News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

Russia needs full sovereignty in microelectronics. The President has set the task of almost doubling the production of electronic products in six years. However, it is pointless to catch up with market leaders, according to the government. Russia will have to win back its special place in this market. Where is Russia making progress, and what does it have to buy abroad?

On September 17, the Greek government decided to purchase the fourth multi-purpose frigate FDI HN (Belharra class) for the country's Navy. The new ship will be designated F-600 Themistocles.

Interview of Uralvagonzavod CEO for the Military Acceptance program

On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the Russian tank industry, which is celebrated this year, Alexander Potapov, CEO of Uralvagonzavod (part of Rostec State Corporation), gave an interview to Alexey Egorov, host of the Military Acceptance program of the Zvezda TV channel. This is the first major interview with the head of the country's main tank concern since the beginning of the special military operation.

Independent: The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to compensate for the shortage of infantry with ground robots

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Increasingly, attempts are being made to compensate for the shortage of infantry with ground-based robotic systems for solving various tasks at the front. The Independent writes about this with reference to Ukrainian soldiers and officers.

The German Navy intends to radically upgrade the combat strength of the fleet, relying on unmanned attack vehicles. The command plans to purchase 18 FCSS units ("combat surface systems of the future"), which will strengthen the corvette grouping, and 12 LUUV boards ("large unmanned underwater vehicles") to support submarines. Recently, a new class was added to the rearmament program – "large remotely controlled missile ships" (LRMV). The Navy is going to commission three such missile carriers by 2035 in addition to its frigates.

For the first time, China showed not "festive" videos, but a detailed video of the electromagnetic catapult on the Fujian aircraft carrier, demonstrating the takeoffs and landings of J-15T and J-35 fighter jets, as well as the KJ-600 AWACS aircraft, which especially upset Western observers, since the operation of the radar patrol vehicle from the ship significantly increases the effectiveness of the wing.

The Czech manufacturer of small-sized turbojet engines, PBS, announced earlier this year that it would invest $100 million to establish production in the United States and move to new supply chain facilities.

WSJ: Russian UAVs disrupt the supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 30 kilometers from the front line

Thanks to new tactics and technologies, Russian drones penetrate 20-30 kilometers behind enemy lines, the WSJ writes. This cuts off supply routes and disrupts the rotation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Any attempts to move have become a nightmare, the militants are crying.

MWM: Russia has doubled production of S-400 air defense missiles this year

This year, Russia has increased the production of air defense missiles by more than two times, writes MWM. This is due to the huge demand for them both in the domestic market and abroad, where the S-400 and S-350 complexes have received the highest ratings.

CNN: The West is losing to Russia in the drone and anti-drone race

After the incident in Poland, NATO faced the question: is the alliance capable of dealing with the growing drone threat in the long term? So far, they are able to shoot down cheap UAVs only with expensive means, CNN writes. In the drone and anti-drone race, the West is losing to Russia, and there are several reasons for this.

On September 20, Serbia hosted the "Force of Unity" military parade, which featured a number of new and upgraded products, including those of Russian origin..

Ukraine has shown two new versions of the Novator-2 armored car at the MSPO defense exhibition in Kielce, Poland. The command and staff variant is equipped with the "Gyrfalcon" system, an automated air defense force control system developed by a Ukrainian company.

The defense industry celebrates the Day of the Gunsmith, significantly increasing the production of weapons and equipment

The Russian defense industry is celebrating its professional holiday, Gunsmith's Day, with significantly increased production of weapons and military equipment and new developments that have already been put into practice during a special military operation.

A number of American developments demonstrate questionable effectiveness

Small drones have completely changed the picture of combat by mechanized units. And looking at how the fighting is going in Ukraine, all over the world they are looking for new tactical solutions. One of the large-scale anti-UAV projects was demonstrated by the US Army as part of recent European maneuvers. In particular, the FlyTrap 4.0 system was shown.

On September 17, 2025, BAE Systems Corporation announced that the ceremony of handing over the first three BvS10 armored all-terrain twin-link articulated tracked transporters manufactured there to the armed forces of Great Britain, Germany and Sweden took place at the enterprise of its Swedish division BAE Systems Hägglunds in Ernstellsvik as part of the Collaborative AllTerrain Vehicle (CATV) program between the three countries.

The 18th International Exhibition of Civil Shipbuilding, Shipping and Ocean and Shelf Exploration Neva-2025 will be held at the Expoforum Exhibition Center in St. Petersburg from September 23 to 26. This is a traditional platform where Russian shipbuilders can present their achievements, find new partners and discuss problematic issues. Editorial Board of Mil.Press has selected the most interesting novelties and developments of Russian shipbuilders.

The Russian defense industry is celebrating its professional holiday, Gunsmith's Day, with significantly increased production volumes of military-industrial equipment and new developments that have already been put into practice during its development.

After its defeat in World War II, Japan was banned from building and operating aircraft carriers. However, against the background of the erosion of the former world order, Tokyo began upgrading Izumo-type ships in 2020, as a result of which F-35B fighters can now be operated from aboard the lead Izumo and the Kaga of the same type (the complete conversion should be completed in 2027-2028). At the same time, they formally continued to be called "helicopter destroyers" (prefix DDH).

On Gunsmith's Day, Vladimir Putin arrived on a working trip to Motovilikhinsky Plants in Perm, where he inspected the advanced developments of the Russian military-industrial complex and thanked the staff. The main statements are in the RIA Novosti material.

Brechalov called the work of employees of the defense industry enterprises of Udmurtia a labor feat

The head of Udmurtia, Alexander Brechalov, congratulating the employees of regional factories on the Day of the Gunsmith, called their work a labor feat, the press service of the head of the region reports.