Norway picks BAE’s Type 26 frigate and a closer cooperation with the UK 01/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli In a press conference at Noon on Sunday 31 August, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has announced the selection of the United Kingdom as… [read more]

Goodbye UNIFIL. What's next? 01/09/2025 | Pietro Batacchi With Resolution 2790, the UN Security Council has decided to put an end to the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon. The mandate has been extended until… [read more]

British Army’s Ground Based Air Defence capability to grow, but unclear by how much 29/08/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministry of Defence has announced another modest but important step in the growth of Medium Range Ground Based Air Defence through the award of… [read more]

Some information emerges about the future structure of the British Army 28/08/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The British Army, in its new main role of providing a Strategic Reserve Corps to SACEUR, will field two small Divisions each with two manoeuvre… [read more]

Russian SSBN submarine KNYAZ POZHARSKY in service 26/08/2025 | Michele Cosentino At the end of July 2025, in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the commissioning ceremony for the KNYAZ POZHARSKY nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine… [read more]

3D printed component used on Eurofighter TYPHOON for the first time 26/08/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli In early August at RAF Coningsby, engineers successfully installed a temporary replacement part for the pylon assembly that connects weapons systems to the TYPHOON's wing.… [read more]

India flexes missile muscles with AGNI V IRBM launch 26/08/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s recent test-fire of an AGNI V Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) appears to be a signalling move towards Pakistan, with New Delhi earlier having… [read more]

Hanwha Aerospace gains 11th K9 SPH customer nation in Vietnam 25/08/2025 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea and Vietnam have entered into a Government-to-Government (G2G) deal for the sale of K9 155mm/52 caliber Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH). This marks the first… [read more]

South Korea to upgrade 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles 21/08/2025 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea will undertake a 'Wheeled Armored Vehicle Performance Improvement' programme for the Republic of Korea Army and Marine Corps. An announcement made by South… [read more]

High altitude balloons “constellation” tested by the UK MoD under Project AETHER 13/08/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli After a prolonged silence stretching the best part of 2 years, the UK MoD has published new information about Project AETHER, a concept development initiative… [read more]

X-37B’s new space mission will bring Quantum navigation systems and laser links in orbit 12/08/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Space Force announced the incoming, eight flight of the X-37B uncrewed spaceplane, which is due for launch at the end of the month.… [read more]

Thailand clears 4 Saab GRIPEN E/F purchase 12/08/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Thailand will proceed with the purchase of 4 Saab GRIPEN E/F fighter jets for which Cabinet approval was accorded on 5 August. The Royal Thai… [read more]

EU-US trade deal: when 'dishonour' is better than war 08/08/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) When European leaders capitulated to Hitler's territorial demands in Munich in 1938, Winston Churchill warned: "You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You… [read more]

The MoD begins its quest for a second tranche of autonomous collaborative platforms 08/08/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK MoD published a first preliminary market engagement notice to engage industry on what will become the "Autonomous Collaborative Platform Tranche 2", where Tranche… [read more]

British submarine fires underwater drone from torpedo tube 04/08/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The Royal Navy has conducted a pioneering test demonstrating the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) from a Nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), HMS… [read more]

Beechcraft M-346N, the ‘American’ M-346 to train US Navy pilots 31/07/2025 | CAROLINA PAIZS As part of the partnership between Textron Aviation Defense and Leonardo for the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) programme, it has been announced that the… [read more]

Ukraine: Australian ABRAMS tanks on their way 31/07/2025 | Igor Markic After almost 9 months waiting, the first batch of 49 M1A1 ABRAMS tanks, previously in service with the Australian Army (since 2007) and adapted to Ukrainian requirements,… [read more]

Leonardo acquires Iveco Defence and strengthens its land business 31/07/2025 | Pietro Batacchi After months of rumours and intense negotiations, Leonardo has signed an agreement to acquire Iveco Defence, a division of the Iveco Group, for €1.7 billion,… [read more]

British Army issues “challenges” to industry in search for new EW, mobility and firepower solutions 31/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Reaffirming its objective of “doubling lethality” by 2027, the British Army has released a booklet containing multiple problem statements calling for innovative solutions from industry.… [read more]

New key agreements between UK and Australia including a “50-year treaty” to deliver SSN-AUKUS 30/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli In the Australia – UK ministerial meeting for 2025, marked by the entry of HMS PRINCE OF WALES in Darwin (first visit by a UK… [read more]