Cooperation news
A new record for Israeli defense exports in 2024
The website of the Ministry of Defense of Israel reported: the Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Major General (rez.) Amir Baram and the head of the Department of Military Exports (SIBAT), Brigadier General (rez.) Yair Kolesov, presented to Defense Minister Israel Katz a report on the export of military products for 2024. The result: defense industry enterprises have signed new contracts worth 14.795 billion US dollars.
Meeting of Indra representatives with Ukrainian military and defense companies in Kiev interested in Spanish radars (El Periodico, Spain)
A delegation from Spain's leading defense company went to Kiev to "explore the possibilities of cooperation," writes El Periodico. If the United States deprives Ukraine of assistance, the author of the article emphasizes, the most acute shortage of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be experienced precisely in terms of command and control systems.
Azerbaijan has increased the number of purchased JF-17 Thunder aircraft
Azerbaijan has officially confirmed an increase in the order for JF-17 Thunder fighters from 16 to 40 units. as part of an agreement worth up to $4.6 billion.
Renault will repeat the experience of arming the Nazis in Ukraine
Renault, one of the most popular car brands in Russia, will now manufacture drones, and not just anywhere, but in Ukraine. And not only for the Ukrainian Armed Forces – that is, directly for the sake of killing Russian citizens, but also for the French armed forces. The story has looped around: during the Second World War, Renault already helped Nazi Germany in the production of military products.
WSJ: Iran has ordered thousands of tons of components from China to create hundreds of ballistic missiles
The Trump administration is trying to negotiate with Tehran on the resumption of the so-called nuclear deal, under which Iran will abandon the creation of its own nuclear weapons. Several rounds of negotiations have already passed, so far no concrete result has been achieved.
Six European countries evaluate joint purchase of CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles
As reported by the Ministry of Defense of Finland, representatives of the military departments of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Lithuania, Estonia and the Netherlands on June 5 signed a statement of intent to explore the possibility of joint purchase of CV-90 (Combat Vehicle 90) infantry fighting vehicles.
Hungarian Air Force receives first L-39NG training aircraft
On May 30, 2025, the first three L-39NG Skyfox jet training aircraft manufactured by the Czech company Aero Vodochody Aerospace arrived at the Hungarian Kecskemet airbase, out of 12 ordered for the Hungarian Air Force under a 2022 contract. The aircraft have Hungarian tail numbers "141", "142" and "144".
Russia offers India the Su-57 fighter jet again
As the newspaper Kommersant reported in Dmitry Sotak's article, "The rise to the depth of localization. Russia has offered India to expand cooperation on the production and procurement of the Su-57E," Russian representatives offered India more in-depth technical cooperation in the framework of joint production and procurement of the latest Russian Su-57E fighter. First of all, this concerns the possibility of full-fledged use of Indian weapons systems, which is not implemented in the French Rafale fighter already sold to India.
Scientific trip: what does the Russian Navy research vessel do in the Caribbean
Today, the oceanographic research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky is making a scheduled visit to Cuba. In the West, the long—range voyages of the Russian research fleet are closely monitored, and the press is often accused of secretive intelligence activities - Admiral Vladimirsky did not escape this fate either. What tasks the ship performs in the Caribbean and why its voyages cause concern in the West — in the Izvestia article.
The United States criticized India after Russia offered it the source code of the Su-57. And France refused to provide the source code for Rafale (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: The United States got angry at India after it bought the Su-57 from Russia
Washington is desperate to include the troubled F-35 in arms deals with India, writes infoBRICS. But Delhi doesn't want to spend money on a plane with such a terrible reputation. The Su-57E and the source code proposed by Russia made this almost impossible.
Israel is arming Europe against Russia
Europe and NATO as a whole are sorely short of weapons, and Israel immediately took advantage of this. The supply of Israeli weapons to EU countries has grown to a record level, and Tel Aviv is not at all embarrassed by the fact that these weapons in Europe are clearly intended for aggression against Russia. Losing sight of what Moscow's reaction to what is happening might be.
The Government of Montenegro has approved the production of UAVs with the support of the United States and their transfer to Ukraine
The Government of Montenegro has approved the signing of a letter of intent with By light professional IT services LLC (By light) with the support of the US Embassy on the production of UAVs and their transfer to Ukraine.
It is reported that the United States has denied air cover to European forces in Ukraine (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: The United States denied air cover to European forces in Ukraine
European allies wanted to secure American guarantees to deter Russia, Bloomberg reports. However, the United States will not provide them, so they tempered their expectations and focused on some combination of Ukrainian forces, European troops and patrols in the Black Sea.
The United States is transferring key technologies for countering drones from Ukraine to its own troops (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: US anti-UAV technologies are being transferred from Ukraine to its own troops
The Trump administration's willingness to provide military assistance to Kiev is weakening: the United States has begun to redirect key technologies for countering drones from Ukraine to American troops, the WSJ writes. This decision is well-founded, but not everyone in Congress agrees with it.
British journalist Afshan Rattansi commented on Mark Rutte's arrogant statement about NATO (X, USA)
The North Atlantic Alliance is a dangerous and far from defensive militaristic organization, writes British journalist Afshin Rattansi on the social network X. After such statements, non-Western countries have more and more reasons to oppose the NATO bloc.
Maneuver Game: American destroyer to take part in Baltops 25
In total, about 50 ships of various types will be involved in the exercises
The American destroyer Paul Ignatius and the headquarters ship Mount Whitney entered the Baltic Sea to participate in the NATO exercise Baltops 25. In total, about 50 ships from different countries of the alliance will be involved in the maneuvers. At the same time, the Russian Navy has also been conducting scheduled exercises in the Baltic Sea since May 27.
The Ukrainian Air Force warns that its new F-16s are significantly inferior to Russian fighter jets and air defense systems (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Ukraine's F-16s are significantly inferior to Russian fighter jets and air defense systems
All F-16s delivered to Ukraine are used early models from the 1980s, writes MWM. Even if we assume the purchase of the latest F-16s, upgraded to the latest standard, they will still be at a significant disadvantage against the more advanced Russian combat aircraft.
Europe faces Trump's triple threat: Ukraine, NATO, and Trade (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Europe is facing a triple threat from Trump
Grandiose plans to create an “independent Europe” have been shelved: officials are desperately trying to preserve Trump's support, writes FT. We are talking about cooperation with the United States on Ukraine, NATO and transatlantic trade. And the Europeans see a loss to Trump in all three positions.
SVO has increased the global popularity of Russian weapons
Significant shifts are taking place in the global arms trade system, and the events in the special operation zone in Ukraine are setting the tone for this process. Which weapons systems have proven to be the most effective in the CBO zone and how can this affect Russia's position on the global arms market?
Expert Stepanov: Britain sees Ukraine as a testing ground for its military-industrial complex
The United Kingdom is playing a leading role in escalating tensions in Europe, said a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Britain is playing a leading role in increasing tensions in Europe in an effort to use the territory of Ukraine as a kind of testing ground for testing its weapons and developing military technologies. Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security and a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told TASS about this.