News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The company has signed a corresponding memorandum of technological cooperation with the Rubytech Group and the Moscow Energy Institute

RT-Techpriemka of Rostec State Corporation, Rubytech Group and the Moscow Power Engineering Institute signed a memorandum of technological cooperation.

A new step has been taken in Russia to modernize the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter: the first flight was made by a two-seat version of this machine. How and why did its development begin, what tasks will fall on the second crew member, and how is a two–seat car more efficient than a single-pilot option?

Dmitry Kornev, editor of the Militaryrussia portal, talks about how the latest two—seat modification of the Su-57D will turn the flagship of combat aviation into a flying command post for controlling a swarm of drones

On May 19, 2026, the Sukhoi Design Bureau of the United Aircraft Corporation began flight tests of a new modification of the fifth—generation fighter, a multifunctional two-seat the Su-57D aircraft.

The Indian Institute of Plasma Research (IPR) has completed laboratory tests of a prototype electromagnetic launcher (EMU) of its own design. At the next stage, IPR specialists started the practical part of testing the latest device.

The Defense Research and Development Organization of the Ministry of Defense of India (DRDO) has completed the final tests of the ULPGM-V3 (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile, version 3) in air-to-ground and air-to-air modes.

Western military media are actively discussing the latest multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin in September 2025 "Sarma." A 300-mm heavy launcher mounted on a KamAZ-63501 armored chassis was demonstrated to the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces at the Motovilikhsky Plants plant during his visit to Perm.

According to PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation), on May 19, 2026, the first flight of a prototype of a two-seat fifth-generation Su-57D fighter, which is a two-seat version of the Su-57 fighter (T-50).

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 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.

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 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.

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?

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.

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).

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).

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.

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.