Red Sea lessons drive C-UAV upgrades for the US Navy 23/04/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The US Navy has announced the integration of counterdrone interceptors, Raytheon’s COYOTE and Anduril’s ROADRUNNER-M, onto ARLEIGH BURKE class destroyers. This decision was influenced by experiences… [read more]

UK and Germany reaffirm cooperation for project TRITON 23/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli UK National Armaments Director Andy Start and his counterpart, German National Armaments Director Vice Admiral Carsten Stawitzki, signed a “Letter of Intent” re-affirming the two… [read more]

TKMS’ STARGAZER comes with new CONOPS in MCM and ASW missions 23/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone At the Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) 2025 conference, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) revealed its ambitious STARGAZER autonomous underwater vehicle, positioning it as a revolutionary platform… [read more]

The Emirates Armed Forces deploy the Israeli ELM-2084 radar in Puntland 22/04/2025 | Francesco Bossi Starting on 14 April, the United Arab Emirates deployed the ELM-2084 MMR (Multi-Mission Radar) at its air base in Bosaso, in the autonomous region of… [read more]

New batch of F-35s for Belgium to be built in Italy 18/04/2025 | Tommaso Massa On 14 April, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken announced in an interview with a local newspaper that Belgium intends to acquire a second batch of… [read more]

U-212 NFS for the Philippine Navy, agreement signed between Fincantieri and TKMS 18/04/2025 | Giulia Tilenni On 16 April, Fincantieri and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) signed an industrial collaboration agreement to offer U-212 NFS submarines to the Philippine Navy. Fincantieri is… [read more]

South Korea to equip indigenous MBTS with jammers against suicide drones 18/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced that domestically produced K2 BLACK PANTHER will be equipped with jammers to counter suicide drones as… [read more]

Sweden’s FMV T&E and Singapore’s DSTA enter into land systems collaboration 18/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Sweden’s FMV Test and Evaluation (FMV T&E) and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have entered into a long-term agreement to collaborate on joint… [read more]

India progresses on long-range glide bomb development 18/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently undertook developmental release trials for its indigenously developed 1,000 kg class, Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) GAURAV. The… [read more]

The MGCS Project Company GmbH, the industrial corporation of the MGCS, is formally established 17/04/2025 | CAROLINA PAIZS Today, 17 April, the MGCS Project Company GmbH, the industrial consortium behind the Franco-German MGCS (Main Ground Combat System) programme, has been officially established in… [read more]

ARX Robotics to open shop in the UK, looking to supply UGVs to the British Army 17/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The German startup ARX Robotics has announced it will open a new HQ in the UK in London and invest £45 million to open a… [read more]

China vs. the US: the (for now cold) war begins 16/04/2025 | Pietro Batacchi The systemic competition between China and the United States has entered a new phase, that of war not war, or cold war if you prefer.… [read more]

BAE Systems prepares to expand naval firepower with a dedicated set of solutions 15/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone During the Sea Air Space conference and exhibition, BAE Systems has focused on three systems designed to provide naval vessels with robust firepower capabilities. Hence, the… [read more]

Teledyne FLIR awarded 74.2 million contract to upgrade the STRYKER CBRN sensor suite 15/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli In November 2024, Teledyne FLIR had been selected as lead and system integrator for a major upgrade to the M1135 STRYKER Nuclear, Biological and Chemical… [read more]

Royal Navy issues RFI for persistent, embarked AEW solutions 15/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Royal Navy has released a first Request For information to gauge the capacity and capability of the industrial base to provide a new solution… [read more]

New tendencies in lightweight torpedoes: adapting to new technologies 14/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The underwater domain is witnessing a significant transformation as naval powers worldwide invest in advanced lightweight torpedo systems to counter emerging threats. As could be… [read more]

China and the Underwater Data Warfare 11/04/2025 | Massimo Annati On March 25, 2025, the South China Morning Post reported on a new Chinese underwater system, described as capable of cutting submarine data cables regardless of their level of protection or… [read more]

India Clears RAFALE-M Deal for Navy 11/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), which is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the procurement of 26 RAFALE Marine aircraft along… [read more]

Sea-Air-Space 2025: US naval build up takes the stage 10/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone (Reporting from the US) From April 7–9, the Sea Air Space Conference and Exhibition took place at the Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland, United States. As the exhibition concludes,… [read more]

Keel-Laying Ceremony Held for New Singapore Navy OPVs 10/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Keel-Laying Ceremony for the first 2 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) destined for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) recently took place at the Western… [read more]