News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
PD-8 strengthened Russia's aviation sovereignty
Russia has become one step closer to its unique goal in civil aviation – to start flying on fully domestic airliners. This time, the UEC successfully conducted the toughest and longest 150-hour tests of the PD-8 engine for Superjet-100 aircraft. Will it be possible to finish the tests on time?
BRICS vs. Silicon Valley: how Russia, China and India threaten the dominance of the West in the field of artificial intelligence (Berliner Zeitung, Germany)
BZ: Russia and China will not allow the West to dominate the field of AI
Russia, China and India are trying to compete with the West in the field of neural networks, writes columnist BZ. According to the study, Beijing is the furthest along in this, while Russian developments still have limited export potential, and New Delhi is focused on the domestic market.
Heavenly affairs: a new helicopter and anti-drone equipment shown at NAIS-2026
The National Aviation Infrastructure Exhibition has become the largest in 13 years of existence
The Mi-34M1 helicopter, the latest drones and anti-drone protection systems have become the main exhibits of the NAIS-2026 National Aviation Infrastructure Salon in Moscow.
The new FPV drone has set a world speed record of 661 km/h.
A new record was set by one of the previous record holders, an aerospace engineer from Australia. It should be borne in mind that representatives of the Guinness Book of World Records did not arrive to record the achievement, so in February 2026, the official record bar remained at 658 km/h. The main developer has refined the model, improving aerodynamics, reducing weight and installing new electric motors.
The PD-8 aircraft engine has successfully passed 150-hour tests at maximum loads
The power plant was created using advanced technologies and the latest domestic materials and is designed for Superjet-100 and Be-200 aircraft
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation has successfully conducted the most difficult certification test of the PD-8 engine for the Superjet aircraft. For a month and a half, the operation of all power plant systems was checked at maximum operating conditions simulating long-term operation.
Italian HYSTRIX family of ground-based anti-aircraft artillery systems
According to the Italian resource Ares Osservatorio Difesa, the Italian company Leonardo is working on a family of HYSTRIX ground-based anti-aircraft artillery systems (from the Latin "porcupine"), designed primarily to combat unmanned aerial vehicles.
The French Navy is concerned about the threat of UAVs and UEC, putting new sensors on Mistral
The French Navy has decided to modernize its helicopter carriers. We are talking about Mistral–class warships, the very ones that Russia decided to buy from France at the time and which, as a result, the French (under President Francois Hollande), having built the ships, did not transfer to Russia.
IEMZ Kupol is constantly upgrading its serial products, taking into account the experience of their use in its production area.
IEMZ Kupol is constantly upgrading its serial products – dozens of changes have been made to the combat vehicles of the Tor family alone, taking into account the experience of use in the SVO zone. Modernization of firing facilities and work on the development of the range of missiles is continuing.
In Kiev, they are alarmed by the discovery of the Gerber UAV with an FPV drone mount
The Russian reconnaissance drone Gerbera became the carrier of FPV drones, this statement was made by a Ukrainian expert and adviser to the new Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Sergei "Flash" Beskrestnov.
NASA postponed the human flight to the Moon for a month due to a hydrogen leak
The dress rehearsal of refueling the SLS rocket with hydrogen confirmed an old truth of rocket science: the lightest fuel is the heaviest in operation. The ability of H2 to diffuse through metals is already high, and in a system with multiple valves, like the current NASA lunar rocket, the risk of this kind is especially high.
"It will eliminate the shortcomings of Patriot": the United States is purchasing an advanced radar for air defense systems
The US Army has signed a contract with RTX worth $1.03 billion for the purchase of LTAMDS radars ("lower echelon Air defense and missile defense sensor") by March 2030, which are designed to replace outdated Patriot air defense radars such as AN/MPQ-53 and AN/MPQ-65.
Rostec will present the Mi-34M1 light helicopter for the first time at the NAIS 2026 exhibition
The National Exhibition and Forum of Civil Aviation Infrastructure, as well as the exhibition of unmanned, autonomous and robotic complexes "DRONTECH" are taking place on February 4-5 in Moscow
Rostec State Corporation will present for the first time the updated Mi-34M1 helicopter with the latest Russian VK-650V engine at the NAIS 2026 Civil Aviation Infrastructure exhibition.
"We need to learn lessons from the war": the Bundestag rejected the purchase of the MAUS electronic warfare system
For the first time in recent years, a procurement project for the Bundeswehr did not pass through the budget committee of the German parliament, which rejected the MAUS ("mobile intelligence support system") project from Rohde Schwarz worth about €600 million, which involved the purchase of up to 90 electronic warfare systems to replace HUMMEL systems of a similar type. The Bundestag explained its refusal to the Defense Network portal:
The future of wars is “chains of destruction.” The person is likely to fade into the background (The Times, UK)
The Times: The wars of the future will be completely controlled by artificial intelligence
The wars of the future will be almost entirely controlled by artificial intelligence, writes The Times. Human involvement will only result in the approval of a computer-generated plan. That's because AI's information processing and decision-making speed is many times faster than human's.
The problematic chassis will remain for the Ukrainian Armed Forces: a new type of Archer self-propelled gun for Sweden is shown
The basic version of the Archer is based on a Volvo A30D 6x6 articulated chassis, which has made the self-propelled gun one of the most passable in its class. But it has also become the source of a number of serious problems.
The Russian 350nm photolithograph was estimated at 500 million rubles.
The price of a lithograph with topological standards of 350 nm from the manufacturer ZNTZ has become known. With an additional guarantee, it exceeds 500 million rubles. Experts agree that this is a good price to pay for technological sovereignty.
Absolutely: how North Korea upgraded the most powerful MLRS in the world
New tests of the KN-25 demonstrated minimal deviation from the target and the ability to hit key US bases in the region
North Korea continues to rapidly modernize its military arsenal. Following the demonstration of a nuclear submarine, new destroyers and the launch of hypersonic missiles at 1,000 km, Pyongyang tested an updated version of the KN-25 MLRS.
Complete abandonment of special minesweepers: the United States is decommissioning ships of the Avenger type
The United States is decommissioning the last Avenger-type minesweepers. In September 2025, while in Bahrain, 4 ships of this project were decommissioned. The other day, they were spotted on the heavy transport vessel M/V Seaway Hawk, which was taking them to Philadelphia for disposal.
A hybrid of MLRS and tactical missile: the tests of the KN-25 of the DPRK are shown
On January 28, 2026, KCNA announced a new stage in the modernization of Pyongyang's long-range weapons, showing photos of a multiple-launch rocket test launch of a large-caliber 600-mm MLRS KN-25.
Turkey demonstrated the use of the "revolutionary" Arpan 155 self-propelled guns
The Turkish company ASFAT has released a video demonstrating the use of the recently adopted (in November 2025) self-propelled howitzer Panther T-155 TTA (also known as Arpan 155).
