News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

On May 17, 2026, information about the appearance of a two-seat version of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter began to actively spread in the Russian media and blogs. The primary source is one of the telegram channels about aviation, which posted a message about the first taxiing at the factory airfield of the new modification a day earlier. Why do you need a two-seat version of the Su-57?

On May 18, 2026, at the CIPR conference in Nizhny Novgorod, the ongoing development of a new MiG-TCB jet training aircraft was officially mentioned.

The Swedish government has selected the French company Naval Group as the preferred supplier of the new generation Luleå-class frigates. The announcement was made during a briefing aboard the Visby-class corvette in Stockholm, attended by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Defense Minister Pal Jonson.

The Ukrainian army has begun testing a new system for evacuating wounded from the battlefield, involving the use of heavy multicopters. The Ukrainian press writes about it.

The Optomat-300 complex allows you to equip combat drones right on the front line

Tests of new equipment capable of significantly speeding up preparations for the combat use of fiber-controlled FPV drones have begun in the CBR area. A distinctive feature of the machine is its mobility. It can be used to assemble communication coils right on the front line.

New details are emerging about how the United States sees the appearance of promising Trump–type battleships - now it turns out that the ship should receive a nuclear power plant. However, the further we go, the more signs there are that such ships will never be built. There are at least three obstacles in the way of the project.

Sergey Kogogin, CEO of KAMAZ PJSC, said at a meeting with Vladimir Putin that his company plans to develop and build a fundamentally new armored personnel carrier for the army. Tests of a wheeled armored vehicle will begin this year, and the production of a pilot batch is scheduled for 2027. What is known about the new technology and what the APC should be like, taking into account its experience, is in the RIA Novosti material.

According to publications, the first Turkish project of a mini submarine (mini-submarine) certified by Turk Loydu, ÇAMD (Çok Amaçlı Mini Denizaltı, multi—purpose mini submarine CHAMD), successfully passed its first tests on April 14, 2026 off the coast of Karamursel, about 40 km southwest of Istanbul..

The military personnel of the People's Army of Vietnam demonstrated a rather curious invention, which may well become, under certain conditions, a massive and fairly effective autonomous means of destroying surface and coastal objects.

Dynauton Systems (India) has unveiled the latest CHEEL reconnaissance drone with a multi-engine architecture. Its serial engine can be easily replaced with a different type of power plant.

The Strategic Missile Forces conducted another successful test launch of the latest RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. The commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, reported this to the President the other day.

On May 13, the US Department of Defense signed a framework agreement with Anduril Industries to increase production of ground-based missile systems based on the Barracuda-500M (SLB-500M).

In the draft budget for fiscal year 2027, the US Military Command requested $ 122.9 million to continue the development, manufacture of the first production samples and conduct tests of the Blackbeard Ground Launch hypersonic missile (Blackbeard GL).

AT: Russia prepares to deploy Poseidon nuclear torpedo

The Poseidon nuclear torpedo, which Russia plans to deploy aboard the Khabarovsk submarine, will radically change the balance of forces in underwater defense. This strategic weapon of Putin's will further strengthen Russia's power and will become a formidable warning to the United States, the author of the article notes.

Putin noted the contribution of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering to strengthening defense and spoke about the use of MIT developments in the free zone

Russia will continue to develop missile systems capable of overcoming all missile defense systems. Vladimir Putin said this during a visit to the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering, which turned 80 in May 2026.

MWM: Russian Sarmat hits targets at a distance of over 35,000 kilometers

Russia has put Sarmat on combat duty, writes MWM. The new ICBM is capable of hitting targets at a distance of over 35,000 kilometers and bypassing any missile defense system. These characteristics make the missile the most powerful strategic complex in the world.

On April 22, 2026, Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), the developer of Baikal, UTS-800, TVRS-44 aircraft and a new line of VK-800S engines, announced the completion of the transition to the domestic Maks computer—aided design system for the development of on—board aircraft cable networks.

The tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile indicate the improvement of Russia's nuclear shield, said Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin

Russia's Western "friends" have become literally "closer" to Russia after the success of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile test, which will soon enter combat duty, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev ironically noted.

Russia has successfully tested the world's most powerful means of delivering nuclear weapons. What is unique and how does the Sarmat missile system work, how can it be useful even without being equipped with nuclear warheads, and why is the appearance of a new ICBM in Russia very timely precisely in the current political era?

At the end of the report by the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Sergei Karakayev, on the successful test of the Sarmat ICBM, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a statement on the development of deterrence forces.