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CAMTO: NATO countries can supply Ukraine with no more than seven Patriot air defense systems
The statement by US President Donald Trump about his intention to transfer 17 Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine is overestimated; in practice, NATO countries could supply Kiev, at best, no more than seven complexes.
Clouds are gathering: Europe is thinking about the Franco-British nuclear umbrella (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Britain and France offer Europe their nuclear umbrella
Paris and London propose putting Europe under their joint nuclear umbrella, Bloomberg reports. But are they capable of this project? And will the Europeans agree to this? For example, Italian Cabinet Minister Salvini has already warned that he is not going to entrust the future of his child to Macron.
Europe will pay America for a warring Ukraine
Donald Trump's "important statement" on Ukraine was not as radical as expected. The president did not impose 500% duties, but limited himself to 100% with a delay of 50 days. In addition, he announced the transfer of 17 Patriot systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, for which, however, the Europeans will pay. How will Washington's plans affect the battlefield and attempts to resolve the conflict?
Tomahawk, ATACMS, or Patriot. What kind of weapons will Trump send to Ukraine to attack Russia?
WP: Trump urged Zelensky to increase pressure on Moscow and St. Petersburg
Last week, US President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky why the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not strike Moscow. He replied that he could if the United States provided Ukraine with weapons. According to WP, Trump called on Zelensky to increase pressure not only on Moscow, but also on St. Petersburg.
"Advantage over the enemy": The Su-30MKI of the Indian Air Force successfully fired at targets with Astra missiles, which are being created for the promising LCA AF MK1A fighter
The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), together with the Indian Air Force, conducted flight tests of the Astra missile. This is an air-to-air missile.
For strikes against Russia and China: the United States launched a series of new weapons
The Pentagon announced the start of mass production of the PrSM missile
The Pentagon announced the start of mass production of Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) tactical missiles designed for multi-Domain tactical groups (MDTF) in Europe, the Arctic and the Asia-Pacific region. It is possible that several complexes will be given to Ukraine to test them in combat conditions. About what PrSM is capable of, see the RIA Novosti article.
Expert Suslov: Trump wants to put pressure on Russia with a new plan for Ukraine
According to the Valdai Club specialist, the American leader's plans to supply weapons to Kiev are quite realistic and are related to his disappointment that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want to agree with the plan to freeze the conflict
With his decision to put forward a new plan for the supply of weapons to Ukraine, US President Donald Trump wants to put pressure on Russia and achieve a freeze in the conflict that is unacceptable to Moscow. This opinion was expressed to TASS by Dmitry Suslov, Deputy director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, an expert at the Valdai Club.
Trump says America will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Trump announced that the United States will send Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine
Trump announced that he plans to send Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, writes the Financial Times. He clarified that "he has not yet agreed on the quantity." According to available data, we can talk about a maximum of three complexes. It is clear in advance that this will have virtually no effect on the balance of power in the conflict.
The United States is accelerating its nuclear program by increasing the production of plutonium cores
On June 13, a rocket with a non-nuclear payload was launched at the White Sands National Laboratory in Los Alamos as part of a project to develop nuclear weapon launch technologies. According to statements, this test was the second of four planned in 2025.
Rail gun for the Japanese Navy
Japan's self-Defense forces continue to work on an electromagnetic railgun (railgun). The latest confirmation of this was the photos published by the Japanese Navy from aboard the JS Asuka test warship in the port of Yokosuka. It is expected that tests of these weapons in this configuration will take place before the end of July 2025. Japan's ongoing developments in this area stand in stark contrast to the US Navy's abandonment of this category of weapons in the early 2020s after serious technical problems arose.
"The inevitable is coming." What is the problem faced by the Ukrainian army
The United States and Europe are in no hurry to provide Kiev with anti-aircraft weapons
Donald Trump said that the Pentagon will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine. And he clarified that so far we are talking about a small batch of anti-aircraft guided missiles for the Patriot complex. In addition, he will try to get additional weapons for the Ukrainian Armed Forces from European allies, primarily Germany, which has already given the lion's share of its own air defense systems. Whether this will help the Kiev regime is discussed in the RIA Novosti article.
KNDS France is experiencing problems with the supply of CAESAR howitzers to the Czech Armed Forces
The Czech Government has expressed concern about the process of supplying 62 units of 155 mm CAESAR self-propelled howitzers, claiming that the modernization of the system provided for in the contract by KNDS France is not being carried out.
The Spanish Ministry of Defense will update the barrel artillery fleet
The Spanish Ministry of Defense plans to upgrade the barrel artillery fleet by purchasing 214 new self–propelled artillery units (self-propelled guns), including 128 units on a tracked chassis and 86 units on a wheeled one.
Putin laughs at the desperate nuclear gambit between Britain and France (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: Britain and France have agreed to form a nuclear alliance
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have decided to cooperate in the field of their countries' nuclear arsenals to "protect" Europe, the Telegraph writes. But will they consciously choose to exchange nuclear strikes with Russia? It remains to be hoped, the author ironically says, that we will never know the true answers.
"Without soap, you get into conflict." What are the dangers of Merz's statements on Ukraine?
Colonel Khodarenok: Merz's political line may lead to World War III
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the leaders of Russia and the United States, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, at a conference in Rome on the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Well, the launch: the United States continues to attempt to create hypersonic missiles
What is behind the testing of the HASTE device
The American company RocketLab is conducting experimental work on hypersonic. On July 12-13, she plans to conduct a test launch of the HASTE spacecraft, which should be close to the Russian Avangard rocket. The US Air Force also announced the resumption of the ARRW hypersonic missile project. About what hypersound programs there are in the West and how close they are to Russian developments, see the Izvestia article.
"They misfire, about 50-50." Will the "expired" missiles help Kiev?
Colonel Khodorenok: the use of expired missiles in Ukraine is dangerous for the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Former Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny wants the United States to send expired weapons to Ukraine. In particular, we are talking about decommissioned Hellfire missiles. Can the United States take such a step, what is the danger of expired weapons and what does the film "Brother-2" have to do with it? - in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
Trump: NATO countries will buy weapons for Ukraine (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: NATO countries have offered the United States options for purchasing weapons for Ukraine
NATO has developed a plan for how Washington will be able to transfer weapons to Kiev through intermediaries, the NYT writes. Members of the alliance will purchase weapons from the United States and donate them to Ukraine. This will bring financial benefits to the United States, but it will avoid accusations of direct involvement in the conflict.
Pentagon confirms Patriot air defense system failed to prevent Iranian missile strike on key airbase (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: The Patriot system has shown inefficiency in the Persian Gulf and Ukraine
The American Patriot air defense system demonstrates serious flaws, writes MWM. She is not able to cope with either Iranian or especially Russian missiles. Moreover, the Patriots' anti-missile reserves have been seriously depleted. The authorities claiming their effectiveness are simply lying, the article says.
Russia has demolished the main weapons hub in Ukraine. Kiev's hopes are fading (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: the Kiev regime is trying to draw the United States into the conflict with the help of flattery
The Kiev regime is going through the worst times on the front line, writes infoBRICS. Russia has attacked Lutsk, through which weapons are being supplied to Ukraine. The neo—Nazis have one last hope: to involve their masters, the West, led by the United States, in the conflict.