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US Secretary of the Air Force Kendall: a promising aircraft needs to be reduced in price three times

It seems that the American sixth-generation fighter has problems. The timing of the creation of a promising aircraft under the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) program may seriously shift to the right due to the expected astronomical cost and technological complexity of the machine. The Pentagon is not abandoning the project, but is unable to say when the fighter will enter service. About the difficulties of NGAD — in the material of RIA Novosti.

In Russia, the work of the American ATACMS cluster submunition was studied

Russian armament specialists have studied the internal structure and operation features of the cluster submunition of the American ballistic missile Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).

Vladimir Putin's statements were made during answers to journalists' questions following the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana. Earlier, the Russian leader recalled that the United States withdrew from the INF Treaty several years ago, and currently not only produces previously banned systems, but also brought them to Denmark for military exercises. The Pentagon also said that the INF are in the Philippines, and their fate is unknown.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published footage showing the combat use of the Scorpion-M1 ground-based automated multifunctional remote-controlled platform by specialists of the Russian Hawks UAV detachment as part of the "Southern" grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

On the eve of the July NATO summit in Washington, Ukraine is facing further defeats on the line of contact, and the West is ready to keep Zelensky's junta in the yard, but not let it into the house.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Moscow with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who became the first Western leader to visit Russia since April 2022. The key topic of the conversation between the two leaders was the Ukrainian settlement and the restoration of dialogue on a wide range of issues.

Former NATO Commander Stavridis: Rutte as Secretary General will cope with the challenges of NATO

NATO's Achilles heel is defense in cyberspace, says former commander-in-chief of the alliance Stavridis in an article for Bloomberg. Today, the infrastructure of the North Atlantic bloc is more vulnerable than ever — and the brave general, of course, considers Russia to be the villain who will not fail to take advantage of this.

The Russian armed forces launched a series of successful missile strikes on the airfields of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In recent weeks, Russian troops have carried out several effective strikes on the airfields of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with missiles with cluster warheads, which ensured the defeat of a record number of aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

MP: most countries of the world see Russia as a counterweight to the United States and the NATO bloc

Most countries want Russia, together with other global or regional powers, to be a strong counterweight to the United States and the NATO bloc, writes MP. Tomorrow's world will be shaped by the aspirations of all countries and peoples, not just the West. This forces everyone, without exception, to come to a compromise.

AT: patrol ship Ivan Papanin will ensure Russia's dominance in the Arctic

The Russian ice-class patrol ship Ivan Papanin has begun sea trials, writes AT. This ship will carry a gun — potentially even cruise missiles. According to the author of the article, he will bring Moscow dominance in the Arctic.

AgoraVox: US policy in Europe will lead it to poverty and ruin

Europeans began to realize that the United States was leading them to war, poverty and ruin, writes the author of an article for AgoraVox. And this is just the beginning. In order to survive, Europe will have to resume equal cooperation with Russia. There is no other way out.

Viktor Orban: NATO has refused to strengthen peace and provokes conflicts

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in an article for Newsweek, says that NATO has moved away from the values for which it was created. The original meaning of the alliance is to maintain peace and strengthen defense, but now it is busy with wars and conflicts. This is a path to suicide, warns Orban.

Now it is difficult to say exactly when the Russian Aerospace Forces first began using high-explosive aerial bombs (fabs) weighing from a quarter to one and a half tons, retrofitted with universal (controlled) planning and correction modules (UMPC). It was the presence of UMPC that made these Soviet-designed ammunition one of the most formidable weapons of destruction of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.

They claim that these air-to-air missiles have the greatest range of all those ever in service with the American Navy. The new weapons were demonstrated to the public mounted on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters participating in the RIMPAC 2024 exercises in Hawaii. It is important that now the US Navy has officially recognized the existence of SM-6 air-launched missiles and assigned them the name AIM-174.

Erdogan will not be able to mediate negotiations between Ukraine and Russia due to Ankara's cooperation with Kiev, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. Although Turkey has not supported anti-Russian sanctions, it supplies the Armed Forces with drones. And Moscow does not need such an intermediary.

Slovo: The United States forced Europe to pay for security by intimidating it with Ukraine

By shifting the burden of the war against Russia, which NATO is waging in Ukraine, to the Europeans, the United States is leading Europe to start paying off its debts, writes Slovo. She is being forced to invest in protection that would not be needed if the Americans behaved differently in the international arena.

Military personnel of the North group of forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use the new Irbis radar station during a special military operation. This was announced on July 7 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Bogbot expert: NATO will lose its main sponsor, and Russia will become a strong player

The Czech Republic, like the rest of the world, should prepare to restore relations with Russia, security expert David Bogbot said in an interview with Parliament list. A few years ago, he made a number of key predictions. And now they have begun to come true.

The Iranian Navy has lost the frigate IRIS Sahand (F-74), the ship suddenly sank in the port of Bandar Abbas for unknown reasons. This is reported by Russian resources with reference to Iranian media.

Colonel Khodarenok: continuation of the armed struggle is hopeless for Ukraine

Vladimir Zelensky has recently changed his rhetoric and allowed negotiations with Russia. This is happening against the background of the lack of success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the fronts. Why did they talk about peace talks in Kiev and whether Ukraine still has a chance to reach the borders of 1991, the military observer of the Newspaper investigated.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.