Avio signs 2 agreements with Lockheed and Raytheon to build a new Solid Rocket Motor facility in the US 13/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese A double breakthrough in the United States for Avio, the Italian company headquartered in Colleferro and a leading player in solid, liquid, and cryogenic propulsion… [read more]

The new French Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile M51.3 enters service 11/11/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The M51.3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM), developed by Ariane Group, has entered service with France’s Strategic Oceanic Force (FOST), the branch of the French Navy… [read more]

Trump’s nuclear gambit 11/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese On October 30, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that, “due to the testing programs of other countries,” he had instructed the… [read more]

China: the FUJIAN aircraft carrier enters service - the first equipped with EMALS electromagnetic catapults 07/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese On 5 November, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) officially commissioned its third aircraft carrier, FUJIAN, which has now entered active service. The ceremony, held… [read more]

New Chinese Type 076 amphibious ship testing EMALS 07/11/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Reports from Chinese social media indicate increasing speculation that China's new Type 076 amphibious warship, the SICHUAN - likely designed to function as a drone… [read more]

The US pushes CCA in Europe, raising concerns over the Continent’s strategic autonomy 06/11/2025 | Editorial Team After the first 2 days of the International Fighter Conference, organized in Rome by Defence IQ and closing today, a strong impression arose: the United… [read more]

Winds of War over Venezuela 05/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese According to a Wall Street Journal report dated Thursday, October 30, the Trump Administration “has identified targets in Venezuela that include military facilities used for… [read more]

New variants of Ukraine’s SEA BABY Unmanned Surface Vessel 05/11/2025 | Massimo Annati The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has unveiled two new variants of its SEA BABY Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). One version is equipped with a 10-tube… [read more]

Ukraine: the situation around Pokrovsk 04/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese In recent days, Russian forces have increased pressure on the urban center of Pokrovsk, deploying a growing number of small DRG (reconnaissance and sabotage) groups.… [read more]

What we know about Russia’s first long-range test of the nuclear-powered BUREVESTNIK cruise missile 04/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese On 26 October, President Vladimir Putin visited a joint command post, where he attended a meeting with Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov.… [read more]

Singapore launches its first mothership for unmanned systems 31/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice With a ceremony officiated by the Singaporean Defense Minister, Chan Chun Sing, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has launched the first of its new… [read more]

Italian Army modernisation: Armor, Unmanned Systems and digital networks 30/10/2025 | Tommaso Massa The Italian Defence Multi-Year Planning Document 2025–2027 (DPP 2025–2027), published in October, presents several procurement programmes related to the Italian Army’s ambitious transformation, which rests… [read more]

Indonesia moves toward acquiring 42 Chinese J-10 Fighters 29/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On October 15, Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadhewa announced to the press that the acquisition of 42 Chinese Chengdu J-10 fighters is planned. The… [read more]

French Navy receives its first FDI frigate ADMIRAL RONARC’H 28/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice With the delivery of the frigate ADMIRAL RONARC’H to the French Navy, the Frégates de Défense et d’Intervention (FDI) program is now fully underway. This… [read more]

Turkey signs for 20 Eurofighter TYPHOON 28/10/2025 | Editorial Team Turkey has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom worth £8 billion for the purchase of 20 new Eurofighter TYPHOON. The deal was formalized during… [read more]

Lockheed Martin tests vertically launched JAGM missile for C-UAV applications 24/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Lockheed Martin has announced that it has conducted the first launch test of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) from a new quad launcher (JQL –… [read more]

The European Space giant is born – Leonardo, Thales, and Airbus sign MoU for a new joint company 23/10/2025 | Pietro Batacchi Leonardo, Airbus, and Thales have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at merging their respective space activities into a new joint… [read more]

Russia conducts major strategic nuclear exercise amid rising tensions 22/10/2025 | Pietro Batacchi A major strategic nuclear exercise was held today in Russia, attended remotely by President Vladimir Putin. Although officially described by Moscow as a scheduled event, the exercise comes at… [read more]

Ukrainians strike inside Russia, Moscow retaliates by hitting Ukraine’s power infrastructure 22/10/2025 | TOMMASO MASSA During the night, Russia carried out massive missile and drone strikes against Ukraine’s electrical infrastructure, with a particular focus on hydroelectric power plants along the… [read more]

Taiwan is ready to build its own T-DOME air defense system 21/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice In one of his last speeches to the nation, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te announced, for the first time, plans to build a “T-DOME” air defense… [read more]