Damen supports Bahamas and Colombian navies, as Caribbean threats continue 03/08/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) The Dutch shipyard Damen has announced a new contract to refit four vessels operated by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s (RBDF) Coast Guard. Damen already… [read more]

The ESSOR-MIDS Programme for the future connectivity of European fighters moves to Stage 2 03/08/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On 28 July in Bonn, OCCAR and the industry partners had a “kick-off meeting” to launch Stage 2 of the EMIDS project, or more precisely… [read more]

Italy deploys air and land task forces to the Gulf 03/08/2026 | Pietro Batacchi and Tommaso Massa Since March 2026, following the crisis in the Gulf and requests from partner countries, Italy has deployed a military contingent to the Arabian peninsula in… [read more]

Construction of second next-generation minehunter for the Italian Navy begins 31/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto Today, Intermarine (part of the IMMSI Group) started the fiberglass hull lamination of the second Next-Generation Minehunter in coastal variant (CNG/C) for the Italian Navy… [read more]

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky announces the first flight tests for the NOMAD 100 VTOL drone 30/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Lockheed Martin Sikorsky announced during the Farnborough air show that it has completed initial ground and flight testing of its NOMAD 100 uncrewed aerial system (UAS)… [read more]

Iran: Washington's political-military credibility at its lowest 29/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Calm has returned to the Strait of Hormuz over the past few days following recent escalation, but the strategic temperature remains dangerously elevated. A fresh… [read more]

MBDA shows the first model of hypersonic glider for the Germany – UK Deep Precision Strike. And France... 27/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli At the Farnborough Air Show, MBDA cast some light on the state of the still nebulous Germany – UK Deep Precision Strike initiative and gave… [read more]

Belgium looking for frigate alternatives as the ASWF program with the Netherlands accumulates delays and cost growth 27/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Speaking to VTM Nieuws, the daily news broadcasts on the Flemish television network VTM on July 19, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken was scathing about… [read more]

South Korea unveils indigenous UAS engine prototypes 24/07/2026 | Atul Chandra South Korea has unveiled domestic prototypes of a 5,500 Ib-class turbofan engine and a 1,400 hp-class turboprop engine, being developed for use on the nation’s… [read more]

36 missile tracking satellites ordered by the US Space Development Agency from L3Harris and Sierra Space 24/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Space Development Agency awarded contracts worth $1.75 billion to build 36 new sensor satellites in support of the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense shield.… [read more]

UK MoD awards 3 companies for work on low-cost drone interceptors, including an air-launched solution 24/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministry of Defence has awarded £3.16 million to 3 companies to support their development of new low cost interceptors designed to shoot down drones… [read more]

Second source India: Dassault details new geometries for Nagpur and Hyderabad 23/07/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone In its 22 July 2026 press conference, Dassault’s CEO Eric Trappier stated that the company is actively expanding its industrial footprint and partnerships in the… [read more]

Dassault’s summer pivot: a “5th Gen” RAFALE, a national future fighter and the VORTEX spaceplane gambit 23/07/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Dassault Aviation used yesterday’s press conference in Saint Cloud to signal that, despite a turbulent strategic environment, the group is entering the second half of… [read more]

Iran-United States: toward open war? 23/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA We have now reached the 12th consecutive night of American strikes on Iran, yet Tehran shows no sign of buckling. On the contrary, it has… [read more]

Farnborough: Saab and Embraer scale up GRIPEN production for a hot market 22/07/2026 | Braid Archer Brazil’s expansion of the GRIPEN final assembly line at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto site marks a decisive shift from licensed production to genuine co-production of a… [read more]

BAE to deliver naval guns for Brazilian patrol ships 22/07/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) BAE Systems announced on 16 July the sale of two “state-of-the-art” Bofors 40Mk4 naval gun systems for Brazil. The guns will be installed aboard patrol… [read more]

The MQ-28 GHOST BAT of Boeing Australia debuts in a major international exercise and appears at Farnborough in company with a METEOR missile 22/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The MQ-28A GHOST BAT developed in Australia by Boeing and central to the future plans of the Royal Australian Air Force has made its debut… [read more]

Farnborough, Indonesia signs for 12 Leonardo M-346F light attack fighters 21/07/2026 | Editorial Team During the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, Leonardo and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense announced the signing of the contract for the supply of 12 M-346F… [read more]

Interview with Pascal Grenier, President of CAE Defence & Security, on training as the bottleneck of Western defence readiness 21/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Farnborough International Airshow 2026 opened yesterday with a Western defence industry that has never been under more pressure to deliver, and never been more exposed… [read more]

Farnborough Air Show 2026: a win for GCAP… and for drones 21/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The Farnborough Air Show 2026, the traditional biennial aerospace and defence event in the United Kingdom, opened tod, after the Italian-British-Japanese sixth-generation fighter programme took… [read more]