News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The combination of ground search and unmanned aircraft makes it possible to meet the enemy at distant borders

Interceptor drones today remain one of the relatively inexpensive means of combating enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs. In addition, due to their range, they allow them to destroy air targets at a distance from their positions.

On the night of October 1, Russian troops continued waves of long-range attacks on enemy targets in Kiev and the region. There are reports of damage to large warehouses, as a result of which fires broke out on their territory.

Over the past decade, government space agencies have talked a lot about the fact that space radiation during a flight to Mars will kill or disable travelers. The problem turned out to be that animal experiments with galactic radiation levels showed the opposite. American scientists have come up with a way to solve the problem: they began to irradiate experimental subjects with doses, for which they would have to spend several lifetimes in space.

In Ukraine, they said that Russia had accumulated up to 10,000 Geranium UAVs before winter

Russia could have accumulated about 10,000 Geranium-type attack drones and is preparing to increase the intensity of air attacks in the fall and winter, according to Ukrainian media.

Former head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Fedorov announced plans to create humanoid combat robots

Ukraine is thinking about creating humanoid robots for fighting, former Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has said.

Due to the fear of Russian kamikaze drones, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is forced to keep almost all of its tanks in the rear. Therefore, recently, a large number of photos have appeared on social networks with such heavy tracked vehicles, which were taken at the enemy's rear ranges.

The commander of the American Space Command, Stephen Whiting, announced in the spring that Russia, according to the United States, had moved from testing to deploying such vehicles. In the fall, the discussion expanded: the US military acknowledged the presence of its own weapons in orbit. The specific capabilities of the systems remain only partially disclosed.

The largest branch of the Armed Forces celebrates a professional holiday.

The leadership of the country and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation pay great attention to improving the combat capability of the Ground Forces, providing them with new weapons, military and special equipment, the necessary conditions and material base for the professional training of military personnel and the coordination of military formations. The commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Hero of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, tells in detail about this.

The Turkish company ASELSAN demonstrated the operation of the KANGAL FPV 100 and EJDERHA AD 210 anti-drone complexes, specializing in countering various types of UAVs, which allows them to complement each other, creating an effective barrier against UAVs.

Elon Musk's company has notified NASA and a number of commercial players that it is deliberately abandoning the operation of an aging system consisting of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and the Falcon 9 rocket. Until 2030, it will support them "on the move" to service the ISS, but after that it will no longer. Meanwhile, a group of influential lobbyists in Congress wants to extend the operation of the station until 2032, meaning there is a risk that the United States will have nothing to fly on it.

Italy has launched one of the most important modernization programs for the country's Navy, which provides for the purchase of two new generation DDX destroyers.

Yesterday, September 28, 2026, Starship went into orbit for the first time. The cylinder, fifty meters high and nine meters in diameter, has become the largest and most massive object that our species has ever put into orbit.

The potential demand for cargo vessels of the Platform No. 1 family of unified solutions significantly exceeds the volume of the first series. The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) already has a firm order for 10 bulk carriers of the KSD1 project, plus an option for another 75 vessels and requests from other shipowners for at least 70 vessels of various modifications.

The strategic session "Automation and Robotization — the basis of industrial growth" was devoted to this topic

Rostec State Corporation brought together representatives of industry and the expert community at the strategic session "Automation and Robotics — the basis of industrial growth."

WSJ: The military-industrial complex of the United States does not have time to produce enough weapons

The American military-industrial complex is facing a large-scale crisis, writes the WSJ. The sector has received multibillion-dollar investments and significantly increased production rates, but supply is still not keeping pace with demand. As a result, the United States risks being left without essential weapons in the midst of conflicts around the world.

"The tape.<url>": "Russia tested new "Dan-T" and "Monochrome" ammunition during its military operation

The summer campaign in the SVR zone was marked by a special emphasis on long—range strikes and active work to protect against drones, both at the front and in the rear. The Armed Forces of Russia have begun to massively use new weapons that increase the effectiveness of strikes.

Russian gunsmiths have created the ZAK-30 "Citadel" anti-aircraft artillery system with a high degree of automation and programmable aerial detonation ammunition.

PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) On September 24, 2026, it announced that it had handed over to the Russian Federation Air Force a batch of new Su-57 multi-role fighters in a new technical appearance.

The South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has handed over to the command of the Republic of Korea Air Force the first production fighter KF-21 Boramae version Block.1.

On September 24, the Italian Ministry of Defense signed a contract worth €3.7 billion euros with a consortium of local companies Fincantieri and Leonardo for the design and construction of new generation ships under the DDX program. Western observers note the scale of the task: