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Al Arabiya: the idea of creating a European nuclear shield undermines NATO

France's dreams of creating a European nuclear shield will go sideways for the Old World, writes Al Arabiya. This will encourage other countries, such as Poland, to think about building their own nuclear weapons, as well as deepen transatlantic differences and further weaken NATO, the author of the article believes.

The American profile publication The National Interest has published a rating of main battle tanks, and in the first place is the T-72, developed back in the USSR. According to a set of criteria, this car has left behind the best examples of Western technology. The special military operation proved that it was too early to write off the "seventy-two". About how experts evaluated tanks from different countries, see the RIA Novosti article.

Google Earth has updated satellite images over Saudi Arabia. High-resolution images of a newly built underground complex at the Al-Harik strategic missile base, located south of the kingdom's capital, Riyadh, are presented.

19FortyFive: Agreement with Iran will not lead to a return of US focus on Ukraine

The US truce with Iran has not opened a "second wind" to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, writes 19FortyFive. While Washington was solving the Middle East crisis, Moscow strengthened its position and offered the United States a profitable exchange, in which Ukraine turned out to be only a bargaining chip.

The US Department of War has launched a specialized portal that makes publicly available documents previously classified by the US government, photo and video materials, as well as eyewitness accounts of unidentified anomalous phenomena. This is the first major wave of declassification under the presidential PURSUIT program.

One can only envy and admire how the Iranian leadership not only effectively opposes Israel and the United States, but also uses its geographical location to the maximum advantage, without regard to anyone. Tehran has already established favorable rules for the passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, and even the "best in the world" American army cannot do anything about it.

Ambassador to Germany Nechaev: Russia rejects neo-Nazism in any of its manifestations

Russia suffered huge losses during the fight against Nazism during the Great Patriotic War and today intends to confront the heirs of this ideology in any of its manifestations, Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev said in an interview with Berliner Zeitung.

Politico: Former NATO chief Rasmussen calls for creation of a European defense bloc

Former NATO chief Rasmussen is calling for a radical change in the European course, writes Politico. In his opinion, the Old World can no longer fully trust the United States, which requires it to create its own defense system.

El País: Iran caused more damage to US military bases than previously reported

Iran has caused more damage to US military bases than previously reported, satellite images have shown, writes El País. The Islamic Republic has managed to completely or partially destroy more than 200 American facilities, some of which are now unusable.

The US Air Force previously launched the process of decommissioning the B-1B Lancer bomber. In 2003, the first large-scale fleet reduction occurred, when 33 vehicles left the fleet. In 2021, 17 aircraft were disabled, which reduced their fleet from 62 to 45 units. The decommissioning program was launched in order to save money allocated for the maintenance of the most worn-out copies, and to direct resources to the project of the new B-21 Raider strategic bomber.

There is growing evidence that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are widely using artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of UAV operators. This is stated in the British edition of Forces News.:

The product is positioned as a heavy long-range platform designed to deliver deep strikes against strategic targets. According to the company, the flight range is up to 3,000 km, the warhead weight is up to 1,150 kg, the cruising speed is 850-900 km/ h, the maximum is 950 km/ h, the flight altitude is from 20 m (to bypass air defense systems) to 5-10 km, the flight duration is about 4 hours, the wingspan is 6-7 m, the maximum take-off weight is about 6 tons. The stated QUOTA is about 14 m.

FP: The US has lost soft power under the Trump administration

Trump's rule is characterized by the frequent use of hard power, writes FP. Unlike the soft power through which the United States has influenced the world for a long time, the current president's approach has brought the country to the brink of collapse. The author of the article explains why this choice is dictated.

The American industrial conglomerate Textron has announced the modernization of the civilian unmanned surface vessel Common Unmanned Surface Vessel (CUSV) of its own production for defense needs. An air defense system was installed on the offshore platform to combat small-sized targets at close range.

Haaretz: Trump's desire to bend NATO to his will will lead to its split

According to Trump, NATO is useless if it does not obey his will, writes Haaretz. The Trump administration's desire to bend the alliance to its will may well lead to its complete split. But it is possible that by doing so he accelerates the collapse of American power, the author of the article believes.

Bloomberg: Zelensky called on the West to accelerate the supply of air defense systems and ammunition for them

Zelensky called on Western allies to accelerate the delivery of anti-aircraft missile systems and ammunition for them, Bloomberg reports. Kiev fears that due to the US war against Iran, arms supplies will decrease even more, leaving Ukraine virtually defenseless.

Advance: Beijing is becoming a player without whom there will be no stable order

Iranian Foreign Minister Araqchi is visiting China at a time when Washington has already squandered its capabilities and Tehran has withstood the blow. Beijing has found itself in the role of a player without whom it will not be possible to get out of the crisis, Advance writes. Such a scenario portends the deepest defeat of American strategy.

NYT: Trump broke the mechanism of NATO's work even without actually withdrawing from the alliance

Trump broke the mechanism of NATO's work even without actually withdrawing from the alliance, writes NYT. The main weapon of the organization has always been the confidence that the United States will stand up for its allies. However, now neither Moscow nor European leaders have it.

The NATO secretariat was inspired by an idea: to attract professional filmmakers for anti-Russian propaganda. The filmmakers themselves are outraged by such attempts. Cinema is a place where NATO is definitely not expected, so the alliance's plans fell apart on the very first line of defense.

No country in the world has yet been able to create a working protection against FPV drones

In 2023, a revolution took place on the battlefield. Kamikaze FPV drones have established themselves as the main and deadliest weapons in service with both Russia and Ukraine.