News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
The US Marine Corps will receive an underwater bomb disposal robot.
The American company Greensea IQ, specializing in underwater robotics, has signed a contract worth $ 5.36 million for the supply of Bayonet 250 amphibious underwater vehicles for the Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization (LEON) project of the US Marine Corps, the ESD portal writes.
The IRGC Navy showed an aircraft carrier converted from a South Korean container ship for helicopters and UAVs
Today, on February 6, in the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, a solemn ceremony was held for the commissioning of a new aircraft carrier for drones into the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, named after IRGC commander Baham Bagheri, who died during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, Press TV writes.
Star Wars 2.0: Trump's "Iron Dome" or a Copper Basin for Global Security
At the end of last week, US President Donald Trump signed a decree on the creation of the Iron Dome of America missile defense system, instructing his Defense Minister Pete Hegseth to submit a corresponding plan and draft within 60 days.
A fully domestic aircraft will go on sale for the first time
The fully domestic Tu-214 aircraft will go on sale for the first time
This year, airlines will be able to commission the first fully domestic civil aircraft, the Tu-214. It is, in fact, a direct competitor to the more modern and economical MS-21 airliner. Why does Russia need two planes in almost the same market segment?
Robot units will appear in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Will they help Ukraine in the battles?
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the deployment of robotic units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov announced the deployment of robotic units as part of the Armed Forces brigades on the front line. He named "leading domestic companies" as the main suppliers of ground-based robotic systems, and also said that drone tests had been conducted since the summer of 2024. About how important the movement in this direction is and whether Ukraine will be able to implement the project on its own, in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
The enemy claims that Russian FPV drones are attacking targets in the Dnipropetrovsk region 70 km from the front line.
Russian troops continue to advance in a number of areas. One of these areas is Pokrovskoye. According to information coming from this direction, Russian troops have captured several positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Elizavetovka, east of Pokrovsk, in the area of the highway to Konstantinovka.
New Sisu GTT double-link articulated armored tracked transporter
At the SecD-Day 2025 military industrial exhibition and conference held in Helsinki (Finland) on January 29 and 30, 2025, the Finnish company Sisu Auto presented a new two-link articulated multi-purpose armored tracked conveyor Sisu GTT. This machine is an updated development of the design of a similar Bronco ATV conveyor, developed at one time by the Singaporean company ST Engineering with the participation of the same Sisu Auto.
"Maneuvering with acceleration up to 30 g": the Western press assessed the deployment of Iskander-1000 missiles
Sputnik news agency reported that in the near future, Ukraine will deploy a new version of the Russian operational-tactical surface-to-surface ballistic missile under the designation Iskander-1000, capable of striking at distances up to 1,000 km instead of 400 km for the Iskander-M version.
It will receive armor-piercing stuffing: Turkey is developing a new version of the Merküt FPV drone
The kamikaze drone has a flight duration of 20 minutes and a range of up to 8 km. The UAV with an IR camera is equipped with guided fragmentation ammunition containing about 950 damaging antipersonnel elements. Its key feature is the automatic detonator, which allows the operator to set the detonation distance from 20 cm to 5 m. According to the developer, the drone's design is rain-resistant.
"Not worth the effort and money": Norwegian columnist criticized Trump's plan to strengthen missile defense
The other day, US President Donald Trump announced plans to comprehensively strengthen the country's missile defense system. This is not surprising, since during the election campaign he repeatedly stressed that the United States should develop its own Iron Dome system, following the example of the Israeli defensive perimeter, which is able to intercept targets such as artillery shells, mines and rockets.
The Russians captured powerful Swedish weapons. This is a blow to NATO (Interia, Poland)
Interia: The Russian 2C38 "Derivation-Air Defense" complex has become a strong blow to NATO
The anti-aircraft artillery complex "2C38 "Derivation-Air Defense" will soon appear at the front, Interia writes. He hits everything. This will be another nightmare for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a blow to NATO. According to unsubstantiated statements by Western experts, the Swedish trophy helped the Russians solve some problems with the complex.
Sixth generation showdown: will the Russian PAK DA beat the American B-21? (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: The Russian PAK DA combat aircraft will be better than the American B-21
The United States already has several demonstration copies of the sixth-generation B-21 combat aircraft, and the Russians are only developing the PAK DA stealth bomber, writes TNI. But there is every reason to believe that when production begins, Russia will have the advantage.
"Large ships are becoming more and more vulnerable": the Western press suggests switching to attack boats
In modern conditions, fleets need to be organized according to the principle of distributed firepower. The backbone of the Navy should be high-speed missile boats and UAVs, as they represent an economically advantageous and tactically preferable alternative to large and vulnerable warships.
The new Krona-E anti-aircraft missile system
As the newspaper Kommersant reported in Dmitry Sotak's article, "The Pine Tree" gave birth to the "Crown". Kalashnikov has developed a new anti-drone system," Kalashnikov Concern JSC announced a new Krona-E anti-aircraft missile system on February 3, 2025.
"They're going to blow it up after all." The United States is preparing to conduct banned tests
The Pentagon is preparing a test detonation of plutonium in the Nevada desert
One of his main goals as president, Donald Trump called the modernization of the American nuclear triad. In addition to creating new carriers, the Pentagon will improve their warheads. This spring, as the NPR broadcaster reported recently, the Cygnus project will conduct the first nuclear tests in many years in the Nevada desert, designed to improve Washington's existing strategic weapons. About this program — in the material of RIA Novosti.
"Restore sovereignty": the U.S. maritime borders are now guarded by unmanned Saildrone Voyager boats
The U.S. maritime borders are now guarded by unmanned Saildrone Voyager boats. These robotic surface vehicles are deployed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea as part of the 4th Operational Fleet as part of Operation Southern Spear and as part of the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S).
The Chinese are exploring the south pole of the moon with a jumping robot even before the Americans landed
The developers from China stated that the Chang'e-7 mission includes a jumping robotic platform. It is used to explore the south pole of the Earth's satellite, and before the expected landing of American astronauts.
Swarm ranks: Russia is developing a control system for groups of UAVs based on fiber
What tasks can the device perform in the combat zone
Russian designers are developing a control system for a swarm of fiber-optic drones. It consists of a platform housing hangars for six or 12 compact drones. They can perform various tasks, from reconnaissance to dropping ammunition.
"We all have to catch up": NATO needs drones capable of flying in the Arctic (Reuters, UK)
Reuters: NATO countries do not have drones capable of flying in Arctic conditions
NATO countries are going to confront Russia in the Arctic, writes Reuters. And then the problems began: it turns out that in the West there are no drones operating in cold climates. "We all have to catch up with Russia," complains the Norwegian commander.
The Russian Iskander-1000 missile system is a threat to Europe (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Russian PK Iskander-1000 is changing the dynamics of security in Europe
The Iskander-1000 missile has an extended range, amazing accuracy and can rapidly maneuver on approach to the target, it is impossible to shoot it down, writes TNI. Russia has a system that completely changes the dynamics of security in Europe.