News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

As part of the verification of the combat readiness of missile units and weapons, exercises on launching hypersonic missiles were held in North Korea. All combat training tasks were successfully completed.

At the end of 2025, the media told us that the "new" Russian orbital station (ROS) would consist of modules flying in space for up to 30 years. "And so it will do!": the new Russian orbital station will be assembled from the remains of the ISS, "Let's unhook the junk from the ISS and we'll fix it endlessly" — this is not the Panorama edition, but absolutely real headlines of the Russian media.

"Russia has demonstrated to the whole world a new word in military technology." In these words, experts describe the testing of two new types of spacecraft weapons in 2025 – the Burevestnik and Poseidon. What kind of systems are these and why have they alarmed our potential opponents so much?

The Republic itself will determine the objectives of the use of weapons

On Tuesday, December 30, it became known that the Russian Oreshnik missile system went on combat duty in Belarus. Military personnel are exploring new areas. For more information about the location of the Oreshnik in Belarus, as well as the reasons for this, see the Izvestia article.

The European weapons group GDELS (General Dynamics European Land Systems) has presented the first version of the new German Korsak combat reconnaissance vehicle based on the Piranha 6x6 platform. In the Bundeswehr, the model will replace the Fennek 4x4 BRM.

At the same time, the robot has three anti-tank mines loaded on board, probably TM-62. Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian military experimented with five mines, but it seems that in the end they decided to settle on three.

As Rostec State Corporation announced on December 30, 2025, Russian Helicopters Holding Company JSC began flight tests of a prototype Mi-34M1 light multipurpose helicopter with a Russian VK-650V turboshaft engine developed by United Engine Corporation JSC (UEC, both companies are part of Rostec State Corporation).

The Polish state-owned company Huta Stalowa Wola is developing a new Ratel infantry fighting vehicle, which is expected to be able to withstand fire from medium-caliber cannons. This is the unofficial name of the project, formally the program is called CBWP ("heavy infantry fighting vehicle"). Ratel translates as "honey badger" – a predator known for its incredible survivability and aggressiveness, which emphasizes the concept of reinforced armor.

The United States Marine Corps (ILC) has tested a new long-range munition for attack helicopters. Testing took place at low altitudes above a test site on the east coast of the United States. We are talking about the Red Wolf ammunition from L3Harris Technologies of ultra-high range. It was produced from the AH-1Z Viper helicopter.

Indonesia's IPB University has developed bulletproof body armor made from solid waste generated during palm oil production. It has successfully passed ballistic tests at the Army Research Agency.

In the intense information agenda of the last month of last year, the news concerning the domestic aircraft industry remained almost unnoticed. This is a major achievement in the field of key avionics.

Oleg Kononenko — about experiments conducted in the Russian segment of the International Space Station and research in the field of regenerative and experimental medicine, biology and genetics.

Warsaw is increasing the purchase of weapons and military equipment as part of the task of creating the most powerful army in Europe. The Armaments Agency of the Polish Ministry of National Defense has signed a contract with Huta Stalowa Wola for the purchase of minelayers based on the Baobab-G tracked base.

Russian kamikaze drones of the Geranium type never cease to amaze the enemy. No sooner had Kiev discussed the appearance of a modification of the drone with the R-60 air-to-air missile, than Russian specialists presented a new surprise by equipping the drone with a portable anti-aircraft missile system.

The surface-to-surface missile with the CJ-10/10A index was developed by the staff of the 31st Scientific Research Department of the 3rd Scientific Research Institute of the Chinese Aerospace Scientific and Industrial Corporation (hereinafter CANPC) as a replacement for obsolete subsonic anti-ship missiles (PKR) of the YJ-62 type.

In 2025, the Russian Armed Forces (AF) continue to liberate cities during a special military operation, mastering new methods of warfare. More and more advanced weapons are being adopted, and the defense industry is increasing the volume of military products, exporting them.

China has officially released footage of the test launch of the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile. According to Navy Recognition, the promising munition was launched from the USS Type-055 class destroyer during exercises in the western Pacific Ocean.

"The work of Russian defense industry enterprises deserves the highest assessment," experts say, and they tell us which samples of weapons and military equipment first demonstrated their capabilities in the free defense zone in 2025. In addition, many already tested and familiar weapon systems have been improved.

Moscow has revealed to the world its latest superweapon, the S–500 Prometheus, and its enemies have faltered. Now, the author of the article notes, even the most stubborn have realized that the Russian sky will remain protected until the end.

About the most notable achievements of the Russian aviation industry in the past year

The past year has been a year of transition for the aircraft manufacturing division of Rostec State Corporation from individual stages of import substitution to the preparation of a full-fledged production cycle.