News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

In China, they started creating joint swarms of drones

In China, advances in civilian technology for controlling large groups of drones are regularly demonstrated.

New unmanned vehicles and protective equipment were presented at an exhibition in Patriot Park

Interceptor drones, ground-based robotic platforms and industrial facilities protection equipment were presented at the exhibition of the International Technological Congress – 2026 in Patriot Park.

Due to the huge losses of MQ-9A Reaper drones in the conflict with Iran (at least 45 out of about 185), the US Air Force is looking for new, cheaper combat drones to perform the same tasks (the price of a fully equipped Reaper ranges from $ 30 to 50 million), launching a corresponding program in July 2026.

On September 9, the American defense startup Covenant lifted the secrecy regime and revealed details of the creation of Anthem, a long–range, high-precision cruise missile designed to deliver deep strikes.

The US Department of Defense has signed an $11.3 million contract with a consortium of American scientists led by the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) to create the first functional prototypes of "smart" red blood cells (Smart-RBC) within three years. The project aims to radically expand the possibilities of human physiology.

The Swedish Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with the local Saab concern, which marked the intensification of the development of a new generation fighter. The agreement, worth $303 million, provides for conceptual work on a promising aircraft until 2029, and if extended– until 2031.

For the first time, Russia has shown several samples of the latest weapons abroad at once, including those already tested in the special operation zone. The most interesting among them are new types of cruise missiles. What is their special feature and why is this a demonstration of the new role of combat helicopters?

The South Korean company Hyundai Rotem presented a new version of the tank, designated K2PL, at the MSPO exhibition in Kielce, Poland. It is designed to give Warsaw a machine adapted to its requirements, capable, according to the national command, of effectively countering the "Russian threat."

The South Korean Navy is testing the possibility of using the humanoid robot PIBOT to control a warship. A video capturing the actions of the product, named PIBOT, at the helm of the pennant in a simulation was shown online.

The British Ministry of Defense has announced the allocation of more than 5 billion pounds for the development of unmanned and autonomous systems over the next four years.

Chinese engineers have created a structure made of small hollow aluminum elements resembling eggshells and filled them with water. Then they were placed between aluminum plates and tested how such a structure behaves during a hyperspeed impact.

The TKB-1167 air target destruction system, presented for the first time at an exhibition in Egypt, is already on combat duty and shooting down real targets.

Serial production of the new fully Russian MC-21-310 medium-haul passenger aircraft at the Irkutsk Aircraft Factory, as is known, began in 2026 with the assembly of the first batch of aircraft for the country's largest airline, Aeroflot.

At the MSPO exhibition in Poland, the Canadian company Zeal Motor presented the AMAV FT5 (known under the commercial brand as Fat Truck FT5 Wagon), an 8x8 articulated amphibious transporter designed for use in harsh Arctic conditions.

Zhivoder drones are assembled by robots on an inhuman conveyor

Alexey Chadaev, the company's CEO, told the Russian Weapons RG project about the Ushkuynik developments. First of all, he introduced the new fiber-optic combat drone "Zhivoder".

The American company L3Harris Technologies has reported on the completion of production of the first 35 sets of the Viper Shield electronic warfare system (AN/ALQ-254(V)1), designed to protect F-16 fighters from radar-guided missiles and other threats.

Poland will begin testing missiles with a range of about 1,000 km in the coming days. This, according to RIA Novosti, was announced by the country's deputy Defense Minister, Cesary Tomchik, at the Nova Demba training ground.

Rostec introduced the Citadel complex on the international stage for the first time. These days, a demonstration of the latest anti-aircraft artillery system is taking place at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026 in Egypt.

In combat aviation, the weight of a fighter pilot's helmet is critical. During high-overload maneuvers, and even more so during ejection, every extra gram on the head turns, figuratively speaking, into kilograms that put pressure on the cervical vertebrae and can lead to injury or loss of consciousness. At the same time, in the West, a weight of 2 kg is considered a physiological limit, beyond which the helmet becomes a direct threat to the health and life of the pilot.

At the MSPO 2026 exhibition, the Polish PGZ concern presented for the first time a demonstrator of a new heavy infantry fighting vehicle developed by Huta Stalowa Wola and designated CBWP (also known under the project name Ratel).