EU funded and equipped Ukrainian brigade in trouble 09/01/2025 | Igor Markic France is one of the countries that has spent the most on military assistance to Ukraine through the delivery of CAESAR self-propelled artillery, VAB and… [leggi la notizia]

Tomahawk Block V program progresses for both US Navy and UK 09/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On 30 December 2024, the US Department of Defense has awarded Raytheon a contract worth $31,1 million for the supply of long lead components needed… [leggi la notizia]

GCAP: some industrial details emerge for production and work sharing 09/01/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) aims to have an operational aircraft by 2035, with an initial investment of €8.7 billion already allocated. GCAP is… [leggi la notizia]

Augmented Reality to improve training output of HAWK T2 05/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Royal Air Force, BAE Systems, Red 6 and DE&S have completed in-flight demonstrations of Red 6’s ATARS (Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems) augmented reality… [leggi la notizia]

2024 closes with significant milestones for the LUSV project of the US Navy 03/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project NOMARS (No Manning Required Ship) has completed an historic evolution at sea when the USV MARINER deployed… [leggi la notizia]

Growing British Army investment in drones seeing more programs launched and first firm orders 02/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli A £7.5 million order has been placed by the Ministry of Defence with British firm Modini Ltd for the supply of an unspecified number of… [leggi la notizia]

Vietnam to Diversify Defence Procurements 30/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar (Reporting from Vietnam) The 2nd edition of the Vietnam International Defence Expo, in Hanoi (December 19-22) provided crucial insights into the nation’s future defence procurement plans. The importance… [leggi la notizia]

Industry Talks: the renaissance of the Eurofighter Typhoon 20/12/2024 | Pietro Batacchi At the end of December, the Spanish Government signed with NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) and the Eurofighter consortium the contract for the… [leggi la notizia]

ELT Group, the development of an EW centre for the Qatar Armed Forces beings 20/12/2024 | CAROLINA PAIZS On December 18, on Qatar's National Day celebrations, ELT Group formalised an agreement with the Qatar Armed Forces to build an advanced Unified Electronic Warfare… [leggi la notizia]

Renk and Leonardo sign strategic MoU for I-MBT and AICS 19/12/2024 | Eugenio Po Renk Group AG has announced that Renk Italia Srl (acting on behalf of Renk GmbH and Horstman UK) and Leonardo have recently signed a Memorandum… [leggi la notizia]

First flight for the BAE STRIX in Australia, the ship-capable UCAV 18/12/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The BAE STRIX is an innovative and uniquely-configured UCAV capable of vertical take off and landing in a tail-sitting configuration with tandem wing and hybrid… [leggi la notizia]

Israel and the new geopolitics in the Middle East 18/12/2024 | Pietro Batacchi One can argue about the methods - which led the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for war crimes against him - but… [leggi la notizia]

EU to engage with new Syrian 'terrorist' government, Kallas says 17/12/2024 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The newly appointed EU High Representative Kaja Kallas announced on 16 November in Brussels that the bloc is sending a top diplomat to Syria to… [leggi la notizia]

The point on the Russian air force in Syria 17/12/2024 | Andrea Mottola According to a video shot on 12 December by a local TV drone flying near the Hmeimim/Jableh base, Russia still has at least 15 combat… [leggi la notizia]

First anti-ballistic interception for the Guam Defense System 17/12/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has announced on Tuesday 10 December the first successful live interception of a ballistic missile using the Guam Defense… [leggi la notizia]

Slovakia chooses Embraer's C-390 16/12/2024 | Tommaso Massa On December 10, the Slovak Defence Minister, Robert Kalinák, during an official visit to Brazil, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Brazilian Ministry… [leggi la notizia]

The new Joint Venture for the GCAP programme is born 16/12/2024 | Editorial Team On December 13, 2024, the CEO and General Manager of Leonardo, Roberto Cingolani, the CEO of BAE Systems, Charles Woodburn, and the President of Japan… [leggi la notizia]

South Korea Completes Tactical Air Navigation Equipment Modernisation 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced the completion of a modernisation effort that has replaced tactical air navigation equipment at its air… [leggi la notizia]

Korea Aerospace Industries Inks KF-21 PBL Contract 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has received a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for the KF-21 4.5 generation… [leggi la notizia]

India Orders Final Batch of Sukhoi SU-30 MKIs, Commissions New Russian Built Frigate 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence has awarded state-owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with a contract for license manufacture of 12 additional Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft along… [leggi la notizia]