Norway expands U-212CD fleet to 6 submarines in strategic arctic deterrence move 30/01/2026 | Braid Archer Arctic-focused, German-built and digitally reimagined, Norway’s expanded Type 212CD submarine fleet cements a shared undersea deterrent while reshaping NATO’s conventional submarine market for the coming… [read more]

Modular sonar architectures: DSIT charts new path for scalable UUV deployment 30/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Israeli defence firm DSIT Solutions launches GHOSTFIN, a submarine-grade multi-mission sonar suite for autonomous underwater vehicles, threatening to democratise anti-submarine warfare beyond traditional naval powers.

From Italy, an insight into the costs of the ambitious GCAP 29/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The true costs of the program are becoming clearer, but not via UK, where paralysis over the Defence Investment Program drags on

Sweden opens historic nuclear dialogue with France (between lights and shadows) 29/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Sweden breaks historic taboo, exploring nuclear cooperation with France and Britain as Trump's America retreats from Europe. Can French independence and resolve replace US extended deterrence in a fractured alliance?

Navantia accelerates international expansion and UK industrial consolidation 28/01/2026 | Braid Archer Navantia marks a pivotal month advancing UK shipyard modernization, challenging Swedish frigate competition, and exposing structural vulnerabilities in its US-dependent systems integration model.

Kongsberg starts building new missile factory in Toano, Virginia 28/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The new plant will produce, sustain and upgrade the NSM and JSM missiles.

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 infantry fighting vehicles to the Italian Army (EI). The event marks the first milestone of the A2CS (Army Armored Combat System) programme, a cornerstone of… [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 first SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defence systems delivered to the Italian Army 27/01/2026 | Eugenio Po Italy’s adoption of SAMP/T NG and GRIFO creates a coherent, European-made, layered ground-based air defence architecture, into which future upper and lower echelons such as AQUILA, MISTRAL 3 and FULGUR can naturally plug.

HERO 90: US Army picks UVision–Mistral team for LASSO Loitering Munition 27/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone US Army selects UVision HERO 90 for LASSO program, equipping dismounted infantry with man-portable, precision anti-armor loitering munition. Transformative capability reshapes brigade-level tactics.