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Ivan Pokrovsky, Executive Director of the Association of Developers and Manufacturers of Electronics

It is possible to achieve technological leadership only by relying on our own electronics as a platform for the development of most modern technology.

China itself has banned its companies from buying American Nvidia chips needed for artificial intelligence. These chips were one of the levers of US pressure on Beijing. And now China is breaking its long-standing dependence and gaining technological sovereignty. This is exactly what Washington was so afraid of.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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?