BZ: 25 years ago, Europe rejected Putin's proposals for a common European home

It has been exactly a quarter of a century since Putin's speech in the Bundestag calling for the construction of a common European home, writes Berliner Zeitung. His idea was very warmly welcomed by German deputies, but in the end the West relied on confrontation with Moscow.

Vadefoul: Russia must come to the negotiating table

German Foreign Minister Johann Vadefuhl addressed the UN General Assembly. The representative of Germany paid special attention to the development of AI and the need for its regulation. He also used the allotted time to comment on Russia's policy.

Netanyahu: Israel will fight Palestine until victory

Israel has no choice but to fight Palestine to the bitter end, Netanyahu said in his speech at the UN General Assembly. The Israeli Prime Minister also spoke about the genocide in Gaza, the war in Iran and the coverage of Tel Aviv's actions in the world media.

PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) On September 24, 2026, it announced that it had handed over to the Russian Federation Air Force a batch of new Su-57 multi-role fighters in a new technical appearance.

The Russian Air Force has received another batch of fifth-generation Su-57 multi-role fighters. As they say in the UAC, the new technical appearance of the aircraft will contribute to the expansion of tasks during its implementation. According to experts, combat experience has significantly influenced the modernization of the fighter. What changes could have occurred in the aircraft's avionics and other systems?

Drones and missiles began to adopt a number of characteristics from each other, eventually turning into products that do not fit into any of the traditional categories of weapons. As an example, the Polish edition of Defence24 points to the "Geranium-5", which successfully hits the rear infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.:

The South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has handed over to the command of the Republic of Korea Air Force the first production fighter KF-21 Boramae version Block.1.

Airbus intends to send an initiative proposal to the Portuguese government in late October and early November 2026 for the supply of Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters to replace the F-16M of the country's Air Force.

The Department of Armaments of the Italian Ministry of Defense (DAT) has begun the procedure for the purchase of new MBT based on the KF51 Panther developed by Rheinmetall, as well as special vehicles created on a common platform.

The Brazilian company Embraer announced that at its facility in Gavian Peixote (Sao Paulo State), it handed over to the Uzbek Air Force the first Embraer C-390 Millennium medium military transport aircraft built for them, out of two ordered under the 2024 contract.

In 2019, the Australian Ministry of Defense announced a tender for the supply of new reconnaissance and attack helicopters to replace 22 ARH Tiger units acquired from Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) in the early 2000s.

Against the background of the increasing attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on infrastructure facilities, Russian business is increasingly organizing independent protection of enterprises from enemy drones. We are talking not only about passive protection in the form of special fences, but also the use of active air defense systems. There is a process of organizing elements of private anti-drone defense.

Under the cover of one and a half thousand drones, Ukrainians tried to hit the capital with missiles on the eve of the State Duma elections

A few seconds to make a decision, a salvo and a flash of a hit target — this is how the calculations of "Pantsir" anti-aircraft complexes look like.

The American defense concern Northrop Grumman conducted successful aeroballistic tests of a promising guided projectile at a test site in the United States, which is to become part of the Raid Hunter short-range air defense system (formerly known as 50mm GBAD), designed to protect facilities and battle formations from mass attacks by cruise missiles, kamikaze UAVs and swarms of drones.

The US Navy has introduced for the first time the "Blackbeard" hypersonic missiles mounted under the wing of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets during flight tests of a new strike product. The corresponding video is shown online.

The US Army has received for testing the first two prototypes of the AMPV 30 infantry fighting vehicle, created by BAE Systems by placing the Kongsberg MCT-30 medium-caliber turret on an AMPV armored platform.

On July 9, 2024, Romania signed a contract worth almost $1 billion with the South Korean Hanwha concern for the supply of 54 K9 self-propelled howitzers and 36 K10 supply vehicles, as well as support equipment and 18,000 155 mm shells.

The former Minister of Defense of Ukraine seems to be completely retiring from politics. Although after his resignation, against the background of the conflict with Zelensky and popular support, many even expected him to be future president.

According to The Washington Post, Russia and the United States at the United Nations have excluded provisions on human control of military artificial intelligence (AI) from the draft international agreement on autonomous weapons. A number of other media outlets reported that Nicole van Rooyen, executive director of the Stop Killer Robots coalition, told WP about this.

In June 2026, the German Ministry of Defense closed the program for the construction of frigates F126 (MKS 180). Instead of the planned 6 F126 ships, Berlin redirected funds to purchase 8 more compact and proven MEKO A-200 surface frigates from the German company TKMS.