Anduril announces Columbus, Ohio as the location of Arsenal-1, its new large-scale factory 21/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli A high tech start-up from Silicon Valley, Anduril has quickly become a recurring, important name in the field of drones and autonomy and now the… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

The UK promises a new approach to sustain the Defence Industry 13/12/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli UK and UK-based defence firms “will be prioritised” for government investment under the new Defence Industrial Strategy that the new Labour government has launched, as… [read more]

ST Engineering Inks Agreement with Kazakhstan's Paramount Engineering (KPE) for Local Production of IFVs 09/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar Singapore’s ST Engineering has entered into a strategic agreement with Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering (KPE) to set up in-country production capability for a new 8x8 amphibious… [read more]

India Accelerates Defence Modernisation 09/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which is led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved procurements for the military worth INR 217 billion (USD 2.65… [read more]

The Australian submarine programme is still debated 05/12/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has just published an article arguing that Australia should pivot from its current AUKUS plan for acquiring eight nuclear-powered… [read more]

Babcock teams with Hanwha Ocean and Korea Aerospace Industries to jointly pursue global opportunities 04/12/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli On 29 November, Babcock has announced the signing of 2 separate agreements with the main firms of South Korea’s defence industry landscape, specifically Hanwha Ocean… [read more]

New wave of defence cuts in the United Kingdom 25/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The early cuts, announced in Parliament by the Defence Secretary John Healey, came as an unpleasant although not entirely unexpected surprise, especially since the formal… [read more]

EDA and EIB join forces to strengthen EU defence capabilities 04/10/2024 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are joining forces and competencies to target and fund initiatives to strengthen European defence… [read more]

US Army is already working on FLRAA version 2 30/09/2024 | Fabio Di Felice During an event of the US Army Association, Brig. Gen Baker, the service’s Director of the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross Functional Team, unveiled a… [read more]

Secure seas: Airbus and Rohde & Schwarz collaborate to boost Royal Navy's communication capabilities 11/09/2024 | Rohde & Schwarz Media Team London, September 9, 2024 – Airbus Defence and Space and Rohde & Schwarz have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve the technological connectivity… [read more]

Australia funds a new Kongsberg factory for NMS and JSM missiles. 30/08/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Australia will invest 850 million Australian dollars in setting up a new plant, in cooperation with Kongsberg, that will produce Naval Strike Missiles and Joint… [read more]

Avio launches new partnerships with RTX and the US Army 24/07/2024 | Editorial Team At Farnborough International Airshow 2024, Avio signed two important partnerships: one with Raytheon, a RTX division (one of the world leaders in the missile sector)… [read more]

Leonardo-Rheinmetall Joint Venture in September 19/07/2024 | Pietro Batacchi During an official visit held at the Leonardo Divisione Elettronica plant in La Spezia, Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani, accompanied by Secretary General of Defence Gen.… [read more]