Spain and Poland will jointly procure “at least 7” A330 MRTT tankers 01/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On August 25 Spain’s Council of Ministers approved a €5.4 billion ($6.3 billion) plan to jointly acquire Airbus-made A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft… [read more]

Royal Canadian Navy’s maritime strategy to underscore multi-stakeholder contribution to national CUI security 01/09/2026 | Dr Lee Willett The Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN’s) new maritime strategy is underlining the contribution of different government stakeholders, including the navy itself, plus the commercial sector in… [read more]

Indian Army to induct JAVELIN missile system 31/08/2026 | Atul Chandra The Indian Army will procure the JAVELIN Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) in its first purchase of the US weapons. The US Embassy in India announced… [read more]

General Atomics is looking beyond its MQ-9 family with the secretive WILDFIRE design 31/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli With 30 years of experience in MALE-type drones and having undoubtedly shaped internal perception and benchmarks of what a MALE drone even is with the… [read more]

Philippine Air Force completes S-70i BLACK HAWK fleet induction 31/08/2026 | Atul Chandra The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has inducted the final batch of 7 S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopters into service at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.… [read more]

Tiberius Aerospace begins Test & Evaluation development for INVICTUS, its tube-launched, ramjet-powered missile 26/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Tiberius Aerospace, a company developing next-generation weapon systems and AI-powered defense solutions for the United States, United Kingdom and allied nations, announced on August 19… [read more]

Saab’s A3: Sweden’s CCA programme moves from concept to roadmap 26/08/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Saab’s unveiling of its A3 high-end autonomous collaborative platform at the Swedish Air Force’s centenary air show reveals an already funded Swedish demonstrator sequence, with… [read more]

Japan to deploy fighters to India for first time as defence cooperation expands 24/08/2026 | Atul Chandra India and Japan have agreed to expand defence cooperation across maritime security, logistics, exercises, naval shipbuilding and defence technology following Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s… [read more]

Hanwha’s wheeled K9MH 155/52 howitzer selected by the US Army as the Mobile Tactical Cannon 24/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On 18 August, Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA), the U.S. subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace, was releaved as the selected supplier for the US Army Mobile Tactical… [read more]

Multibillion-dollar contract for US Navy submarines 24/08/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 29 July 2026, the Pentagon formalized the signing of a historic multiyear contract package with industrial giants General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington… [read more]

South Korea approves K2 MBTs upgrade and HAESEONG-II development 21/08/2026 | Atul Chandra South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved two key modernisation programmes to upgrade the Republic of Korea Army’s (ROKA) K2 Main Battle Tanks… [read more]

1-3-NEXT: Sweden’s Army looks to a Corps of 3 Divisions by 2040 21/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The 1-3-NEXT (Målbild Armén 2040) document has been issued by the Swedish Army staff on 18 June 2026 and is now being circulated in public… [read more]

Patria and KNDS sign deal for the production in Germany of the Patria 6x6 Common Armoured Vehicles (CAVS) 20/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On August 11, Patria and KNDS Deutschland Maintenance (KNDS) have signed a framework agreement covering the assembly and final integration of Patria XA-300 6x6 Armoured… [read more]

Embraer and Anduril to weaponize the C-390 MILLENNIUM 20/08/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US defense firm Anduril to jointly pursue the integration of a palletized version of… [read more]

Israel eyes P-8 POSEIDON MPA acquisition 19/08/2026 | Andrea Mottola Israel is evaluating the potential acquisition of Boeing P-8A POSEIDON maritime patrol aircraft to establish its first dedicated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) unit and strengthen its… [read more]

US desperately looking for cheaper long range strike weapons. 18/08/2026 | Fabio Di Felice With the Iran conflict straining US stockpiles of expensive guided munitions, the Pentagon is pushing a new project to rapidly develop cheap, long-range strike weapons… [read more]

A Drone for merchant ships? 17/08/2026 | Massimo Annati Israel's Elbit Systems has proposed converting merchant vessels into UAV carriers, capitalizing on the specific capabilities of its HERMES 650 SPARK unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)… [read more]

Development and prototyping phase is now a go for the Netherlands’s embarked ASW USV 14/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On July 29, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence’s Materiel and IT Command authorized the start of the design phase for a new 12-metre Uncrewed Surface… [read more]

Rheinmetall Naval Systems unveiled GMF 140, a new 140 meters, 6,000 tons AAW warship design 14/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Rheinmetall has unveiled its GMF 140 proposal for a next-generation 140-metre, 6,000+ tonne guided missile frigate, a highly multipurpose warship specializing first of all in… [read more]

Epirus announces new contract with US Marine Corps 14/08/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) Epirus, producer of the LEONIDAS Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) platform, announced on 10 August a contract with the US Marine Corps (USMC) worth $11 million… [read more]