On board the aircraft carrier VIKRANT, the “jewel” of the Indian Navy 19/02/2026 | Carolina Paizs (Reporting from India) This morning, on the sidelines of Exercise MILAN 2026 – currently underway in Visakhapatnam, in eastern India (home to the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command)… [read more]

Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build 4 Landing Ships for the US Navy 19/02/2026 | Eugenio Po As part of the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) program for the U.S. Navy (USN), Fincantieri Marinette Marine will build four LST-100 type landing units. The… [read more]

Lockheed Martin unveils LAMPREY, a modular armed autonomous undearsea vehicle 19/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Lockheed Martin unveiled its LAMPREY, a Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV) that it is proposing as a modular, “plug and play” uncrewed submarine solution for… [read more]

Iran: towards the mother of all battles 19/02/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In recent days, the U.S. has accelerated the redeployment of a military apparatus across the Middle East and Europe that will be combat-ready for a… [read more]

The USMC will use GA-ASI's YFQ-42A as a surrogate for its own Collaborative Combat Aircraft 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Contract awarded to integrate USMC mission payloads on the CCA already selected by the USAF. The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a contract to General… [read more]

UK-Germany startup HYPERSONICA successfully flies a first hypersonic test 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The test vehicle touched speeds exceeding Mach 6 flew for more than 300 kilometers Hypersonica describes itself as “the Anglo-German defence and aerospace company building… [read more]

The Uncertain Status of Russian Military Exports 18/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Despite Western sanctions and the significant resources required to sustain the "special military operation" in Ukraine, President Putin has announced that Russia generated over $15… [read more]

International Fleet Review 2026 and the Indian Navy’s Great Ambitions 18/02/2026 | Carolina Paizs (Reporting from India) On 18 February, the first of three major events officially began in Visakhapatnam, in the State of Andhra Pradesh (Southern India), placing India at the… [read more]

Battle-tested innovation: Defense Tech Expo 2026 opens in Tel Aviv 17/02/2026 | Editorial Team (reporting from Tel Aviv) As the shadow of war looms over Tehran and the US continues to reinforce its military footprint in the Middle East, the gates of Expo… [read more]

Iran: the US further reinforces its military posture in the area. The Jordanian Muwaffaq Salti base is pivotal 17/02/2026 | Editorial Team While talks continue, and President Trump keeps repeating that Iran wants a deal, the United States is pressing ahead with efforts to reinforce its presence… [read more]

A new ELSA initiative targets cheap One Way Effectors for strikes on ranges of over 500 km 17/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On February 12, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden signed a new LoI The Defence Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the… [read more]

MSC 2026: Transatlantic Cognitive Dissonance 17/02/2026 | Caterina Tani Looking at transatlantic relations today, the true protagonist of this year’s Munich Security Conference was a form of strategic ‘cognitive dissonance.’ In psychology, cognitive dissonance… [read more]

US bolsters military presence in Puerto Rico 16/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Over a month after the US arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, American forces remain not only active in the Caribbean but are operating under… [read more]

NATO 3.0: proclaimed unity and the new transatlantic contract 13/02/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) After weeks of underlying tensions - from the “Greenland dossier” revived by Donald Trump to the collapse of US-EU trade talks that included defence procurement… [read more]

Second US Carrier Strike Group could reinforce the LINCOLN CSG in the Gulf 12/02/2026 | Editorial Team According to the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon has reportedly ordered a second Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to prepare for deployment to the Middle East,… [read more]

World Defense Show kicks off in Riyadh, as the Gulf teeters on the brink of War 09/02/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Riyadh) The third edition of the World Defense Show (WDS) opened yesterday at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, some 70 km from the capital,… [read more]

New M-1E3 ABRAMS prototype presented 02/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The US Army unveiled the first M-1E3 Abrams “early prototype” at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The showed Army-led design, produced in… [read more]

First 4 LYNX Infantry Fighting Vehicles delivered to the Italian Army 28/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On January 27, at the Italian Army’s CEPOLISPE (Multi-Purpose Experimental Centre) in Montelibretti (Rome), the delivery ceremony was held for the first 4 LYNX tracked… [read more]

Italian Navy’s Hydro-Oceanographic Ship QUIRINALE launched 27/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On 26 January, at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso shipyard (Genoa), the technical launching ceremony was held for the new Major Hydro-Oceanographic Ship (NIOM), christened QUIRINALE. The… [read more]

The first SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defence systems delivered to the Italian Army 27/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On 22 January, at the Italian Army Air Defence Artillery Command in Sabaudia (Latina), in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Italian… [read more]