SAS 2026: Airbus successfully tests H145 autonomous helicopter 20/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Washington DC) Airbus US Space and Defense announced on 15 April the fourth autonomous flight test of an H145 helicopter. Prior to the Sea Air Space expo, which will take place at the National… [read more]

The Strait of Hormuz and Europe’s strategic circle squared 20/04/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The Strait of Hormuz is doing what decades of summits could not: forcing a solution to Europe’s strategic dilemma. For years, Europe has wrestled with… [read more]

Ukraine, a new missile for the 9K33M3 OSA-AKM System? 20/04/2026 | Francesco Bossi A number of new developments were unveiled in Ukraine on the occasion of the Defence Industry Workers’ Day (we recently reported on the new AREION… [read more]

Ukraine unveils new AREION missile-drone 17/04/2026 | Francesco Bossi On the occasion of the Defence Industry Workers' Day, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha presented a new exhibition dedicated to weapons systems, including missiles, drones,… [read more]

France increases Defence spending - again 17/04/2026 | Fabio Di Felice French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin has announced a €36 billion ($42 billion) increase to the defence budget over the next 4 years, as part of… [read more]

Hunting the Russian AKULA-class nuclear attack submarine 17/04/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 9 April 2026, the British Ministry of Defence released details of an operation conducted in the maritime areas surrounding the British Isles. The operation… [read more]

Baykar presents its K2 KAMIKAZE drone 10/04/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The famous Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar recently presented a new, AI-powered loitering ammunition called K2 KAMIKAZE Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The company stated that the… [read more]

Korean Air rolls out first production Medium Altitude UAV 09/04/2026 | Mike Rajkumar Korean Air has rolled out its Medium Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MUAV) at its Tech Centre in Busan. The new medium-altitude unmanned platform will enhance… [read more]

Iran, what's next? 07/04/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The war in Iran has reached a turning point. Today marks the deadline of one of President Trump's many ultimatums, in which he has threatened… [read more]

Iran: USS BUSH Carrier Strike Group departs, set to replace USS FORD 01/04/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM Yesterday, March 31, the aircraft carrier USS BUSH and its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) departed from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on a “scheduled… [read more]

Iran war strains NATO cohesion 01/04/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM The war in Iran is putting NATO under severe strain, despite diplomatic - and other - efforts by NATO Secretary General Rutte, who is struggling… [read more]

The geopolitics of debt: US treasuries turn into financial ammunition 01/04/2026 | Go-Spa Consulting For decades, the global financial architecture functioned as an orderly infrastructure: a corridor of stability in which the free flow of capital aimed at maximising… [read more]

The military use of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors 01/04/2026 | Claudio Boccalatte Progress in the field of small-scale civil nuclear reactors, particularly in safety and versatility, is opening the way to their possible wider use on naval… [read more]

Fourth Gulf War: military analysis of the first phase of operations 31/03/2026 | Pietro Batacchi, Tommaso Massa, Andrea Mottola, Carolina Paizs At dawn on 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel opened hostilities against Iran, launching a series of so-called ‘pre-emptive’ air raids and setting… [read more]

Ukraine’s long-range stand-off capabilities 31/03/2026 | Igor Markic The developments observed in 2025, and the opening months of 2026, have confirmed how far Ukraine has come in the domestic production of long-range strike… [read more]

Iran: islands and beyond. A ground operation takes shape 30/03/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Amid Trump statements - the latest being his announcement of a completed regime change in Iran - the US is preparing a potential ground operation.… [read more]

Russian “Arctic Fleet”: a vessel hit by Ukrainian drones 27/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè It is not only the Iranian fleet that has come under fire in recent weeks. The Russia–Ukraine war continues at sea as well, and the… [read more]

Lebanon, Hezbollah hits a MERKAVA tank with an FPV: a first 27/03/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM Last night, Hezbollah released a video showing an FPV drone striking an Israeli MERKAVA tank in an unspecified location in southern Lebanon. At this stage, the… [read more]

Royal Australian Navy to expand its USVs fleet 27/03/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The Australian Government announced the decision to strengthen Australia’s maritime security with a $176 million investment to purchase other 40 new Australian-designed and built BLUEBOTTLE… [read more]

Iran War: first cracks in Israel's missile shield 26/03/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In recent days, Iranian missiles have been breaching Israel's defensive shield with increasing frequency. This is the result of several converging factors. The first is… [read more]