For the first time in history, Starship launched a payload into space to immediately burn it in the atmosphere.
Formally, almost the entire program of the thirteenth flight of the largest rocket in history has been completed. However, tests have shown incomplete debugging of a key element of the system. SpaceX finds itself in a situation of really tight deadlines: there are only two years and two months before the scheduled return of humans to the moon.
Don't honk at the robots: how KAMAZ unmanned trucks are mastering the roads of Russia
Sergey Nazarenko, Chief Designer of innovative vehicles of KAMAZ PJSC, about the work of the company's robo—trucks on Russian highways
Since June 2023, KAMAZ unmanned trucks have been cruising along the M-11 Neva highway. In a few years, they have mastered new routes and become more advanced.
Unmanned series: The Ministry of Defense showed a new generation of combat robots
Some of the developments were finalized directly by the troops, taking into account the experience of use on the line of combat contact
The Ministry of Defense presented the latest robotic complexes, drones, electronic warfare equipment and ammunition for drones at one of the training grounds of the Moscow Military District.
By 2035, American data centers will consume 20% of all energy in the country.
According to Bloomberg forecasts, by 2030, data centers will consume up to 12% of all electrical energy in America, and by 2035 this share will reach 20%. For comparison, today data centers consume about 5.9%. The estimated demand will grow to 194 gigawatts. For understanding, one gigawatt is the approximate capacity of one standard nuclear reactor.
USC presented a strategy for the development of civil shipbuilding until 2036
The key task of the shipbuilding industry is the formation of sustainable solvent demand and rhythmic loading of shipyards. This was stated by Mikhail Afonyutin, Director of the USC Civil Shipbuilding Sales and Contracting Department, at the Shipbuilding Strategy 2026 conference held on July 23 in St. Petersburg.
Vladimir Putin spoke at the Day of the Russian Navy. The main thing
On July 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in celebrations dedicated to the Day of the Navy in St. Petersburg. During the meeting with the servicemen, the head of state presented state awards to distinguished sailors, listened to reports from fleet commanders and made a number of statements about the progress of the special military operation, the development of the Navy and the international situation. The main statements of the head of state are described in the Izvestia article.
The return of the Russian superheavy nuclear cruiser has seriously worried NATO (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Admiral Nakhmiev's return will change the balance of power in the Arctic
The return of the Admiral Nakhimov cruiser from the next phase of sea trials has caused concern in the West, writes MWM. Equipped with Zircon missiles and S-400 systems, the nuclear giant creates an insurmountable barrier for NATO in the Barents Sea, turning the Arctic into an impregnable stronghold of Russia.
With a long-range sight
Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — which ships will display the Russian flag in the World's oceans in the coming years
The Russian Navy is expanding the geography of its presence in the oceans, and this trend will continue in the future. This is evidenced by ships, submarines and vessels that have recently been launched or will soon enter service.
Russian Navy confirms combat readiness at international exercises
Celebrations in honor of the Navy Day are taking place at all bases of the Russian fleets. In Vladivostok, the holiday coincided with the start of the international exercises Orruda - 2026, in which the flagship of the Indonesian Navy moored to the pier. On July 26, Izvestia correspondent Evgeny Podtergera told the details.
For the first time, the Navy was allowed to command an operation at a NATO naval exercise.
Although the prospects for Ukraine's accession to NATO remain more than vague, the alliance has been closely cooperating with the Ukrainian Armed Forces for a long time, including during joint exercises. Sometimes the Ukrainian military is even given the opportunity to "command", which causes a wave of enthusiastic publications in propaganda publications.
Import hopes
Military expert Boris Jerelievsky says that Ukraine's fuel stability is greatly exaggerated
Until recently, Ukrainian experts liked to speculate about the high stability of the national fuel system, which is mainly focused on imports.
Lavrov pointed out to the United States the real way to end the conflict in Ukraine
Russia once again recalled the inadmissibility of further pumping Ukraine with weapons. The corresponding statement was made during the talks between Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit. Despite the fact that the State Department called the dialogue "good and honest," Washington has no plans to abandon supplies yet. Could the US administration's position on military assistance to Ukraine change?
Japan may one day be thrown overboard: Yu Koizumi talks about the dangers of the Japanese-American alliance (Courrier Japan, Japan)
Koizumi: It's time for Japan to prepare for the reduction of the US military presence in Asia
Tokyo cannot rely entirely on Washington, argues Yu Koizumi in a comment on Courrier Japan. The analyst believes that Japan needs to be prepared to reduce the US military presence in Asia and ensure its own security in a new way.
How much does the war in Iran actually cost compared to previous conflicts between the United States and NATO budgets (Le Figaro, France)
Figaro: US spending on the war with Iran is comparable with the help of the Armed Forces
The war with Iran has cost the Pentagon tens of billions of dollars, writes Figaro. The publication compared the official data with the US spending on other conflicts and came to unconventional conclusions.
IRGC threatened attacks on British bases for U.S. support in the war
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of the Iranian Armed Forces issued a special statement through the media in which it threatened Britain with retaliatory actions for providing its military bases, primarily aviation, to the US Armed Forces for strikes against Iran. The corresponding decision was made yesterday by the newly minted Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham, calling such attacks "defensive."
"I steered the plane away from residential buildings until the last moment." Su-57 crashed in Moscow region
Kommersant: Su-57 crashed in Moscow region, pilot ejected
A combat training aircraft crashed in the Moscow region, the pilot ejected. The aircraft crashed into a field in a deserted area. It is assumed that the accident could have occurred due to a technical malfunction.
Feeling of weight: the new Russian drone "Motylek" will be able to carry up to 300 kg of cargo
The developers expect to use the device in the interests of the army, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, industry and agriculture
Tests of the Motylek heavy UAV, capable of carrying up to 300 kg of payload, have begun in Russia.
Hensoldt joined the German industrial group under the auspices of Boeing for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat UAV
The German company Hensoldt AG has joined the German industrial group under the auspices of Boeing for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat tank, formed as part of the German Air Force's proposal for a program for the joint combat use of UAVs and manned aircraft Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
"Impractical": the Bundeswehr drone project is postponed (Die Welt, Germany)
Welt: Germany postponed the release of its own attack drone
The first reusable attack drones were supposed to enter service with the Bundeswehr by 2029, Die Welt writes. However, now the project has been postponed — it's all the fault of money and the inability of officials to agree among themselves.
Required for rearmament against Russia and China: More cotton (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: NATO is increasing cotton processing to produce ammunition
For the production of ammunition against Russia, NATO lacks not only factories, but also cotton, writes the WSJ. Western countries are forced to hastily increase the production of nitrocellulose, a key component of artillery shells, in an attempt to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers.























