News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

For the first time in decades, Russian law enforcement agencies have begun to receive a new model of machine gun. We are talking about a weapons system called the RPL-20. How does it differ from its predecessors and what tasks will the soldiers of the Russian units in the special operation zone primarily solve with its help?

Colonel Khodarenok: It is difficult for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to intercept the new Russian Banderol missile

According to Ukrainian sources, more than two dozen cases of the use of new aviation weapons of the Russian Air Force, called "Parcel", have already been recorded in the free zone. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what kind of rocket it was and why it was unique.

Small vehicles are well suited for front-line operations in the face of constant drone attacks

Military medics are mastering the buggy on the front line. They use these small high-speed and maneuverable vehicles to evacuate the wounded from the front line, deliver medicines and other important goods. Experts note that after the start of mass use of drones, larger vehicles cannot work so close to the front line, becoming an easy target for the enemy.

The variant of the Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle with the Berezhok fighting compartment receives additional capabilities not only to combat heavy armored vehicles of the enemy, but also various fortifications.

MWM: Rostec State Corporation highly appreciated the success of Iskander-M in Ukraine

Rostec State Corporation highly appreciated the capabilities of the Iskander-M complex after a string of major successes of its missiles in the Ukrainian theater of operations, writes MWM. Modern versions of the American Patriot air defense system proved unable to withstand his attacks and were destroyed.

Robot Factory and Sberbank are announcing a leasing program for mass-produced industrial robot manipulators.

The US Department of Defense's annual intelligence report (2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment) published information about the modernization of the Russian R-37M missile, which made it possible to install a nuclear charge in its warhead. Thus, it turns out that one Russian fighter (carrier of four R-37M units) It will now be able to destroy entire squadrons of enemy aircraft, dozens of cruise missiles (including nuclear-armed analogues), or large swarms of drones.

AT: The Su-35S fighter is capable of rewriting the "rules of the game" in the air

In gaining air superiority, the Su-35S fighters have gone far ahead of any of their counterparts, writes AT. Some analysts call this machine “a factor that rewrites the rules of the game” and can challenge any fourth-generation aircraft.

infoBRICS: Russian air-to-air missile receives nuclear warhead

Russia has the most powerful air-to-air missiles, writes infoBRICS. But that's not enough: the R-37M missile was equipped with a nuclear warhead. Now one Russian fighter is capable of destroying entire squadrons of aircraft, hundreds of cruise missiles and swarms of UAVs. This is bad news for the reckless West and criminal NATO, the author concludes.

Military observer Leonkov: the United States will multiply the satellite grouping

One of Donald Trump's most ambitious projects is the creation of a fundamentally new missile defense system, the Golden Dome, which will be deployed on land, sea and in space, and will be put into operation before the end of his presidential term. What is known about the large—scale program worth 175 billion dollars is in the RIA Novosti article.

According to foreign media, the Office of Accelerated Development and Critical Technologies of the US Army (Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, RCCTO) continues to introduce autonomous capabilities into its arsenal. It plans to form the army's first man-machine platoon within two years (fiscal year 2027).

On May 21, 2025, the Finnish shipbuilding company Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) in Rauma hosted the official launching ceremony of the new type of corvette Pohjanmaa, which is under construction for the Finnish Navy, out of four contracted under the promising Finnish program Laivue 2020 ("Flotilla 2020").

TNI: Russian Hunter drone will help Su-57 in combat missions

Both the Su-57 and its satellite, the Hunter drone, did not impress the author of the article in TNI. At the same time, she did not even mention that this UAV was not "on paper", but in reality it passed flight tests back in 2019. And the Su-57 already has potential buyers abroad.

infoBRICS: the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have the means to fight Iskander-M.

Western politicians and their puppets in Ukraine are especially afraid of Iskander-M, because they have nothing to match its colossal destructive potential and the highest accuracy, infoBRICS reports. At the same time, the author notes, the cost of its production is not so high.

Last night, the Russian military carried out one of the most massive combined attacks on the Ukrainian capital. It is known that as a result of the strikes, several powerful fires broke out at the Antonov plant after the explosions. Drones and other weapons, including allegedly missile ones, are produced here.

And what classes of UAVs are already used on the battlefield today

Drone attacks on the regions bordering Ukraine and the Moscow region continue. Experts note that drones have become a mass weapon for strikes in the deep rear and at the forefront of a special military operation and are used everywhere. What classes of devices are used by the parties to the Ukrainian conflict, what combat capabilities they have and which traditional weapons systems can replace — in the Izvestia material.

The new aerial reconnaissance units are equipped with modern Supercam S350 drones

Reconnaissance units equipped with aircraft-type drones are being created in motorized rifle brigades. They will conduct reconnaissance and direct fire weapons at the identified targets. According to experts, such devices are necessary for the successful search for military installations deep in the enemy's defenses.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) handed over the Mogami-class frigate (FFM-7) Niyodo to the command of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces on May 21.

This case will surely go down in history as paradoxical: the tiny Middle Eastern emirate of Qatar offers the most powerful country in the world, the United States, an unusual gift worth $ 400 million. We are talking about a used luxury Boeing 747-8 "flying palace", which previously belonged to the ruling dynasty of Qatar and which will temporarily serve as the "No. 1 flight" of the US president.

The Turkish company Aselsan said that the country's armed forces have officially adopted the Akkor 10 active protection system, designed to combat anti-tank weapons such as ATGM.