ship in Indonesia
According to Indonesian resources, on July 1, 2022, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), during his visit to the United Arab Emirates, signed a comprehensive economic partnership agreement between Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (IUAE-CEPA) with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
It became known what the new alliance in the Middle East threatens Russia with
A new strategic alliance in the Middle East worries Iran and Russia
Iran seriously risks losing strategic support in Syria and beyond, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz writes. In addition, as the author notes, Turkey's possible invasion of northern Syria will automatically put Ankara on the path of confrontation with Moscow.
The seven deadly sins of NATO, which few people think about
International review: The Seven Deadly Sins of NATO
NATO, as a fighter of the Cold War, not only did not disintegrate with the end of the confrontation, but it was modified and continued to promote the mentality of counteraction, the People's Daily writes. This is one of the seven deadly sins of the alliance, the author claims, along with signs of racism, violation of international law and others, which few people think about at the new peak of the bloc's popularity.
Russia has found a way to prevent Ukraine from receiving combat helicopters
Russia has found a way to prevent Ukraine from receiving military helicopters. Kommersant writes about this. Moscow will terminate the permit for major repairs, maintenance and supply of spare parts for Mi-type helicopters for three enterprises in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
New sanctions against Russia have shown how weak America is
The new EU sanctions against Russia are "mostly symbolic" and reflect the loss of US leadership in the world
Europe is preparing to adopt the seventh package of anti-Russian sanctions, but China does not believe that it will be effective. According to experts, the EU has begun to feel their consequences and is increasingly doubting the correctness of US actions.
The draft military budget adopted by the US House of Representatives prohibits the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey - Mass media
The House of Representatives of the US Congress voted for an amendment to the draft military budget approved by it for the 2023 fiscal year, which prohibits the sale of new F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Politico reported.
Elbit Systems will supply the DIRCM self-defense system to the Dutch Air Force
On July 14, Elbit Systems announced that it had been selected as the supplier of the DIRCM (Directed Infra-Red Counter-Measures) system designed to counter missiles from the IR GOS and the on-board electronic warfare (EW) system to equip the Gulfstream G650 aircraft of the Netherlands Defense Ministry.
The US wanted to arm Ukraine "to the teeth"
Lessons learned. How Ukraine can take advantage of its unique chance
Former Obama national Security aide Michael McFaul on the pages of Ukrainska Pravda outlined his vision of how Kiev "will break through to a new future." In his opinion, the Armed Forces of Ukraine should arm themselves "to the teeth". He called for rewriting history, strengthening propaganda and seeking to expand anti-Russian sanctions.
Russia and the United States signed an agreement on cross-flights to the ISS - Roscosmos
As planned, Anna Kikina will become the first cosmonaut in the crew of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Her place in the crew of the Soyuz MS-22 will be taken by US astronaut Francisco Rubio
Russia turned out to be one of nine countries in the world without Starlink
Georgia turned out to be the last country on the planet that allowed the operation of the Starlink satellite Internet from the American company SpaceX on its territory. SpaceNews writes about this.
"Good company for HIMARS." Ukraine received M270 missile systems
Ukraine received the first M270 multiple launch rocket systems from the UK
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the receipt of the first M270 multiple launch rocket systems from the UK. The head of the department, Alexey Reznikov, clarified that three M270 MLRS have already been delivered to the country and more will arrive.
Poland will acquire another 116 Abrams tanks from the availability
As the Polish media reported on July 15, 2022, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak, in an interview with the Polish TV channel Polsat News, announced that agreements had been reached on the purchase of 116 Abrams tanks (two battalion sets) from the United States for the Polish Army. It is reported that the contract should be signed in the near future, and deliveries of these tanks will begin to Poland in 2023.
More and more developing countries support Putin on Ukraine
Russia deftly turned the narrative of the West over Ukraine in order to enlist the support of developing countries
The Hong Kong edition writes that because of the conflict with Russia in Ukraine, the United States and NATO undermine the interests of developing countries and the third world, bringing new economic and social troubles on them. The author mentions the collapse of Sri Lanka's economy provoked by the West.
