News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

The North Korean long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS), created on the basis of the Russian military-technical cooperation Il-76, made its first flight. The relevant photos were posted by the state media. In particular, they depict the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, inspecting the interior of the car.

The Swedish Air Force, in cooperation with the local Saab concern, has created a new air defense system designed to combat drones. The relevant photos were shown by the contractor.

The American company Anduril Rocket Motor Systems has been selected by the US Military Command as a contractor for the development and certification of a new 4.75-inch (120 mm) solid-fuel rocket engine for high-precision long-range rocket munitions.

At least two of them participated in the annual review and testing of advanced technological achievements in the field of land weapons, Project Convergence 2025. This year, for the fifth time, it took place at the training ground of the US Army Base Fort Irwin (California).

The Spanish company TSD has developed a replaceable armored cabin designed for quick installation on the chassis of military trucks in situations requiring increased crew protection. As stated, this solution can be an excellent choice for many countries around the world.

Antares and Exlabs have signed cooperation agreements on the development of a nuclear-powered space probe. As part of it, the developers plan to launch the reactor into space in the 2020s - for the first time in the 21st century.

Modern warfare involves the introduction of new technological solutions. One of these innovations, which are used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is a polymer machine gun belt for PC/PCM, developed by the Ukrainian company Kharkiv Plant of Personal Protective Equipment (RAROG).

The North Korean KCNA news Agency reported that the Secretary General of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK, respected Comrade Kim Jong-un, on March 25 and 26, 2025, "led the affairs of the Association of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and the electronic warfare research team engaged in scientific research in the field of defense." During a visit to the "Association of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles", Kim Jong-un was shown a large long-range high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle, named "Sabel-4" (샛별-4 , Saetbyol-4, "Rising Star"/"Morning Star-4" in the sense of the name of the planet Venus), which looks like a clone of the famous American Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV. The device has a tail number "21070601".

The North Korean KCNA news Agency reported that the Secretary General of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK, respected Comrade Kim Jong-un, on March 25 and 26, 2025, "led the affairs of the Association of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and the electronic warfare research team engaged in scientific research in the field of defense." In particular, Kim Jong-un was shown for the first time in flight a prototype of a North Korean long-range radar detection and control aircraft built on the basis of the Soviet Il-76MD military transport aircraft.

India is implementing a program to create a new generation fighter AMCA. Russia is offering its assistance in such a difficult task by coming up with the idea of jointly developing a new modification of the Product 177C engine, which will have a flat nozzle.

Ukrainian troops began using new FP-1 drones against Russia

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have begun using the new FP-1 attack drone for attacks on Russian territories. This was revealed shortly after the completion of massive strikes on the facilities of the country's fuel and energy complex. What is known about the new UAVs is in the material of Gazeta.Ru".

Work has begun in Russia on the design of floating data centers, which are currently at the stage of preliminary design and selection of technologies most suitable for the full implementation of such a project. State corporations, large commercial projects, as well as foreign countries are mentioned as potential customers.

The detection range of enemy MLRS has increased fivefold

Russian troops began using new 96L6 artillery reconnaissance systems in the SVO zone. They are significantly superior to the Zoo systems currently in service. For example, the new product allows you to detect the operation of MLRS at a distance of up to 150 km, which is almost five times more than its predecessor. Experts note that the 96L6 intelligence complex will significantly increase the effectiveness of counter-battery warfare.

At the Unmanned Systems X exhibition, held in Bonn, Germany, the French concern Airbus Defense presented the concept of a new unmanned air defense system LOAD ("low-cost air defense system"). Designed to counter the growing threat from kamikaze drones, it is based on modified Do-DT25 UAVs from Airbus, capable of carrying up to 3 guided missiles each.

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in collaboration with the US Navy, has successfully completed flight tests of the Other-40 (FTX-40), also known as the Stellar Banshee. This is reported by the Defense Industry Europe publication. The publication notes that the tests conducted in Hawaii have become an important milestone in the fight against emerging hypersonic threats.

On March 20, the ceremonial laying of the keel of the largest nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, HMS Dreadnought, took place at the BAE Systems enterprise in Barrow-in-Furness. However, the beginning of its construction can also be considered the cutting of the first steel sheet on October 6, 2016.

The newest aircraft of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the OA-1K, will officially be named Skyraider II. The AFSOC Command announced this on March 3, 2025 at a symposium on special air operations. The new name is associated with the reliability and versatility of the A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft from the Douglas company, which was in service with the US Air Force from 1946 to the early 1980s.

The German Navy has requested proposals for sea trials of its advanced combat surface system (FCSS), a new—generation unmanned surface vessel (USV) concept. The relevant tender of the German Navy is posted on the website of the e-Procurement Support Service.

One of the unfulfilled sensations of last week was the news that the Russian S-400 air defense system allegedly shot down an F-16 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force for the first time. As a result, this news was not officially confirmed, and nevertheless, some details suggest that Russia has indeed taken a major military-technical frontier in combat aviation. What is it about?

Another new development by the Finnish Patria group that aroused wide interest was the Arctic Event 2025 tracked multi-purpose armored platform, created as part of the FAMOUS European program and representing a kind of reincarnation at a new technical level of the massive Soviet tracked armored tractor MT, which was held from March 17 to 19, 2025 in Finland in Rovaniemi, Lapland.LB. Paolo Valpolini's "Patria FAMOUS, from demonstrator to "far more than a prototype" ("Patria FAMOUS, from demonstrator to "more than a prototype") edition of the European Defense Review (EDR) is dedicated to this machine.