News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
Smart Armored Vehicle Protection: ATHENA, TAPS and LAPS
Plasan Sasa Ltd., historically one of the leading experts in armored vehicles in the Western world, is constantly looking for new technologies and materials to improve the protection of armored vehicles. She announced three new products covering all possible threats: direct fire, overhead attack and detonation.
Will "Annushka" and "Sarai" become interceptors
More recently, there have been claims that the time of drones is passing, that weapons are about to appear that will remove them from the scene. However, so far their role is only getting stronger – and most likely, for a long time. This means that it is necessary to use all available and adequate means to combat them.
The Indian navy has been replenished with two warships and a hydrographic vessel.
Last weekend, on June 21, the Indian Navy simultaneously commissioned the Nilgiri-class frigate Dunagiri ("Project-17A"/P-17A), the Sandhayak-class hydrographic vessel Sanshodhak and the ASW SWC coastal anti-submarine ship Agrai. According to Naval News, all of them were designed by the Indian Navy Design Bureau and built in Calcutta at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) shipyard. The commissioning ceremony was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Protecting against drone strikes is becoming a common task
UAV impact protection will require unity of technology and control
Russia needs to step up its rear protection from UAV attacks. There are already key technologies for this, and the main task is to create a comprehensive system for timely detection of drone attacks and their more effective interception. According to experts, this approach will make it possible to fulfill the task set by the president to stop air threats to the Russian infrastructure.
The elite of the North Korean Air Force: MiG-29, Su-25 and MiG-23 - the backbone of strike power
According to various estimates, the DPRK Air Force has between 600 and 1,700 aircraft in service. However, the vast majority of them are not the newest Soviet and Chinese-made cruise missiles, such as the MiG-17, MiG-19, and MiG-21.
"The situation on the battlefield has changed, sniper rifles have found a new use"
The creator of the microwave Andrey Chukavin — about the fight against drones, modernization based on the experience of his own and an assault version of his weapon
The combat experience of recent years has significantly influenced the development of small arms. Designers have to take into account new threats, and the military has to look for new uses for familiar models.
IPO on blood
Chief Designer of the Central Research Institute Dmitry Kuzyakin — about how the ex-head of Google is testing banned AI in frontline areas to kill people
At prestigious international forums, Eric Schmidt is a respectable billionaire and one of the creators of Google's success, who talks about humanism and ethical boundaries for artificial intelligence. But behind this facade lies a cynical calculation.
India reached a record volume of defense production in 2025/26 fiscal year
The total volume of India's defense production in 2025/26 reached a record amount of 1.78 trillion. Indian rupees (about $18.8 billion).
The second FFX-III type frigate was handed over to the South Korean Navy.
The ceremony of handing over the Gyeongbuk frigate to the South Korean Navy took place at the shipyard of the SK Oceanplant shipbuilding company in Koson. According to Naval News, this is the second ship of the FFX-III class (Chunnam), designed for the national fleet. It was laid down in 2023 and launched in June 2025.
North Korea's KN-23 missiles, similar to Iskanders, have gained phenomenal accuracy.
Superficially similar to the Iskanders, North Korea's KN-23 solid-fuel ballistic missiles, also known as the Hwasong-11Ga, have become even more reliable and highly accurate. This is reported by the Military Informant channel, referring to information from the Japanese Kyodo News agency.
A new Yasen-M class nuclear attack submarine has been laid down at Russia's largest military shipyard (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
Russia has created a submarine of the Yasen-M class, writes MWM. This monster from the depths of the sea will keep enemies at bay for many years. Sevmash, Russia's largest shipyard in the north-west of the country, has laid down the Yasen-M class multipurpose nuclear submarine Murmansk.
The Murmansk nuclear submarine was laid down
On June 17, 2026, JSC "Production Association "Northern Machine-Building Enterprise" (NSR, part of JSC "United Shipbuilding Corporation" - USC) hosted a solemn ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the Russian Navy multipurpose nuclear submarine "Murmansk".
Rostec has implemented the largest domestic IT systems for corporate process management
Maxim Valin, Director of Digital Transformation at Rostec, spoke about their creation, as well as about the practical experience of import substitution of one of the Corporation's key IT systems
Rostec has developed a Unified Accounting System, a corporate platform based on domestic technology, designed to unify financial, production and management accounting.
Looking upward: how the USSR got a missile shield
70 years ago, ballistic missiles appeared in the Soviet army
On June 21, 1956, the world's first nuclear-powered ballistic missiles went on combat duty in the USSR. Our country has become invulnerable to the enemy in a major war. The details are in the Izvestia article.
The impossible is possible: how SpaceX's RaptorVAC Vacuum engine works at atmospheric pressure
The intriguing tests of the Raptor Vacuum high-altitude rocket engine for the Starship spacecraft, the upper stage of Elon Musk's super rocket, are paradoxical. His work at sea level is a mystery in itself. After all, according to classical concepts, high-altitude engines do not work correctly at sea level. And the RaptorVAC nozzle on the ground stand spews a jet stream without any signs of malfunction. How can this be?
Flight tests of the new Su-57 have begun in Russia: what makes the production of the fifth-generation fighter a difficult task? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia's production of Su-57 increased significantly more than planned
Another batch of the latest fifth-generation Su-57 fighters has been tested in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, writes MWM. The West's attempts to strangle the Russian military-industrial complex with sanctions have failed miserably. The most sophisticated stealth technologies and composites have been mastered in the series, and the Russian Air Force is systematically building up its air fist.
The Murmansk nuclear-powered submarine missile cruiser has been laid down for the Russian Navy
On June 17, a solemn ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Yasen-M multipurpose nuclear submarine Murmansk took place at the Sevmash shipbuilding enterprise.
Why are Russian satellites better for their Starlink
Russian troops will be able to control drones in the same way as the Ukrainian Armed Forces do – from space, using satellite communications. How does the Russian low–orbit satellite constellation work, what are its advantages over the American Starlink, and what other new capabilities will it give to the Russian Armed Forces in the special operation zone?
Russia may lose the manufacturer of artificial sapphires for electronics and iPhone
The Russian manufacturer of sapphires for iPhone and other electronics, JSC Monocrystall, has filed for bankruptcy. His debts have reached almost 15 billion rubles. Thus, Russia may lose the manufacturer of artificial sapphires for electronics, which held a leading position in the global market back in 2022.
British Defense is a Leaky Bucket (Asia Times, Hong Kong)
AT: The British army will not be able to survive with the existing strategy
The old Soviet anecdote about running out of not only food, but also ammunition, perfectly describes the situation in the British armed forces, writes Asia Times. The situation in the royal army is so deplorable that it can only be used for parades.
