Industry Talks: the renaissance of the Eurofighter Typhoon 20/12/2024 | Pietro Batacchi At the end of December, the Spanish Government signed with NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) and the Eurofighter consortium the contract for the… [leggi la notizia]

ELT Group, the development of an EW centre for the Qatar Armed Forces beings 20/12/2024 | CAROLINA PAIZS On December 18, on Qatar's National Day celebrations, ELT Group formalised an agreement with the Qatar Armed Forces to build an advanced Unified Electronic Warfare… [leggi la notizia]

Renk and Leonardo sign strategic MoU for I-MBT and AICS 19/12/2024 | Eugenio Po Renk Group AG has announced that Renk Italia Srl (acting on behalf of Renk GmbH and Horstman UK) and Leonardo have recently signed a Memorandum… [leggi la notizia]

First flight for the BAE STRIX in Australia, the ship-capable UCAV 18/12/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The BAE STRIX is an innovative and uniquely-configured UCAV capable of vertical take off and landing in a tail-sitting configuration with tandem wing and hybrid… [leggi la notizia]

Israel and the new geopolitics in the Middle East 18/12/2024 | Pietro Batacchi One can argue about the methods - which led the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for war crimes against him - but… [leggi la notizia]

EU to engage with new Syrian 'terrorist' government, Kallas says 17/12/2024 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The newly appointed EU High Representative Kaja Kallas announced on 16 November in Brussels that the bloc is sending a top diplomat to Syria to… [leggi la notizia]

The point on the Russian air force in Syria 17/12/2024 | Andrea Mottola According to a video shot on 12 December by a local TV drone flying near the Hmeimim/Jableh base, Russia still has at least 15 combat… [leggi la notizia]

First anti-ballistic interception for the Guam Defense System 17/12/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has announced on Tuesday 10 December the first successful live interception of a ballistic missile using the Guam Defense… [leggi la notizia]

Slovakia chooses Embraer's C-390 16/12/2024 | Tommaso Massa On December 10, the Slovak Defence Minister, Robert Kalinák, during an official visit to Brazil, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Brazilian Ministry… [leggi la notizia]

The new Joint Venture for the GCAP programme is born 16/12/2024 | Editorial Team On December 13, 2024, the CEO and General Manager of Leonardo, Roberto Cingolani, the CEO of BAE Systems, Charles Woodburn, and the President of Japan… [leggi la notizia]

South Korea Completes Tactical Air Navigation Equipment Modernisation 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced the completion of a modernisation effort that has replaced tactical air navigation equipment at its air… [leggi la notizia]

Korea Aerospace Industries Inks KF-21 PBL Contract 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has received a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) for the KF-21 4.5 generation… [leggi la notizia]

India Orders Final Batch of Sukhoi SU-30 MKIs, Commissions New Russian Built Frigate 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence has awarded state-owned airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) with a contract for license manufacture of 12 additional Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft along… [leggi la notizia]

SLAF Inducts Beechcraft King Air 350 Gifted by RAAF 16/12/2024 | Mike Rajkumar The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) has formally inducted a Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft into service at SLAF base in Ratmalana. According to a… [leggi la notizia]

GCAP: first flight tests of EXCALIBUR testbed completed 13/12/2024 | Andrea Mottola This week, in the UK, the EXCALIBUR testbed completed the first phase of a 5-flight campaign, for a total of 14 hours and 45 minutes, started on… [leggi la notizia]

The Deep-Sea Game Changer: Inside ALSEAMAR's 1,000-metre Glider Revolution 13/12/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone The French Navy's underwater warfare strategy focuses on two primary goals: protecting critical undersea infrastructure and ensuring freedom of manoeuvre for naval forces. This dual… [leggi la notizia]

The UK promises a new approach to sustain the Defence Industry 13/12/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli UK and UK-based defence firms “will be prioritised” for government investment under the new Defence Industrial Strategy that the new Labour government has launched, as… [leggi la notizia]

DEIMOS trial demonstrates F-35 data sharing across the ocean into RAF’s NEXUS Combat Cloud 12/12/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) have worked together to complete the first-ever life F-35 classified data-share… [leggi la notizia]

Germany expands its U-212CD fleet 12/12/2024 | Giuliano da Fre' Political tensions and the winds of recession do not seem to be affecting the plans to strengthen Germany's military apparatus. In the past few days,… [leggi la notizia]

US Navy strengthens aircraft carrier deployment in the Pacific 12/12/2024 | Michele Cosentino The US Navy is strengthening its naval presence in the Western Pacific region, increasing the number of CSGs (Carrie Strike Groups) deployed/deployable there to three.… [leggi la notizia]