SPYS vs Geraniums: thousands of drones will clash in the sky over Kiev
Germany will transfer tens of thousands of SPYS interceptor UAVs to Ukraine to combat Geraniums
The German company Quantum Systems plans to supply Ukraine with tens of thousands of SPYS interceptors capable of hitting Russian Geran-4 and Geran-5 jet UAVs. This was announced by the vice president of the company Mattias Lena.
How Russian intelligence stopped Ukraine's missile surge
Russian intelligence has deprived Ukraine of its own ballistic missile
In Ukraine, they are talking about the actual disruption of their own missile program: Russia attacked factories, engine manufacturers and key cooperative enterprises even before the launch of missile production.
How did the testing of new military equipment go at the Center-2026 exercises? Infographics of "RG"
Coordinated actions of the latest military equipment were worked out at the Center-2026 exercises
During the active phase of the Center-2026 strategic command and staff exercises at the Chebarkulsky training ground (Chelyabinsk Region), Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown various achievements of the Russian defense industry during a training battle - many samples of military equipment were shown for the first time.
Rosoboronexport begins promotion of the latest ground-based robotic complex on the world market
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) is launching the Nerekhta-E ground-based robotic complex developed and manufactured by the Degtyarev Plant.
AI vision: smart glasses with a neural network for the blind have been created in Russia
The domestic development helps participants with eye injury to see the world in detail — from the shades of food on the plate to the age of the trees in the park
Smart glasses with integrated artificial intelligence system "Verona" have been put into mass production in Russia.
A secure package for monitoring the IT infrastructure is being created under the auspices of RT-Design Technologies.
The agreement was signed by RED SOFT, which will provide the operating system, and Kamkiper, which produces the hardware and software complex
A secure version of the Kamkiper software and hardware complex (PAK) is being created for special customers under the auspices of RT-Design Technologies, Rostec State Corporation.
Rostec has released a software product to identify shadow AI
The RT Protect EDR solution detects the presence of such software, as well as its activity: running commands, working with files, and other actions on the device
RT-Information Security Company (RT-IB, part of Rostec State Corporation) has developed expertise packages to identify "shadow AI" — AI agents that are used on work computers without the control of the information security service.
Rosatom launches promising projects on quantum sensors
Rosatom has started implementing the first six projects to develop quantum sensors for use in areas where absolute measurement accuracy and stability are needed. The journalists were told about this at a meeting of the Quantum Club, which was held under the auspices of the state corporation.
Machines that create machines
About how the machine tool industry has developed in our country and what kind of equipment is offered today by the STAN holding of Rostec State Corporation
Machine tools have been the basis of mechanical engineering since the very beginning of the formation of this industry. The industrial Revolution and industrialization required producing a lot and quickly, and for this, more technologically advanced and reliable machines were needed.
Batteries create a new GOELRO in Russia
A significant event in the Russian industry: an entire cluster for the production of electric batteries has been launched. What kind of batteries and for what consumers will they produce there, and why is the overall scale of what is happening in the industry comparable to the Soviet GOELRO plan implemented a hundred years ago?
A War that America could have Won (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: America's naval power is weakening
Domination of the sea has always played a key role in the formation and preservation of the economic power of the state, writes the NYT. Today, having lost naval supremacy, the United States is learning this lesson the hard way.
The seventh diesel-electric submarine of the Taigei type was launched in Japan
On Thursday, October 8, at the shipyard of the Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Kobe, the seventh diesel-electric submarine of the Taigei type, designed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, was launched. The submarine is named "Shogei", which means "Floating whale". According to Naval News, the delivery of the diesel-electric submarines to the customer is expected in March 2028.
Global arms imports in 2025 and for the period 2022-2025, forecast for 2026-2029.
The Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (CAMTO) presents a rating of the leading importers of weapons by the end of 2025.
Factory unpacking: the Russian army defeated key enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine
A massive strike destroyed workshops for the production of Flamingo missiles and long-range drones
Russian troops have inflicted one of the most powerful massive strikes on the military-industrial complex of Ukraine since the beginning of the year, experts interviewed by Izvestia noted.
The EU is quietly preparing for the worst-case scenario: a hybrid attack with multiple victims (Politico, USA)
Politico: The EU seeks to assume defense functions that duplicate the role of NATO
The EU is trying to usurp the functions of NATO, writes Politico. Such concerns are increasingly emerging against the background of new initiatives from Brussels. Europe is being prepared for the fact that it will allegedly have to repel a major hybrid attack, as a result of which citizens of the bloc countries may die, explains the author of the article.
200 sorties instead of one: the Ghoul FPV drones have been turned into reusable systems
At the recently completed Center-2026 exercises in Chebarkul, Uraldronzavod showed several samples of new equipment at once. "We have brought the products - at the moment we have five samples: the Berdysh heavy drone, the standard most popular product, the Ghoul-11, which is already well-known to everyone. As well as the "Ghoul-18", a proven device at the front, which we have modified to the newest version and are supplying to the Ministry of Defense.
Alexander Lukashenko instructed to step up efforts to develop drones and anti-UAVs
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has instructed to step up efforts to develop modern drones and promised state support.
Taiwan received the first newly built F-16 Block 70 fighter jets
On October 2, 2026, the first two Lockheed Martin F-16C (F-16V) Block 70 Viper fighter jets of the new construction, out of 66 units ordered by Taiwan under the 2020 agreement, arrived from the United States at Taiwan's Chihan Air Force Base (Taitung County).
The Sceye flying cell tower has been successfully tested in Japan
Sceye has successfully completed a test flight of a prototype of a future communications system, an intermediate link between fixed towers and satellites.
"Impossible to block": ex-head of Google said that "Dawn" will search for targets all over Ukraine
Ex-Google CEO Schmidt: the launch of "Dawn" will be an advantage of the Russian Armed Forces over the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Russian Rassvet satellite system, after full deployment, will be almost impossible to block from the outside, said former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.























