Boeing wins the F/A-XX competition for the US Navy's next fighter 30/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In a somewhat surprising outcome — most observers expected Northrop Grumman and a "TOMCAT-like" design — the US Navy has selected Boeing to develop its… [read more]

Boeing and US Navy sign first MQ-25A STINGRAY production contract 29/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The US Navy awarded Boeing a $562 million fixed-price incentive contract to start Lot 1 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the MQ-25A STINGRAY unmanned… [read more]

Moscow's hybrid steamroller tightens the grip on Europe 25/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The latest warning, as reported yesterday by Spanish newspaper El Mundo, comes from the CIA: Russia would be ready to launch drones against Italy, Spain,… [read more]

DDX Program contract signed for the Italian Navy 24/09/2026 | Eugenio Po Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (a joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo) has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement) worth €2.4… [read more]

Otokar and Leonardo complete HITFACT 120 turret integration on TULPAR 24/09/2026 | Eugenio Po Otokar and Leonardo have completed the integration of the HITFACT Mk-II 120/45 mm turret on the TULPAR tracked vehicle and demonstrated its accuracy in a… [read more]

US Navy unveils MALICE, its new Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile 23/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice At the recent Tailhook Symposium, held in late August in Reno, Nevada, the US Navy unveiled the development of a new long-range air-to-air missile, the… [read more]

Why we still need the Main Battle Tank 22/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Riding the wave — let's be honest, a partly emotional one — of events unfolding daily in Ukraine, a widespread notion is taking hold: that… [read more]

Saudi Arabia, green light for the acquisition of 48 F-35A 22/09/2026 | Carolina Paizs On September 17, the US Department of State approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for the sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 48 F-35A… [read more]

IDV selected for US Army's Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability Initiative 22/09/2026 | Editorial Team IDV (part of Leonardo), through its US subsidiary IDV USA, announced its selection by the US Army's Capability Program Executive Office Mission Autonomy as 1… [read more]

Russian battlecruiser ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV completes sea trials 17/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV, the first unit reactivated under the program to return the KIROV-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers to service, has completed sea trials and is expected to… [read more]

Israeli Navy receives the DRAKON, the 3rd and final DOLPHIN II-class submarine 15/09/2026 | Michele Cosentino The submarine DRAKON, 3rd and final unit of the DOLPHIN II class, has been formally delivered to the Israeli Navy. The transfer of ownership from… [read more]

Record defence budget for Japan in FY27: the naval programs 15/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has officially submitted a request for a record 8.9 trillion yen ($55.5 billion) for fiscal year 2027 in defense budget,… [read more]

Yemen War: pro-Saudi militias collapse on the southwestern coast, Houthis advance 10/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi and Carolina Paizs A turning point has been reached in the war between the Houthis and the pro-Saudi militias of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), weeks after the… [read more]

Middle East: Iran raises the stakes 10/09/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA At around 23:30 on September 8, 2026, Iran launched a massive missile attack against U.S. military bases in Jordan. The raid came in response to… [read more]

Kyiv, the truce is over 08/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The 72-hour truce, put in place to guarantee the safety of the US delegation led by Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, has expired,… [read more]

Multibillion-dollar contract for US Navy submarines 24/08/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 29 July 2026, the Pentagon formalized the signing of a historic multiyear contract package with industrial giants General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington… [read more]

Embraer and Anduril to weaponize the C-390 MILLENNIUM 20/08/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with US defense firm Anduril to jointly pursue the integration of a palletized version of… [read more]

Israel eyes P-8 POSEIDON MPA acquisition 19/08/2026 | Andrea Mottola Israel is evaluating the potential acquisition of Boeing P-8A POSEIDON maritime patrol aircraft to establish its first dedicated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) unit and strengthen its… [read more]

US desperately looking for cheaper long range strike weapons. 18/08/2026 | Fabio Di Felice With the Iran conflict straining US stockpiles of expensive guided munitions, the Pentagon is pushing a new project to rapidly develop cheap, long-range strike weapons… [read more]

A Drone for merchant ships? 17/08/2026 | Massimo Annati Israel's Elbit Systems has proposed converting merchant vessels into UAV carriers, capitalizing on the specific capabilities of its HERMES 650 SPARK unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)… [read more]