EU: Brussels discusses mechanism to counter hybrid threats 28/09/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The discussion comes as European concerns grow over hybrid operations attributed to Moscow. On the same day, the EU foreign policy chief pointed to Russia’s… [read more]

Indonesia commissions former Italian aircraft carrier into service as KRI SRIWIJAYA-100 28/09/2026 | Atul Chandra The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) has commissioned the former Italian light aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, into service as the KRI SRIWIJAYA-100.

GA-ASI’s MOJAVE proves its STOL credentials in a demanding field exercise in South Korea 27/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli General Atomics and Hanwha are working together on the STOL UAS for Korea’s needs

Lockheed Martin UK presents its crewed turret on a Hanwha REDBACK hull at DVD 2026 27/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Armed with a 40 mm CTA gun, fully integrated within SKYKEEPER, the turret doubles as a C-UAS low level anti-air solution

General Dynamics Land Systems UK and ARX Robotics UK together to give AJAX a “wingman” UGV 25/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli ARX’s uncrewed ground vehicles as supporting capability to AJAX in the field

Moscow's hybrid steamroller tightens the grip on Europe 25/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The latest warning, as reported yesterday by Spanish newspaper El Mundo, comes from the CIA: Russia would be ready to launch drones against Italy, Spain, and France. Specifically, these would be GERBERA decoy drones — the same ones that accompany waves of GERAN strike drones against Ukraine to confuse its… [read more]

DDX Program contract signed for the Italian Navy 24/09/2026 | Eugenio Po Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (a joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo) has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement) worth €2.4 billion, plus approximately €1.3 billion in options, for the development, production, logistic studies, and Initial In Service Support (ISS) of the first of 2 new… [read more]

Otokar and Leonardo complete HITFACT 120 turret integration on TULPAR 24/09/2026 | Eugenio Po Otokar and Leonardo have completed the integration of the HITFACT Mk-II 120/45 mm turret on the TULPAR tracked vehicle and demonstrated its accuracy in a series of live-fire tests at the Nettuno range (Ufficio Tecnico Territoriale Armamenti Terrestri, UTTAT) in Italy. Engineering teams from both companies carried out a comprehensive… [read more]

US Navy unveils MALICE, its new Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile 23/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice At the recent Tailhook Symposium, held in late August in Reno, Nevada, the US Navy unveiled the development of a new long-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) MALICE, built by Raytheon. The missile is intended to provide US Naval Aviation (and the US Marine Corps, USMC)… [read more]

Indonesia receives former Italian aircraft carrier GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI 22/09/2026 | Atul Chandra The Indonesian shipyard PT Penataran Angkatan Laut (PT PAL) is slated to undertake a full-refit of the aircraft carrier in partnership with Fincantieri. In addition to tropicalising the vessel for operations in Indonesia, various systems will be upgraded or replaced.