Project VANQUISH: the Royal Navy begins its quest for the embarked Autonomous Collaborative Platform 07/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, the new First Sea Lord announced the intent to fly a first jet-powered Autonomous Collaborative Platform aircraft from the QUEEN ELIZABETH-class aircraft carriers… [read more]

FN wins prototype maturation funding on the way to the Precision Grenadier System of the US Army 07/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Army has spent multiple years looking at the future of Infantry Section grenade firepower, pursuing a direct line of fire weapon using airbursting… [read more]

Sweden signs for 4 C-390 tactical transport aircraft with an option for 7 more 06/10/2025 | Editorial Team Today, Monday, October 6, Sweden signed a contract for the acquisition of 4 C-390 tactical transport aircraft from the Brazilian company Embraer, with an option… [read more]

Germany to invest €35 billion in military space capabilities 06/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, announced that Germany is going to invest €35 billion ($41 billion) over the next 5 five years on space military and… [read more]

Is Germany stuck in its own laws while drones threaten the country? 03/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Germany faced a significant aviation security disruption tonight, when unidentified drones forced Munich Airport to suspend operations for nearly seven hours, affecting thousands of passengers… [read more]

The September Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure 03/10/2025 | Francesco Bossi September was an especially intense month for Ukrainian long-range drone attacks on the Russian Federation's oil and energy infrastructure. On the night between 4 and… [read more]

Boeing is building the first F-47, the first flight is planned for 2028 03/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin provided a brief but important update on the state of the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance… [read more]

First flight operations on China's new aircraft carrier FUJIAN 02/10/2025 | Andrea Mottola The official channels of the Chinese Navy (PLAN) have published a series of videos confirming the start of flight operations on the conventional aircraft carrier… [read more]

Follow-up of the PUSHPA case: French forces arrest Ghost Fleet officers 02/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Following yesterday’s operations, French military personnel – probably Commandos Marine (French Naval Commandos), pictured - forcibly boarded the vessel last night, conducting. The captain and first… [read more]

South Korea selects Bombardier Defense/L3Harris GLOBAL 6500 for next-generation airborne early warning fleet 02/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone South Korea has concluded its competitive AEW&C II procurement programme, selecting L3Harris Technologies to deliver 4 advanced airborne early warning aircraft based on the Bombardier… [read more]

US Army announces that the XM204 interim top-attack munition is headed for Europe 02/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Factory Acceptance Trials (FAT) were conducted at Yuma Proving Ground and “validated the performance, reliability, and integrated safety features of the XM204”, the new… [read more]

As Macron participates in Copenhagen Summit, the French navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker 01/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The French Navy has successfully intercepted and is currently detaining a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker operating under suspicious circumstances off the Atlantic coast, marking… [read more]

GRIPEN to Ukraine: initial confirmations and some considerations 01/10/2025 | Andrea Mottola In recent days, in an interview published by the BBC, Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister, General Ivan Havryliuk, declared that he expects the acquisition of JAS-39… [read more]

France expands maritime surveillance fleet with additional ALBATROS aircraft order 01/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has ordered 5 additional Dassault Aviation FALCON 2000 LXS ALBATROS maritime patrol aircraft, bringing the total AVISMAR programme… [read more]

Frigates: Argentina knocks on the "second-hand market" door 01/10/2025 | Giuliano da Fre' The Argentine Navy is once again looking to the second-hand market to revitalise a fleet that has been in crisis for some time. The focus is on modern… [read more]

Germany set to increase the number of F-127 frigates to 8; could cancel F-126 30/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The F-127 program is meant to provide the German Navy with new and far more capable Anti-Air Warfare warships which will bring anti-ballistic missile capabilities… [read more]

Honeywell enters the C-UAS technology market with successful demonstrations 30/09/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Honeywell has successfully demonstrated its Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (SAMURAI) system in recent military exercises, showcasing advanced capabilities to detect and neutralize… [read more]

Sweden’s Defense Budget to grow again in 2026 30/09/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The Swedish government has announced plans to increase its 2026 defense budget by 26.6 billion SEK ($2.87 billion), bringing total military spending to 2.8% of… [read more]

MBDA: contract signed for the production of TESEO EVO antiship missiles for the Italian Navy 29/09/2025 | Editorial Team At Seafuture 2025, MBDA announced the signing of a contract for the production of TESEO MK2/E anti-ship missiles, also known as TESEO EVO, for the… [read more]

Seafuture 2025: Leonardo presents the LIONFISH 30 turret 29/09/2025 | Tommaso Massa Today, on the opening day of the Seafuture 2025 exhibition in La Spezia, Leonardo unveiled the LIONFISH 30 naval turret for the first time, equipped… [read more]