Iran, a night of War: the logic of proportionality breaks down 08/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi At the root of this "flare-up of war" is the attempted passage of several vessels through the "Omani corridor" of Hormuz, where Iran does not officially… [read more]
ISR small UGVs: helping ground troops see what’s beyond 08/07/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) Teledyne Flir Defense’s FIRSTLOOK 125 and AeroVironment’s TOM 50RE UGVs for reconnaissance and explosive ordnance disposal aim to provide ground units, especially dismounted troops, with granular reconnaissance capabilities.
The UK looks set to attempt to jump directly from METEOR to a successor missile 08/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli As the mysteries of the Defence Investment Plan are gradually revealed, funding for METEOR Mid Life Upgrade is discovered to have been redirected to studies for future weapons.
NATO unveils GLOBALEYE and MQ-4C TRITON buys at Ankara Summit 07/07/2026 | Editorial Team At the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on July 7, 2026 that the Alliance will begin formal negotiations with Saab for the acquisition of up to 10 GLOBALEYE Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft. The aircraft are intended to replace the 14 Boeing E-3A… [read more]
Fincantieri Strengthens Underwater Segment with New Acquisitions 06/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto The Italian shipbuilding group announced the acquisition of majority stakes in NEXTGEOSOLUTIONS, WSENSE, GRAALTECH, and DEFCOMM, companies operating in the Underwater (UW) sector, with an investment of approximately €600 million.
Israel announces new upgrades for IRON DOME 06/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Israeli MOD and Rafael successfully completed a major, comprehensive test against a massed assault carried out by drones, rockets and cruise missiles and saw the integrated employment of the IROM BEAM high-power laser system as well.
US Marines in Okinawa received their first NMESIS and MADIS systems 06/07/2026 | Fabio Di Felice US Marines in Okinawa officially received the first Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) and Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS). The 2 systems have been assigned to the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment (12th MLR), 3rd Marine Division, as key capabilities in the “Stand-in Forces” concept of employment.
“Europe is our next big market” - Exclusive Interview with H.E. Hamad Al Marar, Managing Director & CEO of EDGE Group 01/07/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Exclusive Interview: EDGE Europe lands in Paris with Bordeaux factories, combat proven tech and a wartime mindset, fusing UAE ingenuity and European alliances to reshape defence supply chains, risk sharing and industrial sovereignty.
Poland and Sweden signed the agreement for the Saab A26 submarines 01/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto Poland, through the State Treasury Armaments Agency, has signed the contract with Sweden's Saab for the supply of 3 A26 submarines under the ORKA program, aimed at modernizing Warsaw's underwater fleet by replacing the single KILO-class submarine currently in service. On November 26, 2025, the Polish Government had announced Saab… [read more]
Race against the clock for US Small Modular Nuclear Reactors 30/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Trump's 2025 executive order called for 3 reactors to be critical in time for the 250th anniversary of the USA. The start-up Valar Atomics has taken its WARD 250 test reactor critical at the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab (USREL), becoming the second company in the Department of Energy's Reactor… [read more]