Boeing is building the first F-47, the first flight is planned for 2028 03/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin provided a brief but important update on the state of the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance… [read more]

First flight operations on China's new aircraft carrier FUJIAN 02/10/2025 | Andrea Mottola The official channels of the Chinese Navy (PLAN) have published a series of videos confirming the start of flight operations on the conventional aircraft carrier… [read more]

Follow-up of the PUSHPA case: French forces arrest Ghost Fleet officers 02/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Following yesterday’s operations, French military personnel – probably Commandos Marine (French Naval Commandos), pictured - forcibly boarded the vessel last night, conducting. The captain and first… [read more]

South Korea selects Bombardier Defense/L3Harris GLOBAL 6500 for next-generation airborne early warning fleet 02/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone South Korea has concluded its competitive AEW&C II procurement programme, selecting L3Harris Technologies to deliver 4 advanced airborne early warning aircraft based on the Bombardier… [read more]

US Army announces that the XM204 interim top-attack munition is headed for Europe 02/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Factory Acceptance Trials (FAT) were conducted at Yuma Proving Ground and “validated the performance, reliability, and integrated safety features of the XM204”, the new… [read more]

As Macron participates in Copenhagen Summit, the French navy intercepts Russian shadow fleet tanker 01/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The French Navy has successfully intercepted and is currently detaining a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker operating under suspicious circumstances off the Atlantic coast, marking… [read more]

GRIPEN to Ukraine: initial confirmations and some considerations 01/10/2025 | Andrea Mottola In recent days, in an interview published by the BBC, Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister, General Ivan Havryliuk, declared that he expects the acquisition of JAS-39… [read more]

France expands maritime surveillance fleet with additional ALBATROS aircraft order 01/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has ordered 5 additional Dassault Aviation FALCON 2000 LXS ALBATROS maritime patrol aircraft, bringing the total AVISMAR programme… [read more]

Frigates: Argentina knocks on the "second-hand market" door 01/10/2025 | Giuliano da Fre' The Argentine Navy is once again looking to the second-hand market to revitalise a fleet that has been in crisis for some time. The focus is on modern… [read more]

Germany set to increase the number of F-127 frigates to 8; could cancel F-126 30/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The F-127 program is meant to provide the German Navy with new and far more capable Anti-Air Warfare warships which will bring anti-ballistic missile capabilities… [read more]

Honeywell enters the C-UAS technology market with successful demonstrations 30/09/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Honeywell has successfully demonstrated its Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (SAMURAI) system in recent military exercises, showcasing advanced capabilities to detect and neutralize… [read more]

Sweden’s Defense Budget to grow again in 2026 30/09/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The Swedish government has announced plans to increase its 2026 defense budget by 26.6 billion SEK ($2.87 billion), bringing total military spending to 2.8% of… [read more]

MBDA: contract signed for the production of TESEO EVO antiship missiles for the Italian Navy 29/09/2025 | Editorial Team At Seafuture 2025, MBDA announced the signing of a contract for the production of TESEO MK2/E anti-ship missiles, also known as TESEO EVO, for the… [read more]

Seafuture 2025: Leonardo presents the LIONFISH 30 turret 29/09/2025 | Tommaso Massa Today, on the opening day of the Seafuture 2025 exhibition in La Spezia, Leonardo unveiled the LIONFISH 30 naval turret for the first time, equipped… [read more]

Anduril unveils its new ground-launched BARRACUDA-500 stand-off munition 29/09/2025 | Tommaso Massa Anduril has unveiled a ground-launched version of its low-cost, stand-off munition, the BARRACUDA-500. The move expands the weapon’s operational envelope by adding a surface-launched configuration… [read more]

Rheinmetall strengthens European defence base with €275 million Latvian ammunition facility 26/09/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Rheinmetall AG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Latvia to establish a €275 million artillery ammunition production facility, marking another significant expansion of… [read more]

Ukraine, update on Russian advance in Kupyansk 26/09/2025 | Francesco Bossi Following the consolidation of the Russian bridgehead west of the Oskil River (Kharkiv Oblast), Moscow's forces managed to advance into the areas immediately north of… [read more]

The International Fund for Ukraine reaches £2 billion milestone 25/09/2025 | Igor Markic The International Fund for Ukraine (IFU) has reached a major milestone, surpassing £2 billion (approximately €2.4 billion) in military support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.… [read more]

Thales and BAE sign a MoU for collaborating for the SSN-AUKUS sonar fit 25/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, BAE Systems and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to reaffirm their collaboration in the field of submarine sonars. BAE, as Prime… [read more]

USN SSN REPMUS deployment illustrates increasing unmanned underwater capability 25/09/2025 | Dr Lee Willett, reporting from Troia, Portugal The US Navy (USN) has deployed a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) to the Portuguese Navy/NATO co-hosted ‘REPMUS’ exercise for the first time. The boat –… [read more]