Poland: all 3 MIECZNIK-class frigates now in build as steel is cut for ship 3, the future HURAGAN 05/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Poland’s new frigates are based on the Babcock ARROWHEAD 140 / Type 31 design and are built locally by PGZ in Gdynia.  The MIECZNIKs will… [read more]

US Defense Innovation Unit back HERMEUS’s supersonic drone with $159 million 05/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The QUARTERHORSE drone recently flew at Mach 1,21 but the target is Mach 3. USAF and US Navy are planing for future high-speed military aircraft. 

Lithuania announces acquisition plan for 936 PATRIA 6x6 04/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Patria’s XA-300 APC continues to prove an international success. A local manufacturer partner will now be selected.

Rheinmetall lands €5.7 billion Romanian mega-contract in company's largest-ever international deal 03/06/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone LYNX IFVs, SKYRANGER systems, naval vessels and ammunition mark a watershed moment for both the Düsseldorf group and Bucharest's defence transformation.

Ukraine: Russian forces re-deploy the 9M729 NOVATOR cruise missile 03/06/2026 | Francesco Bossi In the wake of the heavy Russian missile strikes that hit the Ukrainian capital in late May, video and photographic evidence has emerged apparently showing the wreckage of a 9M729 NOVATOR cruise missile. The system, developed by Russian firm NPO Novator, is one of the most advanced iterations of Russia's… [read more]

FN Browning acquires Accuracy International, cementing its UK position ahead of key MoD projects 02/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli FN Browning is for the UK the closest thing to a “national” small arms producer. FN UK will now clearly try to pursue through Accuracy International as it involves the procurement of new, bolt action, multi-calibre sniper rifles to replace existing L115 and L118s.

South Korea advances nuclear-powered submarine programme 29/05/2026 | Atul Chandra A nuclear submarine will provide the (ROKN) with substantially enhanced operational capabilities due to their long-term submerged endurance and high mobility.

Airbus secures Thai order for four C295 transport aircraft 29/05/2026 | Atul Chandra The C295 has proven popular in the region accounting for 90 of the total of 335 aircraft ordered till date.

LUCAS drones: a low-cost solution for arming ships 29/05/2026 | Massimo Annati During Operation EPIC FURY against Iran, the United States deployed the LUCAS (Low Cost Unmanned Attack System) which – ironically – appears to be a project "inspired" by Iran's SHAHED-136 and its Russian clone GERAN-2, which have become some of the most widely used weapons in the war against Ukraine.

Turkish Air Force orders first KAAN batch 29/05/2026 | Fabio Di Felice At SAHA defense expo in Istanbul, Turkish Aerospace CEO, Mehmet Demiroglu, announced that Ankara’s Defense Industries Secretariat has formally signed a deal with Turkish Aerospace to procure the first 20 indigenous 5th-generation KAAN fighter jets.