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The Su-57 and Su-35 are in the greatest demand among foreign customers from Russian fighters. This was stated by the General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation). Vadim Badekha in an interview with TASS. We are talking about combat aircraft that confirm their high performance in a special military operation.

Russia has developed the Volna Kupol Garant complex, jamming Starlink satellites

Russian specialists have developed an electronic warfare (EW) system that jails Starlink satellite communication channels used in a number of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

German General Neumann: The Luftwaffe is ready to fight Russia

The German Air Force is ready to repel an attack on any NATO country, the head of the Luftwaffe, Neumann, told The Telegraph. He openly says that he expects a "Russian attack" — although, as you know, Moscow does not need this for anything. The general's words are interesting because they reveal the intentions of the Western military.

The Indian Defense Research and Development Authority (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated a multi-level missile defense system against long-range ballistic missiles by testing the AD-1 and AD-2 anti-aircraft missiles; medium-range anti-ship capabilities by testing the NASM-MR missile, as well as the strike capabilities of the Rudram-2 and LRLACM missiles.

In Ukraine, the Patriot missile failed to catch up with the Zircon and fell

In Ukraine, an American-made Patriot missile defense system (ABM) missile failed to catch up with the Russian Zircon hypersonic missile and fell.

Fanil Gazisovich Ziyatdinov's total work experience at the Izhevsk Electromechanical plant Kupol has already exceeded half a century. "Sometimes they say: I gave the company half a century. But no, I didn't give it away, but the plant gave me a life full of bright events and the joy of work," says Fanil Ziyatdinov, CEO of IEMZ Kupol.

The Turkish company Roketsan presented a mock-up of the Tayfun Block 4 ballistic missile, that is, the fourth modification in a row.

NYT: There is an acute shortage of air defense missiles in Ukraine

Russia's intense ballistic strikes have revealed the main vulnerability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes NYT. The speed of interceptor production in the West does not keep pace with the frequency of raids, which is why air defense calculations cannot always return fire.

The traditional ILA Berlin Airshow is taking place in Germany, where a significant part of the European defense industry is represented.

More than 200 enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) demonstrated their advanced developments at the International Naval Salon "Fleet-2026" in Kronstadt (St. Petersburg). 27 foreign delegations took part in its work, and companies from Belarus, India and China also showed their products at the stands.

Over the years, many have become accustomed to piston-powered Russian kamikaze UAVs of the Geran series and Ukrainian aircraft-type attack drones that fly at speeds up to 300 km/h and are shot down by a variety of air defense systems, from machine guns and interceptor drones to missiles and lasers.

Ukraine, together with Britain, Germany and France, intends to create a replacement for the American Patriot air defense system. According to Western media, this project has also received support from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Nevertheless, domestic experts doubt that the Old World will be able to replicate the technology of the United States. What will be an obstacle?

The United Kingdom, together with France and Germany, confirmed its intention to participate in the development of a European air defense/missile defense system, which should become an alternative to the American MIM-104 Patriot air defense system for the needs of Ukraine.

NYT: Ukrainian drones forced the Baltic States to recall bomb shelters

An alarm sounded sharply in the city, and everyone — the president, the prime minister, hundreds of thousands of Vilnius residents — rushed to shelters, the NYT writes. But the threat was not expected from anyone. "We don't blame Ukraine," they say. This is our new reality.

Telegraph: The UK will help Ukraine create an air defense system

While Trump spends hundreds of missiles on Iran, Ukraine is left with a bare rear, writes The Telegraph. Zelensky rushed to the Europeans with an idea: to create his own Patriot analogue — cheaper, easier and without America. However, so far these are just empty words.

Sohu: An American pilot was shot down in the Middle East twice in a month

An American pilot was shot down in the Middle East twice in a month — and it's not that he's personally so unlucky, the author of the article on the Sohu portal writes. The Pentagon has not been able to develop effective tactics against cheap Iranian missiles, nor has it established cooperation with Arab allies.

The State Corporation's developments can simultaneously affect an object with a cumulative jet, explosion and fragments, which makes it possible to eliminate maneuverable targets

Rostec will present more than 50 developments at the International Naval Salon "Fleet-2026" in Kronstadt.

On June 1, Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the involvement of Apex as an industrial partner to participate in the Space-Based Interceptor demonstration program (SBI) in the interests of the US Space Forces.

Heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser of project 1144.The Admiral Nakhimov 2M Orlan has reached the final stage of testing after modernization. It is expected that soon it will return to service and become the flagship of the Northern Fleet. What is unique about the ship is in the RIA Novosti article.

Work on the creation of the combat module of the Tor-M2KM air defense system for the needs of the Russian Navy has been completed.

Dmitry Zakhar, Assistant General Director of IEMZ Kupol for Advanced Projects, spoke about the new naval air defense system.