Italian Navy’s Hydro-Oceanographic Ship QUIRINALE launched 27/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On 26 January, at Fincantieri’s Riva Trigoso shipyard (Genoa), the technical launching ceremony was held for the new Major Hydro-Oceanographic Ship (NIOM), christened QUIRINALE. The… [read more]

The first SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defence systems delivered to the Italian Army 27/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On 22 January, at the Italian Army Air Defence Artillery Command in Sabaudia (Latina), in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Italian… [read more]

HERO 90: US Army picks UVision–Mistral team for LASSO Loitering Munition 27/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone The U.S. Army’s selection of the HERO 90 loitering munition for its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) programmes marks an inflection point in… [read more]

EU on Greenland: economic giant and political-strategic actor? 27/01/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) For decades, the European Union has carried the label coined by Belgian politician Mark Eyskens: a “giant economic power and a political dwarf”, sometimes mockingly… [read more]

Hanwha will integrate the US 58-calibre 155 mm ordnance into the K9 self propelled howitzer 26/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) has assigned the US branch of South Korea’s Hanwha (Hanwha Defense USA) a Cooperative Research… [read more]

Kongsberg Maritime targets centre stage in Norway’s next-generation naval fleet 26/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone As Norway reshapes its naval and coastguard forces, Kongsberg Maritime is positioning itself to sit at the heart of the Royal Norwegian Navy’s future surface… [read more]

Omnisys pushes proactive counter drone mission planning with its BRO C-UAS 26/01/2026 | Editorial Team Israeli defence technology company Omnisys is sharpening its focus on the fast evolving counter UAS domain with the launch of an upgraded BRO C UAS… [read more]

Sierra Nevada Corporation buys a Global 6500 airframe for the first non-prototype HADES 23/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli SNC has announced the use of its own funds to procure early a fourth Bombardier GLOBAL 6500 airframe which is destined to become the first… [read more]

The US reinforces its military posture in the Middle East 23/01/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA The reinforcement of the US aeronaval posture in the Middle East is continuing at a rapid pace, with a potential window for an American strike… [read more]

MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN drones for the German Navy 22/01/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 12 January, the German Navy placed an order with US company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for 4 MQ-9B SEAGUARDIAN systems, each consisting of… [read more]

India tries (again) to procure “new” tankers: 6 second-hand B-767 to be converted by Israel’s IAI 21/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Since 2006, India has repeatedly ‘selected’ the Airbus A330 MRTT as its desired new tanker but, for various reasons, orders have never been finalized. Now… [read more]

Qatar reinforces defence sovereignty with strategic partnerships at DIMDEX 2026 21/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Qatar leveraged the opening days of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2026) to formalize two strategic partnerships that underscore the Gulf… [read more]

JF-17 THUNDER fighter jets to Saudi Arabia? 21/01/2026 | Fabio Di Felice According to different media releases, Saudi Arabia may become the second Arab country - after Eastern Libya (LNA) - to buy Pakistan’s JF-17 THUNDER multirole… [read more]

Latvia to procure 18 BAE ARCHER howitzers and jointly operate them with Sweden 21/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Latvia and Sweden have signed a purchase agreement which firms up the former’s plans to procure 18 ARCHER self-propelled howitzer from BAE Systems Hägglunds. A… [read more]

France bets on ZETROS by Arquus to rebuild its combat-ready logistics fleet 19/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone The Franco-German defence industrial partnership has achieved its most significant milestone to date, with John Cockerill Defense and Daimler Truck officially securing the contract to… [read more]

War at the margins, deals at the dockside: reading the Gulf through DIMDEX 19/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone War has returned to the Gulf as a lived experience. The Iranian ballistic missile strike on Al Udeid, the largest combat employment of PATRIOT in… [read more]

Upgraded X-62 VISTA (uncrewed F-16) ready for complex evaluation 19/01/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is preparing to move forward with the testing of the uncrewed F-16 Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (X-62 VISTA)… [read more]

GERAN-5 drones deployed in Ukraine for the first time 16/01/2026 | Francesca Genovese Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Military Intelligence (GUR) reported on 11 January that Russian forces employed the GERAN-5 kamikaze drone during combined aerial attacks against Ukraine… [read more]

Deliveries of full-rate production MADIS now underway for the USMC’s air defences 16/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On December 12, 2025, the 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing has received the first… [read more]

Macron's nuclear warning? France signals deterrence over Greenland crisis 15/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone An emergency defence council meeting has been held at the Élysée Palace this Thursday, 15 January 2026. Afterwards, Emmanuel Macron delivered his New Year's address… [read more]