UAE, MIRSAD-X series production to begin in 2027 10/11/2026 | Pietro Batacchi 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… [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 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 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]

Exercise RHINO TITAN, restoring the UK’s Airborne Task Group 06/11/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli In the course of a long, 7-week exercise in Germany known as Exercise RHINO TITAN, the British Army’s Airborne Task Group, drawn from 16 Air Assault Brigade and supporting units, carried out its largest parachute drop in about 15 years. In total around 700 paratroopers took part, of which 570… [read more]

Euronaval 2026: Naval Group unveils the SCX26, the future combat ship concept 05/11/2026 | Carolina Paizs (reporting from Paris) Euronaval has long been the showcase where Naval Group presents its most interesting concepts in the maritime domain, and the 2026 edition is no exception. A scale model of the SCX26 is on display at the company’s stand. The future combat ship concept is, in size and design, effectively a… [read more]