ACHILLES’ SHIELD: Greece orders Israeli systems to improve its air and missile defences 10/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On Monday 31 August, Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram, and his Greek counterpart, Ioannis Bouras, signed… [read more]

Germany to order up to 15 Watercat M18 AMC from Finland’s Marine Alutech 09/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The long-running project to equip the German Navy’s Sea Battalion with multi-purpose combat boats is expected to imminently see a contract awarded to the Finnish… [read more]

France receives first ALBATROS maritime patrol aircraft 08/09/2026 | Editorial Team France has taken delivery of its first two Dassault Falcon 2000 LXS ALBATROS maritime surveillance and intervention aircraft, marking the beginning of the AVSIMAR fleet… [read more]

Poland expected to become the next A400 user 03/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Poland is negotiating with Airbus towards an A400 purchase and according to Polish Radio 24 the Company has offered a direct deal covering between 10… [read more]

Forterra selected for Infantry Last Tactical Mile program 03/09/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) Forterra’s MESA uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) has been selected for the US Army’s Infantry Last Tactical Mile (ILTM) program. As ground services seek to integrate… [read more]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

USA clears $2 billions of Foreign Military Sales to Saudi Arabia 07/08/2026 | Di Felice The US State Department has approved another Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Saudi Arabia, valued at an estimated $1.96 billion. According to the announcement, the… [read more]

The UK MoD signals it will directly award Tekever for Project CORVUS, the WATCHKEEPER replacement 05/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli In November 2024, long before the Strategic Defence Review could actually deliver its indications, the new Labour government announced multiple defence cuts which included the… [read more]

US Army selects 5 for Project SUSTAINMENT: a medium-sized autonomous vehicle for logistics 05/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Army has downselected 5 “industry partners” for Project SUSTAINMENT, a new initiative to “automate supply and distribution” tasks to keep more personnel out… [read more]

Damen supports Bahamas and Colombian navies, as Caribbean threats continue 03/08/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) The Dutch shipyard Damen has announced a new contract to refit four vessels operated by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s (RBDF) Coast Guard. Damen already… [read more]

36 missile tracking satellites ordered by the US Space Development Agency from L3Harris and Sierra Space 24/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Space Development Agency awarded contracts worth $1.75 billion to build 36 new sensor satellites in support of the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense shield.… [read more]

UK MoD awards 3 companies for work on low-cost drone interceptors, including an air-launched solution 24/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministry of Defence has awarded £3.16 million to 3 companies to support their development of new low cost interceptors designed to shoot down drones… [read more]

BAE to deliver naval guns for Brazilian patrol ships 22/07/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) BAE Systems announced on 16 July the sale of two “state-of-the-art” Bofors 40Mk4 naval gun systems for Brazil. The guns will be installed aboard patrol… [read more]

NATO unveils GLOBALEYE and MQ-4C TRITON buys at Ankara Summit 07/07/2026 | Editorial Team At the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on July 7, 2026 that the Alliance will begin formal negotiations with Saab… [read more]

Israel announces new upgrades for IRON DOME 06/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli At the beginning of July, the Israeli MoD and Rafael jointly announced a new wave of upgrades for the IRON DOME system, releasing footage of… [read more]