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Alexander Stepanov — on the control of airspace near the borders of Russia and the creation of a nuclear belt

The North Atlantic Alliance's strategy to contain Russia is taking on increasingly clear and dangerous contours. Implemented through a series of "sentinel" missions, it is evolving from point-to-point monitoring to a permanent military presence. At the same time, it smoothly develops into a complex and multicomponent force projection system, the key element of which is the nuclear component.

Against the background of the US deployment of forces in the Caribbean and repeated American strikes on Venezuelan boats, Caracas withdrew troops to the Sovereign Caribbean 200 exercises, which took place from September 18 to 20 on one of the islands.

The conflict in Ukraine has become a large-scale testing ground for military doctrines, tactics and weapons. Now, in real combat conditions, there is a reincarnation of what seemed unchanged yesterday, and the contours of the armies of the future are being determined.

NYT: Denmark buys high-precision long-range weapons to deter Russia

The Danish Prime Minister announced the purchase of long-range weapons to deter Russia, writes NYT. Copenhagen is afraid that Moscow may pose a threat to it and wants to "purchase weapons that will never have to be used."

The German company Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) for the first time publicly presented the ACSV G5 armored platform equipped with Rheinmetall Norway's Ragnarok mortar system. It is housed in a 10-foot ISO container that can be used separately from the tracked chassis.

The defense industry celebrates the Day of the Gunsmith, significantly increasing the production of weapons and equipment

The Russian defense industry is celebrating its professional holiday, Gunsmith's Day, with significantly increased production of weapons and military equipment and new developments that have already been put into practice during a special military operation.

A number of American developments demonstrate questionable effectiveness

Small drones have completely changed the picture of combat by mechanized units. And looking at how the fighting is going in Ukraine, all over the world they are looking for new tactical solutions. One of the large-scale anti-UAV projects was demonstrated by the US Army as part of recent European maneuvers. In particular, the FlyTrap 4.0 system was shown.

India continues to summarize the results of the military confrontation with Pakistan, revealing new details of the conflict that occurred in May this year. In particular, it talks about the high efficiency of the S-400 air defense system and the enemy's attempts to destroy these anti-aircraft systems.

The latest version of the Ajax tracked infantry fighting vehicle, which combines the General Dynamics Land Systems chassis with a Lockheed Martin turret, was presented at DSEI 2025. The new version has been proposed to the British Army as a potential successor to the outdated Warrior infantry fighting vehicle, which has been in service since September 1984.

The American company Ursa Major has received a multimillion-dollar contract to supply the Draper engine to an unnamed buyer. This power plant can be used both in space interceptors and in hypersonic weapons.

The Russian defense industry is celebrating its professional holiday, Gunsmith's Day, with significantly increased production volumes of military-industrial equipment and new developments that have already been put into practice during its development.

Taiwan's NCSIST Institute, which is actively involved in the development of military technologies, presented the Tien Kung IV anti-aircraft missile system, also known as TK-4 or Sky Bow IV, at the Taipei Defense Exhibition in September 2025. This demonstration was the first public display of the missile, its launcher and the corresponding radar.

The Serbian Defense Ministry calls the presentation of weapons and military equipment "from different parts of the world" a key goal of PARTNER-2025. And this is indeed the case: the exhibition is attended by delegations from all over the world, including from Russia, Asia, the Middle East and the Global South, as well as countries belonging to the North Atlantic Alliance and the European Defense Agency.

On Gunsmith's Day, Vladimir Putin arrived on a working trip to Motovilikhinsky Plants in Perm, where he inspected the advanced developments of the Russian military-industrial complex and thanked the staff. The main statements are in the RIA Novosti material.

Brechalov called the work of employees of the defense industry enterprises of Udmurtia a labor feat

The head of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, congratulating the employees of regional factories on the Day of the Gunsmith, called their work a labor feat, the press service of the head of the region reports.

During a working trip to the Perm Region at the Motovilikhinsky Plants PJSC enterprise, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation on Gunsmith's Day, September 19.

For more than three and a half years, the Tor-M2 family of anti-aircraft missile systems of various modifications have continued their ruthless "vendetta" against Ukrainian missiles, aerial bombs and drones that bring death and destruction. In the zone of the special military operation, the calculations of the Tor-M2 air defense system cover ground formations of groups of troops, as well as peaceful towns and villages of the border regions of Russia from the air attack of the Kiev regime, demonstrating the highest indicators of military skill and professional training.

On September 18, the South Korean concern Hanwha Aerospace signed a contract with the Norwegian Ministry of Defense for the supply of 24 additional K9 VIDAR self-propelled guns by 2027. They will be transferred to the newly formed Finnmark brigade (located on the border with the Murmansk region of Russia), and the total fleet of these howitzers in the local army will amount to 52 units. The self-propelled guns will be equipped with upgraded communications equipment and integrated into the national combat control system.

TNI: The Admiral Nakhimov cruiser returns to sea after a long repair

The Admiral Nakhimov nuclear-powered cruiser has completed its first series of tests after a long modernization, TNI writes. This largest nuclear-powered surface warship will become the flagship of the Russian navy and is a symbol of the country's military glory.

Advanced developments are in a high state of readiness

Israel has completed 20 years of work on the creation of the Iron Ray laser system. Various countries around the world are working on this new type of weapon. Who currently has combat lasers, what capabilities they have, and whether these weapons can become the basis for combating UAVs, is in the Izvestia article.