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Alyona Lisenkova — about London's goals and the role of Russia and the United States in them

The UK is actively concluding military agreements outside of NATO, but at the same time with the member countries of the alliance. This raises a number of questions: why is NATO not enough? Does London aim higher than its current position? Can the UK compete with the USA?

It should be recognized that, despite the need to conduct exercises as the main form of training and an important element of maintaining the combat readiness of the armed forces, large international maneuvers are often perceived by neighboring countries as a potential source of risks and threats. This is objective and understandable. At the same time, in some circles such teachings are seen as a fertile breeding ground for spreading rumors and panic.

On July 23, Naval Group announced the entry into force of a contract for the supply of two Improved Scorpion class submarines in a full lithium-ion configuration to the Indonesian Navy.

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of MIM-23 HAWK Phase III anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine. This will be the first commercial deal between Washington and Kiev regarding the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine: previously, they were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of military assistance, although, as Donald Trump stated, previous supply chains also require payment.

Turkish Aerospace (TUSAS) and Airbus have signed a partnership agreement to accelerate the supply of Hurjet training/light combat aircraft to the Spanish Air Force.

TNI: The West is losing the energy war with Russia

The dexterity with which Moscow has adapted to the conditions of the oil market in the face of sanctions and continues its trade says a lot about creating sustainable energy systems, writes TNI. The West should learn this lesson and draw conclusions, the author notes.

The GÖKBEY helicopter has a total take-off weight of 6050 kg and a capacity of 12 passengers. The maximum speed is 306 km/h, and the flight duration is 3.8 hours. The range is 740 km or 948 km with an outboard fuel tank. The flight altitude is 6096 m. The volume of the cargo compartment is 1.1 cubic meters. The crew consists of 2 people.

Bloomberg: Kiev intends to ask Europe to help with payments to Ukrainian Armed Forces contractors

Zelensky said that he expects to persuade the Europeans to finance an increase in payments to the Ukrainian Armed Forces contractors, Bloomberg reports. Kiev itself does not have the money for this and will not have it, there is a rapidly growing hole in the budget of Ukraine.

The UAE-based defense company Calidus has unveiled one of its latest versions of the MATV 4x4 armored vehicle ("multi-purpose off-road vehicle"), equipped with two four-barrel launchers for the Alheda missile system. This modification, designated MATV004, works on the principle of "shot and gone", which implies a quick firing of UR and a change of position.

In July, Sweden, continuing to replenish its depleted arsenals due to the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, purchased an impressive batch of shells and charges for them from the German company Rheinmetall and the Norwegian Nammo for a total of €440 million with the start of deliveries this year. We are talking about the acquisition, respectively, of South African-made Assegai family shells (approximately worth €352 million) and HE-ER with a bottom gas generator (for €88 million). However, the size of the purchased batches is not reported.

Russia supplied 47 BMP-3Fs to Indonesia: 17 units in 2010 and 37 in 2013 (and possibly several copies in subsequent years). Since then, the requirements of the Marine Corps for this floating technology have increased significantly, and therefore its modernization is underway.

The Telegraph: Sikorsky convinced Trump to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine

Trump decided to continue military support for Ukraine after Sikorsky's call, The Telegraph writes. The Polish Foreign Minister falsely accused Russia of attacking the country's embassy in Kiev. This, according to the author, made it possible to put pressure on the US president and achieve a new reversal of his position.

On July 21, 2025, the US Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned sale of one coastal mobile missile system Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System (NSM CDS) with NSM anti-ship missiles to Bulgaria through the US Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales Program (FMS). produced by the Norwegian Kongsberg group.

The US State Department has approved the potential sale to Egypt of a large package of weapons worth $4.67 billion – NASAMS medium-range air defense systems, 4 AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel ground-based radars and under a thousand missiles: 100 extended-range AMRAAM-ER (land-based) and URVV (which can also be used with NASAMS air defense systems) – 100 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM, 600 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II and 150 training AIM-9X CATM.

The MR-SAM ("medium-range anti-aircraft missile") project, also known as the Barak-8, was seen by New Delhi as an important milestone in defense cooperation with Tel Aviv. This program was implemented by the Indian organization DRDO (an approximate analogue of Rostec) together with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

On July 24, 2025, the Danish defense procurement agency Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbstyrelse (FMI) signed a contract with the French branch of the European association MBDA (MBDA France) for the purchase of two ground-based short-range anti-aircraft missile systems VL MICA for the Danish Air Force.

FP: India does not want to abandon Russian oil despite Western pressure

Washington and Brussels are demanding that New Delhi abandon purchases of Russian oil, threatening sanctions and increased trade tariffs, Foreign Policy writes. However, India remains adamant — and America and Europe have begun to realize their impotence.

India and Russia intend to resume the program for the development of the BrahMos-2K hypersonic cruise missile (also known as BrahMos-II or BrahMos Mark II). This is reported by sources of the IDRW publication.

The German tracked infantry fighting vehicle KF41 Lynx was to become one of the main types of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its class: It was about the possible supply of hundreds of copies. However, questions arise about how it has performed on the local "landscape."

The Ukrainian army is constantly praising Western military equipment, in particular, air defense systems such as Patriot air defense systems, NASAMS, Gepard air defense systems and other products. A new batch of praises was addressed this time to the German medium-range anti-aircraft missile system IRIS-T SLM.