Russia’s current strategic missile development includes ICBM, SLBM and ALCM.

The Yars ICBM (SS-29) is currently in production, a MIRV version of the earlier single-warhead Topol- M (SS-27). The solid fuel ICBM Yars became the standard solid-fuel ICBM in production after 2020 and is expected to be followed by the Osina-RV derivative later in the decade. A new heavy ICBM was being developed for deployment from 2023 under the Sarmat program. A rail-mobile system code-named Barguzin is in development.

China has had an active UAV program since the mid-1970s. However, data on the actual extent of UAV production is nearly non-existent, and there is no information on the procurement objectives of the People’s Liberation Army or Air Force. A report from Taiwan estimated that about 280 UAVs were in service in mid-2011. Given the extremely active development programs in recent years, the current inventory is presumably much higher. Chinese tactical UAVs have been used in traditional roles such as artillery spotting, and some are deployed in army divisions in "Instrument Reconnaissance Companies" of the usual divisional reconnaissance battalions. Another application has been for route security for the mobile IRBM launchers of the PLA Second Artillery strategic missile force.

Russian UAV systems have been shrouded in secrecy for many years, and it has only been in the past few years that any significant amount of information has emerged. Even now, there are many unanswered questions about their programs. In 2000-2010, most Russian UAV programs were either in limbo, or barely funded. The Russian Armed Forces suffered through a “procurement holiday,” since the late 1990s with few or no systems being manufactured. 

Events shaping the future of the global civil aircraft market continue to unfold. Teal Group has identified a list of newsworthy developments over the last couple of months that could shape short- and long-term demand for civil aircraft and we explain why they are important, or not.

Airbus A350 is facing criticism about the A350 weakness vis-à-vis the 787: We’ve expected the A350-900 to continue to trail the 787 (all variants), but we don’t see that as existential. We expect the A330neo will take up some of the slack. The -1000 is probably in a weaker position relative to the 777X although commonality with a family of aircraft will provide some lift.