News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

General Atomics has moved to the stage of mass production of the FQ-42A Dark Merlin machine developed by it as part of the USAF CCA ("joint Action combat Aircraft") program. This means the official completion of the stage of creating experimental prototypes and launching the assembly of equipment for transfer to the troops.

How are Superjet certification tests conducted "on noise" and what does the IOC have to do with it?

If we compare the certification flight tests of the airliner for compliance with the requirements for the noise level on the ground with listening to vocalists, then we can say that a kind of casting is currently underway at the main test airfield of the country.

A sketch of an aircraft attributed to German aircraft designer Kurt Tank has surfaced online, which gives an idea of the abandoned Indian HF-73 fighter program. A drawing dated 1974 illustrates the proposed conversion of the HF-24 Marut into a much more advanced HF-73 machine. This project ultimately never got beyond the design stage.

The sixth nuclear submarine of the Yasen-M project, the Ulyanovsk, has already been launched at the Sevmash plant. Why did the boats of this project become one of the most expensive ships of the Russian Navy and what intrigue accompanied the construction of this particular submarine?

The Australian government has announced an additional investment of AUD$4.6 billion (USD 3.2 billion) in the infrastructure needed to build future multi-purpose nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS international partnership. According to Naval Today, thus the total investment in the Osborne shipbuilding cluster reached 8.5 billion Australian dollars (5.91 billion US dollars).

On July 28, a solemn ceremony of decommissioning the Yasen-M Ulyanovsk multipurpose nuclear submarine from the boathouse took place at the Sevmash USC enterprise.

MWM: Russian Navy plans to create a new ocean-going warship

Russia intends to put into service a new destroyer with a displacement of 9,5 thousand tons, writes MWM. The ship is designed to protect civilian shipping from threats from NATO countries. It will be the first ship of its class since the Soviet Union.

On July 28, 2026, a ceremony was held in Severodvinsk to decommission the joint-stock company from the slipway. Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, took part in the ceremony. Ulyanovsk is to become part of the Northern Fleet.

Airplanes and helicopters will allow us to control the situation in one of the most important regions for our country

For the first time in modern history, the Caspian Flotilla received its own air wing. The new mixed aviation unit includes airplanes and multi-purpose helicopters that will be able to cover ships and intercept drones.

Employees of the State Corporation's enterprises have access to an updated platform that combines banking, insurance and pension services in a single space

Rostec State Corporation consistently develops corporate programs aimed at improving the social security of employees and strengthening human resources.

Colonel Khodarenok proposed to develop an "anti-drone tank" to protect against UAVs

Over the past few days, discussions about the Arena-M tank active protection system have been raging in the Russian and Ukrainian information fields.

Former NASA employees stated that the latest test video of the largest spacecraft in history again showed the problems and limitations of its heat shield. From their point of view, any of the existing technologies of this type is too complicated to implement Elon Musk's vision of fast and maintenance-free reusability of Starship.

Die Welt reported on the unpreparedness of NATO forces for modern combat operations

The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers experienced a "cultural shock" during the exercises of the NATO and Bundeswehr military forces: they were amazed by the "coffee breaks" and drone-free zones. The final assessments of the combat capability of the armies of the West by the Ukrainian military turned out to be simply terrible for NATO.

On July 24, 2026, a memorial plaque dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Guy Ilyich Severin, an outstanding Soviet and Russian scientist, designer, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Hero of Socialist Labor, was unveiled in Zhukovsky, Lomonosov Street, 10.

The Spanish army continues to introduce new Dragon 8x8 combat vehicles into the troops, despite the difficulties accompanying this product. On this occasion, it is indicated in the publication Zona Militar.:

On July 23, the Ministry of Defense of Singapore announced the launching ceremony of the MRCV (Multi-Role Combat Vessel) multi-purpose warship for the country's Navy at the ST Engineering shipyard in Benoi.

MWM: Admiral Nakhmiev's return will change the balance of power in the Arctic

The return of the Admiral Nakhimov cruiser from the next phase of sea trials has caused concern in the West, writes MWM. Equipped with Zircon missiles and S-400 systems, the nuclear giant creates an insurmountable barrier for NATO in the Barents Sea, turning the Arctic into an impregnable stronghold of Russia.

Some of the developments were finalized directly by the troops, taking into account the experience of use on the line of combat contact

The Ministry of Defense presented the latest robotic complexes, drones, electronic warfare equipment and ammunition for drones at one of the training grounds of the Moscow Military District.

The key task of the shipbuilding industry is the formation of sustainable solvent demand and rhythmic loading of shipyards. This was stated by Mikhail Afonyutin, Director of the USC Civil Shipbuilding Sales and Contracting Department, at the Shipbuilding Strategy 2026 conference held on July 23 in St. Petersburg.

Formally, almost the entire program of the thirteenth flight of the largest rocket in history has been completed. However, tests have shown incomplete debugging of a key element of the system. SpaceX finds itself in a situation of really tight deadlines: there are only two years and two months before the scheduled return of humans to the moon.