LBA Systems Unveils ASTORE LEVANTE Drone at Farnborough 20/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi LBA Systems, the joint venture between Leonardo and Baykar, has officially unveiled the ASTORE LEVANTE drone. The aircraft, displayed in the static show, represents the… [read more]

UVision goes European: CORTEX BMS launch and European subsidiary mark a strategic pivot to systems integration 20/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Two announcements central to Israel’s UVision current strategic phase converged at ILA Berlin 2026: the public launch of CORTEX, an AI-enabled Battle Intelligence and Mission Management platform (Battle Management System, BMS) announced on June 1; and the operational confirmation of UVision Europe GmbH, the Munich-based European subsidiary announced in March… [read more]

Moscow strikes, Kyiv fights back: long-range attacks escalate 17/07/2026 | Francesco Bossi Between mid-June and the first days of July, Russia and Ukraine intensified their respective deep-strike campaigns, hitting energy, logistics and industrial infrastructure in each other's capitals with increasing frequency.

Iran-United States: escalation in the Middle East 17/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Over the past 48 hours, the U.S.-Iran conflict has entered a new phase of escalation. On the U.S. side, CENTCOM raids — now in their 6th consecutive night — have expanded northward toward Parchin and the areas south of Tehran, with Iranian air defenses active over the capital, and westward… [read more]

Czech Air Force receives first C-390 MILLENNIUM 17/07/2026 | Editorial Team On July 16, 2026, the Czech Air Force took delivery of the first of 2 C-390 MILLENNIUM multi-mission transport aircraft from Embraer, 20 months after contract signature. The agreement, signed on October 25, 2024 and worth approximately €450 million, covers the 2 airframes together with aircrew and maintainer training, an… [read more]

Rohde & Schwarz NEMACS, the AESA directional datalink enabling the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud 16/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA During the ILA Berlin Air Show 2026, German technology group Rohde & Schwarz unveiled NEMACS (Networked Multipoint Array Communications System), a new directional datalink designed to serve as the communications backbone of the multi-domain combat cloud, enabling high-throughput data exchange among crewed and uncrewed platforms across air, land, sea, and… [read more]

Ukraine's know-how, Europe's scale: the Drone Deal takes shape 16/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto The European Commission and the Ukrainian Government have signed a new industrial partnership and the EU-Ukraine Drone Deal, aimed respectively at strengthening the integration of the 2 defense industries and expanding technology sharing in the drone and counter-drone sector. The Commission has also approved a €1 billion disbursement to Ukraine… [read more]

Massed Modular Aircraft: an open solicitation to US and international vendors for the post MQ-9 16/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The USAF calls for proposals for a new uncrewed aircraft to do the MQ-9’s job, but differently.

Signals at the edge, exclusive interview with US company Microwave Products Group (MPG) 15/07/2026 | CAROLINA PAIZS Discover how Microwave Products Group plans to re arm Europe for spectrum superiority, pushing RF/ML, SENTINEL HUB and edge first decision making shaped by Ukraine’s lessons and Europe’s engineering power.

UK and Netherlands join forces (again) on the future Amphibious Transport Ships 15/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The second attempt to join the two projects into one costs the Royal Navy hulls and tonnage