During the commissioning ceremony of the newest Kang Kon destroyer, the oldest ship of the Korean People's Navy, the 90–year-old T-8 "Cheka" minesweeper (known in the West as Chekan) of Project 53, was spotted in the port of Wonsan.

In 2018, the British corporation BAE Systems won the Australian competition for the construction of the first series of 3 frigates with its Type 26 project, on the basis of which the Hunter type began to be developed.

On September 8, 2026, Greece signed an agreement with Italy on the acquisition of two F 590 Carlo Bergamini and F 591 Virginio Fasan frigates of the FREMM type from the Italian fleet. The transfer of the frigates to Greece will be carried out through the mediation of the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri.

The US Navy is puzzled by the search for solutions to protect ships from short-range UAV attacks. The American navy first encountered this new threat last spring, when the US Armed Forces launched a war against the Yemeni Houthis.

It has a catamaran design with a large hangar bay that occupies almost the entire deck. In China, some Type 022 missile boats have been modified and received similar large box-shaped superstructures.

Expert Knutov summed up the results of the arms exhibition in Egypt for Russia

The exhibition in Egypt has become a serious platform for Russia to promote military products to the markets of North Africa and the Middle East.

Deputy Director General of Rostec State Corporation — on the development of technological partnership with India in aviation and other fields

Rostec is Russia's largest state corporation operating in the defense sector as well as in many civilian industries, from electronics to energy and aviation.

Economist: Ukraine has no way to defend itself from Russian strikes

The Europeans are pushing Kiev to continue and even toughen the confrontation with Russia, but so far this has resulted only in catastrophic damage to Ukraine from Russian strikes, writes The Economist. And in the foreseeable future, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will have no real ways to defend themselves against them.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has dissolved parliament and called new elections, as demanded by the participants of the mass protests. Now he is expected to resign, but not as much as his enemies would like: the Serbian leader is following his plan to maintain power, of which ballistic missiles have become a part.

BB: The President of Latvia announced the strengthening of the Russian army

The Latvian President urged not to be mistaken about the weakening of the Russian armed forces and even noted the development of its military-industrial complex, writes BB. Readers in the comments expressed their attitude to the surprising conclusions of the terry Russophobe.

Andrey Patrakov: "If we extend the service life of such an aircraft, all safety risks will surface"

The vague prospects for the production of new domestic aircraft make it increasingly necessary to turn to the past. In the latest news, Russia is preparing to extend the service life of AN—28 aircraft developed back in the USSR from 40 to 50 years.

Traffic News: Su-57 camouflage is capable of deceiving machine vision systems

The camouflage of the Su-57 fighter shows how much Russia has improved its stealth technology, Traffic News writes. Its pixel-based digital coloring is ideal for misleading the enemy in close combat. In addition, it deceives not only the human eye, but also machine vision systems.

For the first time, Su-30MKA multirole fighters began to carry out a combat mission abroad. They are part of the Algerian Air Force, which purchased 74 aircraft for a total of about $4.2–4.5 billion between 2006 and 2019.

JP: Turkey has filled the vacuum in Syria

The reorganization of bases in Syria is not straightforward for Tel Aviv, the author writes on the pages of JP. Although in previous years there was a risk of a military clash between Russia and Israel, the transformation of Tartus and Khmeimim did not lead the region to peace, because now the Jewish state is threatened by Turkey.

Millions of Prince Vandal drones have been supplied to the Russian Armed Forces since their first use, and in two years the enemy has not found effective ways to counter them.

The Swedish Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the local Saab concern, which marked the intensification of the development of a new generation fighter. The agreement, worth $303 million, provides for conceptual work on a promising aircraft until 2029, and if extended– until 2031.

Due to the huge losses of MQ-9A Reaper drones in the conflict with Iran (at least 45 out of about 185), the US Air Force is looking for new, cheaper combat drones to perform the same tasks (the price of a fully equipped Reaper ranges from $ 30 to 50 million), launching a corresponding program in July 2026.

In China, they started creating joint swarms of drones

In China, advances in civilian technology for controlling large groups of drones are regularly demonstrated.

New unmanned vehicles and protective equipment were presented at an exhibition in Patriot Park

Interceptor drones, ground-based robotic platforms and industrial facilities protection equipment were presented at the exhibition of the International Technological Congress – 2026 in Patriot Park.

In El Alamein, the Russian defense holding company presents to the guests of the salon various weapons and air defense systems of longer, medium and short range.