Progress for TYPE 26 and TYPE 31 lead ships in Scotland 06/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On May 22nd, the first ASW TYPE 26 frigate was officially named HMS GLASGOW by its sponsor, the Princess of Wales, or more correctly since… [leggi la notizia]

Royal Thai Air Force eyes force revival with Saab’s GRIPEN E/F 06/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar On June 4, The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) confirmed on its selection of Saab’s GRIPEN E/F as its new future multi-role fighter. Air Chief… [leggi la notizia]

British Army GMLRS raid into Gotland within Exercise SWIFT RESPONSE 06/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli D battery, 3 Royal Horse Artillery, is deployed in the “High North” for exercises and has carried out a “GMLRS raid” within the framework of… [leggi la notizia]

Tata Advanced Systems to manufacture Dassault RAFALE fuselages in India 06/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Dassault Aviation has partnered with Tata Advanced Systems for manufacture of RAFALE fighter aircraft fuselages in India. India has ordered a total of 62 RAFALE… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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. The small… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

Satellite communications company Ovzon deepens partnership with the Swedish FMV 04/06/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Swedish satellite communications specialist Ovzon has achieved a significant milestone by securing its largest contract to date, worth 1.04 billion SEK (approximately 110 million USD)… [leggi la notizia]

GA-ASI awarded funding for GHOST, a new hybrid-electric ducted fan UAS for ISR and Strike 04/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) a $99.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of a… [leggi la notizia]

NATO allies reaffirm Ukraine's "irreversible path" towards membership 04/06/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) NATO's Nordic and Eastern European members said they are fully backing Ukraine's "irreversible path" to Euro-Atlantic integration, including future NATO membership, during a meeting on… [leggi la notizia]

UK: a chaotic release for a vague Review 03/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Before the Secretary of State for Defence finally stood up in the House of Commons, in the afternoon of Monday 2 June, to officially unveil… [leggi la notizia]

KAI to deliver first production KF-21 in 2026 02/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) recently announced the commencement of final assembly of the first production KF-21 fighter jet. The airframer stated that the first production… [leggi la notizia]

Russia's Pearl Harbor: Strategic Air Force bases hit with FPV drones 02/06/2025 | Tommaso Massa Yesterday morning, Ukraine attacked the main bases of the Russian Strategic Aviation with FPV drones launched from within Russian territory. This is an incredible operation,… [leggi la notizia]

India eyes new industry model for Future Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme 02/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has approved Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model, which will provide an opportunity for Indian private sector industry… [leggi la notizia]

The Land Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) project of the British Army on the move 30/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Land GBAD is a rolling, multi-project 10-year programme of enhancements and new capabilities revolving around Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD), Medium-Range Air Defence (M-RAD), Counter Small… [leggi la notizia]

A wealth of new projects from HD Hyundai at MADEX 30/05/2025 | Mike Rajkumar HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is providing insights into its future plans at the ongoing International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (MADEX) in Busan. The shipbuilder… [leggi la notizia]

General Atomics to build hybrid-electric drone 29/05/2025 | Editorial Team The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded General Atomics a $100 million contract to develop a new generation drone with hybrid-electric propulsion and ducted… [leggi la notizia]

UK PM announces agreement with Mauritius to cede the Chagos Islands and lease back Diego Garcia 27/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Labour administration has forced through its deal with Mauritius to settle the controversy over the sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a group of 7… [leggi la notizia]

Ukraine drone warfare: Russian drones become more effective 27/05/2025 | Lisa Tomé On the nights of May 23, 24, and 25, 2025, Russia launched three major combined airstrikes, deploying a total of 23 ballistic missiles, 64 cruise… [leggi la notizia]

BAE Systems Hägglunds and Iveco Defence Vehicles sign MoU on BvS-10 for Italy 26/05/2025 | Eugenio Po On 22 May 2025, BAE Systems Hägglunds and Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the BvS-10 articulated tracked vehicle to… [leggi la notizia]