News for 14 May 2026 | The First Technical

Russian Defense Industry Grows by 21% in a Year
Revenue of defense industry enterprises from military-technical cooperation in 2025 exceeded $15 billion

Rosatom delivers emergency core cooling system to Akkuyu NPP: without it, the reactor cannot pass the critical launch stage
Hydro-tanks of the ECCS weighing over 300 tons arrived at the construction site of Unit 3 in Turkey - this is one of the key elements of the reactor's passive safety

PD-35 engine with 35 tons of thrust to get a new purpose
Anton Alikhanov: the unit can be used for power engineering

Ordinary apartment, 21 SIM boxes and thousands of SIM cards: the largest fraudsters' center uncovered in St. Petersburg
According to the investigation, the equipment was used to support telephone scams against Russians

Laser air defense power against drones increased to 90 kW without overheating
Manturov: installations are used to counter UAVs

SJ-100 Delivery Dates with PD-8 Engines Are Finally Confused
Manturov: Aircraft deliveries could begin as early as late 2026

Su-27 fighter engines pump gas for all of Russia
AL-31ST operating time exceeded 3 million hours

UZGA received billions, but there's no "Baikal": Honored Pilot of the USSR called for an investigation into the situation
Chairman of the Civil Aviation Commission of the Public Council of Rostransnadzor: there is no talk of certifying the LMS-901 yet

Mi-8 helicopter and winch: Rostec air ambulance rescued a tourist in Kamchatka mountains
NSSA and EMERCOM practiced lifting the injured person without landing on the slope

Russia invented a new drone wing: it became 8% lighter
Engineer Brezgin replaced the fuel tank with a system of tubes inside the structure

AK-24B anchor for the "Ivan Frolov" NES of project 23680 under construction will be manufactured at KMZ
The mass of the retaining device with balanced flukes will be 5858 kg

Turboprop surge: Il-114-300 can give regional aviation a second wind
Aviation expert Oleg Panteleev: The aircraft is suitable for short, medium, and daily routes with low demand

New Russian Bekas radar system learns to detect drones around the clock
The complex is capable of tracking small UAVs in automatic mode for more than 24 hours

The first Russian BIOS was removed from the register of domestic software
The Ministry of Digital Development excluded the system from the list due to outdated product information

Rostec developed a turbojet drone with acceleration up to 260 km/h
The new Delta Turbo was presented at the economic forum in Kazan

Electric scooters removed from Lobnya: why another Moscow region city banned rentals
The operation of personal mobility device rental services has already been suspended in Lyubertsy, Kotelniki, and Ramenskoye

Russia returned to the elite of global microelectronics due to machines from China
However, there were problems with the construction of the FSUE "NPP "Gamma"" plant in Moscow

The tactics of the BMPT "Terminator" bouncer in a trio with T-90M and T-80BVM have been revealed
The military conducted exercises at a rear training ground

The steamer "Knyaz Gorchakov", which sank in 1906, was allegedly discovered in Peter the Great Gulf
The ship hit a mine on its approach to Vladivostok

Russian Airbus and Boeing became dependent on foreign parts
"RKK-Nauka": carriers are assisted by companies from the UAE, Turkey and China

"Cold War Relic": US Doubts "Sarmat"
TWZ: Liquid-fueled missiles are difficult to keep fueled

Pacific Fleet Boats "R-14" and "R-20" Launched Moskit Missiles in the Sea of Japan
During the exercises, the crews of Project 12411 "Molniya" ships hit a sea target at a range of over 100 kilometers

Poland Intercepted Il-20 Reconnaissance Aircraft in Neutral Airspace
Fighters Escorted Russian Aircraft over the Baltic Sea

ODK engineers sharply reduced PD-8 specific fuel consumption
Designers engineered a turbine with minimal radial clearances above the impeller

