USAF and General Atomics together to demonstrate APKWS on MQ-9A REAPER 24/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), has collaborated with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to conduct flight testing of rocket pods with BAE Systems-produced Advanced… [read more]

Italy to acquire 6 Airbus A-330 MRTT tankers 22/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA According to the notice published 19 May 2026 on the TED portal (Tenders Electronic Daily, the official journal of European Union public procurement), Italy will… [read more]

Iran: a weekend on a knife's edge 22/05/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Talks on Iran continue, but the sticking points remain. A trip to Tehran by General Asim Munir, the "ruler of Pakistan," was on the agenda… [read more]

Greece approves acquisition of 2 Italian FREMM frigates 22/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA According to Greek media reports, the Government Council for National Security (KYSEA), which convened on 18 May, has approved the acquisition of 2 second-hand FREMM-class… [read more]

72 BOXER RCH 155 for the British Army’s Mobile Fires Platform requirement 21/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The United Kingdom has announced a “nearly £1 billion” contract for the production of 72 BOXER Remote Controlled Howitzers (RCH 155) for the Mobile Fires… [read more]

Palletized cruise missiles for launch from cargo planes are coming to the USAF in 2027 20/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The USAF’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center announced at the end of April the establishment of a new program of record, named DRAGON CART,… [read more]

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. The facility… [read more]

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… [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.… [read more]

Israeli government approves plan for a 4th F-35I and a 2nd F-15I Squadrons 15/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Israel’s Ministerial Procurement Committee has approved plans to acquired additional F-35s and F-15Is that will be used to stand up a 4th Squadron of F-35I… [read more]

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. The Israeli… [read more]

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… [read more]

Ukraine: drones and missiles strike Kyiv again overnight 14/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA 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… [read more]

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… [read more]

India’s DRDO conducts maiden flight trial of TARA glide bomb kit 13/05/2026 | Atul Chandra India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed the maiden flight trial of the Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) modular-range extension kit. The indigenously… [read more]

In Methil and Belfast, Navantia UK marks progress towards the buid of the new Fleet Solid Support ships for the Royal Navy 13/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Navantia UK has christened a newly built transport barge, SEAHORSE, at the Methil facility in Fife, Scotland.   The barge is 85 meters long and… [read more]

New details on Russia's S-71K air-launched cruise missile 11/05/2026 | Andrea Mottola On 27 April, the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine's Ministry of Defence disclosed technical details on the new Russian air-launched cruise missile S-71K KOVYOR… [read more]

Saab unveils BARRACUDA PONCHO, the new individual multispectral camouflage system 11/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Saab unveiled the BARRACUDA PONCHO, a new individual multispectral camouflage system designed to protect dismounted soldiers from detection across the visual, thermal and infrared spectrum.… [read more]

Hezbollah hits IRON DOME launcher with FPV drones 11/05/2026 | Editorial Team According to a video released by Hezbollah, on 7 May the Party of God struck an IRON DOME launcher with an FPV drone near the… [read more]

More emergency authorizations for export of US weapons to the Gulf 11/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On May 1st, the U.S. Department of State used the accelerated, emergency approval process to give the ok to several large Foreign Military Sales requests… [read more]