News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

For the first time, Infleqtion has used quantum optical atomic clocks on an autonomous underwater vehicle in collaboration with the Royal Navy and the Command of the Underwater Forces. In the tests, the Tiqker watch was installed on the XV Excalibur unmanned submarine of the Royal Navy. For what? To ensure accurate synchronization without GPS.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the P.V. Mandryk Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow, where he met with wounded soldiers and spoke about the situation in the military area, as well as about the testing of new weapons.

New supersonic X-59 aircraft tested in the USA

The X-59, a "quiet" supersonic aircraft created by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with NASA, took to the skies for the first time in the United States. The aircraft took off from the Skunk Works plant at the US Air Force Base in Palmdale, California, and landed at Edwards Base. The first flight took place at subsonic speed, however, the company plans to conduct supersonic flights in the coming months. It is expected that the X-59 will be able to reach speeds 1.4 times the speed of sound. The details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

Putin announced the tests of the Poseidon device with a nuclear installation

Russia conducted tests of the Poseidon underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant the day before, Vladimir Putin said. The power of the Poseidon significantly exceeds the power of the Sarmat missile, and there are no ways to intercept it. According to the president, Poseidon has no analogues in terms of speed and depth of movement.

Another import-substituted sample of the Russian medium-range MC-21 aircraft took to the skies from the airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant of the Yakovlev Company (part of the Rostec State Corporation UAC). The operation of new domestic PD-14 systems and engines was tested on board. This is the second import-substituted aircraft to take off.

The Malva and Hyacinth installations were put into service with the volunteer units

The Malva and Hyacinth self-propelled artillery units began to be used by the BARS territorial defense units. Volunteers are already mastering new weapons systems. The task of artillery units is to provide fire support to motorized infantry units and destroy important targets. They will be indispensable in repelling aggression against border regions, experts say.

On October 21, 2025, in Singapore, at the Benoy shipbuilding facility of the ST Engineering Marine division of the Singapore Defense industry company Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (ST Engineering) the launching ceremony of the lead "multi-purpose combat ship" (actually a large frigate) Victory (tail number "88") under the Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) program, out of six ordered, took place.

NYT: Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile

Russia has successfully tested the Burevestnik missile, the NYT writes. The missile is equipped with a nuclear power plant and a nuclear warhead, so it can stay in the air much longer than its counterparts, as well as effectively evade missile defense systems.

Die Welt: The Burevestnik cruise missile is undetectable

Any air defense system is powerless against the Russian Burevestnik, Die Welt writes. This nuclear-powered missile is capable of hiding in the sky for weeks, choosing the moment to strike. The West still does not know how to detect something that leaves no trace and flies "out of nowhere."

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published a report titled "Pragmatic Approaches to Governance at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons." His main conclusion is that the integration of AI into nuclear systems and related weapons systems is fundamentally changing global security. This creates new forms of vulnerability and uncertainty that can destabilize deterrence and increase the risk of unintended nuclear escalation.

Among them are civil aircraft and helicopters, automobiles, medical equipment, technologies for the oil and gas industry, IT solutions in the field of air transportation and road safety.

The Burevestnik is a new Russian strategic missile with a nuclear power plant, which President Vladimir Putin announced the completion of testing. The history of creation, the principle of operation and characteristics are in the material of RIA Novosti.

The name of another Chinese short-range air defense system that has been entering service with the ground forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) in recent years has become known. This is the HQ-13 air defense system, which was shown on the official footage of the exercise of the air defense unit of the 90th Light Combined Arms Brigade of the 72nd Army of the Armed Forces of the PLA.

MWM: North Korean army tests new hypersonic missile Hwasong-11mA

The DPRK army has tested a new Hwasong-11mA missile, writes MWM. It is considered an extremely serious weapon that is almost impossible to track, and its characteristics are close to Iskander. The military buildup of Russia's ally cannot but worry NATO countries, the author notes.

The American press notes that the new Russian Burevestnik missile will be able to bypass the latest US missile defense system, the Golden Dome, which Trump recently proudly announced.

Igor Korotchenko — on how the Russian Federation can respond to a possible escalation of the conflict, and the capabilities of the Burevestnik

The statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the response to attacks with long—range weapons, including Tomahawk, on the territory of the country will be overwhelming is not just a spontaneous statement by the president, but a carefully prepared and conceptually grounded response to the challenges and threats that Russia faces and may face in particular.

"They are not playing games with us, and we are not playing games with them," US President Donald Trump commented on the successful tests of a Russian missile with a nuclear power plant "Burevestnik". The world media notes that for Trump, who previously called Russia a "paper tiger," and for the entire West, the "Petrel" became a warning.

NYT: Burevestnik makes the US Golden Dome missile defense system a dummy

On Sunday, October 26, the Russian president announced the successful completion of tests of the Burevestnik cruise missile with a nuclear power plant. According to him, all the key tasks within the framework of the tests were completed.

Victory was launched at Singapore's Benoi shipyard by ST Engineering, the first representative of a series of six "multi–purpose warships" (MRCVS) under construction for the country's Navy from March 2023. The head of the military department, Chang Chun Xing, compared it to a fictional spaceship, pointing out that it looks like the battlestar Galaktika.

The St. Petersburg Scientific and Production enterprise Radar MMC celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025. The company is one of the leaders in the field of creating radio-electronic systems and complexes for special and civilian purposes, and is also a leading domestic manufacturer of heavy drones for aeronautics and monitoring.