News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Once again about the 100 new Tu-214 and S7 Airlines
The author of the blog "Tips for dreamers", with whom the Technosphere media resource has been cooperating for more than a year. Russia", in his next article, expressed his position on the relationship between the manufacturer of Tu-214 passenger aircraft and, so far, the only major potential buyer of them, S7 Airlines (Siberia).
The German "miracle weapon". Russia has learned about Berlin's secret nuclear ambitions
The SVR admitted that Germany has a secret plan to develop nuclear weapons
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has stated that the German authorities are trying to gain direct access to technologies for creating their own nuclear weapons.
China builds as many submarines in three years as there are in the entire French fleet.
According to information published by the French newspaper Le Figaro on July 18, 2026, China launched five nuclear submarines in six months in the first half of 2026. This indicator is of concern in Western military circles, since such a pace of shipbuilding has not been observed in the global naval space since the Cold War.
A meeting of the Board of the Military Department was held under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov
On July 17, a meeting of the Board of the Military Department was held under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
Russia has equipped attack drones with two-dollar compasses to bypass Ukrainian electronic warfare systems. This is the fourth revision in six months (19FortyFive, USA)
19FortyFive: Russia has equipped Molniya drones with a compass to bypass electronic warfare
Russia has found a cheap and effective way to bypass Ukrainian electronic warfare systems, writes 19FortyFive. Just one small detail worth two dollars caused huge problems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and significantly increased the effectiveness of the Lightning Bolts.
Wings of the Fleet
Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the role of naval aviation of the Russian Navy in a special military operation
The naval aviation of the Russian Navy celebrates its 110th anniversary on July 17. Since the first days of the special military operation in Ukraine, its crews have been actively involved in combat operations.
They disappeared behind the Berezhok: the BMP-2M began to work according to a new scheme
Thanks to the capabilities of the combat module, vehicles can effectively fire from closed positions
BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles equipped with the Berezhok combat module began to master firing from closed positions at unobserved targets.
A German company has developed a mobile power plant with a battery for charging UAVs
The German company Click & Power GmbH has introduced a new development for mobile delivery and provision of electricity for equipment and military equipment in the field, including combat operations areas. Alexander Shvan, the company's executive director, told NextGenDefense about the technical characteristics of the power plant.
An unmanned project
Alexey Rogozin, an expert in the aviation industry, talks about how to build a defense system against aerial threats
Countering drone strikes operating deep within Russia's territory has ceased to be solely the task of the Armed Forces. Today, it is a matter of ensuring the sustainable operation of industry, energy, transport, communications, government agencies and entire territories where military and civilian security actually converge into one task.
The MS-21 received a record acceleration: the plant reduced training by 18 times
The preparation of production of the MC-21 was significantly accelerated at the Irkutsk Aircraft Factory. Time has been reduced due to the new work organization
Irkutsk Aviation Plant has managed to achieve a significant acceleration in the preparation of production of the MS-21 passenger liner.
The Alexey Shein medium marine tanker of project 23130 has been launched.
On July 14, 2026, in Shlisselburg, Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant LLC (part of United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC) launched the Alexey Shein medium marine tanker of project 23130 (serial number 904), which is under construction for the Russian Navy. The tanker is intended for the Baltic Fleet.
Russia will provide itself and the world with the metals of the future
Why is the whole world hunting for Russian metals
Russia is ready to set another economic record, this time in metallurgy. Russia produces metals that the whole world needs right now. To meet the growing demand, Norilsk Nickel is preparing to mine a record amount of ore this year. Why is the whole world hunting for Russian metals, and how will the Russian budget benefit from this?
Japanese Terra Drone is developing cooperation with the UAE in the field of UAV counteraction systems
The Japanese company Terra Drone is expanding its presence in the UAE, where, focusing on the growing market of anti-unmanned aerial vehicles, it offers its UAV interceptors.
"The lesson of the Ukrainian war": German tanks have acquired an anti-drone net
For a long time, many German observers were critical of the retrofitting of tanks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces of Ukraine with additional protective equipment, pointing out that this indicates the alleged design flaws of Soviet armored vehicles and the lack of adequate solutions, for example, in the form of KAZ and "hedgehog armor", which are installed on Bundeswehr vehicles.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces began using robots for military propaganda.
Recently, several events have converged at once related to the tests of both the Ukrainian Armed Forces and ground combat robots in the West. Ukrainian sources even claim that for the first time they were able to implement the landing of a robotic landing force using, again, a crewless boat. What is it about and what does it mean?
"There is something to brag about": The Russian Navy has entered the top three strongest in the world (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: The Russian Navy is one of the strongest in the world
The Russian Navy has become one of the three strongest in the world, the author of the article writes on the pages of The National Interest. The country retains one of the most powerful navies, partly due to the need to maintain combat capabilities on three oceans.
"They will cope with the Geraniums": the Rafale fighter was equipped with anti-drone missiles
Last October, the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, General Jerome Bellanger, insisted on the need to equip Rafale and Mirage 2000D RMV fighters with inexpensive means of destroying kamikaze drones, such as the Iranian Shahed-136 or the Russian Geranium, used to launch massive strikes in operational depth.:
Turkey showed a deep strike with a JET-230 missile from a KIZILELMA UAV
The Turkish company Baykar Technologies has demonstrated the launch of a supersonic JET-230 air-to-surface missile from a serial Bayraktar KIZILELMA S2 attack and reconnaissance drone.
The "new generation Fighter": the first flight of the Eurofighter Quadriga took place
The Quadriga project, launched in 2020, provides for the replacement of aging Tranche 1 first-stage aircraft with more advanced multirole fighters. In total, the German Air Force plans to acquire 38 vehicles of the new Tranche 4 modification by 2030, decommissioning the same number of Tranche 1 units.
A platinum and palladium mining facility will be operational in the Arctic by the end of 2026.
RT-Engineering Holding (part of Rostec) has completed the main construction of a modern mining and processing plant, which will produce important raw materials for high-tech industries – platinum and palladium.
