Preview from FW 1/2024 - Interview with Tim Cahill, Lockheed Martin 08/10/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone The future of missile technologies is about incorporating emerging technologies into missile systems to enhance operational effectiveness and adaptability against evolving threats. This will also… [leggi la notizia]

Big contract awards for JASSM and LRASM production and foreign purchases 08/10/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control division a 3.23 billion USD contract for the Lot 22 of AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off… [leggi la notizia]

US Navy's air defence capability takes a step forward 07/10/2024 | Massimo Annati Over the past few days, a Boeing F/A-18F of Evaluation Squadron VX-9 from the Point Mugu naval range was spotted equipped with a decidedly impressive… [leggi la notizia]

The 6th ASTUTE-class SSN, HMS AGAMEMNON, has been launched 07/10/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The newest of the Royal Navy’s submarines has been lowered into the water for the first time The 6th ASTUTE-class SSN for the Royal Navy,… [leggi la notizia]

EDA and EIB join forces to strengthen EU defence capabilities 04/10/2024 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The European Defence Agency (EDA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are joining forces and competencies to target and fund initiatives to strengthen European defence… [leggi la notizia]

Assessing the effectiveness of the Iranian attack against Israel 03/10/2024 | Andrea Mottola Approximately 24 hours after Tehran's attack on Israel, an initial assessment can be made of how the raid was carried out and what impact it… [leggi la notizia]

Exail’s A6K-M AUV and Travocean’s ROV-DEEPSEA will contribute to the French build-up in the underwater domain 03/10/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone On 27 September 2024, the French Armaments Procurement Agency (Direction générale de l’armement, DGA) and the General Secretariat for Investment (Secrétariat général pour l’investissement, SGPI)… [leggi la notizia]

Fincantieri delivers the fourth PPA multipurpose combat ship to the Italian Navy 03/10/2024 | Tommaso Massa On October 2, Fincantieri held a ceremony at its Muggiano shipyard (La Spezia) to celebrate the hand over of the 4th PPA, GIOVANNI DELLE BANDE… [leggi la notizia]

The US Army picks Rheinmetall and HDT for the S-MET Increment II robotic cargo vehicle 02/10/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Army has picked American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems to build prototypes for the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) Increment II program.… [leggi la notizia]

How Israel protected its territory last night 02/10/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported that Israel and its allies intercepted the ‘majority’ of the Iranian ballistic missiles (75-80%, according to rumours). The Israeli… [leggi la notizia]

Iran attacks Israel with hundreds of ballistic missiles 01/10/2024 | Tommaso Massa and Carolina Paizs Late this afternoon, around 6:30 p.m. (CET time), Iran launched its long-awaited retaliation against Israel for the killings of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah Chief… [leggi la notizia]

First INVINCIBLE-class submarines commissioned in Singapore 01/10/2024 | Michele Cosentino At a ceremony held at the Changi Naval Base on 24 September, in the presence of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, the Singapore Navy commissioned 2… [leggi la notizia]

First details on Israeli ground operations in Lebanon 01/10/2024 | Pietro Batacchi and Tommaso Massa Tonight, as officially confirmed by the IDF in a communiqué, the first Israeli ground operations into Lebanon began. In action were elements of the 98th… [leggi la notizia]

Raytheon completes the first GaN technology equipped AN/TPY-2 radar for Saudi Arabia’s THAAD batteries 01/10/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Raytheon RTX has delivered the first AN/TPY-2 air defence radar to Saudi Arabia, in the framework of a $2.3-billion deal that was signed in 2020.… [leggi la notizia]

SCD Unveils Sparrow-HD High-Definition Mid-Wave Infrared (MWIR) Detector 30/09/2024 | Hypertech Marketing AUSA 2024, Washington D.C., October 14-16, booth #4319 30 September, 2024 - SCD, a global leader in the development and manufacture of a wide range… [leggi la notizia]

The post-Nasrallah era and the new Middle East order 30/09/2024 | Pietro Batacchi On Saturday morning, the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) officially announced the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah, as well as of Ali Karaki, Commander of operations in… [leggi la notizia]

US Army is already working on FLRAA version 2 30/09/2024 | Fabio Di Felice During an event of the US Army Association, Brig. Gen Baker, the service’s Director of the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross Functional Team, unveiled a… [leggi la notizia]

Industry Talks: Moog strategically positioning for several UK defence programs 30/09/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone Moog recently showcased its Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) at the Defence Vehicle Demonstration (DVD) 2024 event in the UK, emphasizing its capabilities for the British… [leggi la notizia]

First flight for the ECR MK2 radar on TYPHOON 30/09/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli On 27 September 2024 the ECR MK2 AESA radar took its first flight aboard an Eurofighter Typhoon, taking off from the BAE Systems plant in… [leggi la notizia]

ADAS 2024: EuroTorp Targeting MU90 Light-Weight Torpedo for Future Philippine Needs 27/09/2024 | Mike Rajkumar The European torpedo manufacturer EuroTorp is looking to expand into the Southeast Asian market, where it sees demand for its MU90 Light-Weight Torpedo (LWT). The… [leggi la notizia]