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The Russian Armed Forces see the development of strategic nuclear forces and robotic equipment as their priority.

Financing of the supply of weapons and equipment within the framework of the State Defense Order to the army and navy is proceeding at a faster pace. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking at the board of the military department. Shoigu said that already now the rate of placement of the state defense order is higher than last year and is 95 percent.

The United States Air Force conducted airstrikes against Iranian-backed rebel targets on the border of Iraq and Syria, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement on June 27.

Romania supports an increase in the number of US and coalition troops to "contain" Russia in the Black Sea region, Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu said.

The US airstrikes against pro-Iranian forces in the border area of Iraq and Syria are illegitimate and are an act of aggression against these states, said Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Yuri Shvytkin.

The largest exercise "Lightning Strike 2021" took place in the mountains in the south-west of Serbia with the key participation of military equipment purchased in the Russian Federation, or received under the agreement on military cooperation between Moscow and Belgrade, RIA Novosti reports.

Ankara's missions within the framework of NATO are not limited to Afghanistan, a columnist of the opposition Turkish newspaper "Jumhuriyet" is sure. In his opinion, the United States is creating an anti-Russian front, which begins with the Baltic States. In this regard, Erdogan's actions in the Crimea and the Caucasus are not just tactical tasks, they are connected with the front on which Turkey is positioned strategically.

On Monday, a joint tactical exercise with live firing "Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - 2021"began in Azerbaijan together with Turkish servicemen.

Almost all quantum computers created so far are quite large devices that completely occupy the space of the laboratories allocated for them.

The Agency for Procurement, Technology and Logistics of the Japanese Ministry of Defense has completed the development of a multi-purpose UH-2 helicopter to replace the outdated UH-1J. According to Janes, now it will be transferred to the Japanese Ground Defense Forces for operation.

At a meeting in the Kremlin with graduates of military universities, Vladimir Putin said that among the new weapons systems are the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, the Zircon hypersonic ship missile, and the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft systems.

The servicemen of the 32nd battalion of the Georgian Defense Forces have completed their mission in Afghanistan, the last military unit has returned home, the press service of the Georgian Defense Ministry reported.

On June 27, the United States attacked the armories of paramilitary groups in Syria and Iraq. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, speaking on Monday, June 28, at a press conference in Rome, where he arrived on a visit.

The US Defense Ministry promised to "adhere to full transparency" regarding operations in the Black Sea

The multinational military exercises Sea Breeze-2021, which will be held on the territory of Ukraine and in the Black Sea from June 28 to July 10, will comply with international law. This statement was made on Thursday at a regular briefing by the press secretary of the US Department of Defense, John Kirby.

Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, speaking at the Moscow International Security Conference on Thursday, voiced a simple recipe for peaceful interaction of all countries without exception.

About 650 US troops will remain in Afghanistan to ensure the security of diplomats after the withdrawal of the main part of the US military, the Associated Press reports, citing informed sources.

But the British prime minister shies away from publicly acknowledging this

The route of the passage of the British destroyer Defender near the Crimea was developed and proposed by the British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, but this was opposed by the head of the British Foreign Ministry Dominic Raab, then the decision of the issue was transferred to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, The Daily Telegraph reported.

The Russian Defense Ministry has sent invitations to participate in the VII International Military-Technical Forum "Army" to 133 foreign military departments, 74 have already agreed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Under the leadership of the officers of the Main Directorate of Training of the Troops of the Rosgvardiya, an instructor-methodical training session on tactical medicine with employees and military personnel of special units of the department is being held at the Sofrinsky operational brigade of the Central District near Moscow.

The accusations of the press secretary of the US Defense Department, John Kirby, against Russia in disinformation about the incident with the British destroyer Defender are attempts to deny the obvious, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The intensity of combat training increases the command of the Central Military District against the background of external threats, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday at a meeting of the department's board.