News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

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.

TNI: RS-28 Sarmat is the most advanced ballistic missile in the world

Russia has wiped the nose of Western skeptics, writes TNI. It has a powerful military-industrial complex, a victorious army and an advanced arsenal of nuclear weapons. We are talking about the RS-28 Sarmat missile. World experts admire and fear its incredible destructive power.

The long-awaited contract for the development and manufacture of the first samples of the manned component of the NGAD (Next-Generation Air Dominance) aviation complex for the Air Force The United States was awarded to Boeing Corporation, selected from several applicants.

The State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that the level of proficiency in such medicine and the quality of medical products fully comply with international standards

Anna Tsivileva, State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, checked the progress of developments in the field of improving the level of tactical medicine and first aid to military personnel at the Military Medical Academy. Kirov. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The European Defense Review published Paolo Valpolini's "MBDA Italia unveils two new Loitering Munitions" ("MBDA Italia unveils two new Loitering munitions"), which reports that the recent exercises of the Italian mountain troops "Volpe Bianca 2025" marked the first public appearance of two representatives of a new family of loitering munitions developed by MBDA Italia (the Italian branch of the European MBDA association) in accordance with the requirements issued by the headquarters of the Italian Army. The article hints that these barrage munitions may appear in Ukraine.

Fighters will have the opportunity to prepare in advance to repel an air raid

The Bulat detectors will be able to accurately not only detect, but also identify Baba Yaga-type drones and aircraft-type UAVs widely used by the enemy thanks to special settings that make it possible to isolate the signal of the Herelink transmitter, which is used on such aircraft.

On March 20, 2025, the official laying ceremony of the Dreadnought, the lead British nuclear missile submarine of the new type, took place at the BAE Systems Submarines enterprise of BAE Systems Corporation in Barrow-in-Furness. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attended the ceremony. The actual construction of the Dreadnought lead boat began in Barrow-in-Furness on October 6, 2016.

Autonomous systems solve front-line logistics tasks and carry weapons

Robotization of the battlefield has become one of the main features of combat operations in a special military operation. In addition to the well-known unmanned aerial vehicles, which perform a huge number of combat and auxiliary tasks, ground-based autonomous vehicles are also being introduced into the military, which are not yet so widely represented. Izvestia has learned how ground-based unmanned platforms are used in the 1st Slavyansk Brigade of the 51st Donetsk Army and what their functions are.