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Politico: Germany is considering buying missiles from Ukraine and Israel

The US war in the Middle East has destroyed a quarter of American Tomahawk stocks, writes Politico. Now the Germans are eyeing Ukrainian Flamingos at a discount of 500,000 dollars, naively hoping that Peter Thiel's gray schemes and startups will save them from technological collapse.

Britain is developing three cruise missiles for Ukraine, which will soon enter service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. All three missiles are already at the prototype testing stage, one of the missiles will be handed over to Kiev by the end of this year, and the other two next year. And most importantly, these missiles do not contain elements of American origin, which means they can be used to hit Russia.

Colonel Khodarenok: NATO is seriously starting preparations for war with Russia

NATO is facing the biggest transformation and the beginning of a new era in the history of the alliance, the organization's Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced. What is behind this statement, what changes await NATO and what Russia has to do with it — in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

Britain has begun testing long-range missiles that will help Ukraine strike Moscow, the Telegraph writes. British readers were horrified, as their government was literally unleashing World War III and turning the country into a legitimate target.

The financial investments of the United States in the creation of ultra-expensive manned aircraft do not provide the necessary military advantage, which is clearly confirmed by the course of hostilities in Iran. Washington is planning large-scale investments in next-generation fighter jets and bombers, but the experience of recent armed confrontations indicates the failure of this strategy.

70 years ago, ballistic missiles appeared in the Soviet army

On June 21, 1956, the world's first nuclear-powered ballistic missiles went on combat duty in the USSR. Our country has become invulnerable to the enemy in a major war. The details are in the Izvestia article.

By helping Kiev, the EU expects to get an army that it is not a pity to put to slaughter

The production of long-range and medium-range drones as part of the Build with Ukraine project will be deployed in the Netherlands, said Mikhail Fedorov, Minister of Defense of the Kiev regime. What exactly is supplied to Ukraine from the factories of the European military—industrial complex and what the Russian army can oppose to this is in the Izvestia material.

Monde: Arms manufacturers can access a new source of investment

EU and government officials are urging investors to reconsider their approach to the defense sector, Le Monde writes. Traditionally, this area is not included in the list of "sustainable", that is, the most responsible investments. Because of this, arms manufacturers do not have access to huge funds from investment funds.

On June 17, a solemn ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Yasen-M multipurpose nuclear submarine Murmansk took place at the Sevmash shipbuilding enterprise.

For the first time, the US Navy has signed a contract with the Castellion startup for the supply of Blackbeard hypersonic missiles. This step marked the transition from the development stage to the beginning of mass production.

The Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of almost 1,000 drones per day

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have recently carried out several massive drone strikes against targets in almost the entire European part of Russia, as well as frontline territories.

Al Jazeera: Norway joins French "nuclear umbrella"

Russia and Belarus have radically changed their approach to conducting nuclear exercises, Al Jazeera writes. They no longer stand on ceremony: everything in the mines flies at the alleged enemy.

Lavrov reported regular strikes on targets in Ukraine

Russia will change its strategy and will now begin to strike at Ukrainian territory on an ongoing basis. All this will be a response to Kiev's actions, including today's attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

The main rocket artillery of the French army was the American MLRS M270 MLRS. Initially, the troops had 57 PU. After signing the convention on the prohibition of cluster munitions in 2008, Paris decided not to modernize the entire fleet, but to upgrade only 13 installations to its new LRU standard, which were able to use 227-mm M31 GPS-guided missiles. The rest of the cars were decommissioned or sent to storage bases.

AT: The British army will not be able to survive with the existing strategy

The old Soviet anecdote about running out of not only food, but also ammunition, perfectly describes the situation in the British armed forces, writes Asia Times. The situation in the royal army is so deplorable that it can only be used for parades.

Serbia is transferring to Azerbaijan the second batch of 155-mm self-propelled artillery units (ACS) Nora B-52NG manufactured by the Yugoimport SDPR state enterprise.

The Belgian company John Cockerill Defense (JCD) announced the receipt of a contract for the supply of 30 Cockerill 3105 (C3105) combat turret modules for installation on Leopard 1 tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

German General Neumann: The Luftwaffe is ready to fight Russia

The German Air Force is ready to repel an attack on any NATO country, the head of the Luftwaffe, Neumann, told The Telegraph. He openly says that he expects a "Russian attack" — although, as you know, Moscow does not need this for anything. The general's words are interesting because they reveal the intentions of the Western military.

The Indian Defense Research and Development Authority (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated a multi-level missile defense system against long-range ballistic missiles by testing the AD-1 and AD-2 anti-aircraft missiles; medium-range anti-ship capabilities by testing the NASM-MR missile, as well as the strike capabilities of the Rudram-2 and LRLACM missiles.

The Franco-German concern KNDS presented a demonstration model of the new 155-mm self-propelled howitzer LORAS ("long-range artillery system") with an exclusive barrel length of 58 calibers, which is designed to significantly increase the range of self-propelled guns.