Palletized cruise missiles for launch from cargo planes are coming to the USAF in 2027 20/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli DRAGON CART will transform the RAPID DRAGON experiment into a fielded capability, FAMM-P will provide the ammunition.

Poland to build Europe's first maintenance hub for ABRAMS AGT1500 engines 20/05/2026 | Francesco Bossi Poland will host Europe's only authorized maintenance center for the AGT1500 gas turbine engines that power the US-made M1 ABRAMS main battle tanks.

Sweden picks French FDI frigates 19/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Stockholm announced today, 19 May, the selection of Naval Group's Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI) as the reference platform for the Swedish Navy's Lulea-class programme. The decision was unveiled by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Defence Minister Pal Jonson at a press conference held aboard the Visby-class corvette Harnosand,… [read more]

Pakistan has commissioned its first Chinese submarine 18/05/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Pakistan has officially commissioned its first of 8 Chinese submarines, strengthening its underwater capabilities and enhancing the defense cooperation with one of its closest allies. The commissioning ceremony of the attack submarine called HANGOR was held in the Chinese Naval base of Sanya at the presence of Pakistani President, Asif… [read more]

Israeli government approves plan for a 4th F-35I and a 2nd F-15I Squadrons 15/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The new expansion will presumably bring Israel’s F-35 fleet to 100 aircraft and F-15IA's fleet to 50.

Israel's manpower crisis deepens: IDF need thousands more recruits 15/05/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Speaking before the Knesset on May 10, Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir renewed his call for the enlistment of additional troops.

IDEB 2026: FNSS unveils the CFL-120 KARPAT light tank and signs cooperation agreement with CSG 14/05/2026 | Eugenio Po Today, on the opening day of the IDEB exhibition in Bratislava, the Turkish company FNSS unveiled the CFL-120 KARPAT "medium tank" (in reality a light tank) and announced the signing of a strategic agreement with the Czech group CSG.

Ukraine: drones and missiles strike Kyiv again overnight 14/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Military analysis: following the largest daytime drone attack since the start of the war, Russian forces pressed on through the night with the launch of over 70 missiles and 400 drones.

Record drone barrage on Ukraine: Moscow brings the war to NATO's edge 14/05/2026 | Igor Markic Yesterday, Wednesday 13 May, Russia carried out one of the most massive aerial attacks since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, with a total of roughly 890 drones launched within a single day. The assault then continued through the night, bringing the total to over 1,300 drones in 24 hours.

India’s DRDO conducts maiden flight trial of TARA glide bomb kit 13/05/2026 | Atul Chandra The trial was conducted in partnership with the Indian Air Force (IAF), which provided a SEPECAT JAGUAR test aircraft. The kit was designed and developed by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI) in partnership with other DRDO laboratories.