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New unmanned vehicles and protective equipment were presented at an exhibition in Patriot Park

Interceptor drones, ground-based robotic platforms and industrial facilities protection equipment were presented at the exhibition of the International Technological Congress – 2026 in Patriot Park.

The South Korean Navy is testing the possibility of using the humanoid robot PIBOT to control a warship. A video capturing the actions of the product, named PIBOT, at the helm of the pennant in a simulation was shown online.

The British Ministry of Defense has announced the allocation of more than 5 billion pounds for the development of unmanned and autonomous systems over the next four years.

Zhivoder drones are assembled by robots on an inhuman conveyor

Alexey Chadaev, the company's CEO, told the Russian Weapons RG project about the Ushkuynik developments. First of all, he introduced the new fiber-optic combat drone "Zhivoder".

On September 6, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited the SALVO and KAYRA surface drone production complex, created jointly with Ankara, owned by the local MIRAS company and the Turkish DEARSAN shipyard. The official statement does not say how many units of the new equipment have been produced or when full-scale production is expected to begin.

The American branch of the German defense concern Rheinmetall has handed over to the US Army for testing the first prototype of a promising Lynx XM30 infantry fighting vehicle, which may eventually replace the M2 Bradley veteran in mechanized formations. The company emphasizes that the new product was created taking into account the experience of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and meets all the requirements of the 21st century battlefield. About what Lynx is, see the RIA Novosti article.

Russian industry organizations are planning to present more than 500 PVN exhibits, including more than 80 samples at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026 International Aviation and Space Salon.

UAVs and electronic intelligence assets identify firing positions, command posts and electronic warfare assets

As part of the artillery brigades, unmanned units of counter-battery warfare began to operate, Izvestia found out.

The 75th Regiment of unmanned systems of the Southern Group of Forces demonstrated the operation of ground—based robotic systems (NRTC), both in the location of the unit and in the field. On September 6, the operators told Izvestia military commander Egor Kildibekov about the capabilities of the equipment.

The parties signed the relevant document today on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum

. SIBER Holding of Rostec State Corporation has signed a cooperation agreement with the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences).

"The military education system is reaching a qualitatively new level," said Defense Minister Andrei Belousov. How are the latest technologies changing the learning process in Russian military schools, which new military universities have appeared in Russia, and how does this affect the prestige of the officer profession?

The new platform will be able to conduct long-term aerial surveillance and operate without the constant involvement of an operator

Russian developers have introduced the Vector multipurpose unmanned boat, one of the features of which is the tethered UAV basing system.

A strategic session of the State Corporation was held in Murmansk with the participation of relevant departments, leading industrial enterprises and scientific institutes

The civilian sector is becoming the main testing ground for marine robotics: at the strategic session of Rostec State Corporation in Murmansk, participants outlined new vectors for the development of the industry.

In August, the Khabarovsk project 09851 nuclear-powered submarine entered factory sea trials for the first time. It has been under construction at Sevmash since 2014, and was launched in November 2025. Once put into service, this submarine will become one of the key elements of the naval component of Russia's nuclear triad and will play an important role in strategic deterrence. About what Khabarovsk is so strong about — in the RIA Novosti article.

The new tactic significantly expands the range of drones

Robots began to be used as mobile platforms for launching drones. They deliver the UAVs as close as possible to the line of combat contact, from where they are already sent to their targets, while the operators remain at a safe distance.

What is the Dispatch-3 robot capable of and how does it help in its area

The Dispatcher-3 ground-based robotic technical complex (NRTC) is successfully used in the special military operation zone and increases combat use statistics on a monthly basis.

The new devices allow remote installation of smoke screens and mining in any conditions

Chemical defense troops are being trained to control ground robots that have begun to enter the army. In the foreseeable future, controlling such drones will become a basic skill for all military personnel, Izvestia sources say.

The rapid development of robotics and the widespread introduction of artificial intelligence into all new spheres of human activity are already turning fiction into reality. Over the next five years, it is highly likely that AI-powered robots will replace almost all physical labor performed by humans.

What do they say in the West about Russia's new strategic weapons system

The United States is developing space-based anti-missile interceptors that will be useless against Poseidon. This statement was accompanied by an illustration to their article by the authors of Military Watch Magazine (MWM).

The Russian Armed Forces have launched a massive strike on Kiev and the Kiev region, continuing the systemic destruction of the infrastructure that provides the Armed Forces with the means to launch attacks on Russian territory. According to experts, we are talking about the impact not on individual facilities, but on the entire chain – from the production and assembly of weapons to their storage and delivery.