Eurosatory: IDV, a Leonardo company, unveils the new CL2X UGV 18/06/2026 | Eugenio Po (reporting from Paris) At Eurosatory, running this week at Villepinte (Paris), IDV - making its first appearance at a show as a Leonardo company - presented, together with… [read more]

Iran, the deal is signed: the Pasdaran's victory and Israel's debacle 18/06/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The agreement between the United States and Iran has been signed, ending the war for now and opening the way to the 2 months of… [read more]

EU opens €150bn SAFE defence programme to Canada 18/06/2026 | Caterina Tani The European Union has formally welcomed Canada into SAFE, its €150 billion defence financing instrument aimed at supporting joint procurement and strengthening Europe's defence-industrial base.… [read more]

Eurosatory 2026: MBDA Presents the Land Cruise Missile System Mk-2 16/06/2026 | Carolina Paizs (reporting from Paris) At Eurosatory 2026, MBDA displayed the Land Cruise Missile System Mk-2 (LCM Mk-2) in its outdoor static exhibition area. The system had made its debut… [read more]

Eurosatory 2026: Rheinmetall Unveils Containerized Launcher for the FV-014 Loitering Munition 16/06/2026 | Carolina Paizs (reporting from Paris) At Eurosatory 2026, currently underway at the Villepinte exhibition center north of Paris, German defense company Rheinmetall has unveiled a new containerized launcher for its… [read more]

Eurosatory 2026: A Super Show 16/06/2026 | Eugenio Po (reporting from Paris) Eurosatory opened today, June 15, at the Villepinte exhibition center north of Paris — the world's most important event dedicated to the land-warfare sector. This… [read more]

Russian Company ZALA unveils KARMA, its first USV 15/06/2026 | Francesco Bossi At the International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS) Fleet 2026, held from June 10 to 14 at the Museum of Naval Glory and the Congress and… [read more]

British Secretary of State for Defence Resigns in Open Protest Against Insufficient Budget 12/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli In the increasingly embarrassing chaos surrounding the now-infamous British “Defence Investment Plan,” the resignation letter from Secretary of State for Defence John Healey has detonated… [read more]

ILA 2026: Germany's airshow in a post-FCAS era 11/06/2026 | Tommaso Massa (reporting from Berlin) ILA Berlin 2026, the German aerospace exhibition organized by BDLI (the German Aerospace Industries Association, Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie) and Messe Berlin, opened… [read more]

ILA 2026: Airbus unveils U-145, the unmanned variant of the H-145 11/06/2026 | Tommaso Massa (reporting from Berlin) At ILA 2026 in Berlin, Airbus Helicopters has unveiled the U-145, an unmanned variant of its H-145 helicopter. The announcement had been previewed on the… [read more]

Iran: Trump strikes, Tehran responds 11/06/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Another night of war. In an apparent attempt to break the negotiating deadlock - as announced by President Trump on Tuesday evening - the United… [read more]

At ILA 2026, Rheinmetall unveils industrial network for Germany’s sovereign space-based ISR 11/06/2026 | Tommaso Massa (Reporting from Berlin) On 10 June 2026, at the opening of ILA in Berlin, Rheinmetall used a press conference at the show to present an industrial network centred… [read more]

ILA 2026: Airbus unveils U-760 RAVENSTORM combat drone 10/06/2026 | Tommaso Massa (Reporting from Berlin) Against the backdrop of the reported cancellation of the manned fighter component of the SCAF/FCAS (Système de Combat Aérien du Futur / Future Combat Air… [read more]

Leonardo's AW-249 makes public airshow debut at ILA 2026 10/06/2026 | Tommaso Massa (Reporting from Berlin) At the opening of ILA 2026, running in Berlin through June 14, Leonardo's new AW-249 attack helicopter made its first public flying display at an… [read more]

Poland begins its SAFE spending spree with BORSUK IFVs, KRAB howitzers, more ROSOMAK 8x8s 10/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The spectacular growth in size and capability of the Polish army continues with the award of multiple huge contracts enabled by SAFE funding. Poland has… [read more]

Iran: a night of war 10/06/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Overnight, in response to the shootdown of an APACHE helicopter, the United States launched a series of airstrikes against targets in southern Iran. As currently… [read more]

Thales UK’s “RapidDestroyer”, a RF directed energy weapon, downs 80 drones in trials 09/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Thales UK announced the successful conclusion of a new phase of trials for its “RapidDestroyer”, a radio frequency directed energy weapon (RFDEW) designed to counter… [read more]

Turkey’s national Stand Off Jammer aircraft progress in flight trials revealed in celebratory video 09/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The HAVA SOJ airborne stand-off jammer, equipped by Aselsan, first broke cover 3 months ago when some images were captured of a test flight from… [read more]

The Bundeswehr expands its procurement for 150 BOXER SCHAKAL IFVs; it is also working to field new Recovery and Breacher-Pioneer tanks 08/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Bundeswehr already intends to at least partially exercise the options included in the October 2025 order for 150 BOXER SCHAKAL, the IFV variant of… [read more]

Israeli SMEs bring future land warfare to Eurosatory through laser walls and iron waves 08/06/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone As it is often the case, Israeli small and mid-sized defence companies are arriving at Eurosatory 2026 as a coherent technology vanguard, translating hard battlefield… [read more]