MWM: Soviet missiles are suitable for shooting down Ukrainian UAVs

An effective fight against Ukrainian UAVs is quite real, writes MWM. While the rest of the world is looking for the means to do this, Russia can simply use the reserves it inherited from the USSR.

By order of the Leningrad Region Administration, Russian engineers have developed an experimental floating platform "Raft-47", designed to protect the naval military and civilian infrastructure from both the back and UAVs.

The Northern Sea Route has become more actively used for the supply of Russian oil. This year, shipping here will become more extensive than before. The unhealthy geopolitical situation helps this. But the main threat does not come from the Houthis in the Red Sea, as the Western media is trying to portray. Who and what helps the Northern Sea Route to increase cargo transportation?

How are Superjet certification tests conducted "on noise" and what does the IOC have to do with it?

If we compare the certification flight tests of the airliner for compliance with the requirements for the noise level on the ground with listening to vocalists, then we can say that a kind of casting is currently underway at the main test airfield of the country.

Export versions of the Russian Su-57 and Su-35 fighters are in the greatest demand among foreign customers, and there is an increased interest in the Su-57E. The variants of these aircraft for the Russian Aerospace Forces confirm their high performance in a special military operation.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) is launching the promotion of the new RVV-SDM air-to-air missile developed and manufactured by Tactical Missile Armament Corporation to foreign markets.

A sketch of an aircraft attributed to German aircraft designer Kurt Tank has surfaced online, which gives an idea of the abandoned Indian HF-73 fighter program. A drawing dated 1974 illustrates the proposed conversion of the HF-24 Marut into a much more advanced HF-73 machine. This project ultimately never got beyond the design stage.

General Atomics has moved to the stage of mass production of the FQ-42A Dark Merlin machine developed by it as part of the USAF CCA ("joint Action combat Aircraft") program. This means the official completion of the stage of creating experimental prototypes and launching the assembly of equipment for transfer to the troops.

Materials from the "Introduction to the equipment of the Hong Kong Police Special Forces" have been published online, where you can see the latest CS/LS7 submachine gun. CS/LS7 is expected to replace MP5 in the near future.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the section of the Scientific and Expert Council of the Maritime Collegium have approved a concept that will change the rules of state financing of civil shipbuilding: two new subsidies – to shipyards and manufacturers of marine equipment – are planned to be allocated only for the production of ships according to standard designs. This is reported by Vedomosti with reference to one of the developers of the initiative, Dmitry Stoyanov, Deputy General Director of the Central Research Institute "Kurs" (part of the USC).

Airplanes and helicopters will allow us to control the situation in one of the most important regions for our country

For the first time in modern history, the Caspian Flotilla received its own air wing. The new mixed aviation unit includes airplanes and multi-purpose helicopters that will be able to cover ships and intercept drones.

MWM: Russian Navy plans to create a new ocean-going warship

Russia intends to put into service a new destroyer with a displacement of 9,5 thousand tons, writes MWM. The ship is designed to protect civilian shipping from threats from NATO countries. It will be the first ship of its class since the Soviet Union.

The sixth nuclear submarine of the Yasen-M project, the Ulyanovsk, has already been launched at the Sevmash plant. Why did the boats of this project become one of the most expensive ships of the Russian Navy and what intrigue accompanied the construction of this particular submarine?

On July 28, a solemn ceremony of decommissioning the Yasen-M Ulyanovsk multipurpose nuclear submarine from the boathouse took place at the Sevmash USC enterprise.

On July 28, 2026, a ceremony was held in Severodvinsk to decommission the joint-stock company from the slipway. Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, took part in the ceremony. Ulyanovsk is to become part of the Northern Fleet.

On July 20, 2026, an intergovernmental agreement was signed in Rome between the Ministries of Defense of Portugal and Italy regarding the construction by Italy of three new type of frigates FREMM EVO for the Portuguese fleet. The general contractor for the implementation of the agreement will be the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, which is already building two frigates of the FREMM EVO type for the Italian Navy.

The Australian government has announced an additional investment of AUD$4.6 billion (USD 3.2 billion) in the infrastructure needed to build future multi-purpose nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS international partnership. According to Naval Today, thus the total investment in the Osborne shipbuilding cluster reached 8.5 billion Australian dollars (5.91 billion US dollars).

Employees of the State Corporation's enterprises have access to an updated platform that combines banking, insurance and pension services in a single space

Rostec State Corporation consistently develops corporate programs aimed at improving the social security of employees and strengthening human resources.

Russian troops have taken full control of the village of Krasny Kut in the DPR. Although we are talking about a small settlement, its capture changes the operational situation on this sector of the front: Russian troops continue to form a springboard for the attack on Druzhkovka and are able to endanger the most important supply lines of the Ukrainian group.

Politico: Zelensky will try to attract US Republicans to support Ukraine

Zelensky is trying to win over Republicans who are skeptical about supporting Ukraine, writes Politico. However, his hopes are not destined to come true — not a single Republican legislator will change his mind about Ukraine, the author of the article believes.