Inside X-RANGE, EDGE’s multi-domain test range 11/11/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Abu Dhabi) As part of the press tour of the United Arab Emirates we are taking part in at the invitation of EDGE Group, we had the… [read more]
Russia cancels modernization of nuclear-powered cruiser PYOTR VELIKIY 11/11/2026 | Michele Cosentino On November 1, 2026, the Russian news agency TASS reported that a special government commission had officially canceled the modernization program for the battlecruiser PYOTR VELIKIY, a nuclear-powered KIROV-class ship assigned to the Northern Fleet and long idle at its pier. The decision stems from the considerable wear of the… [read more]
UAE, MIRSAD-X series production to begin in 2027 10/11/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Abu Dhabi) During a Press Tour organized by EDGE Group for a select group of international journalists, held this week in the United Arab Emirates, we learned that series production of the MIRSAD-X will begin next year. It is the first surveillance, tracking and targeting system developed and produced in the UAE.… [read more]
Taiwan turns to uncrewed systems for maritime domain awareness and control 10/11/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez As tensions between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China continue, the Taiwanese armed forces and defence industries are turning to US companies for technology and partnerships, particularly regarding maritime autonomous systems.
China’s GJ-21 ship-borne UCAV completes first take-off and landing aboard Type 076 SICHUAN 10/11/2026 | Fabio Di Felice According to Chinese state media, the GJ-21 stealth reconnaissance-strike unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) has completed its first take-off and landing aboard SICHUAN, the lead ship of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) Type 076 amphibious assault ship class. The milestone demonstrates the PLAN’s ability to launch and recover fixed-wing… [read more]
UAE: SIRB LEO satellite passes Critical Design Review 10/11/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Abu Dhabi) The Emirati SIRB satellite passed its Critical Design Review (CDR) in recent weeks. Launch is planned for 2028.  
ADASI, Emirati low-cost missile DARK WING enters production 09/11/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Abu Dhabi) ADASI, one of the subsidiaries of the Emirati defense conglomerate EDGE Group, is starting production of the DARK WING, a low-cost surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile. We learned this during a press tour organized by EDGE for a select group of international journalists.
METEOR missile makes first release from F-35B internal bay 06/11/2026 | Luca Bruzzone A new step forward in the integration of the METEOR long-range air-to-air missile on the F-35. On October 7, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Maryland, United States), an F-35B carried out the first release of the missile from its internal weapons bay. The test, announced by MBDA on November… [read more]
The EPC program moves forward: Italy and Spain also proceed to the Joint Venture 06/11/2026 | Carolina Paizs (reporting from Paris) During the Euronaval 2026 show in Paris, Fincantieri, Navantia and Naval Group signed an agreement to move to the second phase of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC2) program, the project aimed at developing a new generation of modular, multirole patrol corvettes (MMPC, Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette, the official name… [read more]
India accelerates rearmament with $22.5 billion for the Armed Forces 06/11/2026 | Luca Bruzzone New Delhi is accelerating the modernization of its Armed Forces. On October 26, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved in principle a package of acquisitions worth 2,120 billion rupees (about $22.5 billion). The programs include self-propelled artillery systems, helicopters, drones, naval systems and weather… [read more]