Progress for TYPE 26 and TYPE 31 lead ships in Scotland 06/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Royal christening for HMS GLASGOW and roll out for HMS VENTURER. The point on British major frigate programmes, with major roles playes by BAE Systems… [read more]

Royal Thai Air Force eyes force revival with Saab’s GRIPEN E/F 06/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The RTAF has planned to induct 12 GRIPEN E/F fighter jets over a 10-year period and opted to equip them with MBDA’s METEOR long-range Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM).

British Army GMLRS raid into Gotland within Exercise SWIFT RESPONSE 06/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Inserted by air via RAF A-400M, a detachment of british M270s fired alongside US HIMARS. After firings in Sweden, the M270s flew back to Finland to rejoin the rest of D Battery for live M31 firings

Tata Advanced Systems to manufacture Dassault RAFALE fuselages in India 06/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Both companies are moving quickly on the project with the first fuselage sections slated to roll off the assembly line in Hyderabad in FY2028. Dassault hopes to pave the way for further 114 examples under the MRFA programme

USA launches PULLING GUARD: a program for unmanned escort of merchant vessels 05/06/2025 | Massimo Annati In the United States, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the Department of Defense agency tasked with developing emerging military technologies, has officially launched PULLING GUARD, a new program aimed at providing armed escort capabilities for merchant vessels transiting through high-risk areas—without relying on traditional warships.  

Swedish VISBY-class corvettes to adopt CAMM missile system 05/06/2025 | Giuliano Da Frè Nearly two years after the initial announcement, the air defence upgrade of Sweden’s five stealth corvettes of the VISBY class is now materializing.

Naval Strike Missile tested from MARS III MLRS in Norway 05/06/2025 | Fabio Di Felice According to UK media, KNDS Deutschland has successfully tested its MARS III (Multi-domain Artillery Rocket System Third Generation) in Norway in the coastal defense role. In detail, the MARS III firing took place from an IVECO Defense Vehicle (IDV) 8x8 truck with a protected cab and 2 canisters of the Norwegian Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM). The test saw… [read more]

Satellite communications company Ovzon deepens partnership with the Swedish FMV 04/06/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Unlike traditional satellite service providers that offer general-purpose connectivity, Ovzon has developed an integrated approach that combines advanced satellite network services with purpose-built mobile terminals optimized for military use

GA-ASI awarded funding for GHOST, a new hybrid-electric ducted fan UAS for ISR and Strike 04/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The exact nature of the program remains mysterious, but there are clues. Despite GA-ASI and AFRL’s silence, the GHOST award and GAMBIT 4 may be closely related, and the project is likely aimed at “MQ-Next”

NATO allies reaffirm Ukraine's "irreversible path" towards membership 04/06/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The meeting held on Monday in Vilnius, Lithuania, focused on the need to strengthen defence and security, and came ahead of the yearly NATO summit later this month in The Hague.