News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

At the MADEX-2025 international naval exhibition in Busan, South Korea, from May 29 to 31, 2025, the South Korean Defense Development Agency (ADD) presented a new sample of a small-sized super-high-speed rocket torpedo (missile) using the principle of "supercavitation". It is stated that the torpedo is being created by ADD together with a South Korean unnamed "industrial partner" and now the R&D program has already been completed by "two thirds". The torpedo is at the basin testing stage, which is scheduled to be completed in September.

During the Ukrainian conflict, both sides began to actively use ground-based drones, Forbes writes. Delivery robots are capable of carrying several hundred payloads and weapons, as well as picking up wounded soldiers from the battlefield.

The Ural Civil Aviation Plant, also known as UZGA, began assembling the first flight copy of a regional aircraft model TVRS-44, better known as the Ladoga. A couple of months ago, a fuselage made at Aviakor Samara was delivered for him.

In the 2020s, the Japanese had already attempted to deliver moon rovers and other payloads to Selena. However, one of the vehicles, in the private Hakuto mission, crashed, and the second landed upside down, which did not allow him to implement a scientific program. The second landing by the same private company that sent the first Hakuto mission did not go according to plan either.

Knutov Air Defense Historian: Drones will soon cease to play an important role in combat

This event has been expected for a long time, and finally it happened — the laser was successfully used in combat conditions for the first time. Israeli security forces and defense specialists reported on the success. Whether the new type of weapon will be able to effectively cope with the deadliest threat of our time, drones, is discussed in the RIA Novosti article.

The Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) has begun assembling the first prototype of the TVRS-44 Ladoga regional turboprop aircraft. This is reported on the company's website.

Elon Musk attacked Trump for refusing to cut government spending, believing that this was leading America to bankruptcy. He also said that without him, he would not have come to power. In response, Trump proposed cutting government spending by stripping Musk of all contracts.

The Talon-A2 unmanned aircraft, created by the American company Stratolaunch, is capable of flying at speeds exceeding Mach five, or five times faster than the speed of sound. This aircraft has proven this twice in three months.

An FPV drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle with a camera, where the video stream goes through a transmitter mounted directly on the drone to a receiver that is mounted in glasses, helmet or operator's monitor. This allows the operator to look at the world through the "eyes" of the drone, which makes it possible to control it with high accuracy.

The political revenge against Musk by a number of Republicans and the replacement of the future head of NASA have created an unprecedented threat to the agency's scientific projects. Now there are plans to curtail the financing of nuclear engines for space.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on Russian military airfields has sparked an expert discussion about the future of strategic aviation. Some analysts suggest that the tasks of the "strategists" should be narrowed down to the level of aerial platforms for launching missiles and, for this purpose, turn civilian airliners into missile carriers. However, others insist on maintaining and modernizing the old boards. What are the disadvantages and advantages of both options?

Alexander Kashirin, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Council of Rostec State Corporation, on the key challenges to achieve technological sovereignty

On the sidelines of the Frontiers of Progress conference, Science Mail spoke with those who today play key roles in the innovative and technological development of our country. Our first interlocutor, Alexander Kashirin, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Council of Rostec State Corporation, spoke about the formula that would allow Russia to be competitive in the global innovation race and why Russian venture capital has not yet reached its potential.

The Ukrainian authorities may rely on an upgraded version of the Soviet rocket

According to experts interviewed by Izvestia, the Ukrainian missile weapons program, if it is ever implemented, may rely on the Neptune-MD rocket. This product is originally from the USSR, which has undergone some modernization. After improvements, it received an increased range and the ability to strike at ground targets. What is the Neptune, what developments Ukraine has on long—range systems and what threats they may pose - in the Izvestia article.

If we exclude unnecessary requirements, it suddenly turns out that a car based on a serial airliner can be used as an aerial platform. In fact, it is a mobilization missile carrier. We currently have two of them in a conditional series – these are the Tu-214 and the MC-21.

In a lengthy speech on May 30, 2025, Elon Musk did not limit himself to repeating what was already known, but also outlined a number of new points about the Starship program and the specifics of the first few waves of flights to Mars.

Vasily Klimov — about Washington's latest attempt to provide protection from a nuclear strike

The return of Donald Trump to the White House has led to drastic and decisive changes in many aspects of domestic and international politics: gender, foreign trade, and the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. Trump has managed to bring back to the White House the energetic start that has been so lacking in American politics in recent years. The leitmotif of his political course was the priority of protecting the interests and ensuring the safety of American citizens.

The article says that the development of UkrArmoTech was created on a reinforced Toyota LC79 chassis and is designed to perform a wide range of tasks, including transporting personnel, cargo and conducting reconnaissance operations.

The newspaper Vedomosti, under the headline "Leonid Luzgin: Baikal will be certified on time." The General Director of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant on Light Aircraft and other projects" published a highly optimistic interview with Leonid Luzgin, General Director of Ural Civil Aviation Plant JSC (UZGA), with his vision of the state of the problematic program for creating a 9-seat passenger aircraft for local airlines LMS-901 Baikal, as well as other programs and projects of UZGA.

A full-size truck simulation has been developed in Poland in the visible, thermal and radar ranges. This inflatable model of the most common Polish military truck, the Jelcz 442.32, was presented at the IDET 2025 international defense exhibition in the Czech Republic.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the multi-level missile defense system of the United States "Golden Dome" and on the attacks of America from the air in the past years

Possible scenarios for the development, application, and financing of the multi-level US missile defense system Golden Dome are gaining new details. US President Donald Trump wrote on the Thruth Social network that connecting to it would cost Canada $61 billion. At the same time, as befits a good businessman, he called on the Maple Leaf Country to join the States in order to save these significant funds.