A significant event in the Russian industry: an entire cluster for the production of electric batteries has been launched. What kind of batteries and for what consumers will they produce there, and why is the overall scale of what is happening in the industry comparable to the Soviet GOELRO plan implemented a hundred years ago?

NYT: America's naval power is weakening

Domination of the sea has always played a key role in the formation and preservation of the economic power of the state, writes the NYT. Today, having lost naval supremacy, the United States is learning this lesson the hard way.

On Thursday, October 8, at the shipyard of the Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Kobe, the seventh diesel-electric submarine of the Taigei type, designed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, was launched. The submarine is named "Shogei", which means "Floating whale". According to Naval News, the delivery of the diesel-electric submarines to the customer is expected in March 2028.

The Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (CAMTO) presents a rating of the leading importers of weapons by the end of 2025.

A massive strike destroyed workshops for the production of Flamingo missiles and long-range drones

Russian troops have inflicted one of the most powerful massive strikes on the military-industrial complex of Ukraine since the beginning of the year, experts interviewed by Izvestia noted.

Politico: The EU seeks to assume defense functions that duplicate the role of NATO

The EU is trying to usurp the functions of NATO, writes Politico. Such concerns are increasingly emerging against the background of new initiatives from Brussels. Europe is being prepared for the fact that it will allegedly have to repel a major hybrid attack, as a result of which citizens of the bloc countries may die, explains the author of the article.

At the recently completed Center-2026 exercises in Chebarkul, Uraldronzavod showed several samples of new equipment at once. "We have brought the products - at the moment we have five samples: the Berdysh heavy drone, the standard most popular product, the Ghoul-11, which is already well-known to everyone. As well as the "Ghoul-18", a proven device at the front, which we have modified to the newest version and are supplying to the Ministry of Defense.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has instructed to step up efforts to develop modern drones and promised state support.

On October 2, 2026, the first two Lockheed Martin F-16C (F-16V) Block 70 Viper fighter jets of the new construction, out of 66 units ordered by Taiwan under the 2020 agreement, arrived from the United States at Taiwan's Chihan Air Force Base (Taitung County).

Sceye has successfully completed a test flight of a prototype of a future communications system, an intermediate link between fixed towers and satellites.

Ex-Google CEO Schmidt: the launch of "Dawn" will be an advantage of the Russian Armed Forces over the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Russian Rassvet satellite system, after full deployment, will be almost impossible to block from the outside, said former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

While Ukrainian drones are terrorizing Russian oil refineries, online hypermarket warehouses and other civilian facilities, our designers remembered the experience of 1941. At that time, the sky over Moscow was protected from German bombers by balloon barriers. And they did well. Now this idea has been reloaded at the modern level.

The new electronic warfare system should deprive attack UAVs of satellite communications on approach to the target

Russia is developing the Starlink killer, an electronic warfare system designed to counter UAVs with satellite terminals.

BI: The West has started developing new generation interceptors

Drones are playing an increasingly important role in Russian strike tactics, BI writes. American and European companies are rushing to develop means to intercept them. But while the opponents manage to create a new interceptor, Russia is inventing even more advanced weapons.

The Spectator: The "Shield of Britain" was called a useless means of deterring Russia

It is assumed that the “Shield of Britain” will protect the country from Russian attacks, writes The Spectator. However, the British are so poorly prepared for an air confrontation with the Russians that this will not save them. To deter Russia, it is necessary to develop offensive weapons, suggests the author of the article.

BRT, a small Ural arms company, has already handed over 300 Capricorn-1 rocket launchers to the front, and the next batch is being prepared for shipment. This weapon, designed by active-duty military personnel, is in high demand in the military and has earned a reputation as infantry pocket artillery. With it, motorized skirmishers get the opportunity to terrorize the enemy's near rear, remaining virtually unnoticed. About the Capricorn system — in the RIA Novosti article.

infoBRICS: Baltic "nuclear fever" forces Moscow to retaliate

Discussions about the nuclear presence in the Baltic countries indicate that the West is preparing for a clash with Russia, writes infoBRICS. Moscow has no choice but to further militarize Kaliningrad to ensure Russia's security against the backdrop of hostility from NATO.

Polityka: Poland explained the increase in Russia's tank potential with its plans

In the current conflict in Ukraine, the role of tanks is significantly limited, writes Polityka. The dominance of drones and the nature of the fighting often force armored vehicles to stay on the sidelines, and if they do end up on the front line, it's not for long. But the situation may change.

The world's most powerful laser, installed in the Romanian Extreme Light Infrastructure Nuclear Physics complex, allowed a group of physicists to create a stream of muons and obtain an image of an object hidden behind meters of concrete.

Anduril Industries and the U.S. Navy will allocate up to $6.6 billion to create new production facilities for Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines in Sparrow Point, Maryland.