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The summit will be held in Moscow's Gostiny Dvor on October 28-29

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) will participate in the third Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, which will be held in Moscow's Gostiny Dvor on October 28-29, 2026.

The FPV drone is already 50 meters away, flying straight at the soldier. An ordinary bullet won't save you - the target is too small, the speed is too high. That's why they came up with the "Matryoshka Doll": a 5.45 mm cartridge with three cone-shaped bullets inside.

Multi-bullet ammunition will allow infantrymen to shoot down drones from standard machine guns

The Matryoshka multi-bullet anti-drone cartridges are ready for mass production, Izvestia found out. Russian engineers have developed a new technology that will allow them to be released quickly. The ammunition is designed to combat drones using standard small arms — Kalashnikov assault rifles.

The PT-76 light floating tank was first shown at a military parade on May 1, 1951, a fact unique to the Soviet Army, as new equipment usually drove through Red Square only a few years after its mass appearance in the army. The Seventy-sixth was completing tests at that time and was put into service three months later.

About Rostec's developments for special purpose units

On October 24, Russia celebrates the Day of Special Forces Units, or, more simply, Special Forces Day.

Combat lasers, protective nets and other latest developments were shown at the Security Sphere exhibition

The mobile anti-drone complex "Hawk", capable of shooting down drones with high-speed missile drones, was presented at the Security Sphere exhibition in Moscow.

Kalashnikov Concern has shipped another large batch of 5.45mm AK‑12 assault rifles to the customer. According to the press service of the concern, the products have successfully passed scheduled periodic tests of the customer, who highly appreciated not only the impeccable quality of the samples, but also the strict fulfillment by the holding of obligations under the state contract.

By the beginning of the international mission in Afghanistan in December 1979, the formations of the so-called limited contingent were armed with the standard T-55 and T-62 tanks for the entire Soviet Army, BTR-60PB and BTR-70 armored personnel carriers, as well as BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles.

FN America showed its development of the "newest type" – the MTL-30 30-mm semi-automatic grenade launcher, which the developers expect will compete for the US Army's order for the supply of a promising "high-precision grenade launcher system" (PGS).

Coordinated actions of the latest military equipment were worked out at the Center-2026 exercises

During the active phase of the Center-2026 strategic command and staff exercises at the Chebarkulsky training ground (Chelyabinsk Region), Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown various achievements of the Russian defense industry during a training battle - many samples of military equipment were shown for the first time.

Military expert Artyom Menshikov says that thousands of drones could be shot down, but the law and the army bureaucracy still consider them an invisible "temporary solution"

Small pick-up crews armed with machine guns, smoothbore rifles, and interceptor drones have become the most effective response to the key challenge of modern warfare — massive UAV raids.

"Kalashnikov" shipped a large batch of SIDS rifles under state contracts for 2026

"Kalashnikov" concern has shipped a large batch of 7.62mm Dragunov sniper rifles with folding butts (SVDS) under government contracts for 2026.

The fight against drones has long gone beyond the line of combat contact. Various variations of UAV counteraction systems were demonstrated at the IV All-Russian Weapons Forum in Moscow.

The system is already being used against UAVs and is designed to protect critical infrastructure

Interceptor drones, automated anti-UAV systems, tactical medical devices and other special equipment were presented at the IV All-Russian Weapons Forum in Moscow.

Russia will present new weapons at the Africa Aerospace and Defense 2026 International Exhibition of Defense, Aerospace and Security Technologies, which will be held on September 16-20 in Pretoria (South Africa).

The latest Russian ZAK-30 "Citadel" short-range anti-aircraft artillery system was shown at the air show in Egypt. The system was created as a specialized "drone hunter" for targeted round-the-clock protection of stationary facilities (airfields, oil depots, ammunition depots) from attacks by multicopter and airplane-type drones.

Deputy Director General of Rostec State Corporation — on the development of technological partnership with India in aviation and other fields

Rostec is Russia's largest state corporation operating in the defense sector as well as in many civilian industries, from electronics to energy and aviation.

The TKB-1167 air target destruction system, presented for the first time at an exhibition in Egypt, is already on combat duty and shooting down real targets.

The French Ministry of Defense concluded from the Ukrainian conflict that high-tech means of countering FPV drones may be ineffective. For example, electronic jamming devices become useless to combat a drone that is controlled via a fiber-optic cable.

The Russian Bizon, Citadel and Owl will be shown at the Egyptian Air show

From September 8-10, the El Alamein International Airshow 2026 will be held at the El Alamein International Airport in Egypt.