News about the state and prospects of the defense industry
"The fighter showed its temperament in the sky": Indian Air Force Su-30MKI managed to evade missiles of Chinese origin
The conflict between New Delhi and Islamabad, which broke out in early May, revealed the weaknesses and strengths of the opposing armies. Among the latter, Indian observers include the Su-30MKI fighter, which allegedly allowed them to achieve victory over Pakistan, which eventually requested a truce.
Another batch of Su-35s has been transferred to the Russian Aerospace Forces, and the UAC is increasing their production (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: UAC expands production of Su-35, these fighters are needed not only by Russia
The first batch of Su-35s in 2025 was handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces in the first week of March, writes MWM. And on May 12, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) handed over a batch of new Su-35S fighters to the Ministry of Defense. These fighters have a very good prospect of export orders.
Prime Minister Modi reveals the role of the S-400 missile system for India's air defense: why they are more important than ever (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Indian Prime Minister Modi highly appreciated the effectiveness of Russian S-400 air defense systems
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Russian S-400 air defense systems, writes MWM. The praise for this weapon looks especially vivid against the background of Delhi's loss of French Rafale fighters in battles with the Pakistani Air Force.
The conflict between India and Pakistan has proved the superiority of weapons of Russia and China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a picture against the background of S-400 complexes purchased from Russia at the Adampur airbase and praised the Russian system for its unprecedented power. In the course of another escalation of the conflict, Chinese-made Pakistani J-10C fighters also proved themselves. Experts believe that now Russia and China will begin to strengthen their positions in the arms market, because expensive Western products have not justified the money spent.
"Invisibles" on the battlefield
How disguises help hide military installations from enemy detection systems
The combat experience of a special military operation has clearly shown that any military equipment, both on the battlefield and in the immediate rear, is a priority target for the enemy.
There will be a regiment: the Navy is creating marine parts of unmanned systems
The new formations will combine aerial, ground and sea drones
Regiments of unmanned systems are being created as part of the Navy. They will combine different types of robotic systems: air, land and sea. The new units, which will be formed in all fleets, will perform reconnaissance and strike functions. According to experts, combining different types of drones will make it possible to effectively conduct reconnaissance, surveillance, and destruction of marine and coastal facilities.
The creators of Elbrus promised a processor "30-200 times" superior to foreign ones.
Russian engineer and scientist Boris Babayan and his son Evgeny are working on a project to create a chip based on the new Elbrus-B architecture. It is planned that the chip will appear on it by 2027. A special feature of the architecture is the parallelism of computing. According to the developers, it will surpass famous foreign architectures "by 30-200 times."
Russian authorities are creating an AI development center
A Center for the development of Artificial Intelligence will be created under the Russian Government, which, in addition to developing a regulatory framework, will also analyze government spending on the introduction of AI and assess the possibility of such spending.
A Look inside Putin's secret weapons empire (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: Russia has three times more ammunition reserves than the United States and Europe
Russia is upgrading its troops and weapons at an unprecedented pace, writes The Economist. Activity at the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex has increased significantly and does not plan to decrease, the publication tracked. Russia will become an example for all developed economies of the world, the author argues.
The new Russian small-sized aviation cruise missile "Banderol"
The Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has disseminated information about the new Russian small-sized aviation cruise missile S8000 "Banderol", the occasional use of which has been noted by the Ukrainian side since the beginning of this year. According to the GUR, the developer and manufacturer of the rocket is Kronshtadt JSC, and the rocket is used with Orion (Pacer) UAVs manufactured by the same Kronshtadt JSC, and in the future it is also planned to use this missile from Mi-28N combat helicopters.
North Korea surprises with its Shilka-like anti-aircraft self-propelled gun
The North Korean army is armed with a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, which looks like the Soviet ZSU-23-4 Shilka. However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that we have a completely different car in front of us.
Why China will win the arms race (UnHerd, UK)
UnHerd: China has become a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence technologies are completely changing both production and military affairs, writes UnHerd. China is ahead of the United States in the practical application of these technologies in both areas. Plus, unlike America, he has created the potential for their further development.
The East has "washed" the West. What did the large-scale aerial combat of 125 fighters show?
Colonel Khodarenok: the air battle over Hindustan showed the superiority of China's weapons
On May 7, the Indian and Pakistani Air Forces conducted an air battle that became one of the largest and longest in the modern history of jet aviation. Which fighters participated in the battle, who can be considered the winner of this battle, and which country's military developments suffered significant reputational losses - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
Dyumin recalled the contribution of Tula gunsmiths to the Victory
Presidential aide Dyumin spoke about the work of Tula gunsmiths during the war
Assistant to the President of Russia, Secretary of the State Council of the Russian Federation Alexey Dyumin recalled the work of Tula gunsmiths during the Great Patriotic War and spoke about how they are bringing Victory closer today.
For American Sentinel nuclear missiles, hundreds of new silos will have to be built instead of the existing ones due to incompetence.
When launching the new Sentinel ICBM program, the Pentagon initially planned to place them in already constructed silos housing Minuteman III nuclear missiles. However, the situation has changed.
It will increase the range of "flying batteries": the flight of the new American small cruise missile Black Arrow is shown
The American company Moog Inc. has announced that its "stabilizer control system" (CAS) has successfully passed comprehensive flight tests, being installed on a small Black Arrow cruise missile developed by Leidos. Testing, as explained, was conducted back in November 2024 from an AC-130J aircraft ("flying battery") of the US Air Force.
Tank only: how armored vehicles change during their combat
Since the beginning of the special operation, hundreds of changes have been made to the design of the products
Uralvagonzavod Production Association has sent shipments of T-90M and T-72B3M tanks to the troops. These are the main working machines in the war zone. Over the years of the special operation, hundreds of design changes have been introduced into production — in particular, protection has been noticeably strengthened. Izvestia investigated which tanks the army receives from industry and how they have changed based on its experience.
After 40 years, the US Navy launched a program to create new nuclear missiles for submarines.
The US Navy plans to make an important decision to begin development of a new generation nuclear-powered cruise missile (SLCM-N) in fiscal year 2026. The adoption of missiles for the US Navy's Virginia-class submarines is scheduled for 2034, the author of an article in the online publication Interesting Engineering writes.
Russian tank units received upgraded T-90M and T-72B3M (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
The Russian tank fleet has been replenished with updated T-90M and T-72B3M models, writes MWM. The new vehicles are equipped with a fundamentally new system of protection against drones — lattice armor above the tower caps and radar warfare antennas, explains the author of the article.
The Afanasy Ivannikov Project 12700 minesweeper was commissioned.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that on May 7, 2025, a solemn ceremony was held in Baltiysk for the first raising of the Naval flag of the Russian Federation on the Afanasy Ivannikov project 12700 minesweeper (code "Alexandrite") with factory number 529, built for the Navy at JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant (SNSZ, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in St. Petersburg. This is the ninth Project 12700 ship commissioned by the Navy.
