Taiwan's HIMARS gambit: forward deployment to China’s doorstep 02/02/2026 | Editorial Team Taiwan's planned deployment of US-supplied Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launchers to outlying islands within sight of the Chinese mainland represents a tactical escalation that sharpens… [read more]

The US Navy quest for an air-launched hypersonic weapon is still ongoing 02/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Several industries are working, with or without the backing of DoD contracts, to develop air-launched hypersonic strike missiles compatible with US Navy aircraft needs despite… [read more]

New M-1E3 ABRAMS prototype presented 02/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The US Army unveiled the first M-1E3 Abrams “early prototype” at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The showed Army-led design, produced in… [read more]

Romania: EU loans are reshaping the Black Sea's strategic landscape 02/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Romania has unveiled one of Europe's most ambitious defence modernisation programmes, leveraging €16.6 billion from the European Union's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument to… [read more]

Norway expands U-212CD fleet to 6 submarines in strategic arctic deterrence move 30/01/2026 | Braid Archer The Royal Norwegian Navy has signed a contract for 2 additional Type 212CD submarines, increasing its planned fleet from 4 to 6 vessels in a… [read more]

Modular sonar architectures: DSIT charts new path for scalable UUV deployment 30/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Israeli company DSIT Solutions has completed a strategic evolution from protecting harbours against underwater intrusion to equipping unmanned platforms with submarine-hunting capabilities. The January 2026… [read more]

From Italy, an insight into the costs of the ambitious GCAP 29/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Italy's Ministry of Defence has early this month presented its dossier to Parliament about the funding needs of the Global Combat Aircraft Program (GCAP), as… [read more]

Sweden opens historic nuclear dialogue with France (between lights and shadows) 29/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Sweden has confirmed preliminary discussions with France and the United Kingdom on potential nuclear weapons cooperation. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's revelation to Sweden's SVT broadcaster… [read more]

Navantia accelerates international expansion and UK industrial consolidation 28/01/2026 | Braid Archer January marked an intense month for Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia, showcasing the company's dual-track strategy of consolidating its British operations while aggressively pursuing new European… [read more]

Kongsberg starts building new missile factory in Toano, Virginia 28/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace, Inc held a groundbreaking ceremony in Toano, James City County, Virginia, to celebrate the beginning of construction for its first US-based… [read more]

First 4 LYNX Infantry Fighting Vehicles delivered to the Italian Army 28/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On January 27, at the Italian Army’s CEPOLISPE (Multi-Purpose Experimental Centre) in Montelibretti (Rome), the delivery ceremony was held for the first 4 LYNX tracked… [read more]

Italian Navy’s Hydro-Oceanographic Ship QUIRINALE launched 27/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On 26 January, at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso shipyard (Genoa), the technical launching ceremony was held for the new Major Hydro-Oceanographic Ship (NIOM), christened QUIRINALE. The… [read more]

The first SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defence systems delivered to the Italian Army 27/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On 22 January, at the Italian Army Air Defence Artillery Command in Sabaudia (Latina), in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Italian… [read more]

HERO 90: US Army picks UVision–Mistral team for LASSO Loitering Munition 27/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone The U.S. Army’s selection of the HERO 90 loitering munition for its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) programmes marks an inflection point in… [read more]

EU on Greenland: economic giant and political-strategic actor? 27/01/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) For decades, the European Union has carried the label coined by Belgian politician Mark Eyskens: a “giant economic power and a political dwarf”, sometimes mockingly… [read more]

Hanwha will integrate the US 58-calibre 155 mm ordnance into the K9 self propelled howitzer 26/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) has assigned the US branch of South Korea’s Hanwha (Hanwha Defense USA) a Cooperative Research… [read more]

Kongsberg Maritime targets centre stage in Norway’s next-generation naval fleet 26/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone As Norway reshapes its naval and coastguard forces, Kongsberg Maritime is positioning itself to sit at the heart of the Royal Norwegian Navy’s future surface… [read more]

Omnisys pushes proactive counter drone mission planning with its BRO C-UAS 26/01/2026 | Editorial Team Israeli defence technology company Omnisys is sharpening its focus on the fast evolving counter UAS domain with the launch of an upgraded BRO C UAS… [read more]

Sierra Nevada Corporation buys a Global 6500 airframe for the first non-prototype HADES 23/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli SNC has announced the use of its own funds to procure early a fourth Bombardier GLOBAL 6500 airframe which is destined to become the first… [read more]

The US reinforces its military posture in the Middle East 23/01/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA The reinforcement of the US aeronaval posture in the Middle East is continuing at a rapid pace, with a potential window for an American strike… [read more]