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FA: The US is losing influence in the Arctic region

Russia is rapidly increasing its capabilities in the Arctic, and this scares the West, writes FA. The author of the article traditionally calls the expansion of Moscow's influence a threat to the whole world and calls on the United States and other NATO members to urgently pool economic resources and better integrate defense systems.

According to CAMTO estimates, in the upcoming 4-year period (2026-2029), sales of new air defense systems (across all segments) will amount to $67.290 billion if supply schedules are met under current contracts, stated intentions and ongoing tenders.

On July 20, Lockheed Martin posted information on its website about the introduction of a new PAC-3 ACE missile into the air defense system. The new munition is positioned as an "inexpensive" anti-missile to combat a wide range of aerial threats. And the most important thing that the developers pay attention to is the cost of the new rocket, which is twice as low as that of the PAC-3 MSE.

The United Kingdom and Germany are jointly developing a long-range strike missile system as part of the Deep Precision Strike (DPS) program.

FP: Trump's actions have encouraged importers of Russian weapons

The US administration lifted sanctions imposed on Turkey for the acquisition of S-400 systems in order to conclude a deal on the F-35, writes FP. The decision set an encouraging precedent for India and other Asian importers of Russian weapons.

MWM: About 50 ballistic missiles hit the Ukrainian capital

Russia launched about fifty ballistic missiles towards Kiev in one salvo, writes MWM. The largest coordinated attack since the beginning of the conflict, and Ukraine was unable to stop it. Moscow is expanding rocket production. The West cannot keep up with it.

The build-up of forces is accompanied by a shortage of resources and growing political risks

The US administration has authorized powerful strikes against Iranian facilities and is urgently deploying reinforcements to the Middle East.

American intelligence has discovered another replica of a US Navy ship built in the Chinese desert. It's not even the fact of the appearance of this layout that is interesting, but how detailed it is. Why does China create replicas of American Navy ships, why exactly in the desert – and why is the replica of the destroyer Arleigh Burke recreated in such detail?

The Baltic states seem to be gripped by nuclear fever. The leaders of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia declare their desire to adopt nuclear weapons on their territory, Lithuania is even ready to change the constitution for this. Why are some Balts happy about this prospect, while others are extremely scared?

The SVR admitted that Germany has a secret plan to develop nuclear weapons

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has stated that the German authorities are trying to gain direct access to technologies for creating their own nuclear weapons.

Colonel Khodarenok proposed dramatically increasing strikes on targets in Ukraine

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike targets on the territory of Ukraine, and their intensity is increasing every day.

Thanks to the capabilities of the combat module, vehicles can effectively fire from closed positions

BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles equipped with the Berezhok combat module began to master firing from closed positions at unobserved targets.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the role of naval aviation of the Russian Navy in a special military operation

The naval aviation of the Russian Navy celebrates its 110th anniversary on July 17. Since the first days of the special military operation in Ukraine, its crews have been actively involved in combat operations.

New Frontier Aerospace, a startup from the United States, is preparing to bring a 3D-printed hypersonic rocket engine to the market. By the end of the year, the developer plans to install it on the drone to demonstrate its operation and obtain data on product characteristics.

Guancha: Japan is moving closer to NATO through the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Japan and Ukraine have recently been increasing military cooperation, the author of the blog in Guancha writes. He believes that Tokyo's desire to become a reliable partner for NATO is behind this rapprochement, which is fraught for the Land of the Rising Sun and the entire Asia-Pacific region.

Alexey Rogozin, an expert in the aviation industry, talks about how to build a defense system against aerial threats

Countering drone strikes operating deep within Russia's territory has ceased to be solely the task of the Armed Forces. Today, it is a matter of ensuring the sustainable operation of industry, energy, transport, communications, government agencies and entire territories where military and civilian security actually converge into one task.

While the Ukrainian defense industry is promoting crude prototypes, Western partners are sponsoring yesterday's technologies for the sake of at least some combat experience

Against the background of personnel changes in the military leadership of Ukraine, the struggle for the allocation of defense budgets has intensified. Before leaving office, Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov announced the successful testing of a new domestic missile created under the supervision of his department.

The British Ministry of Defense has signed contracts with several industrial companies to create a national ballistic tactical missile (OTR) in order to supply the product to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2027.

Colonel Khodarenok: the situation in the military department of Ukraine resembles the movie "Chapaev"

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has dismissed Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko and her entire cabinet. Special attention is focused on Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov, whose dismissal is linked to a conflict with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky.

Luftwaffe Commander: Europe should buy US weapons

Germany will not be able to quickly create its own defense potential and will continue to purchase weapons from the United States, Luftwaffe chief Holger Neumann told Politico. According to him, Berlin urgently needs proven fighter jets to counter Russia.