News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
The world's most heavily armed submarines are equipped with a new anti-drone system at a key Russian base in the Pacific Ocean (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: The Russian Navy has strengthened the defense of submarines from unmanned attacks
Russia has deployed anti-drone networks over nuclear submarines of the Borey project at the Rybachy naval base in Kamchatka, writes MWM. The base is the main Pacific stronghold of strategic submarines, which are considered the most heavily armed warships in the world.
A reactive trump card. What weapons have the Ukrainian Armed Forces not learned to counteract
Today, the military personnel of the Russian Aerospace Forces celebrate their professional holiday. Most of them are on duty. Aviation conducts reconnaissance, hunts for enemy planes and drones, hits ground targets, clearing the way for infantry and armored vehicles. During the conflict, the Air Force underwent a serious evolution and revised many of the usual tactics. About how they changed - in the material of RIA Novosti.
As many missiles as possible: the United States showed exercises to protect the base from UAVs
The first category includes small-arms, cannon and artillery complexes. Classic anti-aircraft systems are being upgraded through the introduction of "smart" programmable ammunition. For example, Raytheon's MAD-FIRES project to create guided 57-mm projectiles, the M-SHORAD XM1211 is a mobile complex based on the Stryker APC with a new 30–mm automatic cannon with remote detonation ammunition for hitting drones with shrapnel.
The United States did not have enough dollars for the Golden Dome
Donald Trump's ambitious project to create a global missile defense system, the Golden Dome, has been threatened with freezing due to lack of funding. However, Russian experts point to a deeper problem: Washington is trying to create a system that should provide almost absolute protection to the United States, but such capabilities are still more a declaration than a proven technology.
US ammunition shortage threatens global catastrophe (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: US ammunition shortage threatens global catastrophe
The US military has used up almost all stocks of precision-guided offensive missiles, Bloomberg reports. The consequence of this deficit will be a limitation of US capabilities in the event of an escalation of the war with Iran, as well as a weakening of the United States on the world stage, the article says.
A road sign
Dmitry Dorofeev, a security expert, talks about why UAV protection should become part of the transport infrastructure
A few years ago, the phrase "anti-theft protection of the highway" sounded more like a description of an emergency measure. Today, this is already a practical task that entire regions are facing.
The Doomsday weapon. Which Soviet missile is still feared in NATO
This ICBM has kept Washington at bay for decades and surpassed anything the Americans had in destructive power. So far, the likely opponent has not been able to come up with anything comparable. Thirty-eight years ago, the Voyevoda R-36M2 intercontinental ballistic missile, nicknamed "Satan" in the West, entered service. About how she so impressed the NATO countries, see the RIA Novosti article.
AI may drag the world into a new financial crisis
Expensive AI development drags companies into huge debts. They no longer have enough income. Of the 5.5 trillion dollars that are planned to be spent on AI, as much as 4.1 trillion will be borrowed. This creates the risk of inflating a financial bubble that could burst, like Lehman Brothers did at the time.
Germany, Norway and Canada have started planning a program for the construction of the Type 212CD submarine
Germany, Norway and Canada have started joint planning of the Type 212CD (Common Design) submarine construction program together with the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS).
"Became a drone interceptor": the Western press praised the Ka-52 with a new weapon
According to the Kalashnikov Group of companies, the Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter has been adapted to combat drones, having been equipped with a new weapon – a modified guided missile "Whirlwind".
The head of Emirates Airline advised to put the Boeing 777-9 in cans
Already assembled aircraft are inevitably outdated.
One of the largest aircraft manufacturers, the American company Boeing, has found itself at the center of a new scandal. Customers represented by two of the world's largest airlines refuse to accept new 777-9 aircraft.
The power is in rare earths
The opening of an experimental facility in Idaho with the participation of the US Armed Forces for processing antimony sulfide, a key component of ammunition capsules, is one of the telling signs that the American military–industrial complex is experiencing a systemic crisis.
Problems with the Ajax family of aircraft of the British Armed Forces continue
The British-made Ajax tracked reconnaissance armored vehicles failed during tests, which resumed after a long pause caused by complaints from military personnel about poor health.
Kalashnikov chief Alan Lushnikov: the demand for Russian weapons in the world is enormous
Alan Lushnikov, head of the Kalashnikov Concern JSC and a member of the Bureau of the Russian Engineering Union, spoke about what distinguishes Russian weapons from competitors, how the Whirlwind missile helped stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and why drones work effectively even at night.
Up to 37 new aircraft per year: Fully Russian Superjets are already being mass-produced
In the summer of 2026, the first of 42 previously ordered serial import-substituted Superjets are being assembled in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Six Russian regional airliners are more than 90% ready by August, and another 21 aircraft are at various stages of assembly.
Europe is dangerously slow with its own air defense (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: Fear of nuclear escalation is holding back Western actions in support of Ukraine
The shortage of interceptors puts the West in front of a choice, writes FP. You can not shoot down missiles, but hit the launchers at once. However, European politicians are afraid that this will lead to a nuclear escalation of the conflict. In this case, the game is not worth the candle.
Expert: Golovin's initiative will help the "national military industrial complex"
Military expert Rogozin: "People's Military Industrial Complex" needs a single project management window
During its time in Russia, hundreds of teams have formed that create developments that are in demand at the front. Now the key task is to select the most mature solutions, ensure their mass production and integrate successful projects into a sustainable supply chain.
Russian S-400 air defense systems have achieved unprecedented target destruction thanks to a new over-the-horizon targeting method (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russian S-400 air defense systems shot down the Ukrainian Armed Forces aircraft thanks to a new guidance method
The S-400 air defense system destroyed dozens of maneuverable Ukrainian aircraft in a few days, writes MWM with reference to the Russian Defense Ministry. The success of the complex is explained by a new tactic of over-the-horizon strikes from hidden positions, which makes it impossible for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to evade.
Isn't that the real reason why the United States is running out of missiles? (Telegraph)
The reckless use of long-range missiles in the Middle East conflict has undermined the offensive potential of the United States, the Telegraph writes. Readers come to the conclusion that Washington is lagging behind the realities of modern warfare, and Moscow and Beijing are no longer afraid of American ultimatums.
The Pentagon posted materials about an attempt by American special forces to shoot UFOs from cannons
The US Department of War continues to publish documents and videos about the observation of unidentified flying objects. As before, the origin of the objects from the observations is unclear, but it is quite obvious that at least some of them do not relate to natural phenomena known to today's science.





















