NATO 3.0: proclaimed unity and the new transatlantic contract 13/02/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) After weeks of underlying tensions - from the “Greenland dossier” revived by Donald Trump to the collapse of US-EU trade talks that included defence procurement… [read more]

Second US Carrier Strike Group could reinforce the LINCOLN CSG in the Gulf 12/02/2026 | Editorial Team According to the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon has reportedly ordered a second Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to prepare for deployment to the Middle East,… [read more]

NATO’s Winter Camp 26: cold steel, cold politics 11/02/2026 | Braid Archer On a frozen training area near Tapa, Estonia, NATO exercise Winter Camp 26 has concluded on February 6, and has accomplished its double duty: testing… [read more]

Live test at Eglin for the ERAM, the low-cost cruise missile for Ukraine and for USAF needs 11/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Air Force completed a live-warhead test of a low-cost standoff cruise missile on the Eglin Test and Training Range on Jan. 21, 2026,… [read more]

Hensoldt announces the successful completion of early tests with a sub-scale HADIS cargo glider 10/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli In autumn 2025, Hensoldt completed a successful flight tests campaign using a sub-scale demonstrator of its High Altitude Drop Infiltrating System (HADIS), an unscrewed cargo-carrying… [read more]

SCAF/FCAS: Requiem for a Fighter 10/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone When Europe’s leaders unveiled the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) in 2017, they sold it as the embodiment of strategic autonomy and technological sovereignty; less… [read more]

A Ministerial Written Answer confirms that Patria 6x6 is also being considered as replacement for FUCHS 09/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Defence Procurement Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed in a Written Asnwer on 3 February that the Patria 6x6 is being “considered” as replacement for the… [read more]

World Defense Show kicks off in Riyadh, as the Gulf teeters on the brink of War 09/02/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Riyadh) The third edition of the World Defense Show (WDS) opened yesterday at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, some 70 km from the capital,… [read more]

Conflict lessons indicate navies must keep building the maritime surveillance net 09/02/2026 | Dr Lee Willett, reporting from London Ukraine’s successful sinking of the Russian Federation Navy’s Slava-class cruiser MOSKVA – its Black Sea Fleet flagship – on 14 April 2022 was one of… [read more]

Germany’s big IRIS-T bet: Berlin’s new missile deal with Diehl 06/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Yesterday, Germany has signed new contracts with Diehl Defence for IRIS-T missiles that simultaneously top up Luftwaffe air to air stocks and expand ground based… [read more]

The German dilemma: F-126, A-200 DEU – or both? 05/02/2026 | Michele Cosentino In this early part of 2026, the German Ministry of Defence and Navy are wrestling with a dilemma over the new frigate programme for the… [read more]

From Karlskrona with code: Sweden’s Autonomous Ocean Drone emerges 05/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Saab is using NavyTech & Seabed Defence event in Gothenburg to quietly lift the veil on its Autonomous Ocean Drone, a large uncrewed undersea vehicle… [read more]

With Project GOSHAWK, the UK looks at a new low-cost interceptor for drones and low-altitude threats 04/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli While the UK has joined forces with Ukraine, co-developing an anti-drone interceptor under Project OCTOPUS and committing to producing “a thousand a month” or more,… [read more]

Norway’s Defence Forces to take over SAR at Tromsø, add 2 more AW101 “SAR Queen” helicopters 04/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Minister of Justice and Public Security Astri Aas-Hansen has announced that Norway’s Defence Forces will take over responsibility for the delivery of Search and Rescue… [read more]

Embraer KC-390 under the spotlight with Asian and Central Asian breakthroughs 03/02/2026 | Editorial Team Embraer announced significant progress for its KC-390 Millennium programme at the Singapore Airshow on 3rd February, revealing both a major production milestone for the Republic… [read more]

Lighter, more mobile: Northrop Grumman charts IBCS evolution 03/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Northrop Grumman's Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) is undergoing a fundamental transformation, already. What began as the US Army's programme of record for Integrated Air… [read more]

Belgium and Luxembourg expand SCORPION fleet: modest gains amid European fragmentation 03/02/2026 | Braid Archer Belgium and Luxembourg have ordered 269 armoured vehicles from KNDS under the CaMo (Capacité Motorisée) programme, with the French DGA notifying KNDS France of the… [read more]

Taiwan's HIMARS gambit: forward deployment to China’s doorstep 02/02/2026 | Editorial Team Taiwan's planned deployment of US-supplied Lockheed Martin HIMARS rocket launchers to outlying islands within sight of the Chinese mainland represents a tactical escalation that sharpens… [read more]

The US Navy quest for an air-launched hypersonic weapon is still ongoing 02/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Several industries are working, with or without the backing of DoD contracts, to develop air-launched hypersonic strike missiles compatible with US Navy aircraft needs despite… [read more]

New M-1E3 ABRAMS prototype presented 02/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The US Army unveiled the first M-1E3 Abrams “early prototype” at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The showed Army-led design, produced in… [read more]