News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Chinese cosmonaut Tang Hongbo noted that in zero gravity, fish seem to completely lose their orientation

The astronauts of the Chinese manned mission Shenzhou-17 conducted experiments on the orbital station related to fish farming in zero gravity. This was told to a TASS correspondent by Chinese cosmonaut Tang Hongbo, who took part in the Shenzhou-12 and Shenzhou-17 missions.

Although it is customary to say that one does not wave one's fists after a fight, in modern wars timely information is expensive even after the end of hostilities. Especially when the conflict is simply put on pause.

The global market for these munitions is experiencing an era of prosperity and expansion of the choice of offers

A new Type-88 anti-ship missile was tested in Japan. And this is far from the only novelty in this niche of long-range weapons. Over the past few years, new players have appeared on the global market of manufacturers of such ammunition — in addition to Japan, this is primarily Norway and even Taiwan. About what kind of missiles are being created in these countries, what capabilities they have, as well as about their export prospects — in the Izvestia material.

And what role did the US forces play

The conflict between Iran and Israel that took place in June 2025, with the inclusion of the United States of America at the last stage, will certainly go down in the history of wars as a war "in which everyone won." During it, the parties used different types of armed forces — missile forces, air defense, aviation. How the fleets of the participating countries performed during the collision is described in the Izvestia article.

PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) On June 25, 2025, it announced that it had handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense the next new Su-35S aircraft manufactured under the State Defense Order. The new 4++ generation fighters underwent a full cycle of factory tests in various operating modes and flew to their home airfield.

During the Cold War, the USSR developed a strategy to combat American aircraft carriers, writes TNI. Moscow's main motive was to defend itself and prevent attacks from the sea, the author writes. The Soviet system of countering enemy vessels was very effective.

In April 2025, Microsoft's CEO announced that artificial intelligence now writes almost a third of the company's code. Last October, Google's CEO put the figure at 25%. Other tech companies are probably not far behind. In the meantime, researchers are creating an algorithm that allows coding agents to improve themselves.

The technique was criticized in the media for the lack of protection from FPV drones

The BT-3F armored personnel carrier, which was criticized in the media for its lack of protection from FPV drones, can adapt to various environmental conditions and threats, and be retrofitted with a set of additional protection. This was stated by Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial Director of the Rostec cluster of armaments, ammunition and special chemicals.

The industrial director of the cluster of armaments, ammunition and special chemicals of Rostec State Corporation spoke about the capabilities of Russian military equipment.

Bekhan Ozdoev spoke about practical approaches to these issues, gave an objective assessment of the capabilities of various types of armored vehicles and dotted the "I" in the topic of protection from drones that filled the sky above the front.

June 26 of this year marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Hero of the Soviet Union, cosmonaut Pavel Belyaev. He was in the first cosmonaut squadron of the USSR, preparing to fly on the Vostok, but Yuri Gagarin was sent. He joined the crew with A. Leonov, flew, but Leonov made history when he went into outer space. But it was Belyaev, as the commander of the ship, who led the operation and it was he who gave the command to go into space and informed the Earth about it.:

- A man went into outer space!

The author for NI has compiled a list of the most powerful nuclear submarines in service with Russia and the United States. In the event of a hypothetical conflict, just one ship of this type is enough to reduce 288 targets the size of a city to radioactive ash within 30 minutes.

NetEase: Russia has already tripled the production of T-90M tanks, thousands are coming soon

Despite the sanctions, Russia is demonstrating the power of its defense complex, writes NetEase. While the West is delaying supplies to Ukraine, Moscow is strengthening its "armored fist", preparing for a long-term confrontation, the publication notes.

Unmanned aircraft is developing at an accelerated pace in the face of fierce competition, when the modification of vehicles for combat operations "lives" for only a couple of months, and then begins to require new solutions in response to enemy technology. The drone industry is being born literally before our eyes, and it is actively supported in the country. An appropriate strategy has been approved for the period up to 2030 and for the future up to 2035. We are talking about the development of the industry in the Far East.

The editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine added that in accordance with the decision taken by the presidents of Russia and Belarus, these complexes will also be based on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

The Dutch government has decided to equip the new Orca-class submarines with NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missiles from the Norwegian company Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace.

Taiwan's first self-built diesel-electric submarine, SS-711 Hai Kun, has successfully passed the first stage of sea trials. On Tuesday, June 24, Naval Today reported with reference to the press service of the CSBC Corporation shipyard responsible for the construction of the submarine.

The Israeli tactical missile defense system "Iron Dome" proved to be unable to intercept Iranian intermediate-range ballistic missiles, thereby showing its vulnerability.

The manufacturer of power electronics Optron-Stavropol is on the verge of bankruptcy. Production has been stopped, and employees have been allowed to return home. The plant is unable to fulfill the state defense order. The company's management says that the implementation of the State Budget led to its problems, under which the price of products was greatly underestimated, which is why the plant began to operate at a loss. The industry confirms the problem and notes that it is extremely unprofitable to fulfill the State Defense Order due to the fact that the military representative office sets low prices for dual-use products.

MWM: Swedish Gripen fighters are inferior to Russian Su-30

Sweden dared to raise Gripen fighters to intercept Russian Su-30s, writes MWM. Swedish aircraft are considered obsolete, and their capabilities are among the most limited in the world. Russian fighters outperform them in most respects.

MWM: Russia tripled production of T-90M tanks

Over the past 3-4 years, Russia has tripled the production of T-90M tanks, writes MWM. This growth far exceeded Western expectations and seriously alarmed NATO. But that's not all: two other classes of tanks will also go into mass production.