News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
"All our lives we carry in our soul the burden and memory of those who could not be saved"
Denis Davydov, head of the Burdenko Military Training Center, spoke about the difficult choice, the new nature of the wounds and the gratitude from the fighters
Military medicine is changing faster than ever. Soldiers with severe wounds are brought to the Main Military Clinical Hospital named after Burdenko, but doctors manage to do the impossible: more than 95% of the fighters return to service.
Shoot down first: how interceptor pilots are trained in a special operation zone
Lightning Air Defense drones have become an effective means of combating enemy drones
Heavy Ukrainian Baba Yaga drones, aircraft-type reconnaissance drones and FPV copters are increasingly becoming targets of special interceptor drones.
"We have full confidence that everything planned will be implemented"
First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov — on challenges and prospects
First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov in an interview with Kommersant spoke about the achievement of technological leadership and the investment situation, parallel imports and recycling, the aviation industry and microelectronics, automotive and shipbuilding, metallurgy and marketplaces, the production of combat drones and space programs, and much more.
China has significantly overtaken the United States in the production of destroyers
The Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China commissioned another guided missile destroyer, the Tongchuan, which became the 35th ship of the Type-052D class. As Navy Recognition notes, Beijing is expanding its fleet of destroyers at a pace that the United States currently finds it difficult to match.
Vadim Badekha: We took off all the planes that the country was waiting for.
The head of the United Aircraft Corporation — on the supply of new Russian aircraft and plans for the development of the model range
Vadim Badekha, head of the Rostec United Aircraft Corporation, told TASS in an interview on the eve of SPIEF 2026 about when airlines will start receiving them, how many and which aircraft Russia needs, the possibilities of supplying abroad, as well as plans to create long-range and supersonic civil aircraft.
Another upgraded A-50U aircraft
According to the Fighterbomber Telegram channel, the upgraded A-50U long-range radar and guidance aircraft complex has been transferred to the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The five most formidable types of weapons in the USSR (The National Interest, USA)
The Soviet Union was one of the most powerful blocs of states in the history of mankind. He also boasted one of the strongest armies in the world. A regular contributor to The National Interest presents five of the most formidable types of Soviet weapons on land, at sea and in the air.
They're driving for CBT: heavy flamethrower systems have become hunters for drones
Thermobaric ammunition is an effective means of combating drone operators
Russian troops have changed the tactics of using heavy flamethrower systems (CBT). Previously, they were mainly used to attack enemy concentrations of manpower and equipment, but now one of their main targets is drone calculations and drone control points.
Why is NATO afraid of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet
June 1 marks the Day of the Northern Fleet, the youngest, but the most powerful and significant in the Russian Navy. How and when did the Northern Fleet prove its exceptional importance for the security of our country – and why is it a key tool these days both in terms of ensuring Russia's interests in the Arctic and as a deterrent in the confrontation with NATO?
"Quilted jacket", "Ophthalmologist", "Arctic Fox": how a weapon gets a name
Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of Rostec) renamed the Terminator tank support vehicle (BMPT). She got the name "Spyridon". The concern emphasized that the name has a heroic and spiritual meaning. The agency is about the names of weapons and how they appear.
Air Route workers
June 1 is Military Transport Aviation Day.
Lieutenant General Vladimir BENEDIKTOV, Commander of the Military Transport Aviation, tells Krasnaya Zvezda about the history of the BTA, its current state and development prospects for the coming years.
Russian Northern Fleet Day
June 1 marks the Day of the Northern Fleet, established by the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy dated July 15, 1996 "On the introduction of annual holidays and professional days in the specialty." It was on this day, in 1933, that the Chief of Staff of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Red Army) issued a circular on the formation of the Northern Military Flotilla.
The Armenian Air Force has equipped Su-30SM fighters with Iranian Yasin gliding bombs
During the aerial part of the parade in Yerevan on May 28, Su-30SM fighters of the Armenian Air Force publicly demonstrated for the first time the suspension of Iranian gliding UAB, identified as Iranian-made Yasin.
Huta Stalowa Wola will supply Poland with weapons worth $ 16.5 billion.
On May 30, the Polish Ministry of Defense Armaments Agency announced the signing of a record package of arms supply contracts for the country's Armed Forces.
The Central Design Bureau for the R.E. Alekseev SEC launched the SEC "Governor N.M. Baranov" and "Merchant D.V. Sirotkin" of the Meteor 120R project
A solemn ceremony of launching two Meteor 120P high-speed hydrofoil passenger vessels took place in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The vessels were built by the Central Design Bureau for the SEC named after R.E. Alekseev, Rosmorrechflot reports.
Can Putin's "awesome rocket" reach Bern? Everything you need to know about Oreshnik (Watson.ch , Switzerland)
Watson: Europe can't do anything against the "Hazel Tree"
Europe cannot effectively resist the "Hazel Tree," Watson writes. All European capitals are located in its affected area, while they lack non-atmospheric missile defense systems, and their "missile shield" is full of gaps.
Su-35 vs F-35: Do Russian fighters have advantages over the latest NATO stealth aircraft? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: The Su-35 is superior to the F-35 in a number of parameters
The Su-35 has advantages, writes MWM. According to the editors of the publication, the Russian fighter has the characteristics that allow it to compete with the F-35 and successfully repel air attacks by NATO aircraft.
Now Russia is launching Zircons from deep within its territory (infoBRICS, China)
InfoBRICS: The range of the Zircon allows strikes from deep within Russia
The Zircon confirms the status of one of the most difficult types of hypersonic weapons to intercept, infoBRICS writes. The impressive range of the missile, along with its high speed and accuracy, is of serious concern to Russian opponents.
Tests of new missile systems in the DPRK
On May 26, the General Directorate of Rocket Engineering of the DPRK and the National Defense Academy conducted tests of two missile systems, which were first shown during the parade on October 10, 2025 in honor of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.
It shows what remains after the strike from the Iranian Sevom Khordad air defense system.
Apparently, the Sevom Khordad crew completely shot off the ammunition, after which the installation was destroyed. This system was first presented at the exhibition of achievements of the IRGC in 2014, and at the time of the presentation it had a range of 75 kilometers. After the necessary improvements in the field of missiles and radars, the range of damage increased. Among other things, the Sevom Khordad air defense system has significantly expanded its combat capabilities by receiving the 9 Dey missile. The Sevom Khordad air defense system became known as the "Vulture Hunter" after the downing of the American RQ-4 Global Hawk drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
