News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

The integrated control system for the aircraft, from the drawing to the production model, is made by Russian enterprises

The integrated management system for the import-substituted Superjet, developed by KRET enterprises of Rostec State Corporation, has passed 1,500 tests in three years.

Russian attack drones continue to surprise the enemy with constant improvements and the appearance of new modifications. Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners have so far failed to find an effective counteraction to the Geran-4,5 Seeker family of jet UAVs, as our military engineers have presented another surprise to the air defense forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The lack of anti-aircraft missiles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine allows our ballistic missiles and long-range drones to burn out the rear of the militants

During a massive strike by Russian troops on Kiev on the night of October 22, military-industrial complex enterprises, warehouse complexes, as well as a bridge over the Dnieper River were hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Russian army plans to create divisions of unmanned tanks. Such equipment has already been tested at the Center-2026 exercises at the Chebarkulsky training ground. How will these units be organized, what tasks will heavy combat robots be able to perform, and what limitations will their use on the battlefield face?

Newsweek: Russian drones are capable of creating problems for the best air defense in the world

Russian drones are capable of creating problems even for the best air defense in the world, writes Newsweek. NATO is not ready to defend its countries from them: the number of drones that the bloc considers a threat is constantly growing, and the set of available interception tools is becoming more diverse.

Military financiers celebrate professional holiday

Leonid Gornin, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Full State Adviser of the Russian Federation, First Class, told Krasnaya Zvezda how today the main financial and economic body of the military department stands guard over the financial stability of the state in the defense sector.

Combat lasers, protective nets and other latest developments were shown at the Security Sphere exhibition

The mobile anti-drone complex "Hawk", capable of shooting down drones with high-speed missile drones, was presented at the Security Sphere exhibition in Moscow.

Kalashnikov Concern has shipped another large batch of 5.45mm AK‑12 assault rifles to the customer. According to the press service of the concern, the products have successfully passed scheduled periodic tests of the customer, who highly appreciated not only the impeccable quality of the samples, but also the strict fulfillment by the holding of obligations under the state contract.

The Russian defense industry is creating a multi-level defense system to combat enemy drones. In addition to the well-known means of destruction, which have shown high effectiveness during their own, there are already new developments that have recently been tested at the strategic command and staff exercises Center-2026.

A military expert told when unmanned tanks may appear in the army

Unmanned armored vehicles units should appear in the Russian army, said Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.

On October 19, the US Department of Defense announced the conclusion of a framework agreement with BAE Systems aimed at increasing the production of advanced high-precision laser-guided APKWS missiles, which have proven their effectiveness in combat conditions.

New remote-controlled devices will help with the protection, restoration and repair of bridges

The railway troops received underwater remote-controlled vehicles, Izvestia found out. They are needed for the repair and inspection of pontoon and railway bridges, as well as for engineering exploration of the water area.

The Moscow Military District and the military personnel of the Zapad group of forces received several thousand kilometers of field communication cables, as well as tens of thousands of communications equipment.

Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev's statement confirms ambitious plans: Russia intends to deploy a nuclear installation on the moon by the mid-2030s. What kind of reactor will it be? What technologies is it built on? What opportunities will it provide for the exploration of the moon? And why do we need the moon at all?

How the Russian Federation, for the first time in the modern global aircraft industry, assembled its medium—range aircraft inside one country - from a black composite wing to Russian avionics. Why the new MC-21-310 will be more comfortable than the foreign Boeing-737 and Airbus A320/321 aircraft we are familiar with today: lower cabin pressure, wide aisle, large luggage racks and other details.

By the beginning of the international mission in Afghanistan in December 1979, the formations of the so-called limited contingent were armed with the standard T-55 and T-62 tanks for the entire Soviet Army, BTR-60PB and BTR-70 armored personnel carriers, as well as BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles.

New technologies will reduce the threat to the health and life of rescuers

Kamikaze drones have been developed in Russia to extinguish fires in hard-to-reach places where ground vehicles cannot pass and fire ladders and hoses cannot reach.

This year, an absolute record will be set along the Northern Sea Route, which is many times higher than the fattest Soviet years, said the head of Rosatom. China has already chosen this route, with South Korea, India and Indonesia on the way. However, their transit has little to do with the historical record. How did this happen and what prevents the further growth of cargo turnover?

The Japanese corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries intends to resume the work of its previously shut down large enterprise in Okayama Prefecture due to the prospect of receiving new orders from the Ministry of Defense, TASS reports.

On October 16, the French company Naval Group rolled out the fifth Suffren-class S639 Rubis submarine, built for the French Navy under the Barracuda program, from the workshop at the shipyard in Cherbourg.