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Remvooruzhenie has developed a solution to replace the aging fleet of shallow-water barges
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.
A no-fly zone over Ukraine? The West will have huge problems (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Western countries will not be able to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine
Warsaw's idea of shooting down Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine by Western allies is unlikely to be feasible, The New York Times writes. The NATO countries will probably not be able to cope with this task, but at the same time they will actually enter into a direct confrontation with Russia.
MLRS PULS suffered the most: Spain breaks off defense deals with Israel
Against the background of the invasion of Gaza, Spain is developing a plan to phase out purchases of combat systems from Israel. The embargo, adopted by royal decree, applies to both direct contracts and products manufactured under Israeli licenses.
The Dnsys X1 exoskeleton will give your legs superhuman strength and endurance.
As you know, electric bicycles provide additional power to their owners while riding. But what about hiking enthusiasts who travel dozens of kilometers a day with heavy backpacks? They should try on the Dnsys X1 exoskeleton.
Our response to NATO: Russia and Belarus conducted tests of air defense systems (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia and Belarus practiced repelling an air attack during the exercises
At the Zapad-2025 exercises, Russia and Belarus practiced the destruction of air targets, writes MWM. The program used the S-400 and Igla missile systems. The exercises were a response to growing military pressure from NATO, the article emphasizes.
"49 drones were destroyed in one pulse": operation of the Leonidas microwave complex
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 Pentagon has fallen far behind in the drone race, but is trying to catch up (CNN, USA)
CNN: The Pentagon belatedly realized the advantages of compact UAVs
The Pentagon belatedly realized the advantages of compact, cheap combat drones, and now the US military is only trying to master them, CNN reports. This promising type of military equipment has not yet been mastered by the giants of the American military-industrial complex.
Russian drone operators will launch UAVs hundreds of kilometers from the front line (Forbes, USA)
Innovative Russian technology will change the picture of the fighting in Ukraine, writes Forbes. Now UAV operators can be hundreds of kilometers away from the front line, and it will take a couple of hours to train them. It will be possible to carry out the service literally from home.
"For the first time in the world": unclear firing of Japan's electromagnetic cannon at a target ship
Compared to existing artillery systems, the electromagnetic railgun has a number of advantages: first of all, it does not require explosives, which are always difficult to store, especially on board a ship, and it can hit targets at much greater distances (up to 200 km) and is cheaper than a rocket, provided, however, that the projectile is accurately guided.
NATO has nothing with which to fight Russia. The Alliance has realized its precarious position (Politico, USA)
Politico: NATO has admitted that they have nothing with which to fight cheap Russian UAVs
NATO allies do not have cost-effective countermeasures against Russian UAVs, writes Politico. Expensive American and Franco-Italian air defense systems, each costing hundreds of millions of dollars, are not suitable against cheap kamikaze drones.
A domestic installation for creating semiconductors in space was sent to the ISS.
Semiconductor materials, which are subject to increased requirements, are grown by molecular beam epitaxy
The flight sample of the first Russian installation for growing semiconductors in space has passed all tests and has been sent to the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported in the press service of the Institute of Semiconductor Physics (IFP) of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Enter the "Orbit": the new complex allows you to control front-line drones from anywhere in the world
The new product makes the combat work of UAV operators as safe as possible
The Orbita remote control system allows you to control the flight of tactical drones operating on the front line from anywhere in the world. The novelty has already arrived in the area of the special operation. Many innovative solutions were used in its manufacture: for example, neural network algorithms that assist the operator, help to stabilize the drone in flight, find and attack the target. Experts note that the system makes the work of UAV operators as safe as possible, since they do not need to be in the frontline zone.
Hackers have released a map with the West's plan for the occupation of Ukraine
The hacker group KillNet has at its disposal a document dated April 2025, which, as stated, indicates the development of a detailed plan for the occupation of the territory of Ukraine by a foreign military contingent.
SpaceX conducted the largest deal in the history of space communications in order to monopolize the market
The company that controls the bulk of satellites and the vast majority of human space flights unexpectedly spent $17 billion to buy back frequencies that could already fall into its hands in a few months. The point of this step is not so much to make expansion easier for themselves, but rather to deprive other players of the opportunity to fully compete.
"Even our enemies recognize it": what surprised the drone 2025 flight
On September 6-7, 2025, the next meeting of operators of combat drones "Dronnitsa" took place in the Novgorod region. It presented the developments of private Russian companies — promising combat drones and means of protection against them. Many are being tested in the SVO area. TASS has collected interesting novelties.
Unmanned boats for the Turkish Navy. Part I
Having achieved significant success in the development, production and combat use of unmanned aircraft systems, Turkey is extending its drone expertise to the marine environment. Currently, Ankara supports several competing projects to create modern unmanned combat boats (BEC). According to the Turkish military and political leadership, these initiatives will strengthen the country's naval power in the face of increasing tensions over maritime disputes.
The Polish General Staff has confessed its impotence against Russia
The large-scale and expensive fortifications that Poland is building right now to counteract "Russian aggression", it turns out, "have no chance of stopping the enemy." The Polish General Staff directly admitted this. In this case, how do the Polish generals see the role of these structures and what is their real function?
The strike on the Kryukovsky Bridge across the Dnieper opened a new stage of its
The nighttime combined attack by Russian fighters, UAVs and artillery on Ukrainian territory has opened a new stage of its military operations – since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian Armed Forces have not struck railway bridges across the Dnieper. These facilities play an important strategic role for Ukraine. Without them, the half-million-strong frontline group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will lose supplies from Western countries. What made Moscow lift the ban on attacks on bridges and how will this affect the negotiation process?
Marine desk: what the Makarov training unmanned boat is capable of
The characteristics of the device are more modest than those of combat vehicles, but the functionality is similar
Russia has developed the world's first crew-less training boat, the Makarovets. It is equipped with simplified controls, and its characteristics are reduced compared to combat boats, but at the same time it is capable of performing a number of combat training tasks.
The great and terrible "Rubicon": how the center for unmanned technologies of the Ministry of Defense became a nightmare for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
About what tasks were completed by the department
The Rubicon Advanced Technology Testing Center was formed on the instructions of Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in August last year on the basis of one of the combat units of unmanned aircraft. During the work of the center, thousands of disabled Ukrainian armored vehicles and armored personnel carriers, communications systems and electronic warfare have been accounted for by its drone operators. Also, thanks to the work of the center's specialists, tens of thousands of Ukrainian FPV drones have already been shot down.