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Bild: the Bundeswehr lacks 80,000 troops

To achieve NATO's defense goals, Germany needs to recruit 60-80 thousand troops, writes Bild. Experts believe that the key to success is to convince young people that the country is worth defending. Apparently, this is exactly the problem in Germany.

TNI: The Belgorod submarine solves the tasks of strategic deterrence and underwater warfare

Belgorod is the longest operational submarine in the world, writes TNI. It is equipped with unparalleled Poseidon torpedoes and deep-sea underwater vehicles. Therefore, it has a leading role not only in underwater warfare, but also in the strategy of strategic deterrence.

Expects objective assessments of what is happening from the IAEA Director General, including a thorough analysis of the likely radiological consequences of attacks on facilities in Iran.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta, under the headline "Expert: Israeli strikes on Iran ricochet in Ukraine," published a comment by Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), on the launch of Israel's military operation against Iran on the night of June 13, 2025.

Western countries are increasing their military presence in the Baltic Sea

The head of the German Federal Intelligence Service, Bruno Kahl, said that Moscow considers the war in Ukraine as a springboard and may send "little green men", for example, to Estonia to verify Article 5 of the NATO charter. According to him, "The Kremlin is planning further escalation against the West using hybrid tactics." As practice shows, such rhetoric usually serves as an excuse to increase the military presence near Russia's borders. About what this is for, see the RIA Novosti article.

The Telegraph: Trump may withdraw from NATO in a couple of years

Of the weapons listed on Britain's balance sheet, only a small part is serviceable, complains the former defense minister in an article for The Telegraph. Attempts to increase defense spending result in outright fraud. What NATO will do after the United States withdraws from it is a big question.

BI: the Ukrainian conflict has shown the inconsistency of the West's approach to armaments

The West's approach to the production and procurement of weapons turned out to be wrong, BI writes. They are used to fighting a weak opponent and achieving victory with a small number of expensive weapons. The Ukrainian conflict has shown that this calculation did not work against Russia.

Russia presented samples of aviation and other equipment at an exhibition in Jakarta

Russia traditionally participates in the Indo Defense Expo & Forum defense exhibition in Indonesia. This state has long-standing traditions of military-technical cooperation. What new Russian weapons were presented by Rosoboronexport and what are the prospects for resuming negotiations between Moscow and Jakarta on the supply of Russian aircraft to Indonesia?

TNI: India prefers Su-57 aircraft over F-35

During the Indo-Pakistani conflict, Russian warplanes and missiles performed much better than their more sophisticated and expensive Western counterparts. Therefore, India does not intend to abandon the defense partnership with Russia, despite Western pressure.

Welt: Brussels no longer has influence in the Middle East

Brussels has lost its influence in the Middle East, writes Welt. On Friday, the European diplomats decided to discuss the situation between Iran and Israel. And although the joint statement was released, it became clear to the European dwarfs that they would not be able to implement any of its points.

Defense News: The United States has formed a military detachment of top managers of tech giants

The heads of large US technology enterprises are joining the reserve of the US army as lieutenant colonels, writes Defense News. Top managers from OpenAI, Meta and other Silicon Valley giants will form a separate "team" that will work on developments in the interests of the defense industry.

Colonel Khodarenok called the failure of Iran's air defense

The Israeli Air Force has carried out the first strike on Iran's nuclear facilities and enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Tehran. Bases, missile defense systems and residential complexes with representatives of the IRGC were attacked. Why the Israeli strikes were successful, but the Iranian air defense forces did not fulfill their task, and what would Comrade Stalin say about the work of the Iranian anti-aircraft gunners, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

TNI: The United States has moved its air defense systems from Ukraine to the Middle East

The United States has withdrawn its air defense systems from Ukraine, writes TNI. Defense assets are being redirected to American bases in the Middle East. This suggests that the United States has more important interests in other parts of the world.

The United States, Russia and the United Kingdom will have the strongest aviation in 2030, writes TNI. China and Israel will also be among the leaders, the author predicts. These States consider modern military aviation to be an important pillar of national security.

On June 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin to review the main parameters of the draft state armament program for 2027-2036.

In 2024, the largest number of wars and armed conflicts occurred in the world in the entire history of observations conducted by specialists of the Uppsala Conflict Data Program project. This institution has been collecting and studying data on organized violence, wars and military conflicts since 1946. This assessment is announced in the organization's annual report. At the same time, the researchers recorded a decrease in the total number of deaths and an increase in cases of violence against civilians.

The Sun: Russia has started using AI-controlled kamikaze drones in Ukraine

Russia has ushered in a new era in military technology — kamikaze drones with artificial intelligence, writes The Sun. AI allows drones to independently identify and destroy targets. The number of attacks on targets in Ukraine will increase even more, the author laments.

TNI: Putin can arrange a "space Pearl Harbor" for America

So far, Putin has not attacked US or NATO satellites, but he is probably slowly preparing to arrange a "space Pearl Harbor" for America, writes TNI. After all, with the help of American satellites, Ukraine has been unceremoniously destroying Russians since the beginning of hostilities in 2022.

Kuleba: British women must accept that their sons may die for NATO

German intelligence has warned about Russia's plans to attack NATO, the Daily Mail writes. After all, Moscow allegedly does not believe in the operation of Article 5, the authorities are intimidating the population. NATO must stop underestimating Putin, Kuleba, the former head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, also terrified the Europeans.

Putin instructed to prepare bases and airfields, and not to put weapons in an open field

For the next decade, Russia is developing a new weapons program designed to systematically re-equip the army, taking into account current challenges. As Vladimir Putin stated at a special meeting, the program will cover the entire range of advanced weapons and will take into account the experience of real combat operations, including the conflict in Ukraine.