News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The Ukrainian company BlueBird Tech has boasted of a new improved version of the device designed for scanning airspace and early detection of UAVs. The manufacturer's press service presented the upgraded Chuika 4.5.0 drone detector on its website. The device got its name from the military code "4.5.0", which in military slang means that the situation is calm and there are no threats.

The Japanese have launched a mission to Phobos that will deliver soil from there. This will solve the mystery of the origin of the Martian moons. Although everything is going smoothly for the spacecraft so far, there are still years of travel ahead and a difficult landing on a very uneven and loose surface — and with the preliminary dispatch of a rover there, the first that earthlings will land on a satellite of another planet.

Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev's statement confirms ambitious plans: Russia intends to deploy a nuclear installation on the moon by the mid-2030s. What kind of reactor will it be? What technologies is it built on? What opportunities will it provide for the exploration of the moon? And why do we need the moon at all?

How the Russian Federation, for the first time in the modern global aircraft industry, assembled its medium—range aircraft inside one country - from a black composite wing to Russian avionics. Why the new MC-21-310 will be more comfortable than the foreign Boeing-737 and Airbus A320/321 aircraft we are familiar with today: lower cabin pressure, wide aisle, large luggage racks and other details.

FN America showed its development of the "newest type" – the MTL-30 30-mm semi-automatic grenade launcher, which the developers expect will compete for the US Army's order for the supply of a promising "high-precision grenade launcher system" (PGS).

New technologies will reduce the threat to the health and life of rescuers

Kamikaze drones have been developed in Russia to extinguish fires in hard-to-reach places where ground vehicles cannot pass and fire ladders and hoses cannot reach.

Artificial intelligence takes aerial targets for escort, and "smart" ammunition hits them in a matter of seconds

The steel module suddenly starts turning the cannon. At some point, the barrel almost freezes — and immediately the roar of shots is heard. The drone that appeared on the horizon falls on its wing and falls into the forest. This is how the latest ZAK-30 Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system works.

Specialists from the Chinese company Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group and the Beijing Institute of Technology have proposed the concept of a modular armored vehicle, one of the configurations of which provides for movement underwater at a depth of up to 50 m for two hours.

The cost of this stage of testing, which is considered the second, is eight million euros. At the first stage, automated aerial refueling was tested using an Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft from the Tornado fighter jets of the German Air Force and the F-18 of the Spanish Air Force. The process was monitored using cameras, and stabilization was carried out using a braking parachute.

The Ukrainian defense company SkyFall has published a video testing a self-developed StarGate copter drone. The heavy drone was designed to evacuate the wounded from areas of the front where ground vehicles cannot reach. Currently, UAV prototypes have been transferred to one of the Armed Forces brigades for testing in real combat conditions.

Before our eyes, a tectonic shift is taking place in the production of the most destructive and dangerous types of weapons. Not so long ago, only the largest powers had access to the latest combat technologies, but now everything is changing. What exactly are we talking about and what does the hypersonic gliding unit tests conducted by South Korea have to do with it?

In October, the Mak self-propelled artillery system was demonstrated to the general public for the first time. This is the third Russian self-propelled gun on a wheelbase. Previously, the vast majority of self-propelled guns were produced on a tracked chassis, but the experience of the special operation required a different approach. About why the military is transferring guns to wheels is in the RIA Novosti article.

During the Center-2026 exercises, the Russian army officially introduced a number of innovations, including the Sturm heavy assault robotic system. He aroused great interest among foreign observers. In particular, they presented their view on the new product in the Polish edition of Defence24.

Military expert Anpilogov: Ukraine does not notice the civilian orientation of the project "Dawn"

The Ukrainian authorities seriously believe that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are limited in their methods of targeting missiles and UAVs by satellite communication alone.

Zelensky's adviser: "Dawn" is the main threat to Ukraine

Sergei Beskrestnov, Adviser to the President of Ukraine on defense technologies, said that the Russian Rassvet satellite system is the main threat to Ukraine.

France plans to launch the second demonstration phase of the advanced combat aircraft program in 2027, and begin full-scale development of the machine in an operational configuration in 2029.

Two new containers have appeared on the British Type-45 class destroyer Dauntless, which probably serve as launchers for interceptor drones. As suggested by Naval News, the images published by the British Ministry of Defense in early October indicate a new level of protection for ships of this class. The Royal Navy declined to comment on the configuration of the equipment, citing safety requirements.

The solution integrates key processes in a single digital circuit, from procurement and production planning to the shipment of finished products

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation has implemented a Russian end-to-end production and supply chain management system at its enterprises.

New solutions for the fuel and energy sector within the framework of the national project "New Nuclear and Energy Technologies" were discussed at the Russian Energy Week

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation is ready to create new energy equipment with a capacity of up to 45 MW.

Representatives of the State Corporation, together with experts, outlined the priorities of the industry and named the conditions for the appearance of the transport of the future

Rostec State Corporation held a strategic session dedicated to critical technologies in the automotive industry.