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.

Why we still need the Main Battle Tank 22/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Riding the wave — let's be honest, a partly emotional one — of events unfolding daily in Ukraine, a widespread notion is taking hold: that the Main Battle Tank (MBT) is no longer useful, or nearly so. On a battlefield dominated by low-cost drones, where armored/mechanized movements on the ground… [read more]

Saudi Arabia, green light for the acquisition of 48 F-35A 22/09/2026 | Carolina Paizs On September 17, the US Department of State approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for the sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 48 F-35A LIGHTNING II fighter jets and associated support materiel, at an estimated total cost of $24.3 billion — a remarkably high figure, especially compared to those… [read more]