DSEI 2025: MBDA unveils its latest developments 09/09/2025 | Eugenio Po (Reporting from London) During the DSEI exhibition, which opened today, Tuesday, September 9, at the ExCel exhibition center in London, MBDA presented numerous innovations. The most interesting is… [read more]

Su-57 procurement problems: missing pods and rising costs 08/09/2025 | Andrea Mottola The Su-57 is said to be the most advanced fighter jet in the Russian Air Force. Back in the fall of '22, the Author had… [read more]

The Russian missile cruiser ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV returns to sea 08/09/2025 | Michele Cosentino On August 18, 2025, the nuclear-conventional hybrid-powered missile cruiser ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV left the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk and began its first sea trials in the… [read more]

Rheinmetall inaugurates Europe's largest ammunition production facility 08/09/2025 | Carolina Paizs Rheinmetall has officially inaugurated what is currently Europe's largest facility for the production of 155 mm artillery ammunition in Unterluess, Lower Saxony (Germany). With an… [read more]

China flexes its muscles: the Dragon's new weapons on parade 03/09/2025 | Pietro Batacchi In the presence of Putin and Kim Jong Un (and his very evil and powerful sister, Kim Yo Jong), special guests of Supreme Leader Xi… [read more]

Boeing releases first image of its proposal for the US Navy's F/A-XX program 03/09/2025 | Francesco Bossi Boeing has released a computer-generated image of its proposal for the US Navy's F/A-XX fighter jet. Even though it is only a conceptual rendering, it… [read more]

Ukraine, the situation in the Pokrovsk sector 01/09/2025 | Francesco Bossi After a spring of substantial stalemate, the Pokrovsk sector (Donetsk Oblast) has seen a sharp intensification of offensive operations by the Russian Army's Central Group… [read more]

British submarine fires underwater drone from torpedo tube 04/08/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The Royal Navy has conducted a pioneering test demonstrating the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) from a Nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), HMS… [read more]

US Navy to invest more funds in robotic systems and munitions in FY26 30/07/2025 | Fabio Di Felice As part of the Reconciliation Bill, the US Navy (USN) is planning to invest approximately US$12 billion in the development and acquisition of maritime uncrewed… [read more]

150 THAAD Interceptors Used by the U.S. in the 12-Day War: A Heavy Bill 29/07/2025 | Sally Passey According to CNN, citing sources familiar with the operation, the United States may have fired up to 150 THAAD interceptors during the 12-Day War with… [read more]

The US-EU Tariff Deal and Its Implications for Defense 29/07/2025 | Pietro Batacchi “The European Union has agreed to purchase significant quantities of U.S. military equipment.”This was the key statement from the White House following the much-debated trade… [read more]

China’s J-35 fighter is moving closer to entering service 22/07/2025 | Lisa Tomé A recent photo, probably posted on the Chinese website Weibo, shows two 5th generation J-35 fighter jets with visible construction numbers (0011 and 0012), suggesting that… [read more]

USAF seeks larger FY26 budget for B-21 RAIDER Program 21/07/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The USAF FY26 budget request includes a $10.3 billion allocation for the Northrop Grumman B-21 RAIDER bomber to support ongoing development, initial low-rate production, and expansion of… [read more]

First ARIETE C-2 MBT delivered to the Italian Army 21/07/2025 | Eugenio Po In the morning of July 18, a handover ceremony was held at the Cecchignola base in Rome to mark the official delivery of the first… [read more]

US Marine Corps cuts TOMAHAWK in FY26 budget 18/07/2025 | Fabio Di Felice In accordance with the USMC’ FY2026 budgets unveiled this week, their Long Range Fires (LRF) launcher, built around a single-cell Mark 41 VLS for TOMAHAWK… [read more]

US Navy begins production of VIRGINIA Block VI submarines 17/07/2025 | Michele Cosentino The US Navy’s FY 2026 budget request includes funding for 6 new “battle force” vessels, among them 2 nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) of the VIRGINIA… [read more]

New PATRIOT systems for Ukraine—and possibly long-range missiles. A shift in Trump’s stance? 15/07/2025 | Pietro Batacchi After weeks of stalled negotiations, President Trump has taken a decisive step: he has approved new military support for Ukraine while issuing a 50-day ultimatum… [read more]

Dutch and Norwegian F-35s will deploy to Poland to secure military shipments to Ukraine 09/07/2025 | TOMMASO MASSA The Ministries of Defence of the Netherlands and Norway have jointly announced that their respective Air Forces will deploy a contingent of F-35 fighter jets… [read more]

Hands off the PA-NG: France debates the future of its Next-Gen aircraft carrier 08/07/2025 | Michele Cosentino In France, a report drafted in early June 2025 by 2 members of the French National Assembly analyzes various military procurement programs included in the… [read more]

ANATOLIAN EAGLE 2025: operational lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East, with Turkish industry at the forefront 07/07/2025 | Marco Messalla The ANATOLIAN EAGLE air exercise concluded last week at the Turkish air base of Konya, with a focus on air defence and Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T).… [read more]