SSN-AUKUS: Australia announces infrastructure work at Osborne and a first Long Lead order of key items from the UK 06/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Australia: AUS$310 million in key Long Lead Items including nuclear propulsion system, while the Royal Navy's ASTUTE-class SSN HMS ANSON has reached HMAS Stirling for a… [read more]

Iran: the maritime front 06/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè Military report: Tehran's naval forces have sustained severe blows: infrastructure (bases and arsenals) and fleet, with at least 30 naval units sunk or destroyed according to CENTCOM (yesterday it was 20). Overview on Iranian naval forces' OOB.

TOPAZ and steel - Inside WB Group’s rise at Enforce Tac 05/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Poland’s WB Group arrived at Enforce Tac as one of Europe’s new “big cheeses” in loitering munitions and C4I – field proven in Ukraine, ITAR free by design, and contributing to rewriting artillery doctrine.

USAF and Northrop Grumman agree plans for a major expansion in B-21 production capacity 05/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli $4.5 billion will be invested, coming from Reconciliation funding. The first operational Northrop Grumman B-21 is expected to arrive at Ellsworth Air Force Base in 2027, where a great number of facilities are planned or in build.

SCAF’s question mark: why Dassault says ‘NON’ on SCAF governance 04/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Dassault’s annual press conference saved the SCAF slide for the Q&A, where Éric Trappier turned a single question mark into a blunt warning over leadership, governance and Airbus’ ambitions.

RAFALE, rupees and algorithms: Dassault’s 2026 power triangle 04/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Dassault bets on India, AI and a modernised industrial base to keep Rafale at the centre of European airpower – but can the French champion stay sovereign in an era of contested sky dominance?

Iran strikes US radar and communication systems in the Gulf 04/03/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA In the first 4 days of the war, Iran struck virtually all US military bases (or locations from which US aircraft operate) in the Gulf. Analysis of video footage and satellite images shows that several strikes targeted radar and communication systems.

War on Iran: details from the Pentagon press conference 04/03/2026 | Editorial Team The first joint press conference between Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces Gen. Dan Caine on Operation EPIC FURY, which has now been underway for 100 hours, was held a short while ago at the Pentagon. First, the Secretary of War stated… [read more]

Sustained US–Israeli strikes in Iran and Tehran’s response in the Gulf 03/03/2026 | Andrea Mottola Military update: US-Israeli air operations in Iran have continued at a steady pace over the last 36 hours. Israel has also begun bombing Lebanon. Some details avaiable.

NATO stakeholders set out steps for further increasing CUI security 03/03/2026 | Dr Lee Willett (reporting from Gothenburg) Insights from Navy Leaders’ ‘Seabed Defence’ conference in Gothenburg. Three areas of required technological development are clear: more sensors, improved C2, and effectors.