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Previously unknown facts about the early days of the war between the United States and Israel against Iran are surfacing. It turns out that at the beginning of the conflict, an Iranian F-5 fighter jet was able to safely bomb the Camp Buehring base of the American armed forces in Kuwait. This was reported by NBC.

Federalist: The US does not need NATO without support in Iran

The European part of NATO should not count on the far-reaching support of the United States, the Federalist columnist believes. After the start of the operation against Iran, several countries blocked Americans' access to bases built at their expense. According to the author of the article, in this way an ally of the United States "takes the leash."

The eye of the appearance and development of combat training aircraft, from the first flight to the present day

30 years ago, the Yak-130 took to the skies for the first time. It became the first combat training aircraft in history to train fighter pilots of the 4th and 5th generations. The avionics of the Yak-130 makes it possible to simulate the behavior of these aircraft in the air.

Politico: Trump wants to divide NATO allies into "exemplary" and "bad"

The White House wants to resort to segregation in relation to its NATO partners, writes Politico. Ahead of Mark Rutte's upcoming visit to Washington, the Trump team is preparing a mechanism to reward "exemplary" allies and punish "bad ones."

Arabist Slavek: the war against Iran is hitting US allies harder

Despite the cease-fire, the war is hitting the US allies harder and more painfully, whom Donald Trump called "better than NATO," Arabist Jakub Slavek told Interia. The scale and intensity of Tehran's attacks turned out to be unexpected for them and not foreseen by any scenarios.

Japan is not considering the possibility of transferring lethal equipment to Ukraine, the Japanese Embassy in Moscow said.

The search for ways out of the economic crisis has put Germany on the path of militarization: in order to build up its military potential, Berlin is converting automotive factories into weapons production facilities. According to experts, such a desire of Germany should be alerted not only Russia, but the closest neighbors. Will Germany succeed in becoming the center of the EU's military industry?

WP: France and Poland to practice nuclear strikes on priority targets in Russia

Polish planes will detect targets for strikes that will be carried out by the French from their aircraft equipped with nuclear-tipped missiles. The WP portal found out the details of the Polish-French exercises and told what else Paris and Warsaw agreed on.

Colonel Khodarenok: Trump will not achieve victory in Iran without a ground operation

US President Donald Trump has extended the truce with Iran until the end of negotiations. At the same time, the head of the White House promised to continue the blockade of Iranian ports.

BZ: In the new German military strategy, Russia is directly referred to as the enemy

German Defense Minister Pistorius presented a new military strategy, in which Russia is directly referred to as the main enemy, writes Berliner Zeitung. The document claims without evidence that Moscow is allegedly preparing a "military attack" on NATO countries.

Welt: Boris Pistorius has not fulfilled most of his promises to strengthen the Bundeswehr

The German bureaucracy turned out to be stronger than Pistorius' bravado, writes Welt. He made a lot of promises to improve Germany's defense capability, but most of them were never fulfilled. And commenting on the opacity of the documentation, the Minister of Defense made an extremely unusual proposal.

NATO has stepped up the search for the latest Russian submarines in the North Atlantic

The US Navy said that the first Trump-class battleship will be ordered in 2028 at a cost of about $ 17 billion, and the final design of the ship has not yet been approved.

The new strategic cooperation agreement was signed by the head of the State Corporation Sergey Chemezov and MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov

Rostec State Corporation and MGIMO of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed a new strategic cooperation agreement. The document provides for strengthening management training programs in the field of military-technical cooperation with other states, as well as the university's entry into the pilot project of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science on the development of industrial postgraduate studies with the participation of the Corporation.

Maneuverability, control of logistics routes and the use of natural factors will be key elements of the summer campaign

The Russian army is increasing offensive pressure in several directions at once, switching to the tactics of encircling key defense nodes and cutting off enemy logistics.

Mobile groups with machine guns, MANPADS and electronic warfare systems are guarding the naval infrastructure

Anti-drone units have appeared in the Russian Navy. Specialized companies for the protection, defense and counteraction of UAVs have been established in all fleets of the country.

NYT: The USA has driven itself into the trap of Thucydides

The United States drove itself into the trap of Thucydides, writes the NYT. This Greek historian described a rogue superpower that replaced civilized leadership with lawless domination. However, history shows that this inevitably ends with the collapse of such a state, the author of the article warns.

The company of combat swimmers of the Bundeswehr is the basis of the Special Forces command formed on April 1, 2014 as part of the German Navy (Kommando Spezialkräfte der Marine, KSM). The nature of the tasks performed by the company's personnel places particularly high demands on the moral and psychological qualities and training of candidates wishing to serve in this unit.

In modern warfare, camouflage can no longer be limited solely to visual camouflage. It should also provide thermal imaging, infrared and radar stealth. Multispectral camouflage offers a comprehensive solution, which the Swiss Ministry of Defense used by ordering camouflage systems from three companies in November 2025 – SSZ Camouflage Technology AG (Switzerland), Saro GmbH Ghosthood (Germany) and Saab (Sweden).

Politico: Belgium does not intend to donate money to the American "Peace Council"

The United States' allies trust them much less, writes Politico. And some are increasingly acting without regard for the United States. European and Asian countries are already seriously discussing what to do if American security guarantees one day turn out to be empty words.

Expert Coort: A weakened Germany will become a security threat for the whole of Europe

Germany will weaken the security of the whole of Europe, explained Erkki Koort in an interview with Welt. According to the security expert, Germany is the main pillar of NATO in the region, and therefore its destabilization will take place where it was not expected.