Iran: USS BUSH Carrier Strike Group departs, set to replace USS FORD 01/04/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM Yesterday, March 31, the aircraft carrier USS BUSH and its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) departed from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on a “scheduled… [read more]

Iran war strains NATO cohesion 01/04/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM The war in Iran is putting NATO under severe strain, despite diplomatic - and other - efforts by NATO Secretary General Rutte, who is struggling… [read more]

Japan deploys first operational hypersonic glide weapon 01/04/2026 | Mike Rajkumar Japan has enhanced its stand-off strike capabilities with the deployment of the nation’s first operational hypersonic glide weapon by the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF).… [read more]

The geopolitics of debt: US treasuries turn into financial ammunition 01/04/2026 | Go-Spa Consulting For decades, the global financial architecture functioned as an orderly infrastructure: a corridor of stability in which the free flow of capital aimed at maximising… [read more]

The military use of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors 01/04/2026 | Claudio Boccalatte Progress in the field of small-scale civil nuclear reactors, particularly in safety and versatility, is opening the way to their possible wider use on naval… [read more]

Fourth Gulf War: military analysis of the first phase of operations 31/03/2026 | Pietro Batacchi, Tommaso Massa, Andrea Mottola, Carolina Paizs At dawn on 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel opened hostilities against Iran, launching a series of so-called ‘pre-emptive’ air raids and setting… [read more]

Ukraine’s long-range stand-off capabilities 31/03/2026 | Igor Markic The developments observed in 2025, and the opening months of 2026, have confirmed how far Ukraine has come in the domestic production of long-range strike… [read more]

Anduril and Palantir reported to be leading on GOLDEN DOME software 31/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Anduril and Palantir are among 9 companies that have seen contract awards for the GOLDEN DOME missile defence mega-project. Their roles, it is now being… [read more]

KAI rolls out first series production KF-21 30/03/2026 | Mike Rajkumar Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has rolled-out the first series-production KF-21 BORAMAE 4.5-generation fighter at its headquarters in Sacheon, Gyeongnam. South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung… [read more]

Iran: islands and beyond. A ground operation takes shape 30/03/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Amid Trump statements - the latest being his announcement of a completed regime change in Iran - the US is preparing a potential ground operation.… [read more]

Russian “Arctic Fleet”: a vessel hit by Ukrainian drones 27/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè It is not only the Iranian fleet that has come under fire in recent weeks. The Russia–Ukraine war continues at sea as well, and the… [read more]

Lebanon, Hezbollah hits a MERKAVA tank with an FPV: a first 27/03/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM Last night, Hezbollah released a video showing an FPV drone striking an Israeli MERKAVA tank in an unspecified location in southern Lebanon. At this stage, the… [read more]

Royal Australian Navy to expand its USVs fleet 27/03/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The Australian Government announced the decision to strengthen Australia’s maritime security with a $176 million investment to purchase other 40 new Australian-designed and built BLUEBOTTLE… [read more]

Iran War: first cracks in Israel's missile shield 26/03/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In recent days, Iranian missiles have been breaching Israel's defensive shield with increasing frequency. This is the result of several converging factors. The first is… [read more]

More US aircraft head to the Middle East 26/03/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA As the broader US military build-up in the region continues to gather pace — with 2 Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG) and 2 Marine Expeditionary Units… [read more]

Ukraine, Roboneers unveils the SHABLYA K-2 remotely operated turret 26/03/2026 | Francesco Bossi Ukrainian company Roboneers has developed a remote-controlled combat module designed to be mounted on UGVs and enhance infantry fire support in close-quarters engagements. The system,… [read more]

Iranian naval losses after 3 weeks of War 26/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè Three weeks into the war launched by Israel and the United States against Iran, the tally of naval losses inflicted on the regime has risen… [read more]

MBDA UK and Hypersonix forge a “strategic partnership” 25/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Following the success of the first flight test demonstration of their DART AE sub-scale hypersonic vehicle, the Australian start-up Hypersonix has announced the forging of… [read more]

SCATA and Texelis anticipate agile, armed, affordable vehicle for European battlefield mobility 25/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone SCATA’s new Mk1 is emerging as one of Eurosatory 2026’s indicators of where European land mobility is heading: medium weight, affordable 4×4 platforms optimised to… [read more]

Airbus says “europeanized” XQ-58 VALKYRIE CCAs will fly within this year 25/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Airbus and Kratos first announced their teaming agreement in July 2025. The European company saw cooperation with the American Kratos as the best way to… [read more]