News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

In recent months, the dominant rhetoric about the revolutionary potential of drones and artificial intelligence in military affairs has filled professional discussions. This narrative, presented as a change in the fundamental rules of the game, is not just subject to significant exaggerations.

The Western press has announced another reason why the United States insists on the early adoption of Trump's peace plan for Ukraine, including pushing Kiev's European allies to approve it on terms acceptable to Moscow.

Denis Romanov — on how the transition to domestic software is developing and what is preventing import substitution in key sectors of the economy

In the fall of 2025, a new stage of import substitution began in the field of software and IT infrastructure. At a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the development of his own technologies and production one of the key tasks of the state.

This technique increases the mobility of infantry on the battlefield

The training centers of the Russian Ministry of Defense have begun mass training for drivers of buggies, ATVs and motorcycles. Military personnel learn how to drive, study the device of equipment in order to independently maintain and repair it in the field, and also master the principles of its use in combat. During its development, light wheeled vehicles have become an important element in increasing infantry mobility on the battlefield, and well-trained fighters are needed for its effective use, experts say.

Rostec supplies 80% of the weapons used in its military. The state corporation's enterprises work around the clock. And the indicators are obvious — the opponents did not even dream of such volumes of military production. Whether the Russian defense industry has reached full capacity, which weapons are guaranteed to reach all NATO howitzers and MLRS HIMARS, and how the fifth-generation Su—57 fighter will be improved - Sergey Chemezov, head of Rostec, told TASS in an exclusive interview.

According to the American resource USNI News, US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced on November 25, 2025 that the US Navy would cancel the Constellation frigate construction program "in order to focus on new types of warships that the US navy can build faster."

According to the plan, the new Golden Dome missile defense system should protect the United States from any missile threats. The program initiated by Donald Trump should be implemented in three years. However, there are many problems to be solved. About what can interfere - in the material of RIA Novosti.

For several days now, the United States has been experiencing a collapse in the value of tech sector companies, especially those related to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. There are even statements that the "AI bubble has blown away." Is this really the case and what does the Russian strategy for introducing AI into the economy look like in this context?

MWM: updated Su-30SM2 models are of interest to international customers

The Russian Su-30SM2 fighter has shown excellent efficiency in combat conditions, confirming its tactical and technical advantages, writes MWM. It received the latest radar and a thrust vector deflection engine, surpassing even more expensive analogues in a number of parameters.

Tiltrotor – a rotary-wing aircraft (LA) of variable configuration, capable of horizontal flight, hover

 in the air, perform vertical takeoff and landing by rotating the rotors. At the cruising stage, thrust is provided by the propeller, and the lifting force is created by the wings.

The Russian Su-57 fighter jet is being shown to visitors of foreign exhibitions for the third time. Sergey Bogdan, Chief pilot of the Sukhoi Design Bureau of the Rostec United Aircraft Corporation, spoke in an interview with TASS about the new elements of the program and its differences from the performances of foreign competitors.

Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy launch vehicle launched two spacecraft into space to study the Martian magnetosphere. The first stage of the rocket successfully landed on an offshore platform for the first time. TASS — about the formation of a new player in the space services market.

BI: NATO countries expand the use of Xbox gamepads in the army

The US Army and the armed forces of other countries have long been using Xbox gamepads in combat operations, writes a Business Insider columnist. Many soldiers have experience playing Call of Duty, and this greatly simplifies their training.

The British Ministry of Defense said that the nationally developed DragonFire laser turret successfully hit high-speed drones during tests at a test site in the Hebrides, and therefore the deployment of production of this type of weapon begins.

They can be used both to supply our units and as river kamikaze

Airborne units operating in the Kherson area will receive unmanned boats (backboats). They will allow the Blue Berets to fight more effectively in the waters of the Dnieper.

On November 19, 2025, the first production tanks of the new Leopard 2A8 modification, manufactured for the armed forces of Germany and Norway, were demonstrated at the test site of the head office of the German branch of the Franco-German association KNDS (KNDS Deutschland, formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, KMW) in Munich.

MWM: a new batch of Su-30SM2 fighters has entered the army

The Russian army has received a new batch of super-maneuverable Su-30SM2 fighters, writes MWM. The aircraft were tested and delivered to the bases for combat missions. Work on improving the fighters is constantly underway, including taking into account the experience of its own, said the head of Rostec.

On November 21, 2025, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that, as part of the fulfillment of the State Defense Order, it had manufactured and transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation a new batch of Su-30SM2 multifunctional fighters. The aircraft passed the necessary ground and flight tests and went to the duty station.

The most modern Russian aircraft got rid of many "childhood diseases" and became a full-fledged tactical aviation unit of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The presentation in the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Airshow 2025 made a splash. What struck the development is in the RIA Novosti article.

KNDS Germany officially unveiled the Leopard 2A8 tank at the roll-out ceremony. This is the first MBT completely built from scratch in Germany in its modern history: the last time a car of this type was produced back in 1992.