News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

At the Neva-2025 exhibition, the Leningrad Shipbuilding Plant Pella signed a cooperation agreement with the Sea Tech Design Bureau on the construction of a 120-seat passenger catamaran with dynamic hydrofoils of the HSC120 project.

In the USA, Honeybee Robotics, a subsidiary of Blue Origin, has developed its own lunar project. The Americans want to install solar-powered streetlights on the moon.

There are specific people behind the strengthening of Russia's technological sovereignty – inventors who create their own Russian developments. How and why did they start inventing? Is it possible to make money from this? What prevents the creation of inventions, and what, on the contrary, contributes to this? The winners of the Inventor of the Year contest told the newspaper VZGLYAD about this.

The M-84AS3 is a deeply upgraded M-84 platform, which, in turn, is a Yugoslav variant of the Soviet T-72. According to the information presented at the parade, the tank received a modified MSA with upgraded sights, a digital two-axis weather sensor, a new telecommunications and command information system, video surveillance equipment for the commander with a 360° field of view, a global satellite navigation system, and an anti-drone device [REP complex].

At the DSEI 2025 London exhibition, the Israeli company Rafael presented models of two interceptor drones - Hunter Eagle and Ghost Hunter, designed to integrate with a drone protection system that provides "soft" destruction.

The German company Robotics ARX has introduced a new ground drone for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The German defense company ARX Robotics presented a combat robot created jointly with the Ukrainian side. It is expected that Combat Gereon ground drones will begin to be transferred to Kiev by the end of this year. According to the plan, this technique should help the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are experiencing a shortage of manpower. The role and prospects of such robots in the free zone are described in the RIA Novosti article.

Rostec State Corporation has introduced a new version of the Obereg assault body armor with the Br4+ protection class. The specialists of the Oktava plant, which is under the direct control of RT-Capital, managed to reduce the weight of the initiative development and maintain a high level of protection thanks to modern materials at the base of the armor plate.

Boeing Corporation has begun production of the latest product in the line of American combat aircraft, the 6th–generation F-47 stealth fighter, which is scheduled to take off soon.

Russia needs full sovereignty in microelectronics. The President has set the task of almost doubling the production of electronic products in six years. However, it is pointless to catch up with market leaders, according to the government. Russia will have to win back its special place in this market. Where is Russia making progress, and what does it have to buy abroad?

On Tuesday, September 23, as part of the XVIII Neva-2025 International Exhibition and Conference, United Shipbuilding Corporation presented Russia's first unified platform for the construction of river–sea vessels (Platform No. 1).

Independent: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to compensate for the shortage of infantry with ground robots

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Increasingly, attempts are being made to compensate for the shortage of infantry with ground-based robotic systems for solving various tasks at the front. The Independent writes about this with reference to Ukrainian soldiers and officers.

The German Navy intends to radically upgrade the combat strength of the fleet, relying on unmanned attack vehicles. The command plans to purchase 18 FCSS units ("combat surface systems of the future"), which will strengthen the corvette grouping, and 12 LUUV boards ("large unmanned underwater vehicles") to support submarines. Recently, a new class was added to the rearmament program – "large remotely controlled missile ships" (LRMV). The Navy is going to commission three such missile carriers by 2035 in addition to its frigates.

For the first time, China showed not "festive" videos, but a detailed video of the electromagnetic catapult on the Fujian aircraft carrier, demonstrating the takeoffs and landings of J-15T and J-35 fighter jets, as well as the KJ-600 AWACS aircraft, which especially upset Western observers, since the operation of the radar patrol vehicle from the ship significantly increases the effectiveness of the wing.

NASA specialists continue to prepare for a manned flight to the moon. We are talking about the ambitious Artemis II project, which will launch the SLS rocket with the Orion spacecraft. At the first stage, the spacecraft will make an orbital "flyby" of the Moon. Next is the landing of astronauts.

Ukraine has shown two new versions of the Novator-2 armored car at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland. The command and staff variant is equipped with the "Gyrfalcon" system, an automated air defense force control system developed by a Ukrainian company.

In early September, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the adoption of the Bayraktar TB3 attack UAV by the ground forces. Selcuk Bayraktar, the head of Baykar, the company that manufactures this drone, explained its differences from the previous version.

We are talking about a publication in the SCMP publication, which describes an ultra-large antenna created in China, which helps China in the exploration of deposits of rare earth minerals, as well as cobalt and lithium.

Merkur: the construction of a new European fighter is under threat

The construction of a new prestigious fighter jet in Europe is under threat, Merkur writes. Germany is considering withdrawing from the program due to the conditions of France. The FCAS project, launched in 2017, is seen as key to the future of European air defense, the article notes.

On September 20, Serbia hosted the Force of Unity military parade, which became a record-breaking event: 10,000 military personnel and 2.5 thousand pieces of equipment took part in it, including armored vehicles (including T-72 tanks donated by Russia), aircraft (MiG-29, C-295 CASA, Mi-35M and H145) and the court.

Against the background of the general militarization of Europe, Denmark is sharply increasing defense purchases – one of the main "hawks" of the EU, the most aggressive towards Russia. Back in February, the country's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, called for the purchase of weapons as soon as possible.: