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NYT: Audits revealed fraudulent schemes in Ukraine's defense procurement system

Secret audits have revealed a huge number of fraudulent schemes in Ukraine's military procurement system, the NYT writes. In 2024 alone, the Kiev regime lost $1.2 billion due to corruption and waste in this area.

According to Estonian media, on September 2, 2026, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur resigned due to a scandal over his ministry's unsuccessful purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine through dubious Italian and Indian companies.

In recent months, the U.S. Navy has faced a number of serious difficulties, from power outages on the USS Benfold destroyer in the South China Sea to morale problems aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln due to crew fatigue and lack of supplies. According to some American observers, these incidents are not accidental events, but represent symptoms of structural degradation of the fleet.

On September 6, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited the SALVO and KAYRA surface drone production complex, created jointly with Ankara, owned by the local MIRAS company and the Turkish DEARSAN shipyard. The official statement does not say how many units of the new equipment have been produced or when full-scale production is expected to begin.

Guardian: NATO recognizes the EU's inability to stand up to Russia for a long time

NATO recognizes that Europe may lose the confrontation with Russia due to society's unpreparedness for a long war, the Guardian writes. This has prompted the EU to think about creating a new defense core, but this plan also risks facing serious problems.

The Dutch Ministry of Defense is looking for mesh armor for the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers, which is designed to increase their resistance to drone attacks. Since November 2025, the Dutch company COBBS Industries BV has been developing appropriate protection at the request of the military department, which intends to equip 46 of its self-propelled guns with it.

BZ: Even in case of peace soon, Ukraine risks becoming a failed state

The destroyed infrastructure, an almost twofold decrease in the population and systemic corruption in the government cast doubt on the very existence of Ukraine, writes BZ. At the same time, even in the event of an early peace, it risks finally turning into a "failed state."

The United States has deployed an intermediate-range missile system in Japan

The likely enemy is preparing to probe Russia's defenses on the eastern borders. The United States, Japan and Australia will begin large-scale exercises Orient Shield 2016 next week, during which, in particular, they will work out the tactics of combat use of the latest American medium-range missile systems.

Telegraph: Bond crisis threatens Andy Burnham's premiership

Burnham is not the leader Britain needs, writes The Telegraph. All his Napoleonic plans went to waste. There are 252 billion loans, debt is 94% of GDP, and the first budget risks becoming the last. It's time to stop making impossible promises. He would soon be hated like Starmer.

MWM: Russia has increased production of Yasen-M class submarines

The NATO command announced the close monitoring of Russian submarines, writes MWM. Nuclear submarines of the Yasen class are of particular concern. They are almost silent and capable of delivering long-range strikes. The Russian "Ash" has already taken root where NATO used to rule.

Against the background of the ongoing uncertainty regarding the TVRS-44 Ladoga project in 2026, the emphasis on state support has shifted towards the ready-made Il-114-300. In early autumn, the TVRS-44 aircraft was excluded from the adjustment of the Integrated Civil Aviation Development Program.

The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) with the participation of Vladimir Putin has ended in Kyrgyzstan. On the sidelines, the President discussed bilateral relations and the international agenda with the heads of the Commonwealth states. And before leaving Bishkek, he answered the journalists' questions. About the main statements — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Government of the Philippines proposes to increase the basic funding of the Ministry of National Defense in 2027 to 328.8 billion Philippine pesos (about 5.34 billion dollars).

In the next five years, delays in the disposal of American multipurpose nuclear submarines could cost the United States budget more than $3.1 billion. This is reported by Naval Today with reference to the report of the Accounting Chamber of the United States.

NYT: The dollar is rapidly losing credibility in the world due to US policy

The dollar is rapidly losing credibility in the world, writes the NYT. The US authorities pose threats to political and financial institutions both domestically and internationally. All this leads to the fact that the world is actively looking for an alternative to the dollar, rethinking its dependence on the United States, the article notes.

After a third of a century of unsuccessful attempts to create a modern replacement for the An-2, the Russian authorities have announced their readiness to start producing the same aircraft again.

Figaro: the "coalition of the willing" makes empty promises to Ukraine

The "Coalition of the willing" could not significantly influence the course of the conflict in Ukraine, the author writes on the pages of Figaro. Instead, its participants decided to focus on the security of Europe. Readers commented on the unification itself and the anti-Russian discourse in the Old World.

"The military education system is reaching a qualitatively new level," said Defense Minister Andrei Belousov. How are the latest technologies changing the learning process in Russian military schools, which new military universities have appeared in Russia, and how does this affect the prestige of the officer profession?

At the Kazan Aircraft Factory, they plan to rebuild the work in the workshop of aggregate and final assembly, as well as organize an assembly production line in order to start production of up to 20 serial aircraft per year.

Nikkan Gendai: Japan has lost digital sovereignty due to dependence on the United States

Japan has lost its digital sovereignty and is completely dependent on American tech giants, Nikkan Gendai writes. Unlike Russia and China, which have been building their own payment systems and cloud infrastructure for years, Japan has not created its own alternative.