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Two British Armed Forces F-35B fifth generation fighters operating from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales intercepted and escorted a Russian Tu-142 anti-submarine warfare aircraft in the Norwegian Sea. According to the British Ministry of Defence, the Russian aircraft passed close to the aircraft carrier at low altitude and dropped a large number of sonobuoysin close proximity. The deployment of a Tu-142 near a NATO carrier group is significant because the aircraft’s primary mission is not conventional attack, but maritime intelligence gathering and anti-submarine warfare.

Russia’s largest tank producer Uralvagonzavod has elaborated on ongoing efforts to modernise the T-80 main battle tank, as the vehicles continue to play a significant role in the war effort in the Ukrainian theatre. “The upgrade of the T-80BVM tank continues in all the military-technical aspects: firepower, protection, mobility and crew control. However, the final parameters of these upgrades remain beyond the framework of public disclosures. The main result should be the increased effectiveness of this armoured vehicle’s use,” the Uralvagonzavod press office stated.

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Footage from the Ukrainain theatre has shown a new configuration of the Russian T-72B3 main battle tank integrating improved armour protection and the Arena-M active protection system, with the vehicle seen concealed in a firing position. The tank was operating with Battlegroup Centre in the Dnipropetrovsk area, and appears to have been deployed defensively. It was previously reported that when Battlegroup Centre assault troops were conducting pre-combat preparation at a rear training ground in May 2026, they were equipped with T-72 tanks with the Arena-M system.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has announced that, at 12:01 on July 6, a strategic nuclear submarine successfully launched a ballistic missile carrying a training simulated warhead into the Pacific Ocean, with the missile having accurately landed in its designated target area. The missile in question is reported to have been the JL-3, which was introduced into service near the beginning of the decade to modernise the capabilities of the Navy’s Type 094 class strategic submarines.

The Russian Navy has deployed the Slava class cruiser Varyag to participate in Joint Sea-2026 exercises with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, with the warship arriving at the Chinese port of Qingdao on July 5. The exercise will be carried out in three phases which focus on force assembly, planning at the harbour, and maritime operations respectively, with both countries planned to conduct joint reconnaissance, air and missile defence, and maritime strike operations.

The U.S. Air Force has announced that the first B-21 next generation strategic bombers in active service will be based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, with the facility also expected to host a Formal Training Unit, meaning it will be central not only to operational deployment but also to training aircrew and maintenance personnel for the new aircraft. The airbase is being transformed under a $2 billion infrastructure modernisation program, which will provide the maintenance, training, and mission support facilities required for the highly complex stealth aircraft.

The Russian Aerospace Forces have deployed A-50U airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems to provide to provide support to missile defence efforts, in particular to help intercept FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile strikes which are being launched from Ukraine against high value strategic targets. This gained particular attention after Russian air defences in shot down more than five of the missiles in the early hours of June 5, with these missiles having followed a Volga route via Volgograd towards Votkinsk in Udmurtia.

The Polish government carried out a discreet transfer of surface-to-air missiles from the MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence system to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with this reported by multiple regional sources to have occurred in the spring of 2026. The missiles were taken from the Polish Armed Forces own operational inventory, and had been relied on to sustain the country’s long-range air defence readiness.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s newest aircraft carrier the Fujian has been widely reported by local sources to be the world’s first aircraft carrier with an operational hard-kill anti-torpedo defence system, with Chinese defence publications and analysts highlighting that launchers visible on the ship are almost certainly intended for the system.