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Medvedev says Russia can develop weapons with no global equivalent
Dmitry Medvedev said Russia can create weapons with no global equivalent after watching tests during a trip to the Southern Federal District.
He said the test results showed what Russian science and industry can do.
Work is continuing on guided rockets, long-range and artillery weapons, loitering munitions, drones and systems to counter drones.
The weapons under development cover both attacks and drone defence, Medvedev said.
He added that some of the products had been shown to Russia’s president during the Center-2026 exercises a week earlier.
Medvedev said the work to improve these weapons is continuing, but no further next steps were specified.
Dmitry Medvedev said Russian science and industry can create weapons with no equivalent elsewhere in the world.
He made the statement after watching weapons tests during a working trip to Russia’s Southern Federal District.
Medvedev said work continues on guided rockets, long-range and artillery weapons, loitering munitions, drones and counter-drone systems.
He said some of the products shown at the tests had been presented to Russia’s supreme commander a week earlier during the Center·2026 exercises.
- Who
- Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council.
- What
- He said Russia can develop weapons with no equivalent in the world.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Southern Federal District, Russia.
- Why
- He said test results showed the capabilities of Russian science and industry.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Medvedev said some of the products later shown at the tests were presented during the Center·2026 exercises.
Medvedev watched weapons tests during a working trip to the Southern Federal District and commented on their results.
- Speaker
- Dmitry Medvedev
- Position
- Deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council
- Location
- Southern Federal District
- Weapons under development
- Guided rockets, long-range and artillery weapons, loitering munitions, drones and counter-drone systems
- Earlier presentation
- Center·2026 exercises, a week before the tests
What people are saying
The results of today’s tests generally show that our science and our industry are capable of creating weapons that have no analogues in the world
Let me remind you that a week ago, during the ‘Center·2026’ exercises, a number of the products presented today were shown to the supreme commander
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