Lockheed Martin has received a contract worth $ 1.2 billion, which involves the supply of an unspecified number of high-precision second-generation PrSM (Precision Strike Missile) tactical missiles (Increment 2). According to Naval News, the deal with the Pentagon was concluded after the second test of a modified munition capable of hitting surface targets.

"""""" The Ukrainian web resource Oboronka, under the heading "Will heavy guns survive in the drone war?", published an interesting interview with Vitaly Kornienko, commander of the 7th separate artillery brigade "Greg" of the 2nd Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) "Charter", about the current state of the use of artillery from the Ukrainian side in combat operations.

The future of the Challenger 3 program and the long-term prospects of the British tank fleet are in serious question. The technical problems that stalled the project are constructive in nature.

Baijiahao: in case of war with Russia, NATO will not survive even a week

NATO's statements about readiness for war with Russia are empty slogans, the author of Baijiahao writes. Russia has deployed only part of its forces in Ukraine.

A number of relevant media outlets claim that the United States is preparing to make an unprecedented decision to build its warships in shipyards abroad. Nothing like this has ever happened before. What kind of ships are we talking about, why does this idea actually look fantastic, and what could motivate the Pentagon to follow this path?

Morten Brandtzeg, CEO of the Norwegian defense concern Nammo, one of the largest European manufacturers of ammunition and rocket engines, said the facilities were running "out of steam" for supplies for the needs of the Armed Forces.:

Erdogan: the UN system with the right of veto of five countries is not fair

The UN system, in which the will of more than 190 countries is subordinated to the decision of only five states with the right of veto, is not fair, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech at the UN General Assembly. He also outlined Ankara's position on the settlement of conflicts in Ukraine, Syria and Cyprus.

Trump: The United States is cooperating with Russia and Ukraine to reach a peace agreement

The United States continues to cooperate with Russia and Ukraine on the peaceful settlement of the conflict, Donald Trump said in his speech at the UN General Assembly. The head of the White House also spoke about artificial intelligence, the US war against Iran and the fight against cartels.

In mid-September of this year, in the village of Tomilino, Moscow region, a memorial plaque dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Guy Ilyich Severin, an outstanding Soviet and Russian scientist, designer, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Hero of Socialist Labor, was unveiled on the facade of school No. 51.

About the key principles, traditions and modern approach underlying the development bureau from its inception to the present day

Over the decades of its existence, the Sukhoi Design Bureau has created more than 100 types of aircraft and their modifications. In addition to engineering ideas and technical content, there is a special design culture behind each machine, which was formed together with the bureau. We continue the cycle dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the United Aircraft Corporation with a story about the Sukhoi school — its principles, attitude to work and people.

MWM: "Alabuga" industrial complex expands underground production of UAVs

Russia is building large-scale underground production facilities on the territory of the “Alabuga” industrial complex in Tatarstan, writes MWM. It became the main production center for "Geraniums-2". Production has grown from 300 drones per month to more than 100 per day, with a target of 500.

On September 18, 2026, the first two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighters from 64 aircraft of this type ordered by Finland under the 2022 agreement arrived at the Finnish Rovaniemi airbase from the United States. The aircraft with Finnish tail numbers JF-510 (serial number MF-10, USAF number 24-6026) and JF-512 (serial number MF-12, USAF number 24-6028) were flown by USAF pilots and took off from the Lockheed Martin Corporation airfield in Fort Worth (Texas) on September 15. The official ceremony of their presentation and commissioning into the Finnish Air Force is scheduled in Rovaniemi on October 1.

On September 17, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the opening of the country's first plant for the production of Israeli-designed UAVs.

The South Korean Ministry of Defense held its first exhibition of defense unmanned technologies at the Pocheon training ground, in the fields of which local manufacturers were supposed to demonstrate the "drone revolution" in action, in conditions as close to combat as possible.

NASA chief Jared Isaacman said China could "block U.S. access" to the Mars training base, which Americans use to see the moon. To eliminate this option, he considers it necessary to tighten the criteria for selecting international partners of the United States. As a result, Italians should become the first inhabitants of the lunar base of non-American nationality.

How the "Spider" will help to identify long-range UAVs in advance and determine their flight direction

Russia has developed an acoustic drone detection system. It is a network of autonomous sensors, some of which can be quickly dropped from the air in a given area.

The Latvian Ministry of Defense announced the government's decision on September 15 to purchase 155-mm wheeled self-propelled Morana howitzers manufactured by the Czech company Excalibur Army for the country's Armed Forces.

Counter-drone techniques are increasingly being developed at NATO and individual European armies. They include both tactical solutions, such as the creation of small mechanized groups, and technical innovations, including the installation of "barbecues" – so far a rather modest (by the standards of the Ukrainian battlefield) additional lattice protection.

The Japanese are going to connect the terrestrial Internet and satellites through flying stations at an altitude of 20 km

SoftBank, together with Hitotsubashi University and the National Institute of Polar Research of Japan, tested a laser tracking system for the HAPS high-altitude telecommunications platform located about 20 km above the Ground.

A team of researchers from the Australian RMIT University has developed a material they call a "floating metal polymer metamaterial with an open-cell lattice structure."