Iran: the costs of War and the global geoeconomic shock 09/03/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The Third Gulf War - allow us to name it so for simplicity —is now escalating to alarming levels. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed for… [read more]

Technology continues to drive CUI security threat and response 09/03/2026 | Dr Lee Willett (reporting from Gothenburg) The security of seabed infrastructure is continuing to be shaped by emerging technology, according to discussions at the recent Navy Leaders’ ‘Seabed Defence’ conference in… [read more]

SSN-AUKUS: Australia announces infrastructure work at Osborne and a first Long Lead order of key items from the UK 06/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On the back of the visit by Australian Defence Minister Pat Conroy to the UK for the latest Australia-United Kingdom Defence Industry Dialogue (AUKDID), the… [read more]

Iran: the maritime front 06/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè Six days after the start of the strikes launched since February 28 by the US and Israel against Iran, Tehran's naval forces have sustained severe… [read more]

TOPAZ and steel - Inside WB Group’s rise at Enforce Tac 05/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone WB Group’s presence at Enforce Tac 2026 underlined how far the company has travelled from its origins as a Polish artillery start up to one… [read more]

USAF and Northrop Grumman agree plans for a major expansion in B-21 production capacity 05/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The USAF and Northrop Grumman communicated on February 23 the reaching of an agreement for the use of $4.5 billion in funding authorized and appropriated… [read more]

SCAF’s question mark: why Dassault says ‘NON’ on SCAF governance 04/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone During the 2026 annual press conference today, the official slide showed only a question mark for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The room, however,… [read more]

RAFALE, rupees and algorithms: Dassault’s 2026 power triangle 04/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Dassault Aviation entered 2026 as a group under intense strategic pressure but with a historically high orderbook and a clear ambition to shape the next… [read more]

Iran strikes US radar and communication systems in the Gulf 04/03/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA In the first 4 days of the war, Iran struck virtually all US military bases (or locations from which US aircraft operate) in the Gulf.… [read more]

War on Iran: details from the Pentagon press conference 04/03/2026 | Editorial Team The first joint press conference between Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces Gen. Dan Caine on Operation… [read more]

Sustained US–Israeli strikes in Iran and Tehran’s response in the Gulf 03/03/2026 | Andrea Mottola US-Israeli air operations in Iran have continued at a steady pace over the last 36 hours. Since the early hours of yesterday, Israel has also… [read more]

NATO stakeholders set out steps for further increasing CUI security 03/03/2026 | Dr Lee Willett (reporting from Gothenburg) Further enhancing cross-government and multinational collaboration, and further harnessing technology, are key steps NATO stakeholders can take in continuing to augment capacity and capability to… [read more]

From Turkey, claims that the Eurofighter TYPHOON build-up will be faster and larger 03/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Turkish media outlet Milliyet reported that Ankara plans for fielding the Eurofighter TYPHOON have been expanded with the aim to quickly build a force of 56… [read more]

More warheads, less transparency - the hardening of French nuclear strategy 02/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Today, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech at Île Longue, officially updating France’s nuclear posture. The speech confirmed the five-pillar architecture of French deterrence… [read more]

JFS-M: Germany’s new power play in European deep fires 02/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone MBDA Deutschland’s Joint Fire Support Missile (JFS-M) is emerging as one of the most significant indicators of Berlin’s desire to carve out an autonomous long… [read more]

War on Iran: preliminary analysis of the operations 02/03/2026 | Andrea Mottola Yesterday, Israeli-US operations against Iran continued, with missile responses from the regime, while details emerged regarding saturday's Iranian attacks and counterattacks. On this last point,… [read more]

Iran: objectives, stakes, and the risk of chaos 28/02/2026 | Pietro Batacchi At dawn this morning, the US and Israel initiated hostilities against Iran, launching a war whose duration and outcomes remain uncertain. What is certain is… [read more]

Iran responds to USA and Israel with ballistic missile launches: several american bases hit 28/02/2026 | Tommaso Massa Following this morning's U.S. and Israeli strikes - which, after the first two waves previously reported, continued throughout the day targeting ballistic missile launchers, radar… [read more]

Iran: it’s War 28/02/2026 | Tommaso Massa and Carolina Paizs Around 10:00 AM Iranian time (07:00 AM CET), Israel and the United States launched a series of air raids defined as "preemptive" against various targets… [read more]

Leonardo SONUS for the Royal Artillery passive weapon finding sensor requirement 27/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Leonardo UK has been awarded a £18.3 million contract to supply its SONUS acoustic artillery locating system to the British Army’s Royal Artillery. Leonardo’s system… [read more]