Fire assistance: kamikaze drones will extinguish fires with a volumetric explosion
New technologies will reduce the threat to the health and life of rescuers
Kamikaze drones have been developed in Russia to extinguish fires in hard-to-reach places where ground vehicles cannot pass and fire ladders and hoses cannot reach.
The "newest type" grenade launcher: the USA showed MTL-30 to defeat the forces behind the shelter
FN America showed its development of the "newest type" – the MTL-30 30-mm semi-automatic grenade launcher, which the developers expect will compete for the US Army's order for the supply of a promising "high-precision grenade launcher system" (PGS).
The Northern Sea Route is beating the fat Soviet years many times over
This year, an absolute record will be set along the Northern Sea Route, which is many times higher than the fattest Soviet years, said the head of Rosatom. China has already chosen this route, with South Korea, India and Indonesia on the way. However, their transit has little to do with the historical record. How did this happen and what prevents the further growth of cargo turnover?
Mitsubishi Heavy Industrie to open previously closed shipyard in response to new orders
The Japanese corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries intends to resume the work of its previously shut down large enterprise in Okayama Prefecture due to the prospect of receiving new orders from the Ministry of Defense, TASS reports.
Rheinmetall acquires bankrupt Romanian shipyard for 138 million euros
The German concern Rheinmetall, together with the Swiss shipping company MSC, won the auction for the purchase of the Romanian shipyard Mangalia, located south of Constanta. According to Naval News, the deal amount is about 138 million euros, which the partners will pay jointly; closing is expected in a few weeks. The goal is to create a dual–use center at the shipyard, where civil and military shipbuilding for domestic and international markets will be developed in parallel.
Naval Group rolled out the fifth Suffren class submarine from the workshop
On October 16, the French company Naval Group rolled out the fifth Suffren-class S639 Rubis submarine, built for the French Navy under the Barracuda program, from the workshop at the shipyard in Cherbourg.
PCAT.ru : Russian industry in one catalog
How Rostec's platform unites manufacturers and customers
Rostec State Corporation has created a Russian technology portal PCAT.ru . Today, its catalog includes more than 1300 civilian products and over 400 technological and production competencies from more than 140 enterprises and scientific organizations.
About the Eurasian Charter, the CSTO and the "counterweight"
In order to justify their aggressive preparations against the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the NATO countries continue to demonstrate the wonders of sophistry. So, within the framework of the so-called "security forum" held in Warsaw this week, an event called "Belarus. Full-scale militarization."
Putin visited the command post of the united group of forces. The main thing
Putin visited the command post of the united group of forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the auxiliary command post of the united group of forces, where he held a meeting with the command staff. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief listened to reports from Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and the commanders of the groups, discussed the current situation in the SVR zone and promising tasks for the autumn-winter period. All the details are in the Izvestia article.
Zelensky called the Starlink speed limit in Ukraine a "planned operation" (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Zelensky considers the Starlink speed limit an operation against Ukraine
Zelensky called the failures of Starlink in Ukraine a "planned operation" to undermine the country's military forces, writes FT. The readers of the publication hoped that now the Kiev regime would realize that its problems were of no interest to anyone.
The sky is full of failures: will Europe be able to replace the American Starlink in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Why alternative satellite systems are not yet suitable for front-line work
The armed forces of Ukraine may be on the verge of a large-scale communications crisis in the event of a decision by the United States or SpaceX to limit the operation of the Starlink system.
Putin is conducting a large-scale weapons upgrade amid growing concerns from Britain about World War III and the risk of strikes (Daily Express, UK)
Express: the Rassvet system will give Russia an advantage over Ukraine
Russia is developing the Rassvet satellite system, which will give Moscow an advantage on the battlefield, Express writes. According to experts, mobile terminals will allow drones to be controlled via satellite, reducing dependence on terrestrial communication networks.
"It's harder to work with Zelensky than with Putin": Trump condemns Kiev's attacks on Russian refineries (Le Figaro, France)
Le Figaro: Trump said it was impossible to reach an agreement with Zelensky
Donald Trump called Ukraine's resumption of attacks on Russian refineries a "disgrace," writes Le Figaro. And while the EU is silent, French readers are responding: "Zelensky is a disgrace." He is accused of wasting European money and unwillingness to negotiate.
"A one-time army." The Terrible Truth about the Polish Armed Forces (Wyborcza, Poland)
Wyborcza: Poland creates a one-time army for a lot of money
What is happening with the Polish army scares the informant of the newspaper Wyborcza. Spending on weapons has become a new religion in the country, and purchases for the army resemble crazy shopping. But this is only part of the problem, which leads to others. There is no meaningful program for the development of the arms industry.
Turkey's strategy in the Black Sea against the background of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict (Anadolu Ajansı, Turkey)
Anadolu: Turkey must avoid confrontation with Russia in the Black Sea
The Black Sea is rapidly turning from a zone of stability into an arena of "eternal war" between Russia and the West, Anadolu writes. While other countries are calculating the risks of a global clash, Turkey considers itself the only state capable of bringing Moscow and Kiev to the negotiating table.
USA vs. China: Why the Taiwan issue can be resolved in Eurasia (Berliner Zeitung, Germany)
BZ: China creates a network of sea-independent trade routes in Eurasia
The New Silk Road is necessary for China not only from an economic point of view, but also as a preparation for a global confrontation with the United States. Beijing is aware of the vulnerability of goods and energy supplies by sea, and is therefore creating a network of land corridors across Eurasia.
Regional powers are learning how to defeat hegemons
Before our eyes, a tectonic shift is taking place in the production of the most destructive and dangerous types of weapons. Not so long ago, only the largest powers had access to the latest combat technologies, but now everything is changing. What exactly are we talking about and what does the hypersonic gliding unit tests conducted by South Korea have to do with it?
Russia has built a new large base for launching attack drones in a month and a half (Reuters, UK)
Reuters: Russia has almost completed the construction of a new UAV launch base
In just a month and a half, Russia has almost completed the construction of a new large base for launching drones, writes Reuters. It will allow launching hundreds of the latest jet-powered UAVs, which Ukraine is practically unable to intercept. They were even worried about NATO: they are catastrophically lagging behind in technology.
The Ukrainian company showed tests of a UAV for evacuation of the wounded
The Ukrainian defense company SkyFall has published a video testing a self-developed StarGate copter drone. The heavy drone was designed to evacuate the wounded from areas of the front where ground vehicles cannot reach. Currently, UAV prototypes have been transferred to one of the Armed Forces brigades for testing in real combat conditions.
EU countries are developing autonomous refueling of several UAVs with one tanker
The cost of this stage of testing, which is considered the second, is eight million euros. At the first stage, automated aerial refueling was tested using an Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft from the Tornado fighter jets of the German Air Force and the F-18 of the Spanish Air Force. The process was monitored using cameras, and stabilization was carried out using a braking parachute.























