Ukraine: Russian strike on Dnipro as 'pre-nuclear' demonstration attack? 21/11/2024 | Pietro Batacchi The reported missile attack on Dnipro's industrial zone on the morning of November 21, 2024, raises significant concerns about potential escalation in the ongoing conflict.… [read more]

Collaborative Combat Aircraft: as candidates pass the Critical Design Review, more orders are announced 20/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Andrew P. Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, has revealed on November 13 that the US Air Force plans… [read more]

Industry Talks: Polaris’ understanding of tactical mobility and related technologies 20/11/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone Throughout time, Polaris has confirmed its role as key player in the development of tactical vehicles, particularly with its MRZR line. The company's focus on… [read more]

First guided firing for the MBDA SPEAR 3 mini-stand-off missile 19/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli A 41 Squadron Eurofighter TYPHOON of the Royal Air Force has been completed the first guided drop of the SPEAR 3 miniature stand-off missile, in… [read more]

Some news from the Indo Pacific theatre 18/11/2024 | Mike Rajkumar From technological breakthroughs to diplomatic maneuvers, the events of the past week offer insights into the shifting balance of power in the Asia-Pacific and the… [read more]

MBDA reports progress in developing the Future Cruise & Anti Ship Weapon(s) 15/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli MBDA has reported progress on the development and trials of the two, complementary missiles that make up the Future Cruise and Anti Ship Weapon (FC/ASW)… [read more]

GA-ASI demo: an MQ-20 controlled from the embarked GCS used on aircraft carriers 15/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Navy, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Lockheed Marin worked together to complete, on November 5, an important demonstration of control of… [read more]

Civilian innovation meets naval needs at Kongsberg Maritime 15/11/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone At Euronaval, Kongsberg Maritime emphasized propulsion as a crucial aspect of naval capability, and showcased products that combine decades of operational experience with the latest… [read more]

Combat debut for the F-35C 14/11/2024 | TOMMASO MASSA Last weekend, several F-35Cs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314, the first Marine squadron to be embarked on an aircraft carrier), deployed aboard the… [read more]

A new Chinese drone mothership 14/11/2024 | Editorial Team As part of the Zhuhai Air Show (in Guangdong Province), AVIC unveiled a new large drone “mothership”. It is an aircraft in the roughly 10-ton… [read more]

Kongsberg to deliver 175 RCT20 turrets for the USMC ACV-30s 12/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been awarded a not-to-exceed $329 million firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract action for the procurement of the remotely operated, uncrewed turret RT20… [read more]

While the National Armaments Director is established, 2 companies vanish 11/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministry of Defence is carrying on early major reforms as promised in the Labour (and, at least to a degree, also in the Tory)… [read more]

European defence in difficult times: the king is naked 08/11/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone As European governments are worried about the posture Donald Trump will adopt in foreign and defence policies, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) has… [read more]

Data link integration for the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie and USMC F-35 08/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The in-flight demonstration at Eglin involved F-35B from the VMFA-214 USMC Squadron and marked the first-ever joint force data link integration test. The aim of… [read more]

Naval Group’s underwater technologies and the roadmap to autonomy 08/11/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone At Euronaval 2024, Naval Group has been showcasing its advancements in Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) technology, particularly through its SEAGENT product line as well as… [read more]

GA-ASI and BAE Systems work together to bring EW and data link 16 to the MQ-20 AVENGER 07/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) joined forces with BAE Systems to demonstrate advanced electronic warfare capabilities backed by Data Link 16 waveform for secure… [read more]

Euronaval 2024: Fincantieri presents the PPA EVO 05/11/2024 | Eugenio Po After the FREMM EVO comes the PPA EVO, a further upgraded version of the PPA. This is a ship that, while maintaining the hull and… [read more]

Euronaval 2024: MdCN on the Italian Navy's FREMM EVO 05/11/2024 | Eugenio Po Italian Navy's new FREMM EVO frigates will be equipped with MBDA's MdCN missile (Missile de Croisière Naval, also known as SCALP NAVAL or NAVAL CRUISE… [read more]

SEA WARDEN: a battle-ready system to counter the un-crewed threat 04/11/2024 | MBDA MBDA is adapting to the challenges of the evolving aerial and surface drone threats in the naval domain. At Euronaval 2024, MBDA is presenting SEA… [read more]

First launch for the new TESEO MK2/E anti-ship missile 04/11/2024 | Editorial Team On Oct. 14, the first launch of the new TESEO MK2/E Evolved anti-ship missile (TESEO EVO), developed by MBDA for the Italian Navy, was carried… [read more]