US desperately looking for cheaper long range strike weapons. 18/08/2026 | Fabio Di Felice With the Iran conflict straining US stockpiles of expensive guided munitions, the Pentagon is pushing a new project to rapidly develop cheap, long-range strike weapons… [read more]

A Drone for merchant ships? 17/08/2026 | Massimo Annati Israel's Elbit Systems has proposed converting merchant vessels into UAV carriers, capitalizing on the specific capabilities of its HERMES 650 SPARK unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under a concept dubbed "Small Deck, Long Reach." First unveiled in spring 2024, the HERMES 650 SPARK offers short takeoff performance (200 m or less,… [read more]

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