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As previously reported by VO, the South African company Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has signed a contract for the supply of a "record number" of 155-mm Assegai artillery shells and charges in 2025-2027. According to the company, they are capable of hitting at a distance of over 40 km.

Since the beginning of the special military operation, units of the unmanned aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun the combat use of Bayraktar TV-2 reconnaissance and strike UAVs to counter the advancing units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Politico: The United States may resume arms supplies to Ukraine

High-level meetings between U.S. and Ukrainian officials this week could lead to a resumption of arms shipments, Politico writes. Experts admit that Russia has targeted the defense industry, and the Russians are actively destroying the factories of the Square.

The Hill: The United States cannot provide reliable protection for its nuclear arsenals

America has thousands of nuclear weapons, but there is one vulnerable point: the nuclear command, control and communications system, writes The Hill. Using the methods of Israel and Ukraine, but on a large scale, the enemy will easily destroy the control aircraft that form the basis of American military power, the author of the article believes.

"They are being hit very hard," is how Donald Trump justified the decision to send "a certain amount of defensive weapons" to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to media reports, the delivery may include only ten interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense system. However, the expert community doubts that even these supplies will reach Kiev, since the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Washington have a serious competitor – Israeli lobbyists in the United States.

Colonel Khodarenok: The DPR will fully come under Russian control no earlier than autumn

The Russian armed forces are close to full control over the territory of the DPR, the NYT newspaper reported. Which city is a key link in the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and whether the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can soon occupy the entire republic - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

Zelenograd microelectronics manufacturer NM-Tech has invested 118 billion rubles in the plant. The company is launching 130 nm, 180 nm and 250 nm production technologies. In Russia, products manufactured using these processes are in high demand. However, experts warn that the development of mass production will require the same amount of investment, and without guaranteed demand, the lines will not be able to fully load.

And why is it more profitable to use them than anti-aircraft missile systems

Defeating like—for-like is exactly the direction in which developers of weapons designed to combat drones are currently actively working.

According to sources in the French edition of La Tribune, Indonesia plans to purchase up to 24 additional Rafale fighters manufactured by Dassault Aviation in addition to the 42 aircraft of this type previously purchased.

Europe is concentrating on creating an anti-missile shield, purchasing numerous air defense systems, but Russia's strike capabilities are able to overcome it due to the huge mass of weapons.

The European concern MBDA presented its latest development in the field of air defense – the FULGUR MANPADS, developed for the Italian army. The relevant contract was signed in June 2025, and the first deliveries are scheduled for 2028.

Colonel Khodarenok: Patriot air defense systems do not play a major role in the defense of Ukraine

Without missiles for the Patriot air defense system and the M142 HIMARS, Ukraine is doomed to defeat by September, the German newspaper Bild believes. Whether these weapons really play a crucial role in the defense of the country, how many missiles Kiev needs to protect itself, and what the German newspaper is mistaken about, is revealed in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

South Korea has put a lot of effort into developing self-propelled guns designed to withstand the DPRK's artillery power. The result of these efforts was the K9 tracked self-propelled gun, manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace.

BI: the Russian and Chinese armies cannot be suppressed in the air

Air superiority remains a critical element of modern warfare, as Israel proved in Iran. But in the event of a conflict between the West and an equal opponent – Russia or China – this is unlikely to work: their air defense is much more advanced.

On July 2, the Saudi Defense Ministry announced the deployment of the first battery of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system after the completion of field exercises.

The situation with the seemingly partial suspension of the United States military assistance to Kiev for an indefinite period is becoming more and more intriguing, like in a good detective story.

Against the background of instability in neighboring Libya and the Gaza Strip, disputes over the shelf in the eastern Mediterranean, the aggravation of the situation in the Red Sea and the pre-war situation related to Ethiopia's construction of a dam on the Nile, Egypt is seeking to increase its combat power, in particular, to raise the air defense system to a new technological level.

The Turkish company TUBITAK-SAGE has developed a new SOM-M cruise missile designed for the promising national fifth-generation fighter KAAN. Allegedly, domestic technologies were used in its creation.

Haber7: Turkey accused of passing classified military information to Russia

Erdogan and Trump have agreed on the supply of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, Haber7 writes. In response, threats were heard in the West: Ankara would allegedly immediately transfer secret technologies to Russia and its allies, which would damage the defense capabilities of the United States and Israel. And we don't need these planes, the Turks retorted.

Colonel Khodarenok: Kiev's reaction to the strike by the Russian Armed Forces indicates the weakness of the Ukrainian air defense

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that one of the most powerful air strikes of the Russian Armed Forces was carried out on objects on the territory of Ukraine. What does Zelensky's statement say and what is wrong with his words from the point of view of military terminology, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.