🇺🇸 US Navy Allocates $850M for Trident II D5LE2 Modernization

The US Navy has provided Lockheed Martin an additional $850 million to continue the D5LE2 life extension program for UGM-133 Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The upgrade targets a full overhaul of key components, electronics, and guidance systems to ensure combat effectiveness through the 2040s.

A key feature is the new W93 warhead (in Mk7 body), the first new US nuclear warhead in nearly 40 years, designed from scratch for D5LE2. With an estimated yield of 250–350 kilotons, it is more destructive than the W76 (100 kt) but cheaper and safer than the complex W88 (455 kt).

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🇱🇹 Lithuania

During the recent Flytrap military exercises at the Pabradė training ground in Lithuania, the US conducted large-scale comparative tests of modern unmanned systems. The main event was the launch of the newest loitering munition HX-2 from the German defense tech company Helsing. Range statistics showed unprecedentedly high accuracy: out of 17 launched strike drones, 15 scored direct hits on designated targets, while the remaining two fell in close proximity, completing the task with minimal miss.

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🇷🇺 Southern Grouping of Forces destroys Ukrainian military assets in the DNR

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, fighters from the Southern Grouping of Forces destroyed a ground-based reconnaissance and targeting complex (НРТК), a UAV control point, and a vehicle belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR).

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🇷🇺 Key points from Maria Zakharova's briefing:

NATO & Poland: Moscow sees Poland's announced exercises near the borders of Russia and Belarus as an inappropriate attempt by Warsaw to "flex its muscles."

Ukraine: Arms supplies to Kiev hinder conflict resolution.

Persian Gulf: Russia is extremely concerned about renewed hostilities in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, calling on all parties to return to negotiations. Middle Eastern countries must play a decisive role in settling the conflict.

Arctic: NATO's steps increase the risk of incidents with severe consequences for the region.

Nord Stream: The West must identify those who ordered the Nord Stream terrorist attack.

Moldova: Russia's Foreign Ministry warns that Moldova is not a safe travel destination.

CTBT: The US shows a desire to act without regard for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

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🇪🇺 European banks sue German company Linde over sanctions losses in Russia - FT

Deutsche Bank, UniCredit and Commerzbank have filed a lawsuit, demanding hundreds of millions of euros in compensation for assets confiscated by Russian courts.

Banks are trying to shift responsibility for their own losses from anti-Russian sanctions onto Linde, which was forced to withdraw from the project.

The case concerns a contract for the construction of a gas processing plant in Ust-Luga, work on which was suspended after EU sanctions were imposed.

Russian courts confiscated around €1 billion in assets belonging to banks in Russia: Deutsche Bank lost €244 million, UniCredit - €460 million, Commerzbank - €90 million.

BayernLB and LBBW lost €270 and €50 million respectively, and lawsuits have now been filed in German courts.

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🇶🇦 Satellite images of another target struck by Iran

Satellite images of the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which was hit as part of Iran's response to American aggression.

US Central Command reports a new wave of strikes against the Islamic Republic.

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Global demand for Nornickel metals is stable, but logistics remain challenging, said Potanin. He also added that Nornickel is increasing metal sales on the domestic market.

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🇷🇺 Authorities intend to ensure additional fuel supplies to the regions, Novak stated. He added that the ban on gasoline and diesel exports from Russia is necessary to stabilize the fuel situation and secure the domestic market.

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🇭🇺 Peter Szijjártó

Peter Szijjártó steps down as a member of the national parliament. He announced that he received an offer to take up a senior position at the Chinese automotive company BYD.

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🇺🇦 Black Sea & Odessa Region

On the morning of July 15, a Geran-4 kamikaze drone reportedly struck a bulk carrier heading toward Ukraine. This marks the eighth vessel hit as Russia intensifies efforts to isolate the Black Sea from Odessa and Nikolaev.

Geran-4 Seeker drones also targeted dry cargo ships in the port of Chernomorsk, Odessa Region, and Ukrainian vessels in the Dnieper-Bug port, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Additionally, Russian forces destroyed Ukrainian unmanned boats in the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry stated.

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🤡 🇱🇹 🇷🇺 Lithuania claims possible Russian attacks on infrastructure without providing evidence - Reuters

President Gitanas Nausėda says intelligence services received information about Russia allegedly preparing strikes on critical infrastructure. Security has been heightened around energy and transport facilities, though no specific data on location or timing exists.

"The signals we receive do not allow us to clearly determine the place or time, as the adversary has not yet completed its plan," Nausėda stated.

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🇬🇧 British bank HSBC blocked politician Andrew Boff's accounts after he bought coffee in Kiev

Boff attended a pro-Ukraine conference, spent £36 in local cafes. A week later, his accounts were frozen. HSBC stated: 'A transaction was made in a sanctioned country,' but refused to specify which.

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🇬🇧 UK

Starmer, in his final speech as PM, promised Zaluzhny that Britain will not abandon Ukraine. He highlighted the creation of the 'Coalition of the Willing', noting that the UN, EU (blocked by Hungary), and NATO could not provide the necessary platform. The coalition, led by France and the UK with Germany now joining, unites the House in opposing Russian aggression, and support will continue after his departure, as Ukraine's security is Britain's security.

Dude was a huge failure

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Rostec presents the ‘Web’ complex to protect industrial facilities from drones

The system consists of modular metal structures capable of withstanding a direct hit from a drone weighing up to 200 kilograms. The solution effectively protects facilities such as oil depots, electrical substations, and others, Rostec noted.

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