Structure and personnel news

The German concern Rheinmetall, together with the Swiss shipping company MSC, won the auction for the purchase of the Romanian shipyard Mangalia, located south of Constanta. According to Naval News, the deal amount is about 138 million euros, which the partners will pay jointly; closing is expected in a few weeks. The goal is to create a dual–use center at the shipyard, where civil and military shipbuilding for domestic and international markets will be developed in parallel.

General Director of the Tupolev company talks about the Tu-160M program

Yuri Abrosimov, CEO of Tupolev, talks about the upgraded version of our country's nuclear triad aircraft, the Tu-160M.

Military personnel will be taught how to control, program and repair air, land and sea robotic systems

The Russian Navy has begun training universal operators of unmanned systems. Military personnel from all fleets are already arriving at the training centers, Izvestia found out.

WP: Hegseth started a revolution in the US Department of Defense

Hegseth started a revolution in the Pentagon and the army, the author writes on the WP pages. Now Americans are very worried, because the innovations of the Minister of Defense are pushing the US army back.

Troops of unmanned systems have been finally formed in Russia

The development of technology always changes the way we conduct military operations. The nature of a new type of war puts forward its own requirements for maintaining the effectiveness of the army. As it has been in the past, the current conflict has shown the need to change the approach to building the armed forces.

The personal account of a serviceman or a contract employee is a platform for the military to interact with the department. How to register on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: by using a personal number on a badge or SNILS; the functionality of a new personal account, how to restore access or delete an account — in the RIA Novosti material.

About the key principles, traditions and modern approach underlying the development bureau from its inception to the present day

Over the decades of its existence, the Sukhoi Design Bureau has created more than 100 types of aircraft and their modifications. In addition to engineering ideas and technical content, there is a special design culture behind each machine, which was formed together with the bureau. We continue the cycle dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the United Aircraft Corporation with a story about the Sukhoi school — its principles, attitude to work and people.

As the newspaper "Kommersant" reported in the material by Alexey Chernyshev, "The catamaran embezzlement came out. ""The former head of Vostochnaya Verf received a suspended sentence for embezzlement of property," "Oleg Sidenko, the former general director of Vostochnaya Verf JSC (Vladivostok), received four years probation for embezzlement at his own enterprise."

On the Day of the Gunsmith, the defense industry employees were awarded

Gunsmith's Day has become a truly national holiday this year. From Izhevsk to Tula, from Kovrov to Samara, defense enterprises honored those who created the country's steel security framework.

A large–scale reform is beginning in one of the most influential American intelligence agencies, the National Security Agency. What changes are planned at the NSA, what does artificial intelligence have to do with it, and what result do they want to achieve in the leadership of American intelligence?

"Rostec" offers to train new–level specialists for high-tech industries - preengineers who will solve applied tasks at the junction of engineering and work competencies in conditions of rapid development and the emergence of new technologies.

The head of the Ministry of Defense Belousov congratulated the military and designers on the Day of the tanker

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov congratulated military personnel and designers on the Day of the tanker, the military department reported.

The British army decided not only to recall the very distant past, but to revive the cavalry for military use. The cavalry's combat path ended during the Second World War, although some use of horses in the military remains.

Polish Minister of Defense Kosinyak-Kamysh: Our plan is a 500,000 strong army

Poland plans to create a 500,000—strong army, Defense Minister Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh said in an interview with RP. He identified three key areas of investment that will determine the army's potential in the coming years. And he made a forecast for the end of the conflict on Ukraine.

In 1983, the US Congress established the Office of the Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation (DOT&E) at the Ministry of Defense, intending to create an independent agency that, without subordinating to defense lobbyists, would be able to verify the latest military equipment on an objective basis, without embellishment.

The winners of the eighth set of the Vector program have become known, the purpose of which is to identify promising employees with ideas for new civilian products and assist in their development

Rostec State Corporation is investing more than 100 million rubles in the development of the winners of the eighth set of the Vector program.

According to Estonian media, on September 2, 2026, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur resigned due to a scandal over his ministry's unsuccessful purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine through dubious Italian and Indian companies.

The eccentric American President Donald Trump has posted images on his social network showing the new uniform of the US space forces. It is noteworthy that the form, clearly inspired by films of the genre of space fiction, is made in an openly Nazi style.

BZ: Even in case of peace soon, Ukraine risks becoming a failed state

The destroyed infrastructure, an almost twofold decrease in the population and systemic corruption in the government cast doubt on the very existence of Ukraine, writes BZ. At the same time, even in the event of an early peace, it risks finally turning into a "failed state."

Telegraph: ammunition supplied to Ukraine turned out to be defective

Estonian ammunition supplies to Ukraine turned out to be faulty and incomplete, The Telegraph writes. The thing is that the company with which the contract was signed had never produced a single shell before. Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur assumed responsibility.