France validates M51.3 strategic missile in first submarine launch 06/10/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone France validates its upgraded M51.3 ballistic missile with a first submarine launch, reinforcing nuclear deterrence and demonstrating the technological foundations underpinning its evolving strategic posture… [read more]
Venice hosts 15th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium: hyper-competition in focus 06/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The 15th edition of the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium (T-RSS), the biennial international maritime forum, opened this morning at the Italian Navy's Arsenale in Venice, historic home of the Institute for Maritime Military Studies (Istituto di Studi Militari Marittimi). The symposium was opened by the Chief of Staff of the Italian… [read more]
The Argentine Navy's new ambitions 06/10/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè After announcements — some quite recent — about the possible purchase of second-hand submarines and frigates, the Argentine admiralty has raised the bar, prioritizing quality over quantity. In recent days a master plan worth a total of $3.5 billion was unveiled, aimed at procuring 3 new-build submarines and 2 new-build… [read more]
Unmanned Cessna SKYCOURIER for US Pacific resupply 06/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Textron Aviation and autonomy software company Merlin (commonly known as Merlin Labs) have unveiled an uncrewed cargo aircraft concept aimed at sustaining forces spread across remote islands and austere bases. The design, named CESSNA SKYCOURIER UX, takes Textron's twin-turboprop SKYCOURIER and deletes the cockpit altogether, replacing it with a large… [read more]
DAN-T: Russia expands its low-cost strike options in Ukraine 05/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In recent weeks, Russian forces have fielded a new low-cost weapon to strike targets in Ukraine: the DAN-T mini cruise missile. The weapon was also displayed for the first time in an export variant at the El Alamein defense expo a few weeks ago. The DAN-T is derived from the… [read more]
Lithuania begins building its Leopard 2A8 assembly and repair plant 05/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Construction of a dedicate LEOPARD 2A8 tank assembly and repair plant officially began in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone in Lithuania on October 1st. The plant, with a planned surface of 13,000 square meters, will assemble and service the future LEOPARD 2A8 tanks of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, as well… [read more]
The US Navy has established a Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) 02/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Headquartered at Little Creek-Fort Story, it will be the operational integration point for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS).
USAF urgently seeks medium-caliber automatic weapons for base air defense 01/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Following a series of Iranian and Houthi-linked attacks against bases and infrastructure of the US-led coalition in the Middle East, the US Air Force (USAF) has issued an Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) for air-defense guns capable of engaging threats ranging from drones to cruise missiles.  
First MK-48 torpedo launch from the EXCALIBUR XLUUV 30/09/2026 | Michele Cosentino On September 13, 2026, the Royal Navy's experimental Extra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) EXCALIBUR successfully launched a US Navy MK-48 MOD 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) heavyweight torpedo. The test took place at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) in the Inner Sound, northwestern Scotland.… [read more]
Boeing wins the F/A-XX competition for the US Navy's next fighter 30/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi This is a genuine political-industrial revolution: Boeing has secured a monopoly over the development and production of future US tactical fighters for the coming decades, leaving Lockheed Martin with only the F-35 and confining Northrop Grumman to specialized bomber production.