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.
EU on Greenland: economic giant and political-strategic actor? 27/01/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) Europe’s response to the Greenland crisis marks a turning point: for the first time, the EU used economic power, military signalling and institutional unity to confront US pressure and act as a strategic player.
Hanwha will integrate the US 58-calibre 155 mm ordnance into the K9 self propelled howitzer 26/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Hanwha is positioning itself for both the post ERCA and the US Army’s quest for a wheeled 155 mm howitzer
Kongsberg Maritime targets centre stage in Norway’s next-generation naval fleet 26/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Kongsberg Maritime enters the race for Norway's P1118 standardised vessel programme as it spins off into independence, positioning itself to reshape the Royal Norwegian Navy's future fleet architecture.
Omnisys pushes proactive counter drone mission planning with its BRO C-UAS 26/01/2026 | Editorial Team Israeli defence tech firm Omnisys unveils AI-powered BRO C-UAS mission planning platform, shifting counter-drone strategy from reactive interception to predictive, model-driven threat prevention using digital twin technology. Counter drone and loitering munitions defence will be a central theme at this year’s Defense Tech Israel event.
Sierra Nevada Corporation buys a Global 6500 airframe for the first non-prototype HADES 23/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli SNC moves ahead of US Army program of record authorizations by using own funds
The US reinforces its military posture in the Middle East 23/01/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA The reinforcement of the US aeronaval posture in the Middle East is continuing at a rapid pace, with a potential window for an American strike against Iran possibly opening in the coming days. As far as the naval component is concerned, the arrival of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) centred… [read more]
MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN drones for the German Navy 22/01/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 12 January, the German Navy placed an order with US company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for 4 MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN systems, each consisting of 2 remotely piloted aircraft (for a total of 8 drones), intended for maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare operations, along with the associated Ground Control Stations… [read more]