India Undertakes Maiden Hypersonic Test, Extends Defence Partnership with Japan 22/11/2024 | Mike Rajkumar In what was a surprise announcement, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced late on 16 November, that it had successfully conducted a flight-trial… [read more]

AEGIS ASHORE site in Poland inaugurated 21/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Wednesday 13 November saw the official inauguration of the AEGIS ASHORE interceptor site in Poland, despite the system having been declared “mission ready” already back… [read more]

First guided firing for the MBDA SPEAR 3 mini-stand-off missile 19/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli A 41 Squadron Eurofighter TYPHOON of the Royal Air Force has been completed the first guided drop of the SPEAR 3 miniature stand-off missile, in… [read more]

Some news from the Indo Pacific theatre 18/11/2024 | Mike Rajkumar From technological breakthroughs to diplomatic maneuvers, the events of the past week offer insights into the shifting balance of power in the Asia-Pacific and the… [read more]

GA-ASI demo: an MQ-20 controlled from the embarked GCS used on aircraft carriers 15/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Navy, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Lockheed Marin worked together to complete, on November 5, an important demonstration of control of… [read more]

First Naval Strike Missile launch from a US Navy DDG 25/10/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The announcement came only on 23 October, but the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) fired the first Naval Strike Missile… [read more]

Philippines’s ongoing Modernization Programme takes CenterStage in ADAS 2024 Today 25/09/2024 | ADAS 2024 MANILA, Philippines, 25 September 2024 – ADAS 2024 opened today with Philippines’s ongoing Modernisation Programme taking the centerstage. Not on its 10th Anniversary in the… [read more]

Preview from FW 1/2024 - Unmanned Surface Vehicles Can Deliver Expeditionary Logistics 25/09/2024 | George Galdorisi Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the grinding war that has followed, will be studied in war colleges for years, perhaps even decades. Among the… [read more]

ADAS 2024: Armed Forces of the Philippines Growing in Capability 25/09/2024 | Mike Rajkumar The Philippines is accelerating its military modernisation in the face of continued disputes with China in the West Philippine Sea and rising global tensions. With… [read more]

Preview from FW 1/2024 - Interview with Aeronautics 23/09/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone Aeronautics has recently expanded its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) portfolio with two notable additions: the ORBITER 2 LM and the ORBITER 4 VTOL. These systems… [read more]

The United Kingdom evaluates IBCS for its Ground Based Air Defences 18/09/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Last March, the UK had launched a Request for Information (RfI) about Command and Control (C2) solutions suitable for use within the Land Ground Based… [read more]

10th Anniversary of ADAS highlights Philippines’s ongoing Modernisation Programme 29/08/2024 | Editorial Team MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 27 August 2024 – The 5th edition of Asian Defense and Security Exhibition (ADAS) will take place from 25 to 27 September 2024… [read more]

Orbit Secures $6 Million Contract to Supply Advanced Satellite Communication Systems for Naval Military Platforms in Asia 28/08/2024 | Hypertech Marketing August 28, 2024 - Orbit Communication Systems Ltd., a leading global provider of maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne… [read more]

Miecznik programme: some insights from R&S 11/07/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone The recent contract between Rohde & Schwarz and PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Sp. z o.o. for Poland's Miecznik programme put the naval communications and RCESM (Radar… [read more]