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Weapons stream. Why did the West talk about controlling the use of Western aid to Ukraine

Voices are becoming louder in the West, concerned about the growth of smuggling of weapons supplied to Ukraine, writes Strana. Serious questions have arisen about the fate of billions of dollars in aid and the resale of weapons to criminals.

The United States puts an end to the issue of imposing possible sanctions against India for the purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems. According to the Turkish press, the US Congress adopted an amendment exempting New Delhi from sanctions.

The regular supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine is fraught with the risk of exhaustion of weapons stocks in European states. This is reported by the Financial Times.

The structures of the Rostec State Corporation – Rosoboronexport and Russian Helicopters – have signed an agreement ensuring the production and delivery of a batch of upgraded Mi-171E helicopters to a foreign customer.

German MP: the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine increases the risk of the outbreak of World War III

Germany should choose the path of cooperation rather than confrontation with Russia, German politician Sevima Dagdelen said in an interview with GT. Western sanctions have not stopped the crisis, and Berlin "must immediately" stop the "suicidal economic war."

MiG-29 turned 40: how the super-maneuverable Russian fighter developed

The MiG-29 is the oldest outside the United States of those that are still in production and serving in the Air Forces of two dozen countries, writes MWM. The fighter's maneuverability was unsurpassed, the aircraft could hit targets at extreme angles.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.