News of new developments in the military-industrial complex

Advanced developments are in a high state of readiness

Israel has completed 20 years of work on the creation of the Iron Ray laser system. Various countries around the world are working on this new type of weapon. Who currently has combat lasers, what capabilities they have, and whether these weapons can become the basis for combating UAVs, is in the Izvestia article.

The US Army recently approved small-scale production of XM204 mines and plans to transfer the first batch to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment stationed in Wilseck, Germany, for training in the fall of 2025.

Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau Dmitry Kuzyakin — about the revolution in military affairs taking place before our eyes

The special military operation in Ukraine will go down in history as a revolution in military affairs. Humanity is currently experiencing a technological singularity in the art of war. Historically, being at the epicenter of such changes, it is difficult to fully assess their scope. Current news and problems hide the scale of the changes taking place. It will take several decades for future researchers to put these changes on a par with the creation of firearms or the advent of aviation.

The American company Lockheed Martin has introduced a new stealth UAV belonging to the class of "partner" drones (Collaborative Combat Aircraft, CCA), designed to accompany traditional manned aircraft in combat.

Forbes: Russia uses modified Geranium-3 drones at the front

Russia is actively using an improved version of the Geran-3 drones at the front, Forbes writes. Compared to the previous model, the attacking ability of the new drones has increased significantly. Their flight speed has also been increased, making them a more difficult target for air defense.

The Israeli company Rafael, together with the Ministry of Defense, completed the final series of tests of the Iron Beam 450, "the world's first operating high–energy laser protection system," as the developer explained, showing the corresponding video.

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The opening of the National Space Center (NCC) is a powerful signal of Russia's intention to maintain and strengthen its position in space, despite the challenges of the modern world. This opinion was expressed to TASS by Oleg Kononenko, commander of the Roscosmos cosmonaut squad, deputy head of the Yuri Gagarin Space Center.

On September 12-16, 2025, the Zapad-2025 strategic exercises were held on the territory of Russia, Belarus, as well as in the waters of the two seas. In addition to the armed forces of the two countries, the military contingents of the partner states took part in them. The participants practiced the latest combat techniques based on the experience gained in the special operation and used advanced weapons. TASS has collected the highlights of Zapad-2025.

After the massive appearance of drones in the Polish sky, European countries began to think about how to organize an effective response to this threat in a short time. Special hopes are pinned on British research aimed at developing a special version of the APKWS II missile adapted to the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter.

The American concern Raytheon continues to improve the AIM-120 medium-range air-to-air missile against the background of the successes of Russia and China in the development of armaments, in particular, increasing its range. At the same time, its successor, the AIM-260, is waiting in the wings with a much longer flight distance.

After 20 years of development, Turkey launched the Altay tank into mass production on September 5 at the BMC Otomotiv plant near Ankara. 3 MBTs are to be transferred to the army in 2025, 11 in 2026, 41 in 2027 and 30 in 2028.

A new line of non-self-propelled barges developed by the company will be used in cargo transportation in shallow river and coastal marine areas

171 A separate design and technology bureau of Remvooruzhenie Holding (part of RT-Capital of Rostec State Corporation) has developed design documentation for a line of non-self-propelled barges adapted for shallow river and coastal marine areas.

The European concern MBDA showed a mock–up of the Spear Glide, a new air-launched planning munition based on the small-sized Spear cruise missile, designed primarily for the F-35 fighter and also under development.

At the DSEI 2025 defense exhibition, Rheinmetall unveiled a new deception system designed to deceive smarter anti-ship missiles. The MASS nova complex has become the successor to the Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS), which has been in existence for more than 25 years and protects ships of several fleets

At DSEI 2025 (London), BAE Systems presented the concepts of two new classes of warships, which, according to the developers, can change the methods of naval warfare by the British Navy.

About 50 thousand square meters will cover the area of the exposition of the 18th International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Shipbuilding, Shipping, Ports, Ocean and Shelf Exploration Neva-2025, which will be held from September 23 to 26 at the Expoforum Exhibition and Exhibition Center in St. Petersburg. According to the organizing committee of the event, more than 700 exhibitors will present their advanced developments and technologies covering all aspects of the marine industry.

The other day, the American company Epirus announced the results of a demonstration conducted for the military of the Leonidas high-power microwave complex (HPM), which creates electromagnetic interference to combat swarms of robotic devices.

The Vineta machine-building enterprise will present at the Neva-2025 exhibition a range of equipment designed for the preparation and treatment of water and fuels and lubricants.

The German authorities seem to have been persistently pursuing a course for many years aimed at destroying the export potential of their own military-industrial complex. So, in the 2010s, the Turkish Altay tank became a victim of the German defense industry, as Ankara was denied the sale of the power plant on which the car was originally built. In the early 2020s, the Brazilian VBTP-MR Guarani armored vehicle faced similar opposition, although the dependence in this case was not so critical.

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