News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Beijing continues to develop its own lunar program. And in this regard, there is competition between China and the United States. The Americans plan to launch their Artemis comeback mission in 2026.

Kinetic weapon "Product 545" has been tested in Russia against drones

In Russia, kinetic anti-drone weapons were tested under the code name "Product 545". It is designed to physically disable unmanned aerial vehicles. The gun was created as part of the New Russian Technologies project.

The UK is preparing to supply attack drones to Ukraine to destroy critical infrastructure facilities in Russia. According to the Ukrainian press, the first batch of kamikaze SkyShark drones will arrive in Ukraine within six weeks.

The Kazakh army is receiving a new Taimas 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle, created by placing the VN-11 turret (from Chinese developer Norinco) on the Arma 8x8 chassis (from the Turkish company Otokar). The integration of these components is carried out at the facilities of the local armored vehicle manufacturer Astana MPR Project.

According to Turkish media, on September 19, 2025, the Turkish private shipbuilding company Dearsan Shipyard in Tuzla in the Asian part of Istanbul hosted the ceremony of the first steel cutting and the start of construction for the Turkish Navy of a new generation national mine warfare ship under the Yeni Nesil Mayın Avlama Gemisi (YMAG) program. The delivery of the ship to the Turkish navy is scheduled for May 2028.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — on the role of Ground forces in modern military conflicts

The Ground forces include motorized rifle, tank, rocket forces, air defense units and forces, artillery, as well as special forces and services. Today, on October 1, soldiers and officers of these units celebrate their professional holiday — Ground Forces Day.

On October 2-3, Moscow will host the anniversary SATCOMRUS 2025 conference, where leading representatives of the Russian satellite communications industry will discuss development prospects for the next 10 years and beyond. Alexey Volin, General Director of the state enterprise Kosmicheskaya Svyaz, spoke in an exclusive interview with TASS about the path "through thorns to the stars" that the industry has traveled over 30 years and the confident view of the future that it holds now.

According to the Swedish company Saab, the Loke (Light Operational Kinetic Electronic) UAV protection system, developed jointly with the Swedish Armed Forces Material Support Agency (FMV) and the Swedish Air Force, was first used in a NATO combat operation.

At the DSEI 2025 London exhibition, Singapore-based ST Engineering presented a solution to meet the needs of the British Army in reconnaissance and strike systems for light infantry. The solution includes a light transport platform, an electronic architecture kit, a GDAMS mortar system, and a remote-controlled firing system.

It became known that SECO Marine and Green Navy have signed an industrial partnership agreement, under which they will "enter the market of certified hydrogen-fueled vessels." According to the SECO press service, the leaders of both companies have committed to combine shipbuilding and engineering capabilities to accelerate the transition to zero-emission shipping.

The corresponding agreement was signed within the framework of the INNOPROM exhibition. Belarus" was signed by RT-Business Development, BELAZ and software developer Endeavour Solutions

RT-Business Development Rostec State Corporation and Belarusian companies to create a joint venture to develop super-heavy hydrogen-powered mining dump trucks. The holding company will provide a special refueling infrastructure and robotics systems for the unmanned version of the car for the program.

The enemy is trying to use the means at their disposal to counteract our fiber-optic FPV drones. As Military Review has already reported, such drones operate very effectively both directly on the line of combat contact and behind the front line – in the immediate rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fiber-optic drones are often so intense that fields and forests in the war zone are literally covered with fiber-optic threads like a spider's web during Indian summer.

The icebreaking tugboat Aiviq was originally built for the needs of the American oil industry and intended to be used in the Chukchi Sea. But soon the US Coast Guard acquired it, upgraded it, and now it is considered the newest icebreaker, changing its name to USCGC Storis.

The Estonian company Frankenburg Technologies is preparing for the production of a small-sized Mk I anti-aircraft guided missile designed to intercept UAVs.

Ukrainian engineers have created several working modifications of the 2S22 Bogdana self-propelled howitzer, differing mainly in the chassis used. These variants have indexes from 1.0 to 4.0, based on KrAZ-6322 (version 1.0), MAZ-6317 (2.0), Tatra T815-7T3RC1 (3.0) and Tatra Phoenix (4.0).

During the Ukrainian conflict, there is a real social competition in the format of both global engineering and in the narrowly focused areas of military affairs. One of the components where the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the collective West, fighting with the hands of Ukraine, are trying to gain an advantage is a mine case.

The headquarters of the association explained the need for new measures by the intensity of the military-political situation

For the first time, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will introduce new types of weapons into the main documents. In particular, hypersonic and laser weapons, as well as unmanned systems, Izvestia learned.

Moving from the tactical to the strategic level, we note that the United States continues its efforts to maintain the 50-year-old intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Minuteman" (LGM-30 Minuteman III). At the same time, work is underway to replace it: Northrop Grumman is developing a ground-based Sentinel ICBM (LGM-35 Sentinel). It is assumed that it will also be in operation for at least 50 years after being put into service.

Forbes: Russia has doubled the range of fiber-optic UAVs

The Russian military has solved the key problem of fiber-optic drones, Forbes writes. Now they are being launched together with repeater drones. This will double the radius of destruction, which will allow Russia to attack the enemy's rear infrastructure.

Russian troops have established parity with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the production and use of heavy attack drones, the most famous example of which is the Ukrainian Baba Yaga. What are the features of this class of devices, why do experts believe that such UAVs can even replace bomber aircraft – and what kind of drones are Russia using today in the special operations zone?