METIS and TALON: the Royal Navy looking for modular, embarkable C-UXS solutions 10/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Requests for Information signal the start of a couple of key projects to face the threat of surface and air drones

Hezbollah strikes Israeli satellite station 160 km from the Lebanese border 10/03/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM Yesterday, Hezbollah struck a satellite station in Israel with a missile. The facility is located south of Bet Shemesh, approximately 160 km from the Lebanese border.

Iran: a “European shield” defending Cyprus 10/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè Following Iranian drone and missile attacks against Cyprus and Turkey, a European “aero-naval shield” has been assembled in the Eastern Mediterranean, provided by several European countries.

Iran: the costs of War and the global geoeconomic shock 09/03/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The Third Gulf War is now escalating to alarming levels. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed for the time being, as Iranian forces are striking refineries in neighboring Arab countries.

Technology continues to drive CUI security threat and response 09/03/2026 | Dr Lee Willett (reporting from Gothenburg) FW MAG offers a second tranche of insights from this year's Navy Leaders’ ‘Seabed Defence’ conference in Gothenburg: requirements for UUVs, increased sonar performance, sensor miniaturisation.

SSN-AUKUS: Australia announces infrastructure work at Osborne and a first Long Lead order of key items from the UK 06/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Australia: AUS$310 million in key Long Lead Items including nuclear propulsion system, while the Royal Navy's ASTUTE-class SSN HMS ANSON has reached HMAS Stirling for a month-long stay.

Iran: the maritime front 06/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè Military report: Tehran's naval forces have sustained severe blows: infrastructure (bases and arsenals) and fleet, with at least 30 naval units sunk or destroyed according to CENTCOM (yesterday it was 20). Overview on Iranian naval forces' OOB.

TOPAZ and steel - Inside WB Group’s rise at Enforce Tac 05/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Poland’s WB Group arrived at Enforce Tac as one of Europe’s new “big cheeses” in loitering munitions and C4I – field proven in Ukraine, ITAR free by design, and contributing to rewriting artillery doctrine.

USAF and Northrop Grumman agree plans for a major expansion in B-21 production capacity 05/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli $4.5 billion will be invested, coming from Reconciliation funding. The first operational Northrop Grumman B-21 is expected to arrive at Ellsworth Air Force Base in 2027, where a great number of facilities are planned or in build.

SCAF’s question mark: why Dassault says ‘NON’ on SCAF governance 04/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Dassault’s annual press conference saved the SCAF slide for the Q&A, where Éric Trappier turned a single question mark into a blunt warning over leadership, governance and Airbus’ ambitions.