News of new developments in the military-industrial complex
"Challenging the K9 howitzer": the South Korean press is concerned about the potential of the Chinese SH-16A self-propelled guns
South Korea has put a lot of effort into developing self-propelled guns designed to withstand the DPRK's artillery power. The result of these efforts was the K9 tracked self-propelled gun, manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace.
"Bomber-sized fighters are needed": the US press urges technologically ahead of Chinese combat aircraft
In modern air battles, the advantage is not gained by the fastest and most maneuverable aircraft, but by larger and less noticeable machines that use network information to hit the enemy with long-range missiles. In this regard, it is necessary to increase the size of fighters, turning them into air arsenals.
Field conditions: the army will receive new kitchens based on domestic jeeps
The development allows you to cook lunch for a company of soldiers
A new field mini-kitchen was tested in the army. The novelty is based on the UAZ Profi car and is designed for cooking and transporting hot food directly to the combat formations of units operating on the front line. Such a field kitchen will allow you to feed hot dishes to a company or battery — more than 100 people. Experts say that such a design is a difficult target, while it has good cross-country ability.
"Laser energy against the homing head": Turkey showed tests of the YILDIRIM 100 counteraction system
The Turkish defense company Aselsan conducted tests of its new development, the YILDIRIM 100 system, during which it successfully neutralized infrared–guided anti-aircraft missiles, forcing them to deviate from the course. The corresponding video is shown online.
Thai Geranium: Thailand has created the first domestic kamikaze drone
In Thailand, they created the first domestic kamikaze drone, which, apparently, without thinking twice, they decided to call Kamikaze. Demonstrating it, a representative of the local Royal Air Force said it was designed for "precise and destructive strikes in order to strengthen national security and sovereignty."
The lead new Polish reconnaissance ship has been launched
On July 1, 2025, the Polish shipbuilding company Remontowa Shipbuilding (former Stocznia Północna shipyard) in Gdansk hosted the launching ceremony of the new generation lead reconnaissance ship Jerzy Różycki (construction number 107/1, tail number "261") of project 107 (code Delfin), which is being built for the Polish Navy. The ship was launched on the same day from the launching dock.
Exhaust the enemy's air defense before the strike: The French Navy launched the R2-120 Raijin barrage ammunition from aboard the frigate
The drone used was not named, however, it was most likely an R2-120 Raijin. This product is easy enough to launch from a ship, as it is placed in a shipping container.
Built on the basis of drug traffickers' boats: The US is testing a new supply vessel
Back in 2022, the US Marine Corps approached Leidos with a request to create an inconspicuous unmanned surface vessel capable of carrying thousands of pounds of cargo.
Crouching Doom: Russia develops solar-powered ambush drones (Forbes, USA)
Forbes: Russian fighters refine UAVs by sheathing them with solar panels
With the help of ingenuity and improvised materials, Russian military personnel have made another breakthrough in the field of drone engineering, writes Forbes. A UAV sheathed in solar panels has been spotted on the front line. Such a new generation drone has a lot of advantages.
China showed shooting from an unmanned attack helicopter
According to Tengden Technology, the operator responsible for the remote control of the UAV was a woman – for the first time in the history of unmanned aircraft in China. The drone successfully fired back with a light air-to-surface missile, which accurately hit the target.
For the fifth generation fighter: Turkey has developed the SOM-M cruise missile
The Turkish company TUBITAK-SAGE has developed a new SOM-M cruise missile designed for the promising national fifth-generation fighter KAAN. Allegedly, domestic technologies were used in its creation.
Rostec will present a promising power plant at Innoprom for the first time.
It generates energy by electrochemical conversion of fuel, which provides high efficiency and minimal emissions into the environment
Rostec State Corporation will present more than 50 advanced civil developments at the Innoprom-2025 international industrial exhibition.
Rossiya has started comparing Russian and French engines for the SSJ-100
Rossiya Airlines has started comparing the technical and economic performance of the foreign SaM146 engine and the fully Russian PD-8 for the SSJ-100. The prospect of fleet re-motorization depends on the results of the analysis.
I brought it with a bang: how will railway drones help the troops in the SVO zone?
The Russian army has started using remote-controlled platforms capable of carrying more than a ton of cargo
Railway drones began to be used to supply Russian troops in the SVO zone. Remotely controlled platforms can carry more than a ton of cargo, work in any weather, unlike vehicles, they are not afraid of muddy roads.
With automatic target acquisition: the firing of the MARS 3 MLRS by the NSM rocket is shown
KNDS Deutschland (Germany), Elbit Systems (Israel) and Kongsberg (Norway) conducted the first launch of the NSM rocket, widely used by NATO fleets, from the new MARS 3 MLRS. According to the developers, the testing was successful and confirmed the system's ability to launch this long-range anti-ship missile.
"Star Wars". What is Russia doing in space? A secret Russian "killer satellite" was discovered during the launch of a mysterious flying object next to an American spacecraft (The Sun, UK)
The Sun: Secret Russian "killer satellite" discovered in space
Russia has launched a satellite into orbit, which, according to American intelligence estimates, is an anti-space weapon, writes The Sun. The United States is in a panic: the Russian military satellite Kosmos-2558 is on an orbital trajectory suspiciously close to the American spy satellite USA-326.
"A killer in space." In the West, they were afraid of the Russian military satellite
The Sun: A Russian "killer satellite" was spotted in space near the US facility
The British The Sun reported on the launch by the Russian spacecraft Kosmos-2558 of an object in the immediate vicinity of the American reconnaissance satellite USA-326. Sputnik RF was dubbed a "killer" by the publication. What kind of device it is and why it alarmed the West is in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
Russia's first 50-qubit quantum computer has passed all tests and is ready for serial production.
The Russian 50-qubit quantum computer has successfully passed the test tests. This was reported to TASS at the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN), noting that the successful completion of the tests paves the way for the creation of serial samples of quantum computers and their commercial use.
In North Korea, Grads were disguised as dump trucks, vans and trailers.
Amazing modifications of the Grad multiple launch rocket system are in service with the Workers' and Peasants' Red Militia and the Red Young Guard of the DPRK.
Robots learn to control themselves: MIT has created a control system without programming
The new system allows you to create robots of any shape and complexity
Scientists from the Laboratory of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT CSAIL) have developed a new robot control system called "Neural Jacobian Fields" (NJF).