Farnborough, Indonesia signs for 12 Leonardo M-346F light attack fighters 21/07/2026 | Editorial Team During the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, Leonardo and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense announced the signing of the contract for the supply of 12 M-346F… [read more]

Interview with Pascal Grenier, President of CAE Defence & Security, on training as the bottleneck of Western defence readiness 21/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Farnborough International Airshow 2026 opened yesterday with a Western defence industry that has never been under more pressure to deliver, and never been more exposed… [read more]

Farnborough Air Show 2026: a win for GCAP… and for drones 21/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The Farnborough Air Show 2026, the traditional biennial aerospace and defence event in the United Kingdom, opened tod, after the Italian-British-Japanese sixth-generation fighter programme took… [read more]

LBA Systems Unveils ASTORE LEVANTE Drone at Farnborough 20/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi LBA Systems, the joint venture between Leonardo and Baykar, has officially unveiled the ASTORE LEVANTE drone. The aircraft, displayed in the static show, represents the… [read more]

UVision goes European: CORTEX BMS launch and European subsidiary mark a strategic pivot to systems integration 20/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Two announcements central to Israel’s UVision current strategic phase converged at ILA Berlin 2026: the public launch of CORTEX, an AI-enabled Battle Intelligence and Mission… [read more]

Moscow strikes, Kyiv fights back: long-range attacks escalate 17/07/2026 | Francesco Bossi Between mid-June and the first days of July, Russia and Ukraine intensified their respective deep-strike campaigns, hitting energy, logistics and industrial infrastructure in each other's… [read more]

Iran-United States: escalation in the Middle East 17/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Over the past 48 hours, the U.S.-Iran conflict has entered a new phase of escalation. On the U.S. side, CENTCOM raids — now in their… [read more]

Czech Air Force receives first C-390 MILLENNIUM 17/07/2026 | Editorial Team On July 16, 2026, the Czech Air Force took delivery of the first of 2 C-390 MILLENNIUM multi-mission transport aircraft from Embraer, 20 months after… [read more]

Rohde & Schwarz NEMACS, the AESA directional datalink enabling the Multi-Domain Combat Cloud 16/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA During the ILA Berlin Air Show 2026, German technology group Rohde & Schwarz unveiled NEMACS (Networked Multipoint Array Communications System), a new directional datalink designed… [read more]

Ukraine's know-how, Europe's scale: the Drone Deal takes shape 16/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto The European Commission and the Ukrainian Government have signed 2 agreements: a new industrial partnership and the EU-Ukraine Drone Deal, aimed respectively at strengthening the… [read more]

Iran and US, fighting for Hormuz. Escalation in the Gulf 14/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Open war has erupted again across the Strait of Hormuz, following days of clashes and President Trump's announcement of the resumption of the blockade against… [read more]

Canada: big win for the U-212CD submarines 14/07/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè A "German" tipping point for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), aimed not only at replacing the 4 VICTORIA class boats in service for over… [read more]

Iran, US Forces Employ Suicide Surface Drones in Combat for the First Time 13/07/2026 | Tommaso Massa On July 12, 2026, US Central Command (CENTCOM) employed Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) in a suicide attack role in combat for the first time. 3… [read more]

Crimea: Kiev steps up strikes on energy infrastructure and maritime traffic 10/07/2026 | Francesco Bossi The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces continue their deep-interdiction campaign against Crimea and the Sea of Azov. Over the past week, Kiev has concentrated its strikes… [read more]

Lockheed Martin unveils HIMARS FLEX 10/07/2026 | Andrea Mottola During Eurosatory 2026, Lockheed Martin announced HIMARS FLEX, a modular evolution of the M-142 HIMARS high-mobility rocket artillery system. The variant introduces a configuration with… [read more]

Italy leads NATO's first fully multi-domain TASK FORCE X in the Central Mediterranean 09/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto Italy is currently leading TASK FORCE X CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN (TFX-CENTMED) through the Defense General Staff. The activity, conducted in the waters of the southern Adriatic… [read more]

Iran, a night of War: the logic of proportionality breaks down 08/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Sharp escalation overnight in the confrontation between Iran and the United States. Following a series of attacks by the Pasdaran against vessels transiting the Strait… [read more]

NATO unveils GLOBALEYE and MQ-4C TRITON buys at Ankara Summit 07/07/2026 | Editorial Team At the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on July 7, 2026 that the Alliance will begin formal negotiations with Saab… [read more]

Fincantieri Strengthens Underwater Segment with New Acquisitions 06/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto The Italian shipbuilding group announced the acquisition of majority stakes in NEXTGEOSOLUTIONS, WSENSE, GRAALTECH, and DEFCOMM, companies operating in the Underwater (UW) sector, with an… [read more]

US Marines in Okinawa received their first NMESIS and MADIS systems 06/07/2026 | Fabio Di Felice US Marines in Okinawa officially received the first Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) and Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS). The 2 systems have been… [read more]