Sweden announces its largest aid package for Ukraine 05/02/2025 | CAROLINA PAIZS Last Thursday, 30 January, the Swedish Ministry of Defence announced a military aid package for Kiev, the largest approved by the Scandinavian country to date,… [read more]

Can French automakers help boosting defence production? The DGA thinks so 04/02/2025 | Giulia Tilenni During the new year speech to the French Armed forces (Voeux aux Armées), on 30 January, Emmanuel Chiva, the chief of the defence procurement and… [read more]

Rheinmetall KF-41 undergoing first demos and tests in Italy 04/02/2025 | Eugenio Po and Marco Giulio Barone On 3 February, the Italian Army's new LYNX KF-41 tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) was presented at the Nettuno Polygon (Rome). The LYNX is currently… [read more]

Breaking the bank: EU explores 'full flexibility' for defence spending 04/02/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) Faced with cyberattacks and geopolitical crises and caught between the Russian anvil and the (plastic) hammer of US threats, the EU agreed to strengthen critical… [read more]

As London works to export TYPHOON and METEOR to Turkey, Greece asks France to veto the missile sale 04/02/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has requested "an official explanation" from the French ambassador to Greece, Laurence Auer, about the ongoing negotiations for the sale of… [read more]

RMAF grows leased Leonardo AW-139 fleet 31/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) announced the arrival of another AW-139 (M104-05) at Kuching Air Base late in January. The new AW-139 helicopter is… [read more]

Malaysia’s ATSC Completes First RMAF Su-30MKM Service Life Extension Programme 31/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Malaysia’s Aerospace Technology Systems Corp. Sdn Bhd (ATSC) has handed over to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) its first Sukhoi SU-30 MKM which has… [read more]

Ukraine to Induct Domestically Produced UGVs 31/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has announced the adoption of an indigenously developed robotic Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) named ‘LOGISTIC ZMIY’ within the armed forces. The… [read more]

RisiKo! Let’s invade Greenland! 30/01/2025 | Giulia Tilenni In the last few weeks, the newly sworn in US President, Donald Trump, reaffirmed US’ interest in acquiring Greenland, a choice justified as “a need… [read more]

Rio de Janeiro: out of the frying pan into the fire 30/01/2025 | Michael Mason The balance of power in Rio de Janeiro is shifting in favour of the para-military militias and the Comando Vermelho (CV), one of Brazil's two… [read more]

Fleet Readiness Center East celebrates the growth of its F-35 servicing capabilities 30/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On January 14, an informal ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the completion of its F-35 LIGHTNING II expansion project, which saw the facility’s JSF Modification Line acquire… [read more]

Leonardo and Baykar towards partnership 30/01/2025 | Pietro Batacchi Italy's Leonardo and the Turkish company Baykar are exploring important industrial synergies in the field of unmanned technologies, according to Leonardo's official communications. As we… [read more]

UNITY: new overarching contract for delivery and support of UK nuclear submarine reactor cores 30/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministry of Defence has announced the signing of a new mega-contract, with an estimated value of £9 billion, with Rolls Royce for the delivery… [read more]

Italy and Saudi Arabia establish strategic partneship - with special focus on defence ties 29/01/2025 | Pietro Batacchi Italy and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to strengthen ties between the two countries and bring them to the level of strategic partnership. The… [read more]

PATRIA and BABCOCK join forces to pursue the Land Mobility Programme of the British Army 29/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Finland’s Patria and Babcock have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly put forward Patria’s 6x6 vehicle for the British Army's… [read more]

Poland orders a support and rescue ship for the Baltic 28/01/2025 | Giuliano da Fre' The year 2024 ended with the start of a new naval programme for Poland. On 27 December, a contract worth around EUR 230 million was… [read more]

Russia and Iran sign a new 20-year strategic partnership 28/01/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a long-discussed (and criticized) Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty. The agreement was signed on January 17th… [read more]

PT SSE and Texelis Unveil the New P2 TIGER for Indonesian Army 28/01/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone On January 23, 2025, PT SSE presented its new P2 TIGER 4x4 APC at its headquarters in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia. The unveiling ceremony was… [read more]

India Announces Scramjet Engine Test 24/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India recently tested a Scramjet engine, its Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced. The Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), a laboratory of the Defence… [read more]

French-German defence ministers meeting in Paris: next steps for MGCS, Franco-German squadron, and binational brigade 24/01/2025 | Giulia Tilenni During a meeting in Paris on 23 January 2025, German defence minister, Boris Pistorius, and his French counterpart, Sébastien Lecornu, discussed the main priorities for… [read more]