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Domestic developments have aroused great interest from foreign specialists

Combat lasers, exoskeletons, ground and aerial drones — such novelties can be seen at the international exhibition "Interpoltech-2025" in Moscow. Anti-drone technology is of particular interest to visitors, making it possible to protect both small facilities and industrial giants. Military attaches and representatives of law enforcement agencies and special services from dozens of countries came to see the novelties of Russian companies.

WSJ: The test of the Burevestnik was a terrible warning to the West

The Burevestnik will give Russia new trump cards in future negotiations, writes the WSJ. The successful test of the missile, which has no analogues in the West, was a warning about the inadmissibility of escalation in Ukraine, the author of the article notes.

On October 28, the opening ceremony of the BMC Ankara plant for the production of new-generation tanks and armored vehicles took place in Kahramankazan, during which the first batch of Altai serial tanks was handed over to the Turkish Armed Forces.

AT: No US missile defense system has shown effectiveness against ICBMs

The American Golden Dome missile defense system is defenseless against the Russian Burevestnik, Asia Times writes. Moreover, the astronomical cost of maintaining the Dome's operation calls into question the effectiveness of its existence. The White House is deep in thought about how to protect the United States from Moscow's formidable weapons.

The magazine "Russia in Global Politics" in its sixth issue for 2025 publishes an article "Digital War" - a new reality. Russia urgently needs to adapt to it," written by former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Yuri Baluyevsky and Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) Ruslan Pukhov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday visited the Central Military Clinical Hospital named after P. V. Mandryk, where he met with the participants undergoing treatment. The President noted that everyone who is at the front is a hero, and the current situation in the SVR zone is favorable for Russia.

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.