UK: a chaotic release for a vague Review 03/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Before the Secretary of State for Defence finally stood up in the House of Commons, in the afternoon of Monday 2 June, to officially unveil… [leggi la notizia]

KAI to deliver first production KF-21 in 2026 02/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) recently announced the commencement of final assembly of the first production KF-21 fighter jet. The airframer stated that the first production… [leggi la notizia]

Russia's Pearl Harbor: Strategic Air Force bases hit with FPV drones 02/06/2025 | Tommaso Massa Yesterday morning, Ukraine attacked the main bases of the Russian Strategic Aviation with FPV drones launched from within Russian territory. This is an incredible operation,… [leggi la notizia]

India eyes new industry model for Future Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme 02/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model, which will provide an opportunity for Indian private sector industry… [leggi la notizia]

The Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) project of the British Army on the move 30/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Land GBAD is a rolling, multi-project 10-year programme of enhancements and new capabilities revolving around Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD), Medium-Range Air Defence (M-RAD), Counter Small… [leggi la notizia]

A wealth of new projects from HD Hyundai at MADEX 30/05/2025 | Mike Rajkumar HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is providing insights into its future plans at the ongoing International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX) in Busan. The shipbuilder… [leggi la notizia]

General Atomics to build hybrid-electric drone 29/05/2025 | Editorial Team The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded General Atomics a $100 million contract to develop a new generation drone with hybrid-electric propulsion and ducted… [leggi la notizia]

UK PM announces agreement with Mauritius to cede the Chagos Islands and lease back Diego Garcia 27/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Labour administration has forced through its deal with Mauritius to settle the controversy over the sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a group of 7… [leggi la notizia]

Ukraine drone warfare: Russian drones become more effective 27/05/2025 | Lisa Tomé On the nights of May 23, 24, and 25, 2025, Russia launched three major combined airstrikes, deploying a total of 23 ballistic missiles, 64 cruise… [leggi la notizia]

BAE Systems Hägglunds and Iveco Defence Vehicles sign MoU on BvS-10 for Italy 26/05/2025 | Eugenio Po On 22 May 2025, BAE Systems Hägglunds and Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the BvS-10 articulated tracked vehicle to… [leggi la notizia]

Russian Navy boosts its drone capabilities 26/05/2025 | Massimo Annati The war in Ukraine has emerged as the first major conflict characterized by extensive unmanned systems deployment, fundamentally transforming modern warfare. Ukrainian forces have devastated… [leggi la notizia]

FORMIDABLE SHIELD 2025: a number of firsts at the Hebrides and in Norway 26/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The periodic exercises of the FORMIDABLE SHIELD format are the most complex live firing events in Europe and represent the ultimate test for all navies… [leggi la notizia]

Israel moves towards “indefinite” occupation of Gaza: Operation Gideon's Chariots begins 21/05/2025 | Carolina Paizs In a video posted yesterday on his social media channels, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will “take definitive control of the entire… [leggi la notizia]

Italy secures M-346F deal with Austria 21/05/2025 | Pietro Batacchi The Italian Defense Ministry has published the sale of 12 Leonardo M-346F (Block 20) light attack fighters to Austria. The arrangement, structured as a Government-to-Government… [leggi la notizia]

Air Moving Target Indicator sensor demonstrators are already in orbit 21/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On 13 May, General Gregory Guillot, commander of US Northern Command and of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), revealed that “a number” of prototype… [leggi la notizia]

The first few performance indications for F-47 and CCA 20/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli A 13 May tweet posted on X by General David Allvin shows the progression in capability between 4th, 5th and 6th generation of USAF platforms… [leggi la notizia]

The “new” defence agreements between UK and Germany 20/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On 15 May, UK and Germany had their first Defence Ministerial Council under the terms of the Trinity House Agreement on defence cooperation, which was… [leggi la notizia]

Tiberius Aerospace emerges from stealth with ramjet artillery system 19/05/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone In a significant development for modern artillery capabilities, defence newcomer Tiberius Aerospace has unveiled its flagship weapons program SCEPTRE, a 155mm ramjet extended-range precision-guided munition.… [leggi la notizia]

Ukraine: towards the dissolution of Armored Brigades? 19/05/2025 | Igor Markic In early 2025, Ukraine announced a major restructuring of its Ground Forces, shifting from Tactical and Operational Groups toward the creation of Army Corps. Among… [leggi la notizia]

E5 Meeting of European Defense Ministers in Rome 19/05/2025 | Andrea Mottola Yesterday, at Palazzo Aeronautica in Rome, the fourth meeting of the E5 Group took place, followed by a joint press conference. The event brought together… [leggi la notizia]