Safran and Finland strengthen ties with advanced navigation systems 26/02/2025 | Editorial Team In a landmark agreement announced on February 25, 2025, Safran Electronics & Defense has solidified its partnership with the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) by supplying… [read more]

M10 BOOKER trials in the hot and cold ahead of Full Production Rate 25/02/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The M10 BOOKER, formerly known by the project name Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), is undergoing field testing at the Yuma Proving Ground in hot, sandy… [read more]

Iranian drone carrier SHAHID BAGHERI in service 24/02/2025 | Michele Cosentino On February 6, 2025, Iran unveiled its latest naval innovation, the drone carrier SHAHID BAHMAN BAGHERI, commonly referred to as SHAHID BAGHERI. The ceremony, held… [read more]

Royal Air Force tests hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as fuel for its ground vehicles 24/02/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Royal Air Force has moved another step in its efforts to lower its environmental impact by testing the suitability of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)… [read more]

Update and new tactics for Russian FORPOST reconnaissance drone 21/02/2025 | Francesco Bossi During the IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi, the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), a major Russian manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, announced the launch of… [read more]

Saudi Arabia’s 2025 defense budget reaches a new record 21/02/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The Governor of the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), Ahmad Al-Ohali, has announced that Saudi Arabia has allocated $78 billion for defense spending in… [read more]

From pixels to pilots, CAE's PRODIGY meets GA-ASI's SKYGUARDIAN 21/02/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The collaboration between General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and CAE marks a significant leap forward in the realm of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) training.… [read more]

New capabilities for Russian GERAN-2 drones 20/02/2025 | Tommaso Massa Over the last year, the Russian GERAN-2 drones have been modified to add new capabilities. Along with the opening of the Yelabuga factory in Tatarstan… [read more]

Safran and Abu Dhabi Aviation forge a new maintenance hub in the UAE 20/02/2025 | Editorial Team In a landmark development at IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi, Safran Aircraft Engines and Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding… [read more]

Exclusive Interview from Ukraine - Kara Dag Technologies’ battlefront innovations to counter FPV drones 19/02/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Kara Dag Technologies is a Ukrainian defence company founded in 2023, specializing in counter-drone systems. The company emerged in response to the growing threat of… [read more]

Anduril takes over the IVAS program from Microsoft 19/02/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Anduril has announced that it is taking over the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program from Microsoft, leveraging the experience of its co-founder, Palmer Luckey,… [read more]

IDEX, the local defence industry under the spotlight 19/02/2025 | Pietro Batacchi (reporting from Abu Dhabi) After 2 days of IDEX, the trend anticipated in our magazine that the local industry would be prominent is confirmed, as the contracts awarded in… [read more]

Europe seeks greater security role but is divided on Ukraine peacekeeping 19/02/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) Europe would be prepared to take greater control of its security and support a "lasting peace" in Ukraine but remains divided on deploying peacekeeping forces.… [read more]

IDEX 2025, Leonardo and EDGE sign collaboration agreement 18/02/2025 | Editorial Team Today, on the sidelines of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) 2025, Leonardo and EDGE – the Emirati state mega holding company – have signed a… [read more]

Germany’s ipoque and Helmut-Schmidt University pioneer 5G network analysis to counter unauthorized drones 18/02/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The collaboration between the Helmut-Schmidt University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU/UniBw H) and ipoque, a Rohde & Schwarz company, sets its sights on… [read more]

CEA radars to cue the Australian Army’s Long Range Fires 18/02/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Richard Marles has visited the CEA radars production facility at Fyshwick, Canberra, to announce the award of a $272 million… [read more]

MARSEC, Singapore's new USVs 18/02/2025 | Michele Cosentino The Singapore Navy has long been experimenting with surveillance operations using unmanned surface vehicles: about 20 years ago, an ENDURANCE class LPD from the Singapore… [read more]

IDEX 2025, the UAE expands its role in the region 17/02/2025 | Pietro Batacchi (reporting from Abu Dhabi) The most important exhibition for Middle Eastern defence, IDEX, has started today at the gigantic ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center), as usual, now in… [read more]

Turkish defense industry exports surge by 29% in 2024 17/02/2025 | Fabio Di Felice According to the President of Turkey’s Defense Industry Agency, Haluk Gorgun, the Turkish defense sector recorded another remarkable year in defense exports, achieving a 29%… [read more]

Project CABOT: a Royal Navy ASW barrier for the North Atlantic 17/02/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK MoD has invited interested companies to an Industry Day scheduled for 5 March at Portsmouth for Project CABOT, an ambitious initiative aimed at… [read more]