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The Guardian: Poland increases military spending to boost economic growth

Poland is increasing defense spending faster than any other European country, writes The Guardian. Its military budget is growing by leaps and bounds. One of the motives is to stimulate economic growth. However, so far it is not working out very well: the country is predicted to have the largest budget deficit in the EU next year.

The Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region plans to show for the first time an export version of the Harpy-A1 (E) long-range unmanned aerial system at the Vietnam Defense Show in Vietnam and Airshow China in China. The drone is a proprietary development of the concern.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) is organizing a joint Russian exposition at the International Defense Industry Exhibition ADEX 2026, which will be held from September 30 to October 2 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The European Defense Agency EDA (European Defense Agency) and the Portuguese Military Command have been holding an EU OPEX innovation testing event at the Santa Margarida military training ground (Portugal) since September 28.

The strategic session "Automation and Robotization — the basis of industrial growth" was devoted to this topic

Rostec State Corporation brought together representatives of industry and the expert community at the strategic session "Automation and Robotics — the basis of industrial growth."

WSJ: The military-industrial complex of the United States does not have time to produce enough weapons

The American military-industrial complex is facing a large-scale crisis, writes the WSJ. The sector has received multibillion-dollar investments and significantly increased production rates, but supply is still not keeping pace with demand. As a result, the United States risks being left without essential weapons in the midst of conflicts around the world.

Russian gunsmiths have created the ZAK-30 "Citadel" anti-aircraft artillery system with a high degree of automation and programmable aerial detonation ammunition.

"The tape.<url>": "Russia tested new "Dan-T" and "Monochrome" ammunition during its military operation

The summer campaign in the SVR zone was marked by a special emphasis on long—range strikes and active work to protect against drones, both at the front and in the rear. The Armed Forces of Russia have begun to massively use new weapons that increase the effectiveness of strikes.

Lockheed Martin first introduced the Vectis autonomous stealth drone last year, but its presentation did not attract much attention at the time. In continuation of the "theme", the company announced plans to build four more Vectis CSA prototypes, bringing their planned total number to five.

Colonel Khodarenok: the AFU operation "Vivaldi" will end the same way as the Kursk adventure

The armed forces of Ukraine in the Krasny Estuary area during Operation "Vivaldi" went on the offensive.

The US Army has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for the supply of upgraded ammunition for the PrSM (Precision Strike Missile) tactical missile system. This OTRK went into mass production last summer, but the program is far from over. In the coming years, the Pentagon plans to seriously improve the combat characteristics of the complex. About the possibilities of PrSM — in the material of RIA Novosti.

On September 24, 2026, the Indonesian port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta hosted the commissioning ceremony of the former Italian Giuseppe Garibaldi light aircraft carrier, which became the largest combat unit of the Indonesian Navy.

Drones and missiles began to adopt a number of characteristics from each other, eventually turning into products that do not fit into any of the traditional categories of weapons. As an example, the Polish edition of Defence24 points to the "Geranium-5", which successfully hits the rear infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.:

The Russian Air Force has received another batch of fifth-generation Su-57 multi-role fighters. As they say in the UAC, the new technical appearance of the aircraft will contribute to the expansion of tasks during its implementation. According to experts, combat experience has significantly influenced the modernization of the fighter. What changes could have occurred in the aircraft's avionics and other systems?

The US Navy has introduced for the first time the "Blackbeard" hypersonic missiles mounted under the wing of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jets during flight tests of a new strike product. The corresponding video is shown online.

Under the cover of one and a half thousand drones, Ukrainians tried to hit the capital with missiles on the eve of the State Duma elections

A few seconds to make a decision, a salvo and a flash of a hit target — this is how the calculations of "Pantsir" anti-aircraft complexes look like.

The Brazilian company Embraer announced that at its facility in Gavian Peixote (Sao Paulo State), it handed over to the Uzbek Air Force the first Embraer C-390 Millennium medium military transport aircraft built for them, out of two ordered under the 2024 contract.

Against the background of the increasing attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on infrastructure facilities, Russian business is increasingly organizing independent protection of enterprises from enemy drones. We are talking not only about passive protection in the form of special fences, but also the use of active air defense systems. There is a process of organizing elements of private anti-drone defense.

The Guardian: Russia is disabling Ukraine's digital infrastructure

Moscow is intensifying attacks on Ukraine's digital infrastructure, The Guardian writes. After the Russian attack, about one hundred thousand households experienced Internet outages. Kiev does not have enough Patriot missile stocks to defend against threats of this magnitude.

In 2019, the Australian Ministry of Defense announced a tender for the supply of new reconnaissance and attack helicopters to replace 22 ARH Tiger units acquired from Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) in the early 2000s.