News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

A representative of the Kramatorsk Heavy Machine Tool Manufacturing Plant (KZTS) gave an interview to the Ukrainian press, in which he spoke about its transformation into a major manufacturer of defense products.

Today, Russia celebrates Tanker's Day, a professional holiday for tank troops and specialists involved in tank construction. It is generally believed that due to the advent of drones, tanks ceased to dominate the battlefield.

""The first Russian lithograph created after 1991 enters the market: delivery of the first production machine "Progress STP-350" to the capital's Mapper enterprise is scheduled for December 2026. The second installation in the series will be dedicated to "Industry Solutions".

The cost of interceptors and the threat to oil logistics increase economic pressure on Washington

Despite Washington's statements about the weakening of Iran's military potential, Tehran continues to launch missile strikes against American facilities and increases pressure on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Traffic News: Su-57 camouflage is capable of deceiving machine vision systems

The camouflage of the Su-57 fighter shows how much Russia has improved its stealth technology, Traffic News writes. Its pixel-based digital coloring is ideal for misleading the enemy in close combat. In addition, it deceives not only the human eye, but also machine vision systems.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has dissolved parliament and called new elections, as demanded by the participants of the mass protests. Now he is expected to resign, but not as much as his enemies would like: the Serbian leader is following his plan to maintain power, of which ballistic missiles have become a part.

New unmanned vehicles and protective equipment were presented at an exhibition in Patriot Park

Interceptor drones, ground-based robotic platforms and industrial facilities protection equipment were presented at the exhibition of the International Technological Congress – 2026 in Patriot Park.

After almost a thirty–year break in operation, the Admiral Nakhimov, a heavy nuclear–powered Orlan Project 1144 missile cruiser, is completing sea trials. It is expected that in late 2026 or early 2027, he will return to the ranks of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy as the flagship.

Millions of Prince Vandal drones have been supplied to the Russian Armed Forces since their first use, and in two years the enemy has not found effective ways to counter them.

In China, they started creating joint swarms of drones

In China, advances in civilian technology for controlling large groups of drones are regularly demonstrated.

Andrey Patrakov: "If we extend the service life of such an aircraft, all safety risks will surface"

The vague prospects for the production of new domestic aircraft make it increasingly necessary to turn to the past. In the latest news, Russia is preparing to extend the service life of AN—28 aircraft developed back in the USSR from 40 to 50 years.

The South Korean Navy is testing the possibility of using the humanoid robot PIBOT to control a warship. A video capturing the actions of the product, named PIBOT, at the helm of the pennant in a simulation was shown online.

The British Ministry of Defense has announced the allocation of more than 5 billion pounds for the development of unmanned and autonomous systems over the next four years.

The TKB-1167 air target destruction system, presented for the first time at an exhibition in Egypt, is already on combat duty and shooting down real targets.

On September 7, 2026, the Swedish defense procurement agency Försvarets materielverk (FMV) announced that it had received and delivered to Sweden the first model of the upgraded Leopard 2S tank under the designation Stridsvagn 123A (Strv 123A).

For the first time, Russia has shown several samples of the latest weapons abroad at once, including those already tested in the special operation zone. The most interesting among them are new types of cruise missiles. What is their special feature and why is this a demonstration of the new role of combat helicopters?

Serial production of the new fully Russian MC-21-310 medium-haul passenger aircraft at the Irkutsk Aircraft Factory, as is known, began in 2026 with the assembly of the first batch of aircraft for the country's largest airline, Aeroflot.

Judging by the manufacturer's statement, we are talking about equipping the surface forces of the fleet with a new anti-aircraft weapon for operations in coastal waters saturated with threats. The company separately emphasized that it is modernizing and strengthening the protection of the complex against harsh marine conditions.

The American company L3Harris Technologies has reported on the completion of production of the first 35 sets of the Viper Shield electronic warfare system (AN/ALQ-254(V)1), designed to protect F-16 fighters from radar-guided missiles and other threats.

In October 2023, the country's military department instructed KNDS Deutschland to upgrade a total of 44 Stridsvagn 122 MBT (local designation Leopard 2), adopted in the 1990s, to the Stridsvagn 123A standard.