Potential customers will see mobile MLRS, advanced anti-drone weapons and guided munitions at the World Defense Show 2026

The Sarma mobile MLRS, the BTR-22 armored personnel carrier, and a smart cartridge with shrapnel to destroy drones are just some of the new products presented by Russian manufacturers at the World Defense Show 2026 in Saudi Arabia, which opened on February 8.

Alan Lushnikov, CEO of the Kalashnikov Concern and a member of the Bureau of the Russian Engineering Union, spoke about the latest innovations ahead of the World Defense Show in Riyadh in an exclusive interview with TASS.

The International Industrial Exhibition will be held from February 8-10 in the capital of the Kingdom of Riyadh

Rostec State Corporation will participate in the international industrial exhibition INNOPROM. Saudi Arabia", which will be held from February 8-10 in Riyadh. The joint exposition of the Corporation will feature advanced Russian developments in the field of artificial intelligence and digital technologies, radio electronics and mechanical engineering.

The day dedicated to science in Russia became an official state holiday according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation in 1999. The date is timed to celebrate the 275th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

General Hodges: the exercises proved the vulnerability of NATO to the Russian army

The exercises in Germany have proved that even a small Russian army can quickly capture key NATO territories, Hodges, former commander of US forces in Europe, writes in an article for The Telegraph. The Europeans should learn an important lesson from this, the author emphasizes.

FP: Europe has declared its readiness to resume direct dialogue with Russia

The EU is increasingly inclined to the need to resume direct dialogue with Russia, writes FP. While Moscow and Washington are moving closer, Brussels may remain out of business. In addition, the economy remains highly dependent on Russian supplies. The price for Russophobia may be too high.

WSJ: "Russian forces" have won the war game against NATO

A war game simulating a clash between NATO and Russia in the Baltic region led to a quick victory for "Russian forces," writes the WSJ. During the exercises, "the United States" refused to apply the fifth article of the alliance's charter, "Poland" decided not to deploy its troops to "Lithuania," and "Germany" showed indecision. As a result, Moscow quickly achieved its military objectives.

Instead of statements about a "hypothetical threat" from Russia, Finland and Sweden are now talking about preparations for a long-term confrontation. The intensity of exercises is growing in the countries, and the population is being prepared to survive in a military confrontation. Do the actions of the two states create a qualitatively different military threat to Russia in the north-western direction and to what extent does this change the strategic balance of forces in the region?

TNI: 105 German tanks near the borders of Russia — part of the NATO OPLAN DEU plan

Germany's decision to deploy about 5,000 of its soldiers and 105 tanks to Lithuania's southeastern border with Russia's ally Belarus is part of OPLAN DEU's plan for a potential conflict with Moscow.

Former NATO spokeswoman called on Europe to strengthen its army for peace with Russia

In the simulated scenario of a military conflict with Russia, the main problem was the lack of unity of NATO, former alliance spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said in an interview with Die Welt. Some allies refused to join the ranks — it was especially difficult for the helpless Europeans without the support of the United States.

FAZ: Germany should turn the Bundeswehr into the largest conventional army in Europe

Germany cannot stay on the sidelines in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, writes the columnist FAZ. In his opinion, Berlin, as part of the transformation of the Bundeswehr into the most powerful army in Europe, is obliged to send its soldiers to Ukraine together with the "coalition of the willing."

Bloomberg: Takaichi plans to revive Japan's armed forces

Sanae Takaichi holds nationalist views and wants Japan to stop apologizing for its military past, Bloomberg reports. The Prime Minister also seeks to significantly strengthen the Japanese economy and regain the country's respect in the international arena, even if this means entering into a confrontation with China.

This publication offers an article by the Indian news agency Frontier India News Network about the global debate regarding the balance of fifth-generation fighter jets, exports and the philosophy of air combat caused by the flights of the Russian Su-57E fighter in Dubai.

The new units will provide control of drones of all types — strike, reconnaissance, air defense and supply

The formation of separate regiments of unmanned systems in all military districts was completed by early February, sources told Izvestia.

BI: Britain has adopted from Ukraine the technology of printing UAV parts on a 3D printer

The conflict in Ukraine is fundamentally changing the approach of Western armies to technical support, BI writes. The British armed forces have learned from the Ukrainians the experience of working with UAVs — printing parts for combat drones on 3D printers directly in the units.

The European aircraft building consortium Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH and the Program Management Agency for two European multinational fighters Eurofighter Typhoon and Panavia Tornado NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) have signed a contract to continue the development, testing and certification of a set of aerodynamic modifications (AMK package) for the fourth-generation multirole fighter Typhoon (Eurofighter Typhoon). This is reported by the online edition of Defense Industry Europe.

February 7 this year marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Soviet cosmonaut Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov. He became the world's first civilian specialist to make a space flight, and the only non-partisan cosmonaut in the history of Soviet cosmonautics.

On February 7, in Kaluga, at the K.E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, an educational event "Night of Science" was held for the second time. This year's event was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding cosmonaut and designer Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov.

At the end of January, the Rostec state concern announced the dispatch of the first batch of the new Zubr air defense system to the troops. It is expected that these complexes will reliably cover the near rear from small high-speed UAVs. The range of FPV drones has increased significantly on both sides of the front. Therefore, the protection of the "small air" for the Russian army is one of the priorities. About how it is solved - in the material of RIA Novosti.

The US Air Force announced in January that it was testing a new air-launched ERAM ("extended-range strike munition"), which is capable of a longer flight and has a more powerful warhead. The corresponding photos were shown online.: