PGZ and HSW unveil the Heavy IFV (HIFV) demonstrator at MSPO 2026 14/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Poland’s industry produced this demonstrator in around 2 years; hundreds could be ordered in the future.

Washington: NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation discusses arctic warfare and new strategies 14/09/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) From 8-10 September, the Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference & Exhibition took place in downtown Washington, DC. Meanwhile, in Greenland, exercise ARCTIC SHIELD has begun, bringing over 400 soldiers from 11 countries to train in Arctic warfare.

Indian Air Force eyes longer-range air combat capability 11/09/2026 | Atul Chandra India's Ministry of Defence is reportedly considering a proposal to integrate the Russian RVV-BD very-long-range beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) with the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Su-30MKI fleet. The RVV-BD is the export version of the Russian R-37M, which has been integrated on Russian Air Force SU-35 and SU-57s.

ACHILLES’ SHIELD: Greece orders Israeli systems to improve its air and missile defences 10/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli SPYDER, BARAK-MX and DAVID’S SLING will complement Greece’s PATRIOT batteries

Yemen War: pro-Saudi militias collapse on the southwestern coast, Houthis advance 10/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi and Carolina Paizs A turning point has been reached in the war between the Houthis and the pro-Saudi militias of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), weeks after the conflict reignited on a large scale. Over the past 2 days the Iranian-backed Houthis have advanced along the southwestern coast, first taking the town of… [read more]

Middle East: Iran raises the stakes 10/09/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA At around 23:30 on September 8, 2026, Iran launched a massive missile attack against U.S. military bases in Jordan. The raid came in response to American strikes carried out earlier that evening against at least 5 Iranian tankers — 4 off Jask, on the Iranian coast of the Gulf of… [read more]

Germany to order up to 15 Watercat M18 AMC from Finland’s Marine Alutech 09/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The combat boats will equip the German Sea Battalion; the Finnish boat has nudged ahead of Sweden’s own well-known CB90 offering.

France receives first ALBATROS maritime patrol aircraft 08/09/2026 | Editorial Team France has received its first two ALBATROS maritime surveillance aircraft, beginning a fleet modernisation programme that will strengthen naval patrol, intervention and search-and-rescue capabilities.

European HYDEF initiative for an anti-hypersonic interceptor missile reports progress 08/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Preliminary Requirements Review for the HYDEF anti-hypersonic interceptor has concluded

Kyiv, the truce is over 08/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The 72-hour truce, put in place to guarantee the safety of the U.S. delegation led by Trump envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, has expired, and Russian strikes on Kyiv have resumed. Overnight, missiles and drones hit the capital and its surrounding areas, as well as other regions of Ukraine… [read more]