GCAP: the 757 EXCALIBUR testbed flies with new modifications 23/02/2026 | Andrea Mottola The Boeing 757-200 EXCALIBUR—the specially modified aerial demonstrator and flight laboratory developed to advance communications, radar, and sensor suites for the GCAP (Global Combat Air… [read more]

US to send 200 troops in Nigeria 23/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice According to its media, the United States is preparing to send troops to Nigeria to provide support in the battle against the Islamist insurgency. At… [read more]

On board the aircraft carrier VIKRANT, the “jewel” of the Indian Navy 19/02/2026 | Carolina Paizs (Reporting from India) This morning, on the sidelines of Exercise MILAN 2026 – currently underway in Visakhapatnam, in eastern India (home to the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command)… [read more]

Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build 4 Landing Ships for the US Navy 19/02/2026 | Eugenio Po As part of the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) program for the U.S. Navy (USN), Fincantieri Marinette Marine will build four LST-100 type landing units. The… [read more]

Lockheed Martin unveils LAMPREY, a modular armed autonomous undearsea vehicle 19/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Lockheed Martin unveiled its LAMPREY, a Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV) that it is proposing as a modular, “plug and play” uncrewed submarine solution for… [read more]

Iran: towards the mother of all battles 19/02/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In recent days, the U.S. has accelerated the redeployment of a military apparatus across the Middle East and Europe that will be combat-ready for a… [read more]

The USMC will use GA-ASI's YFQ-42A as a surrogate for its own Collaborative Combat Aircraft 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Contract awarded to integrate USMC mission payloads on the CCA already selected by the USAF. The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a contract to General… [read more]

UK-Germany startup HYPERSONICA successfully flies a first hypersonic test 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The test vehicle touched speeds exceeding Mach 6 flew for more than 300 kilometers Hypersonica describes itself as “the Anglo-German defence and aerospace company building… [read more]

The Uncertain Status of Russian Military Exports 18/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Despite Western sanctions and the significant resources required to sustain the "special military operation" in Ukraine, President Putin has announced that Russia generated over $15… [read more]

International Fleet Review 2026 and the Indian Navy’s Great Ambitions 18/02/2026 | Carolina Paizs (Reporting from India) On 18 February, the first of three major events officially began in Visakhapatnam, in the State of Andhra Pradesh (Southern India), placing India at the… [read more]

Battle-tested innovation: Defense Tech Expo 2026 opens in Tel Aviv 17/02/2026 | Editorial Team (reporting from Tel Aviv) As the shadow of war looms over Tehran and the US continues to reinforce its military footprint in the Middle East, the gates of Expo… [read more]

Iran: the US further reinforces its military posture in the area. The Jordanian Muwaffaq Salti base is pivotal 17/02/2026 | Editorial Team While talks continue, and President Trump keeps repeating that Iran wants a deal, the United States is pressing ahead with efforts to reinforce its presence… [read more]

A new ELSA initiative targets cheap One Way Effectors for strikes on ranges of over 500 km 17/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On February 12, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden signed a new LoI The Defence Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the… [read more]

MSC 2026: Transatlantic Cognitive Dissonance 17/02/2026 | Caterina Tani Looking at transatlantic relations today, the true protagonist of this year’s Munich Security Conference was a form of strategic ‘cognitive dissonance.’ In psychology, cognitive dissonance… [read more]

US bolsters military presence in Puerto Rico 16/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Over a month after the US arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, American forces remain not only active in the Caribbean but are operating under… [read more]

NATO 3.0: proclaimed unity and the new transatlantic contract 13/02/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) After weeks of underlying tensions - from the “Greenland dossier” revived by Donald Trump to the collapse of US-EU trade talks that included defence procurement… [read more]

Second US Carrier Strike Group could reinforce the LINCOLN CSG in the Gulf 12/02/2026 | Editorial Team According to the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon has reportedly ordered a second Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to prepare for deployment to the Middle East,… [read more]

NATO’s Winter Camp 26: cold steel, cold politics 11/02/2026 | Braid Archer On a frozen training area near Tapa, Estonia, NATO exercise Winter Camp 26 has concluded on February 6, and has accomplished its double duty: testing… [read more]

Live test at Eglin for the ERAM, the low-cost cruise missile for Ukraine and for USAF needs 11/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Air Force completed a live-warhead test of a low-cost standoff cruise missile on the Eglin Test and Training Range on Jan. 21, 2026,… [read more]

Hensoldt announces the successful completion of early tests with a sub-scale HADIS cargo glider 10/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli In autumn 2025, Hensoldt completed a successful flight tests campaign using a sub-scale demonstrator of its High Altitude Drop Infiltrating System (HADIS), an unscrewed cargo-carrying… [read more]