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… [read more]

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

Iran and US, fighting for Hormuz. Escalation in the Gulf 14/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi It is now open war for the Strait of Hormuz, following days of clashes and President Trump's announcement of the resumption of the blockade against Iranian ports. The Pasdaran tonight attacked 2 Emirati tankers transiting through the Strait along the so-called Omani route. Damage and 1 dead among the crews… [read more]

Canada: big win for the U-212CD submarines 14/07/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè A "German" tipping point for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), aimed at tripling the underwater force of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The Canadian Government announced it had selected the Type-212CD submarine.

Busy schedule for the French RAFALE fleet amid tests and deployments 14/07/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone French RAFALE jets face a packed second half of 2026, balancing urgent counter drone armament integration, collaborative electronic warfare trials with drones, and a long range PEGASE 26 deployment across three strategic theatres.

One year on, the “Entente Industrielle” over missiles for UK and France is a badly deflated balloon 14/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The slogan felt overblown as soon as it was created, but in just one year it deflated almost to nothing. STORM SHADOW became a “victim” of budget shortages. 

Iran, US Forces Employ Suicide Surface Drones in Combat for the First Time 13/07/2026 | Tommaso Massa On July 12, 2026, US Central Command (CENTCOM) employed Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) in a suicide attack role in combat for the first time.

Crimea: Kiev steps up strikes on energy infrastructure and maritime traffic 10/07/2026 | Francesco Bossi The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces continue their deep-interdiction campaign against Crimea and the Sea of Azov. Over the past week, Kiev has concentrated its strikes on both the peninsula's energy infrastructure and the maritime traffic Russia relies on to move fuel into Crimea and sustain its operations on the southern… [read more]

Lockheed Martin unveils HIMARS FLEX 10/07/2026 | Andrea Mottola During Eurosatory 2026, Lockheed Martin announced HIMARS FLEX, a modular evolution of the M-142 HIMARS high-mobility rocket artillery system. The variant introduces a configuration with an additional MFOM launcher capable of carrying twice the ammunition load of the standard HIMARS, retaining the same chassis and hull, while adding the capability… [read more]

The UK aircraft demonstrator progresses as the £4.6 billion international GCAP development contract is announced 09/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The roll-out of the UK demonstrator is planned by the end of next year. It is not yet truly representative of the tri-national jet and is only going to be a supportive side-project.