Japan increases Defense Spending up to 2% of its GDP 22/12/2025 | Fabio Di Felice According to Japan’s Minister of Defense, Shinjiro Koizumi, the national Cabinet has approved a supplementary defence budget for the current fiscal year (FY), a move… [read more]

US Navy announces a new frigate class 19/12/2025 | TOMMASO MASSA In a video message released on its social media channels, the Secretary of the US Navy, John Phelan, announced the development and construction of a new class of frigates based on the LEGEND-class design by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII - a “proven, U.S.-built” vessel already in service with the U.S.… [read more]

German Army secures 200 additional PUMA IFVs in a €4.2 billion contract 19/12/2025 | Editorial Team Germany expands Puma IFV fleet with €4.2bn order for 200 vehicles. Rheinmetall and KNDS deliver upgraded platforms with enhanced sensors, drone defence, and networked capabilities through 2028.

From the United States $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan 19/12/2025 | Editorial Team The US Department of State has approved 8 potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases, with a total value of approximately $11.1 billion, to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO). The packages were subsequently notified to Congress by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), thereby… [read more]

Marines activate 3 new companies at Camp Schwab base in Okinawa 19/12/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The U.S. Marine Corps has announced the activation of 3 new companies at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, as part of the ongoing implementation of Force Design 2030 and the Stand-in Force concept. The newly formed units fall under Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 4 and include Headquarters Company, Alpha Company, and General Service Company. A Bravo Company is expected to be activated in the near future, completing the battalion’s 4-company structure.

HII progresses the build of the prototype ROMULUS large USV 18/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The ship is circa 30% built and aiming for sea trials in late 2026. 

Denmark signs contracts for IRIS-T SLM. And NASAMS. And MICA VL 18/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Following on the urgent, stopgap orders in July, Denmark has firmed up follow-on orders for all 3 short-range missile systems

A preliminary analysis of the Ukrainian UUV attack on Novorossiysk 17/12/2025 | Massimo Annati A large part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has for some time been forced to withdraw to the naval base of Novorossiysk, as the Sevastopol base in Crimea has repeatedly been breached by missile attacks and, above all, by aerial and surface drones.

Taiwan releases its 2025 National Defense Report 17/12/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The Republic of China (ROC) of Taiwan has released its 18th National Defense Report (2025), published in accordance with Article 30 of the National Defense Act. The document is periodically issued by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) to inform citizens about the status and results of national defense administration,… [read more]

Anduril and GKN team to build an uncrewed rotorcraft for the British Army’s Project NYX 16/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli NYX is meant to be an Autonomous Collaborative Platform directly supporting the AH-64E APACHE