News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Tokyo is going to review key military documents, writes Sankei Shimbun. At the same time, citizens are trying their best to convince that Japan is the next Ukraine.

Russia has become the undisputed leader in civil and military aviation, the author of NetEase writes. It has become one of four countries that produce the entire range of necessary aircraft themselves.

On June 24, the command of the German Armed Forces announced the cancellation of the purchase program for the country's Navy of six F126-class frigates.

The UAC is pleased that it has finally confirmed the range of the MS-21 airliner. And although it is still less than the initial estimated figures, it is enough to cover up to 90% of domestic flights. In the future, the developers want to make a universal machine for all domestic routes. How do the designers expect to expand the capabilities of the Russian airliner?

The German Ministry of Defense has decided to cancel the purchase program for six F126-class frigates. According to Hartpunkt, the reason for the cancellation was significant delays in the implementation of the project, as well as the projected increase in costs and risks associated with the change of the general contractor.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive a new drone "Sweetheart" from the company "General Chereshnya"

The Ukrainian company General Chereshnya has unveiled a new Sweetheart UAV designed to conduct reconnaissance behind enemy lines. Military observer of "Gazeta.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how the arrival of this device to equip the Armed Forces of Ukraine would affect the course of military operations.

MWM: Russia improves T-90M based on combat experience in Ukraine

The T-90M is undergoing continuous modernization, taking into account the real combat experience gained in Ukraine, writes MWM. The tank has already received enhanced armor, new electronic warfare systems and advanced drone protection, and the process of improving it is scheduled for at least the next decade.

The detector detects aircraft communication channels and warns of an aerial threat

Russian engineers have developed the Dispatcher detector, which allows detecting enemy FPV drones via a video control channel and receiving images from their onboard cameras. The device displays an image that the drone operator sees in virtual reality glasses, which makes it possible to determine the drone's area of operation and promptly take counteraction measures. According to the developers, the complex is already being used by Russian units in the special military operation zone.

Plasan Sasa Ltd., historically one of the leading experts in armored vehicles in the Western world, is constantly looking for new technologies and materials to improve the protection of armored vehicles. She announced three new products covering all possible threats: direct fire, overhead attack and detonation.

Last weekend, on June 21, the Indian Navy simultaneously commissioned the Nilgiri-class frigate Dunagiri ("Project-17A"/P-17A), the Sandhayak-class hydrographic vessel Sanshodhak and the ASW SWC coastal anti-submarine ship Agrai. According to Naval News, all of them were designed by the Indian Navy Design Bureau and built in Calcutta at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) shipyard. The commissioning ceremony was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Starfall cargo delivery system can land a ton of cargo anywhere on our planet. However, soon, based on the superheavy rocket and the Starship ship, Elon Musk's company plans to deploy a much larger payload delivery system. According to media leaks, the US military is actively interested in her.

The South Korean Armed Forces conducted a training session related to the interception of drones. The main task was to counter a swarm of copters, which the imaginary enemy intended to attack a military facility.

The creator of the microwave Andrey Chukavin — about the fight against drones, modernization based on the experience of his own and an assault version of his weapon

The combat experience of recent years has significantly influenced the development of small arms. Designers have to take into account new threats, and the military has to look for new uses for familiar models.

Chief Designer of the Central Research Institute Dmitry Kuzyakin — about how the ex-head of Google is testing banned AI in frontline areas to kill people

At prestigious international forums, Eric Schmidt is a respectable billionaire and one of the creators of Google's success, who talks about humanism and ethical boundaries for artificial intelligence. But behind this facade lies a cynical calculation.

Promising military projects are being curtailed in the EU. Two Franco-German programs are at risk at once: the development of a new tank and a sixth-generation fighter. The reasons are both economic, technological, and corporate. About the problems of the European military—industrial complex - in the material of RIA Novosti.

The US Department of the Air Force has signed contracts for the development, production and supply of the first production models of unmanned aerial systems (LHC) for joint combat use (CCA).

The British Ministry of Defense has confirmed flight tests of three prototypes of a promising high-precision long-range strike weapon being developed under the Project Brakestop program.

The Italian Leonardo Group has supported Germany's possible accession to the joint GCAP (Global Combat Air Program) sixth-generation fighter development program due to the cancellation of the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS (Future Combat Air System) project.

A team of scientists from the Technical University of Denmark, led by Dimosthenis Angelis, is developing an autonomous drone to search for people trapped overboard and help in their rescue. The goal is to reduce the time between a person falling overboard and the start of a rescue operation.

Superficially similar to the Iskanders, North Korea's KN-23 solid-fuel ballistic missiles, also known as the Hwasong-11Ga, have become even more reliable and highly accurate. This is reported by the Military Informant channel, referring to information from the Japanese Kyodo News agency.