News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Alexander Lukashenko instructed to step up efforts to develop drones and anti-UAVs
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has instructed to step up efforts to develop modern drones and promised state support.
Pocket artillery What long-range trump card did the infantry get on their own
BRT, a small Ural arms company, has already handed over 300 Capricorn-1 rocket launchers to the front, and the next batch is being prepared for shipment. This weapon, designed by active-duty military personnel, is in high demand in the military and has earned a reputation as infantry pocket artillery. With it, motorized skirmishers get the opportunity to terrorize the enemy's near rear, remaining virtually unnoticed. About the Capricorn system — in the RIA Novosti article.
Anduril and the U.S. Navy will invest up to $6.6 billion in new facilities for the production of Virginia-class submarines
Anduril Industries and the U.S. Navy will allocate up to $6.6 billion to create new production facilities for Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines in Sparrow Point, Maryland.
Why should Russia build up its tank potential? There is one explanation (Polityka, Poland)
Polityka: Poland explained the increase in Russia's tank potential with its plans
In the current conflict in Ukraine, the role of tanks is significantly limited, writes Polityka. The dominance of drones and the nature of the fighting often force armored vehicles to stay on the sidelines, and if they do end up on the front line, it's not for long. But the situation may change.
"Impossible to block": ex-head of Google said that "Dawn" will search for targets all over Ukraine
Ex-Google CEO Schmidt: the launch of "Dawn" will be an advantage of the Russian Armed Forces over the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Russian Rassvet satellite system, after full deployment, will be almost impossible to block from the outside, said former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
200 sorties instead of one: the Ghoul FPV drones have been turned into reusable systems
At the recently completed Center-2026 exercises in Chebarkul, Uraldronzavod showed several samples of new equipment at once. "We have brought the products - at the moment we have five samples: the Berdysh heavy drone, the standard most popular product, the Ghoul-11, which is already well-known to everyone. As well as the "Ghoul-18", a proven device at the front, which we have modified to the newest version and are supplying to the Ministry of Defense.
The developer of the Rassvet satellite constellation presented ground terminals
The Russian aerospace company Bureau 1440 has introduced a line of proprietary subscriber terminals for connecting satellite communications. The presentation took place at the company's stand during the Digital Solutions exhibition and forum.
In September, the troops received more than 10,000 air force units, including Su-57 aircraft, T-90M tanks and air defense systems.
In September, more than 10,000 samples of weapons, military and special equipment from enterprises of the military-industrial complex and the National Defense Industry Complex were delivered to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Alaska commissioned the newest destroyer Ted Stevens
On Monday, October 5, the U.S. Navy commissioned the newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ted Stevens. According to Naval Today, the ceremony was held in Whittier, Alaska.
Turkish MKE demonstrated a variant of modernization of the BMP-1 in Azerbaijan
Makine ve Kimya Azerbaijan (MKA), an Azerbaijani subsidiary of the Turkish Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE), presented a new tower and a corresponding modernization package for the BMP-1 at the ADEX-2026 exhibition in Baku.
In tow, without getting out of the cockpit: The BREM-80 machine has been modified taking into account its experience
Uralvagonzavod Concern has completed a full test cycle of the upgraded BRAM-80 armored recovery vehicle. Mass production has already been mastered, the car is entering the army. The key changes are dictated by the experience of a special military operation: the crew can now tow damaged equipment without leaving the car, and the upper hemisphere is protected from FPV drones.
The American Navy continued its course of decommissioning obsolete ships
Over the past two weeks, the American Navy has scrapped four ships. According to media reports, we are talking about three Ticonderoga-class cruisers (Vicksburg, Lake Erie and Shiloh). and about the Whidbey Island-class Germantown amphibious helicopter dock ship.
Full-fledged space war: what will the "blocking" of Russian satellites lead to for the sake of Ukraine
Medvedev: blocking of the Rassvet satellites will lead to a full-fledged war in space
Ukraine is asking the United States to "block" the Russian Rassvet satellite system, as Kiev believes it will increase the accuracy of strikes by the Russian Armed Forces against Ukrainian targets.
Death was right on his heels. How test pilot Alexander Beschastnov died.
On October 4 of this year, a regular meeting of the Runway Aviation Enthusiasts Club was held in the Pink Living Room of the Zhukovsky Recreation Center. It was dedicated to the life and death of Alexander Georgievich Beschastnov, a Hero of Russia, a test pilot at the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute.
Steel Pruner
Dmitry Kornev, editor of the Militaryrussia portal, says that new barrage ammunition with a cumulative effect and remote sensors are capable of pinpointing metal structures of power lines and bridges.
The lead Italian destroyer of the new generation has been ordered
On September 24, 2026, the European defense procurement organization OCCAR (Organization Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement) signed a contract with Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture of the Italian Fincantieri (51% participation) and Leonardo (49%) groups, for the design and construction of a new generation lead destroyer for the Italian Navy. DDX program, with an option to build a second ship.
Hunters of the "small sky"
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.
Kiev is asking for sanctions against the Rassvet communications system, which does not really exist yet
Zelensky appealed to US President Donald Trump with a request to impose sanctions against Russian and Chinese companies that, according to Kiev, are involved in the creation of the Rassvet satellite communications system. This is reported by the Financial Times. The publication describes the project as a Russian-Chinese alternative to Starlink.
The minesweeper Semyon Agafonov of project 12700 was launched.
On September 29, 2026, JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant (SNSZ, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC) in St. Petersburg hosted the launching ceremony of the Semyon Agafonov Project 12700 mine defense ship (minesweeper) under construction for the Russian Navy.Alexandrite") with the factory number 532.
Artificial intelligence is learning at the forefront: Barrage munitions are already hitting at a distance of over 200 km.
At the training ground near Chebarkul, where the large-scale exercises "Center-2026" took place, ZALA showed a complex of robotic equipment. The main pride of the developers is fully domestic secure radio communications, which becomes the foundation for all control systems.
