Development and prototyping phase is now a go for the Netherlands’s embarked ASW USV 14/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Uncrewed Surface Vehicle with dipping sonar will be part of the organic capabilities of the future ASW frigates

Rheinmetall Naval Systems unveiled GMF 140, a new 140 meters, 6,000 tons AAW warship design 14/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The new vessel specializes in Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) and Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) in an “affordable” package

Epirus announces new contract with US Marine Corps 14/08/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) The HAVOC programme is an example of US armed services aiming to integrate new technologies and also seeking to learn how they can be used at echelon and across a variety of operations, particularly counter-UAS.

The first production representative KAAN fighter has started its taxi trials 14/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli P1 is the second KAAN ever produced and introduces significant evolutions from the original P0

USA clears $2 billions of Foreign Military Sales to Saudi Arabia 07/08/2026 | Di Felice The US State Department has approved another Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Saudi Arabia, valued at an estimated $1.96 billion. According to the announcement, the proposed sale would “augment Saudi Arabia’s operational aircraft and enhance its air-to-air, and air-to-ground self-defense capability.” In detail, Saudi Arabia requested 20,000 Advanced Precision Kill… [read more]

USVs and missiles take center stage at RIMPAC 2026 SINKEX 06/08/2026 | Michele Cosentino The RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) exercise took place from June 24 to July 31, 2026, in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian archipelago. 32 surface combatants and 5 submarines from 31 nations participated. RIMPAC 2026 culminated with the SINKEX — a live-fire phase in which 2 decommissioned US Navy warships… [read more]

The UK MoD signals it will directly award Tekever for Project CORVUS, the WATCHKEEPER replacement 05/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli “Up to 24” of the drones are to be acquired by 2029, according to the Defence Investment Plan

US Army selects 5 for Project SUSTAINMENT: a medium-sized autonomous vehicle for logistics 05/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli American Rheinmetall, AM General LLC, Carnegie Robotics, HDT Robotics inc. and Stratom inc. all awarded contracts

IAI presents its HYPNOSIS counter-UAV system 05/08/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The system is a long-range, GNSS-focused soft-kill solution intended to counter the growing threat from low-cost UAVs (C-UAV), loitering munitions, and one-way effectors that depend on satellite-based navigation.

Poland's new A-26 submarines program take shape 04/08/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè One month after Polish Government and Swedish defense manufacturer Saab signed the contract for 3 A-26 air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines, the agreement has entered a refinement phase focused on an accelerated timeline. Poland expects delivery of the first unit by 2031, with the possibility of acquiring the SKÅNE—currently under construction… [read more]