At DSA 2026, tech, tensions and trade merge amid ASEAN rearm 21/04/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone DSA & NatSec Asia 2026 open in Kuala Lumpur as the largest iteration to date, with 1,456 exhibitors from 63 countries and a show floor… [read more]

Who's in charge in Iran? The answer and its effects on the peace talks 21/04/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The second round of negotiations between the US and Iran, expected to get underway between today and tomorrow in Islamabad, is overshadowed by the uncertainty… [read more]

SAS 2026: Airbus successfully tests H145 autonomous helicopter 20/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Maryland, US) Airbus US Space and Defense announced on 15 April the fourth autonomous flight test of an H145 helicopter. Prior to the Sea Air Space expo, which will take place at the National… [read more]

The Strait of Hormuz and Europe’s strategic circle squared 20/04/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The Strait of Hormuz is doing what decades of summits could not: forcing a solution to Europe’s strategic dilemma. For years, Europe has wrestled with… [read more]

Ukraine, a new missile for the 9K33M3 OSA-AKM System? 20/04/2026 | Francesco Bossi A number of new developments were unveiled in Ukraine on the occasion of the Defence Industry Workers’ Day (we recently reported on the new AREION… [read more]

Odysight.ai–GACI alliance targets French defence readiness 20/04/2026 | Editorial Team Odysight.ai’s new commercial collaboration agreement with France’s GACI Technologies marks a push to embed AI-powered predictive maintenance across the French aerospace and defence ecosystem, from… [read more]

Ukraine unveils new AREION missile-drone 17/04/2026 | Francesco Bossi On the occasion of the Defence Industry Workers' Day, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha presented a new exhibition dedicated to weapons systems, including missiles, drones,… [read more]

France increases Defence spending - again 17/04/2026 | Fabio Di Felice French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin has announced a €36 billion ($42 billion) increase to the defence budget over the next 4 years, as part of… [read more]

Hunting the Russian AKULA-class nuclear attack submarine 17/04/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 9 April 2026, the British Ministry of Defence released details of an operation conducted in the maritime areas surrounding the British Isles. The operation… [read more]

Israel to accelerate ARROW production, including through US suppliers 16/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministerial Committee for Procurement has approved the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) plan for a “major additional acceleration” of the production of ARROW interceptor… [read more]

Elbit to deliver PULS rocket artillery to Greece 15/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On April 6, Greece finalized a contract with Israel’s Elbit for the supply of Precise & Universal Launching System (PULS) rocket launchers, related ammunition and… [read more]

General Atomics reports an accident to one of its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft test platform 15/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On April 6, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) reported that one of its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft experienced in in-flight mishap following takeoff from… [read more]

AUKUS, autonomy and the new undersea order at UDT 2026 15/04/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone (Reporting from London) Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) 2026 opened yesterday at London’s ExCeL with a programme and show floor that make one trend unmistakably clear: unmanned and autonomous… [read more]

ULTRA will supply the US Navy with the new AN/SSQ-125B sonobuoys 13/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Ultra Maritime has been awarded a Sole Source Firm Fixed Priced contract for the AN/SSQ-125B Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the US Navy. The… [read more]

Baykar presents its K2 KAMIKAZE drone 10/04/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The famous Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar recently presented a new, AI-powered loitering ammunition called K2 KAMIKAZE Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The company stated that the… [read more]

Korean Air rolls out first production Medium Altitude UAV 09/04/2026 | Mike Rajkumar Korean Air has rolled out its Medium Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (MUAV) at its Tech Centre in Busan. The new medium-altitude unmanned platform will enhance… [read more]

SENTINEL ICBM prototype silo construction begins 08/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Representatives from the US Air Force, from Northrop Grumman and from industry partner Bechtel have jointly broken ground in Promontory, Utah, for the first, prototype… [read more]

The Kongsberg and Salt team has been selected to design the “Standardized Vessel” for Norway and UK 08/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Norwegian Defence Materiel Administration (FMA) has awarded a contract to the consortium Salt Ship Design AS and Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS for the… [read more]

Satellite 2026: A focus on portable military SATCOM systems 07/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) Several companies that provide military solutions, specifically satellite communication (SATCOM) systems, were present at the recent Satellite 2026 expo, held in Washington, DC, from 23-26… [read more]

More underwater gliders and profiling floats for the Royal Navy from Teledyne 07/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Royal Navy has celebrated at the end of March the activation of a new contract, worth more than £6.6 million, with Teledyne to replenish… [read more]