Elon Musk's company has notified NASA and a number of commercial players that it is deliberately abandoning the operation of an aging system consisting of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and the Falcon 9 rocket. Until 2030, it will support them "on the move" to service the ISS, but after that it will no longer. Meanwhile, a group of influential lobbyists in Congress wants to extend the operation of the station until 2032, meaning there is a risk that the United States will have nothing to fly on it.

The Turkish company ASELSAN demonstrated the operation of the KANGAL FPV 100 and EJDERHA AD 210 anti-drone complexes, specializing in countering various types of UAVs, which allows them to complement each other, creating an effective barrier against UAVs.

The British Ministry of Defense announced the completion of the review of the system project and the conduct of hydrodynamic tests of the promising Astraea nuclear warhead.

The Estonian company Milrem Robotics expects to supply more than 150 THeMIS ground-based remote-controlled vehicles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces by the end of 2026.

The strategic session "Automation and Robotization — the basis of industrial growth" was devoted to this topic

Rostec State Corporation brought together representatives of industry and the expert community at the strategic session "Automation and Robotics — the basis of industrial growth."

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) is organizing a joint Russian exposition at the International Defense Industry Exhibition ADEX 2026, which will be held from September 30 to October 2 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

During his working visit to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Vasily Osmakov held a bilateral meeting with Mongolian Deputy Defense Minister Major General Dashtsedengiyn Baasandamba.

Colonel Khodarenok: loss of communication may lead the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defeat in the war

The Russian army has been consistently hitting data centers in Ukraine for more than a week. Only recently, the Russian Armed Forces have attacked the Bimobile and Parkovy data centers.

Bloomberg: Trump's speech at the UN did not impress Russia, China and Iran

Donald Trump's loud bravado hides a harsh reality: America's opponents are no longer afraid of it, Bloomberg reports. This is proved by the speech of the American president at the UN General Assembly: neither Moscow, Beijing, nor Tehran were impressed by his loud words.

The Guardian: Poland increases military spending to boost economic growth

Poland is increasing defense spending faster than any other European country, writes The Guardian. Its military budget is growing by leaps and bounds. One of the motives is to stimulate economic growth. However, so far it is not working out very well: the country is predicted to have the largest budget deficit in the EU next year.

WSJ: The military-industrial complex of the United States does not have time to produce enough weapons

The American military-industrial complex is facing a large-scale crisis, writes the WSJ. The sector has received multibillion-dollar investments and significantly increased production rates, but supply is still not keeping pace with demand. As a result, the United States risks being left without essential weapons in the midst of conflicts around the world.

Italy has launched one of the most important modernization programs for the country's Navy, which provides for the purchase of two new generation DDX destroyers.

The Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region plans to show for the first time an export version of the Harpy-A1 (E) long-range unmanned aerial system at the Vietnam Defense Show in Vietnam and Airshow China in China. The drone is a proprietary development of the concern.

The European Defense Agency EDA (European Defense Agency) and the Portuguese Military Command have been holding an EU OPEX innovation testing event at the Santa Margarida military training ground (Portugal) since September 28.

Yesterday, September 28, 2026, Starship went into orbit for the first time. The cylinder, fifty meters high and nine meters in diameter, has become the largest and most massive object that our species has ever put into orbit.

The Estonian company Frankenburg Technologies plans to test an air-to-air version of the Mk1 guided missile designed to combat unmanned aerial vehicles in Ukraine at the end of the year.

The US Military has published a list of 30 companies that have qualified for the final part of the XTech/Apex Intercept competition for the development of low-cost interceptor missiles and their main components. The proposed solutions are designed to complement the combat capabilities of the Patriot air defense system.

Robotics, night and thermal imaging optics, as well as AI are increasingly being used in the special operation area. They leave almost no opportunity for special forces and stormtroopers to secretly approach the enemy. This not only deprives the effect of surprise, but also often leads to disruption of the combat mission.

Copper is the new gold, said Kirill Dmitriev, special representative of the President of Russia for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries. The metal has been showing record prices for several years. Copper does have similarities with gold, but there are important differences. Which ones?

The potential demand for cargo vessels of the Platform No. 1 family of unified solutions significantly exceeds the volume of the first series. The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) already has a firm order for 10 bulk carriers of the KSD1 project, plus an option for another 75 vessels and requests from other shipowners for at least 70 vessels of various modifications.