Industry Talks - Magal Solutions’ vision for border and infrastructure protection 24/01/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Magal Solutions has a rich history spanning several decades, evolving from its origins as a government-owned entity to its current status as a leading homeland… [read more]

New Delhi picks Germany for future submarine (and confirms SCORPENE as well) 24/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar and Marco Giulio Barone India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cleared state-owned shipyard Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and its German partner ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) to proceed with… [read more]

JMSDF Opts for Shield AI V-BAT 24/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) has selected Shield AI’s V-BAT Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The announcement made by Shield AI also stated that the… [read more]

Chinese PLAN Commissions 1st Type 054B Frigate 24/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar China’s People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has officially commissioned its first Type 054B frigate, ‘LUOHE’ (Hull No 545) into service. The 5,500-ton-class warship was commissioned… [read more]

Kongsberg Maritime’s advanced propulsion and manoeuvring technology for Indonesian Navy's FACs 23/01/2025 | Editorial Team Kongsberg Maritime has recently secured a significant contract to provide cutting-edge propulsion and manoeuvring systems for 2 new KCR-70 Fast Attack Craft destined for the… [read more]

SNA 2025 sees Northrop Grumman push ARES: a containerized, ground-launched AARGM-ER 22/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At the Surface Navy Association's National Symposium held near Washington DC between January 13 and 15 Northrop Grumman has pushed its Advanced Reactive Strike (AReS)… [read more]

IRON WALL, the new IDF's operation in Jenin 22/01/2025 | Carolina Paizs Just 3 days after the beginning of the ceasefire in Gaza – which, at least for now, seems to be holding – the Israel Defence… [read more]

Moog, Supacat, and KNDS unveil new configurations of the Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform 21/01/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Moog Inc., in collaboration with vehicle primes Supacat and KNDS, will be presenting new configurations of its innovative Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) at the International Armoured… [read more]

NP Aerospace Expands UK Armoured Vehicle Assembly Capabilities 21/01/2025 | Sally Passey In a significant development for the UK defense industry, NP Aerospace has announced a major expansion of its armoured vehicle assembly and integration capabilities. This… [read more]

Rheinmetall Secures Major Contract for Bundeswehr Logistics Vehicles 21/01/2025 | Sally Passey In a significant development for Germany's military logistics capabilities, Rheinmetall has been awarded a substantial contract by the Bundeswehr to supply 568 logistics vehicles. This… [read more]

Anduril announces Columbus, Ohio as the location of Arsenal-1, its new large-scale factory 21/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli A high tech start-up from Silicon Valley, Anduril has quickly become a recurring, important name in the field of drones and autonomy and now the… [read more]

GRAVEHAWK: the mystery air defence system from the UK for Ukraine 20/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK has provided updated information about the assistance it is providing to Ukraine and communicated the start of deliveries of a mysterious ground-based air… [read more]

New details - and confirmations - for the US DDG(X) programme 20/01/2025 | CAROLINA PAIZS During the 37th National Symposium, organised by the Surface Navy Association and held in Washington D.C. from 14 to 16 January, some news emerged and… [read more]

Five A-29 SUPER TUCANO for Uruguay, the point on deliveries 20/01/2025 | Tommaso Massa On 14 January 2025, the Uruguayan Ministry of Defence exercised its option for 5 A-29 SUPER TUCANO aircraft, as part of a contract previously signed… [read more]

The production of the B61-12 tactical nuclear bombs is complete 17/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On December 18, 2024, the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) completed the Last Production Unit (LPU) of the B61-12 Life Extension… [read more]

Silos for ballistic missiles and/or underwater drones for the Israeli DRAKON submarine 16/01/2025 | Michele Cosentino In mid-November 2024, at a ceremony in Kiel, the name DRAKON was officially given to the last Israeli submarine. Although the event was confidential, a… [read more]

Indian Air Force eyeing kamikaze drone based Anti-Swarm Drone Systems 16/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) recently issued a Request For Information (RFI) for the procurement of a Kamikaze Drone Based Anti-Swarm Drone Systems (KD-ASDS). Swarm… [read more]

MQ-9 operations from dirt airstrips for the AFSOC 16/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli In a significant first for an aircraft that has been in service and hard at work for 20 years, the MQ-9A REAPER has operated from… [read more]

KAI’s Amphibious Attack Helicopter Completes Maiden Flight 15/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced on 15 January, that it had completed the succesful maiden flight of its prototype amphibious attack helicopter (MAH) in December… [read more]

Indian Navy Boosts Combat Edge with New Inductions 15/01/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Navy commissioned three combatant platforms into service on 15 January, in a first for the service. INS NILGIRI, the lead ship of the PROJECT… [read more]