News about the state and prospects of the defense industry

On June 23, the official commissioning ceremony of the destroyer Choe Hyon (tail number 51), the lead ship of its type, took place in the port of Nampho in the presence of the Secretary General of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK Kim Jong Un.

Forbes: Space is becoming a key aspect for modern warfare

Drones have forever changed the face of ground battles, but their effectiveness critically depends on vulnerable infrastructure, writes Forbes. That is why outer space is becoming the main contested space where a new type of arms race is unfolding.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on the reasons for Germany's rejection of the giant F126 frigates and the prospects of the German Navy

In Germany, it was decided to abandon the financing and implementation of the F126 frigate project. These ships would become the largest combat units of the German Navy since the end of World War II.

Tokyo is going to review key military documents, writes Sankei Shimbun. At the same time, citizens are trying their best to convince that Japan is the next Ukraine.

The statement by British Minister of Military Industry Luke Pollard on the need for large investments in the Clyde Naval Base (Faslane) indicates London's growing attention to the state of the infrastructure that ensures the functioning of the national nuclear forces.

Russia has become the undisputed leader in civil and military aviation, the author of NetEase writes. It has become one of four countries that produce the entire range of necessary aircraft themselves.

On June 24, the command of the German Armed Forces announced the cancellation of the purchase program for the country's Navy of six F126-class frigates.

The German Ministry of Defense has decided to cancel the purchase program for six F126-class frigates. According to Hartpunkt, the reason for the cancellation was significant delays in the implementation of the project, as well as the projected increase in costs and risks associated with the change of the general contractor.

Mobile firing groups (MOG) protecting Russian highways and infrastructure facilities from terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have become priority targets for the enemy. The operators of enemy drones have launched a real hunt for the Russian defenders of the "small air". What ways can this threat be neutralized?

MWM: Russia improves T-90M based on combat experience in Ukraine

The T-90M is undergoing continuous modernization, taking into account the real combat experience gained in Ukraine, writes MWM. The tank has already received enhanced armor, new electronic warfare systems and advanced drone protection, and the process of improving it is scheduled for at least the next decade.

Plasan Sasa Ltd., historically one of the leading experts in armored vehicles in the Western world, is constantly looking for new technologies and materials to improve the protection of armored vehicles. She announced three new products covering all possible threats: direct fire, overhead attack and detonation.

More recently, there have been claims that the time of drones is passing, that weapons are about to appear that will remove them from the scene. However, so far their role is only getting stronger – and most likely, for a long time. This means that it is necessary to use all available and adequate means to combat them.

Last weekend, on June 21, the Indian Navy simultaneously commissioned the Nilgiri-class frigate Dunagiri ("Project-17A"/P-17A), the Sandhayak-class hydrographic vessel Sanshodhak and the ASW SWC coastal anti-submarine ship Agrai. According to Naval News, all of them were designed by the Indian Navy Design Bureau and built in Calcutta at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) shipyard. The commissioning ceremony was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

UAV impact protection will require unity of technology and control

Russia needs to step up its rear protection from UAV attacks. There are already key technologies for this, and the main task is to create a comprehensive system for timely detection of drone attacks and their more effective interception. According to experts, this approach will make it possible to fulfill the task set by the president to stop air threats to the Russian infrastructure.

According to various estimates, the DPRK Air Force has between 600 and 1,700 aircraft in service. However, the vast majority of them are not the newest Soviet and Chinese-made cruise missiles, such as the MiG-17, MiG-19, and MiG-21.

The creator of the microwave Andrey Chukavin — about the fight against drones, modernization based on the experience of his own and an assault version of his weapon

The combat experience of recent years has significantly influenced the development of small arms. Designers have to take into account new threats, and the military has to look for new uses for familiar models.

Chief Designer of the Central Research Institute Dmitry Kuzyakin — about how the ex-head of Google is testing banned AI in frontline areas to kill people

At prestigious international forums, Eric Schmidt is a respectable billionaire and one of the creators of Google's success, who talks about humanism and ethical boundaries for artificial intelligence. But behind this facade lies a cynical calculation.

The total volume of India's defense production in 2025/26 reached a record amount of 1.78 trillion. Indian rupees (about $18.8 billion).

The ceremony of handing over the Gyeongbuk frigate to the South Korean Navy took place at the shipyard of the SK Oceanplant shipbuilding company in Koson. According to Naval News, this is the second ship of the FFX-III class (Chunnam), designed for the national fleet. It was laid down in 2023 and launched in June 2025.

Superficially similar to the Iskanders, North Korea's KN-23 solid-fuel ballistic missiles, also known as the Hwasong-11Ga, have become even more reliable and highly accurate. This is reported by the Military Informant channel, referring to information from the Japanese Kyodo News agency.