Second US Carrier Strike Group could reinforce the LINCOLN CSG in the Gulf 12/02/2026 | Editorial Team According to the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon has reportedly ordered a second Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to prepare for deployment to the Middle East,… [read more]

NATO’s Winter Camp 26: cold steel, cold politics 11/02/2026 | Braid Archer Winter Camp 26 pits NATO armour and infantry against -30°C snow and a thinking OPFOR in Estonia, exposing hard lessons on readiness, interoperability and deterrence on the Alliance’s most vulnerable flank.

Live test at Eglin for the ERAM, the low-cost cruise missile for Ukraine and for USAF needs 11/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli RUSTRY DAGGER, Zone 5’s entry for ERAM, is the specific munition live tested

Hensoldt announces the successful completion of early tests with a sub-scale HADIS cargo glider 10/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The HADIS is a cheap, attritable glider intended to enable stand-off cargo airdrop from Airbus A400 aircraft to resupply troops operating deep within a contested area

SCAF/FCAS: Requiem for a Fighter 10/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone The Franco-German flagship FCAS fighter was built on clashing doctrines, industrial envy and vague enemies, turning strategic autonomy into an expensive illusion rather than a credible tool for future wars.

A Ministerial Written Answer confirms that Patria 6x6 is also being considered as replacement for FUCHS 09/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Despite ongoing ambiguity on the effective status of Patria 6x6 in British Army plans, it is increasingly obvious that CAVS is the sole solution upon which Heavy Protected Mobility efforts are coalescing. 

World Defense Show kicks off in Riyadh, as the Gulf teeters on the brink of War 09/02/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Riyadh) The third edition of the World Defense Show (WDS) opened yesterday at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, some 70 km from the capital, at the heart of the desert. The WDS has continued to grow and is now firmly establishing itself among the world’s leading defence exhibitions -… [read more]

Conflict lessons indicate navies must keep building the maritime surveillance net 09/02/2026 | Dr Lee Willett, reporting from London Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance Technology 2026 Conference: lessons learned from war at sea in the Russo-Ukraine conflict point to the need for NATO navies to build surveillance networks for force protection and projection.

Germany’s big IRIS-T bet: Berlin’s new missile deal with Diehl 06/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Germany’s latest IRIS-T missile deal with Diehl deepens Luftwaffe stocks, accelerates IRIS-T SLS/SLM deployment, and signals Berlin’s long term ambition to anchor NATO’s layered air and missile defence architecture.

The German dilemma: F-126, A-200 DEU – or both? 05/02/2026 | Michele Cosentino German Navy faces a high stakes choice between continuing the delayed F 126 frigates, shifting to MEKO A 200 DEU, or mixing both – with major implications for capability, industry and credibility.