As part of the development of long-range projectiles, Western research has focused on the creation of ammunition with ramjet engines. At the same time, solid fuels are used to power them.

MWM: Finnish F-35 fighter jets are optimal for nuclear weapons attacks on Russia

Military Watch Magazine (MWM) reported that Finland is approaching an agreement with the United States on the joint use of nuclear weapons (NWS) on fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets on the border with Russia. The Finns should receive 64 such aircraft.

The machine was developed to intercept drones in areas where conventional equipment does not pass

A special version of the Plastun conveyor has been developed for mobile firing groups (MOG). The new vehicle is adapted to mount machine guns on turrets and will allow anti-aircraft crews to operate in hard-to-reach areas where pickups, which are currently equipped with such units, do not pass.

The first batch of T-72BM2 tanks, which were upgraded by Belarusian specialists, was delivered to one of the mechanized brigades of the Ground forces of the Republic of Belarus. This is reported by the Defense Ministry of the republic.

Several countries are developing a new generation of amphibious armored vehicles that retain the ability to conduct amphibious operations if necessary.

The fighting in Ukraine and its course are analyzed both by the Ministries of defense of a number of countries directly involved in the conflict, as well as by leading think tanks experts and analysts.

India is seeking to equip the ground forces with new vehicles to replace the outdated Soviet BMP-2. For this purpose, DRDO (an approximate analogue of Rostec), together with TASL and Bharat Forge, developed the Vikram armored vehicle (AAP – "advanced armored platform") on wheeled and tracked chassis. It was officially shown today.

In September 2025, the Ministry of Defense assigned the Z125 plant the task of "manufacturing a prototype of the T-1 amphibious tank by March 31, 2026." It seems that the manufacturer missed the deadline somewhat: the other day, a video was shown of a visit by a military delegation to the enterprise, where the new machine was first captured "in hardware".

Norwegian startup Aristeia has developed an innovative pneumatic harness, designated Medusa. It is positioned as a replacement for classic mechanical harnesses (such as CAT), the concept of which has not changed for decades.

What capabilities will Dmitry Glukhov have and where can it be useful

Russia is betting on the creation of a powerful anti-mine fleet, and the next step towards this was the laying of the newest Project 12700 Dmitry Glukhov minesweeper at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard in St. Petersburg.

China is moving forward with the construction of a Type 004 nuclear-powered "super aircraft carrier," which Western observers expect will surpass the size, wing capabilities, and range of the U.S. Navy's Ford-type ships.

For decades, the core of the Brazilian navy has been 7 Niterói-class frigates built in 1972-1983. In 2017, a program was launched to replace them. In 2020, 4 frigates of the Tamandaré project, developed on the basis of the MEKO A-100, were contracted from the German company TKMS. The cost of each ship was $555 million, and the entire program was $2.2 billion.

The Italian Navy has received 4 patrol ships of the PPA (Thaon di Revel) project, a series of which has been under construction since 2017. The first two pennants (P430, P431) belong to the lightweight subtype of Light, being in fact "overgrown boats".

Reports that the Iranian Navy has been completely destroyed turned out to be somewhat premature. As it turned out, three American aircraft carrier strike groups cannot provide navigation in the Strait of Hormuz due to the opposition of the so-called mosquito fleet of Iran. What is the danger of Iranian boats for the US Navy?

The U.S. Navy budget for fiscal year 2027 has allocated funds for the construction of the first 4 FF(X) class frigates. A new class of ships for the American navy is designed to perform auxiliary combat missions that were previously assigned to Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

The new strategic cooperation agreement was signed by the head of the State Corporation Sergey Chemezov and MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov

Rostec State Corporation and MGIMO of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed a new strategic cooperation agreement. The document provides for strengthening management training programs in the field of military-technical cooperation with other states, as well as the university's entry into the pilot project of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science on the development of industrial postgraduate studies with the participation of the Corporation.

Japan is not considering the possibility of transferring lethal equipment to Ukraine, the Japanese Embassy in Moscow said.

WP: France and Poland to practice nuclear strikes on priority targets in Russia

Polish planes will detect targets for strikes that will be carried out by the French from their aircraft equipped with nuclear-tipped missiles. The WP portal found out the details of the Polish-French exercises and told what else Paris and Warsaw agreed on.

The search for ways out of the economic crisis has put Germany on the path of militarization: in order to build up its military potential, Berlin is converting automotive factories into weapons production facilities. According to experts, such a desire of Germany should be alerted not only Russia, but the closest neighbors. Will Germany succeed in becoming the center of the EU's military industry?

Welt: Boris Pistorius has not fulfilled most of his promises to strengthen the Bundeswehr

The German bureaucracy turned out to be stronger than Pistorius' bravado, writes Welt. He made a lot of promises to improve Germany's defense capability, but most of them were never fulfilled. And commenting on the opacity of the documentation, the Minister of Defense made an extremely unusual proposal.