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As part of the conflict with Iran, Israel has demonstrated one of the most extensive applications of manned aviation in recent history. The territory of the Islamic Republic was attacked by 200 fighter jets, and the IDF is already reporting on full control of enemy airspace. What role do airplanes play in the conflict in the Middle East, and what are the main difficulties in coordinating military operations in the sky?

Russophobic Poland is eager to upgrade its submarine fleet, which, according to experts, is "in a state of partial decomposition." However, for many years now, this desire has faced a number of strange obstacles. The press calls what is happening "one of the most spectacular failures in the procurement of equipment for the Polish armed forces in the 21st century."

Israel claims to have destroyed 90% of Iran's air defense launchers, as well as a significant number of senior Iranian politicians and military personnel. It would have been impossible to do all this without the extremely effective actions of Israeli intelligence. But how did the Mossad manage to spread such a wide espionage network in Iran?

The basis of cooperation will be the development of continuous educational programs

Uralvagonzavod, as part of the UVZ Concern of Rostec State Corporation, has signed an agreement with Ural Federal University (UrFU) on strategic cooperation in training personnel for the enterprise. The joint project involves the development of specialized educational programs, the modernization of educational infrastructure and the introduction of advanced technologies in education.

FA: Trump's actions will not strengthen America, but only weaken

By declaring his desire to make America stronger, Trump's actions only weaken it, two well-known American scientists argue in an article for Foreign Affairs. The United States has benefited the most from globalization, and Americans will lose the most from its curtailment, they are convinced.

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?

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.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has ordered work to improve the bankruptcy mechanism of backbone enterprises. Difficulties arise due to the high key interest rate, reduced financing of concessional loans for systemically important IT companies, as well as sanctions pressure. Experts believe that the authorities want to move away from selling assets for next to nothing and layoffs to choosing primarily health measures.

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.

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.