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]

Poland and Sweden signed the agreement for the Saab A26 submarines 01/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto Poland, through the State Treasury Armaments Agency, has signed the contract with Sweden's Saab for the supply of 3 A26 submarines under the ORKA program,… [read more]

Race against the clock for US Small Modular Nuclear Reactors 30/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Trump's 2025 executive order called for 3 reactors to be critical in time for the 250th anniversary of the USA. The start-up Valar Atomics has… [read more]

Northrop Grumman proposes the 50 mm XM913 gun as a C-UAV/AA solution 30/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli At Eurosatory, Northrop Grumman showcased, although for now only in the form of a scale model, a C-UAV and air defence palletized turret armed with… [read more]

Boeing "ejects" from the UJTS competition 24/06/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Boeing has decided not to continue its participation in the U.S. Navy's Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) competition to replace the T-45 GOSHAWK jet trainers.… [read more]

Leonardo's M-346 aircraft controls Baykar's KIZILELMA UCAV in flight 22/06/2026 | Giulio Menegotto Under the K-SWARM program, Leonardo and Baykar have completed a series of tests to assess the integration between the Italian group's M-346 light fighter/trainer and… [read more]

China new nuclear powered supercarrier progress 22/06/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Recent satellite imagery of the Dalian Shipyard in northern China indicates rapid progress on the construction of the country’s first nuclear-powered Type 004 aircraft carrier.… [read more]

Eurosatory, Rheinmetall and South Korea's LIG team up for air defense systems targeting EU and NATO markets 19/06/2026 | Carolina Paizs (Reporting from Paris) At Eurosatory 2026, Rheinmetall and South Korean firm LIG Defense & Aerospace (LIG D&A) announced a strategic partnership for the development and marketing of air… [read more]

Diehl Defence considers German production of the Ukrainian FP-5 FLAMINGO missile 19/06/2026 | Francesco Bossi Germany's Diehl Defence, a manufacturer specialized in guided missiles - including the IRIS-T family - air defense systems, and naval and land munitions, is reportedly… [read more]

Eurosatory: IDV, a Leonardo company, unveils the new CL2X UGV 18/06/2026 | Eugenio Po (reporting from Paris) At Eurosatory, running this week at Villepinte (Paris), IDV - making its first appearance at a show as a Leonardo company - presented, together with… [read more]

Iran, the deal is signed: the Pasdaran's victory and Israel's debacle 18/06/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The agreement between the United States and Iran has been signed, ending the war for now and opening the way to the 2 months of… [read more]

EU opens €150bn SAFE defence programme to Canada 18/06/2026 | Caterina Tani The European Union has formally welcomed Canada into SAFE, its €150 billion defence financing instrument aimed at supporting joint procurement and strengthening Europe's defence-industrial base.… [read more]

Eurosatory 2026: MBDA Presents the Land Cruise Missile System Mk-2 16/06/2026 | Carolina Paizs (reporting from Paris) At Eurosatory 2026, MBDA displayed the Land Cruise Missile System Mk-2 (LCM Mk-2) in its outdoor static exhibition area. The system had made its debut… [read more]

Eurosatory 2026: Rheinmetall Unveils Containerized Launcher for the FV-014 Loitering Munition 16/06/2026 | Carolina Paizs (reporting from Paris) At Eurosatory 2026, currently underway at the Villepinte exhibition center north of Paris, German defense company Rheinmetall has unveiled a new containerized launcher for its… [read more]

Eurosatory 2026: A Super Show 16/06/2026 | Eugenio Po (reporting from Paris) Eurosatory opened today, June 15, at the Villepinte exhibition center north of Paris — the world's most important event dedicated to the land-warfare sector. This… [read more]