Hands off the PA-NG: France debates the future of its Next-Gen aircraft carrier 08/07/2025 | Michele Cosentino In France, a report drafted in early June 2025 by 2 members of the French National Assembly analyzes various military procurement programs included in the… [leggi la notizia]

New USAF experiments using Autonomous Collaborative Platforms in air combat 08/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The USAF unveiled on July 3 the “recent” conclusion of a complex in-flight demonstrative event meant to enable a “major leap” in human-machine teaming. Flown… [leggi la notizia]

UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) agency is formed, UK Strategic Command renamed 08/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On July 1st, the Ministry of Defence announced 2 milestones in the reforms started by the Strategic Defence Review, signalling the foundation of the UK… [leggi la notizia]

ANATOLIAN EAGLE 2025: operational lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East, with Turkish industry at the forefront 07/07/2025 | Marco Messalla The ANATOLIAN EAGLE air exercise concluded last week at the Turkish air base of Konya, with a focus on air defence and Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T).… [leggi la notizia]

Industry talks: from Paris to the frontlines, Aeronautics drives tactical UAS evolution 07/07/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone As we underlined repeatedly on our print magazine, the demand for tactical UAS solutions that deliver reliability, flexibility, and advanced capabilities is rapidly rising. Defence… [leggi la notizia]

The first MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft “virtual prototype” has been delivered 03/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On June 24, the US Army accepted the first “virtual prototype” of the future MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), the intended replacement for… [leggi la notizia]

Arquus-Daimler Truck alliance gears up to win France’s next great logistics contract 03/07/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone A new Franco-German alliance between Arquus and Daimler Truck signals a decisive move to co-develop, build and sustain a future family of wheeled military vehicles… [leggi la notizia]

Long Range Discrimination Radar tested in Alaska 02/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Flight Test Other – 26a (FTX-26a) was conducted on June 23, 2025 to validate the performance of the Lockheed Martin Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR)… [leggi la notizia]

US’ FY 2026 Budget Request: early observations and notable developments 02/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli We already knew the FY 2026 budget request would bring quite a few big developments, including dramatic program cancellations, particularly on the Army’s side. We… [leggi la notizia]

Embraer delivers first 4 A-29 SUPER TUCANO aircraft to the Paraguayan Air Force 01/07/2025 | Carolina Paizs On 30 June, Embraer delivered the first 4 A-29 SUPER TUCANO aircraft to the Paraguayan Air Force. The platforms were acquired under the contract signed… [leggi la notizia]

Russia intensifies aerial attacks: over 5,000 drones target Ukraine in June 30/06/2025 | Lisa Tomé During the night between June 28 and 29, 2025, Russia launched the largest combined aerial attack since the beginning of the war. The assault, which… [leggi la notizia]

Ukraine conducts first operational tests of indigenous glide bombs 30/06/2025 | Francesco Bossi More than two years after Russian glide bombs first appeared on the Ukrainian battlefield, the Ukrainian Air Force has successfully carried out its first operational… [leggi la notizia]

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Completes ROKN Submarine Overhaul 27/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The South Korean shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) announced earlier in June, the successful completion ahead of schedule of a submarine depot maintenance… [leggi la notizia]

NATO countries to boost defence spending to 5% of GDP (maybe, in mid-2030s) 26/06/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) NATO leaders have agreed to commit to invest 5% of their national GDPs by 2035 to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and response capabilities at the… [leggi la notizia]

NATO Summit: defence spending to reach 5%, but with gradual implementation and flexibility 25/06/2025 | Pietro Batacchi The historic NATO Summit currently taking place in The Hague will be remembered as the Summit of Wars and the 5% Summit—the event in which… [leggi la notizia]

UK to acquire 12 F-35A fighters 25/06/2025 | Massimo Annati The Starmer government has officially announced the decision to purchase one squadron of 12 F-35A fighter jets, which will complement the existing fleet of F-35Bs.… [leggi la notizia]

BAE Systems and Avioniq AB together to bring Artificial Intelligence on TYPHOON 25/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli BAE Systems chose the Paris Air Show (PAS 2025) to unveil ongoing work to develop and mature a decision-aiding Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent to be… [leggi la notizia]

Indian Navy to commission final warship built abroad 25/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Indian Navy will commission its last warship to be built abroad on 1 July, when its 8th KRIVAK class frigate will be commissioned at… [leggi la notizia]

Hanwha Systems, Northrop Grumman to target integrated air defence systems market 25/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Hanwha Systems and Northrop Grumman have entered into an MOU for technology cooperation on Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS). Both firms intend to create domestic… [leggi la notizia]

French UAVs at PAS: ambitious plans, cloudy skies ahead 24/06/2025 | Giulia Tilenni As expected, UAVs played a prominent role at the Paris Air Show (PAS) that took place at Le Bourget last week. In line with the… [leggi la notizia]