New batch of F-35s for Belgium to be built in Italy 18/04/2025 | Tommaso Massa Brussels plans to invest over €20 billion in defence over the next five years. The main priorities include also strengthening air defence, acquiring capabilities in… [read more]

U-212 NFS for the Philippine Navy, agreement signed between Fincantieri and TKMS 18/04/2025 | Editorial Team The partnership between Fincantieri and  TKMS is based on the consolidated experience of collaboration between the two groups, gained with the U-212A programme and continued with the U-212 NFS programme, and aims to integrate their respective technological expertise to offer the Philippine Navy

South Korea to equip indigenous MBTS with jammers against suicide drones 18/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The ROKA already deploys weapon systems that can defend against enemy drones in specific areas, but with this pilot project it is expected that individual tanks will also be able to neutralize enemy drone attacks through jamming

Sweden’s FMV T&E and Singapore’s DSTA enter into land systems collaboration 18/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Sweden’s FMV Test and Evaluation (FMV T&E) and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have entered into a long-term agreement to collaborate on joint mutually beneficial studies in the land systems domain.

India progresses on long-range glide bomb development 18/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The GAURAV LRGB has been designed and developed by the Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad and the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE). It will be produced by the Indian private sector firms, Adani Defence Systems & Technologies and Bharat Forge

The MGCS Project Company GmbH, the industrial corporation of the MGCS, is formally established 17/04/2025 | CAROLINA PAIZS The project, as previously announced, will create the future European land combat system, based on a family of heavy tracked combat platforms of the new generation.

ARX Robotics to open shop in the UK, looking to supply UGVs to the British Army 17/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The GEREON UGV tested by the Queen’s Dragoon Guards. ARX's UGV is modular, tracked and has been supplied to Ukraine and to the German army

China vs. the US: the (for now cold) war begins 16/04/2025 | Pietro Batacchi The toughest response from Beijing to Washington is the decision to introduce restrictions on the export of rare earths. Rare earth elements present in an F-35 are around 400 kg, while VIRGINIA-class nuclear-powered attack submarine need 4 tonnes.

BAE Systems prepares to expand naval firepower with a dedicated set of solutions 15/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone During the Sea Air Space conference and exhibition, BAE Systems has focused on three systems designed to provide naval vessels with robust firepower capabilities, namely the Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun, Adaptable Deck Launching System (ADL), and Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP) 

Teledyne FLIR awarded 74.2 million contract to upgrade the STRYKER CBRN sensor suite 15/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli US Army CBRN reconnaissance vehicles to be fitted with new and improved sensors. Teledyne FLIR will oversee the installation of third-party solutions, while adding its own R80D SKYRAIDER UAS integrated with the FLIR’s MUVE B330 biological detection payload.