Royal Navy steps up testing of Quantum technology sending it under the sea 06/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Royal Navy’s experimental / testbed submarine XV EXCALIBUR (built by MSubs in Plymouth under Project CETUS) has been tested at sea with Infleqtion’s quantum… [read more]

The US pushes CCA in Europe, raising concerns over the Continent’s strategic autonomy 06/11/2025 | Editorial Team After the first 2 days of the International Fighter Conference, organized in Rome by Defence IQ and closing today, a strong impression arose: the United… [read more]

BLACKBEARD, the "affordable" hypersonic missile, is now also headed to the US Navy 05/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Castelion announced that it has been awarded contracts by both US Army and US Navy to integrate its "affordable" hypersonic missile, BLACKBEARD, onto undisclosed “operational… [read more]

Defence innovation: inside Northrop Grumman's LUMBERJACK development strategy 05/11/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Northrop Grumman's LUMBERJACK is a jet-powered, modular Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) delivering affordable, attritable precision strike and electronic warfare capabilities. The 290-pound (131,5kg)… [read more]

Winds of War over Venezuela 05/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese According to a Wall Street Journal report dated Thursday, October 30, the Trump Administration “has identified targets in Venezuela that include military facilities used for… [read more]

New variants of Ukraine’s SEA BABY Unmanned Surface Vessel 05/11/2025 | Massimo Annati The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has unveiled two new variants of its SEA BABY Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). One version is equipped with a 10-tube… [read more]

Rheinmetall pursues its industrial expansion in Europe (Germany, Romania, Lithuania) 04/11/2025 | Braid Archer These days, Rheinmetall has unveiled an ambitious wave of industrial investments across Europe, spanning from synthetic fuel production in Germany to propellant powder manufacturing in… [read more]

Royal Navy tests a swarm of 5 USVs alongside crewed ships 04/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli In the “last few months”, the Royal Navy has acquired at least 7 purpose-designed, 7.2 meters Uncrewed Surface Vehicles, named RATTLER, to continue its experimentation… [read more]

Ukraine: the situation around Pokrovsk 04/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese In recent days, Russian forces have increased pressure on the urban center of Pokrovsk, deploying a growing number of small DRG (reconnaissance and sabotage) groups.… [read more]

What we know about Russia’s first long-range test of the nuclear-powered BUREVESTNIK cruise missile 04/11/2025 | Francesca Genovese On 26 October, President Vladimir Putin visited a joint command post, where he attended a meeting with Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov.… [read more]

Germany and UK kick-start the acquisition of new M3EVO rigs 03/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli OCCAR announces the joint signature of the first key contract for the Joint UK – Germany Wide Wet Gap Crossing programme, also known in the… [read more]

South Korea targets export success with advanced KSS-III Batch II submarines 03/11/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) newest diesel-electric submarine (SSK), JANG YEONGSIL (SS-087)  -  the first of the KSS-III Batch II (JANG BOGO III Batch… [read more]

KAI KF-21 to gain ground-attack capability ahead of schedule 31/10/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 BORAMAE 4.5 generation combat fighter will gain ground-attack capability ahead of schedule. Durign ADEX 2025, a company official told… [read more]

Singapore launches its first mothership for unmanned systems 31/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice With a ceremony officiated by the Singaporean Defense Minister, Chan Chun Sing, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has launched the first of its new… [read more]

UK looking to provide Ukraine with a USV with sonar to locate mines in shallow waters 30/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK has initiated a project to provide Ukraine’s State Special Transport Service (SSTS) with a small Uncrewed Surface Vehicle fitted with towed sonar for… [read more]

ST Engineering brings proven simulation methodology to US Army training 30/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone During the AUSA exhibition, Singapore-based defence technology group ST Engineering showcased its training and simulation capabilities at the recent Association of the United States Army… [read more]

Italian Army modernisation: Armor, Unmanned Systems and digital networks 30/10/2025 | Tommaso Massa The Italian Defence Multi-Year Planning Document 2025–2027 (DPP 2025–2027), published in October, presents several procurement programmes related to the Italian Army’s ambitious transformation, which rests… [read more]

Hybrid Air Vehicles announces the first ever formal reservation of 3 AIRLANDER 10 for military use 29/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the British company betting on hybrid airships as environmentally-friendly airlift solutions, has announced that an undisclosed customer has reserved 3 AIRLANDER… [read more]

Indonesia moves toward acquiring 42 Chinese J-10 Fighters 29/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On October 15, Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadhewa announced to the press that the acquisition of 42 Chinese Chengdu J-10 fighters is planned. The… [read more]

French Navy receives its first FDI frigate ADMIRAL RONARC’H 28/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice With the delivery of the frigate ADMIRAL RONARC’H to the French Navy, the Frégates de Défense et d’Intervention (FDI) program is now fully underway. This… [read more]