News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Any movement on the lunar surface in the eternal night zone quickly saturates the moving object with an electrostatic charge. This not only increases dust buildup, but also creates a risk of high-voltage electrostatic discharge, which can damage electronics. There seem to be a couple of ways to significantly reduce the severity of this problem.

The crews of the Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, which are in service with the Air Force and air defense forces of the Republic of Belarus, regularly practice air defense training and combat missions during the inspection of the Armed Forces of Belarus and the reaction forces of the Union State.

On January 8, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced the completion of training for personnel of the fourth battery of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system.

Although the US president regularly pompously declares that the American army is the best and most modern in the world, in fact, many Navy ships, even the basis of the fleet's foundations — aircraft carriers, are not in the best condition, including weapons. Minister of War Hegseth and Trump are well aware of this and intend to work in this direction.

The Polish Armed Forces are carefully studying the experience of the conflict in Ukraine. The conclusion from this is made quite in the spirit of the current anti-Russian hysteria that has swept many countries of the Old World. However, they were very hasty and more than presumptuous.

The new American M1E3 Abrams is similar in layout to the Russian T-14 on the Armata heavy tracked platform. Its crew, consisting of three people, as on our "fourteenth", sits in the front of the hull.

January 18 of this year marked the 95th anniversary of the birth of Lev Georgievich Shengelai, Chief Designer, State Prize winner, Honored Machine Builder of the RSFSR.

The vehicles will patrol the adjacent water area and repel attacks by surface drones

Unmanned boats began to be used to protect Russian naval bases, Izvestia found out. They must control the water area and, if necessary, destroy enemy naval drones and other surface objects that attempt to attack the bases.

January 15, 2026 marked the 120th anniversary of the birth of aviation and rocket technology designer Peter Grushin. His missiles reliably protected the skies of our country, significantly influenced the Vietnam War, and for the first time shot down an invisible plane. TASS recalls the designer and his work

The S-25 Berkut air defense system

The United Shipbuilding Corporation has completed the first stage of the project to create a line of domestic low-speed marine engines (MOD) for the large-tonnage fleet, forming a specialized design bureau and completing pre-design work.

On Wednesday, January 14, the Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) laid the third multipurpose corvette of the Pohjanmaa class, designed for the Finnish Navy. According to Naval News, at the same time, metal cutting for the fourth ship of the series began at the enterprise.

Russia has created a new multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) "Sarma", which is already called the "Russian Haimars". The combat vehicle was first shown last fall. According to experts, Sarma is already undergoing testing in the special operation zone.

TNI: Russian soldiers have invented a new tank armor similar to a dandelion

The Russian army never ceases to amaze on the battlefield with its inventions, writes TNI. To protect themselves from Ukrainian drones, the military began to install "hedgehog" armor made of thousands of wire needles welded to the hull on their tanks. And while Western analysts were laughing at this, the Russians proved the effectiveness of such armor.

Daily Star: The risk of global nuclear conflict has reached a historic high

Artificial intelligence has issued a frightening verdict: the risk of global conflict has reached a historic high, writes a columnist for the Daily Star. Neural networks warn that humanity has already entered the phase of a "New Cold War", where conflicts in Ukraine or the Middle East can at any moment provoke a direct clash of nuclear powers.

After the failure of the launch dates for the Tu-214 series, the noise in the aviation industry has not subsided around the Kazan Aircraft Factory and the Tupolev company. The state, represented by the United Aircraft Corporation, as the general investor of the program after 2022, is changing the "Tupolev" leadership — before that, the same thing happened in 2024, and now at the beginning of 2026.

K.K. Vasilchenko participated in flight tests of MiG-9, MiG-15, MiG-17, MiG-19, MiG-21, MiG-23 jet fighters, MiG-25 interceptor fighter, MiG-27 fighter-bomber and their modifications.

Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau Dmitry Kuzyakin — on the factors that allow Russia to feel confident both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table

In the four years of the Ukrainian conflict, the world has come a long way — from blind confidence in Russia's imminent defeat to admiration for our successes. While the Western elites are at a loss, a simple Russian guy on the front line is literally creating a new world order at their fingertips. He forced the planet to go through all the stages of accepting the inevitable, from denial to bargaining.

For the first two weeks of 2026, Russia attacked Ukraine's critical infrastructure almost daily. Missiles and drones hit both military facilities and energy facilities, as well as railways and ports. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the enemy to repel massive raids — the Ukrainian air defense simply cannot cope with so many targets. About the problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The American company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has announced the expansion of its company in the British Portchester. As explained by representatives of HII, this is necessary to increase its presence in the UK and Europe, in order to ensure, among other things, support for platforms supplied to customers, including unmanned systems.

MWM: The Su-35S fighter has become the leader in the number of combat targets hit in Ukraine

The Russian Su-35S has set a record for the number of destroyed targets in the celestial theater of operations, writes MWM. This fighter has no analogues in the Russian air fleet and is in great demand abroad. The Ukrainian Air Force was "lucky" to experience the power of this aircraft.