France and Belgium agree the requirements for the VBAE 27/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On May 19, the French Général de Corps d'Armée Patrick Justel and the Commander of the Belgian Land Component, Major General Baugnée, jointly signed a… [read more]

NATO towards Ankara: a reshuffle, not a new start 26/05/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) In the hours before the NATO political and military meetings last week, unease spread within the Alliance. Reports surfaced of a planned redeployment of 5,000… [read more]

Navantia UK presented its LASV-75, a large concept design for an uncrewed escort ship 26/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Navantia UK has showcased the model of its proposal for an uncrewed escort ship at the Combined Naval Event in Farnborough. Dubbed LASV-75, from its… [read more]

Iran, credibility, reputation, and war 25/05/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Just when it looked as though the Americans and Iranians had reached an agreement — one that deferred the most important issue, the nuclear file,… [read more]

Weekend with ORESHNIK in Kyiv: a first look at Russia's massive combined missile strike 25/05/2026 | Igor Markic (Reporting from Kyiv) On the night of 23-24 May, Russia launched a massive missile attack against Ukraine. According to official Ukrainian figures, the Russians fired roughly 90 missiles… [read more]

USAF and General Atomics together to demonstrate APKWS on MQ-9A REAPER 24/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), has collaborated with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to conduct flight testing of rocket pods with BAE Systems-produced Advanced… [read more]

Italy to acquire 6 Airbus A-330 MRTT tankers 22/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA According to the notice published 19 May 2026 on the TED portal (Tenders Electronic Daily, the official journal of European Union public procurement), Italy will… [read more]

Iran: a weekend on a knife's edge 22/05/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Talks on Iran continue, but the sticking points remain. A trip to Tehran by General Asim Munir, the "ruler of Pakistan," was on the agenda… [read more]

Greece approves acquisition of 2 Italian FREMM frigates 22/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA According to Greek media reports, the Government Council for National Security (KYSEA), which convened on 18 May, has approved the acquisition of 2 second-hand FREMM-class… [read more]

72 BOXER RCH 155 for the British Army’s Mobile Fires Platform requirement 21/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The United Kingdom has announced a “nearly £1 billion” contract for the production of 72 BOXER Remote Controlled Howitzers (RCH 155) for the Mobile Fires… [read more]

Palletized cruise missiles for launch from cargo planes are coming to the USAF in 2027 20/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The USAF’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center announced at the end of April the establishment of a new program of record, named DRAGON CART,… [read more]

Poland to build Europe's first maintenance hub for ABRAMS AGT1500 engines 20/05/2026 | Francesco Bossi Poland will host Europe's only authorized maintenance center for the AGT1500 gas turbine engines that power the US-made M1 ABRAMS main battle tanks. The facility… [read more]

Sweden picks French FDI frigates 19/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Stockholm announced today, 19 May, the selection of Naval Group's Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI) as the reference platform for the Swedish Navy's LULEA-class… [read more]

Pakistan has commissioned its first Chinese submarine 18/05/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Pakistan has officially commissioned its first of 8 Chinese submarines, strengthening its underwater capabilities and enhancing the defense cooperation with one of its closest allies.… [read more]

Israeli government approves plan for a 4th F-35I and a 2nd F-15I Squadrons 15/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Israel’s Ministerial Procurement Committee has approved plans to acquired additional F-35s and F-15Is that will be used to stand up a 4th Squadron of F-35I… [read more]

Israel's manpower crisis deepens: IDF need thousands more recruits 15/05/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Speaking before the Knesset on May 10, Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir renewed his call for the enlistment of additional troops. The Israeli… [read more]

IDEB 2026: FNSS unveils the CFL-120 KARPAT light tank and signs cooperation agreement with CSG 14/05/2026 | Eugenio Po Today, on the opening day of the IDEB exhibition in Bratislava, the Turkish company FNSS unveiled the CFL-120 KARPAT "medium tank" (in reality a light… [read more]

Ukraine: drones and missiles strike Kyiv again overnight 14/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Following the largest daytime drone attack since the start of the war, Russian forces pressed on through the night with the launch of over 70… [read more]

Record drone barrage on Ukraine: Moscow brings the war to NATO's edge 14/05/2026 | Igor Markic Yesterday, Wednesday 13 May, Russia carried out one of the most massive aerial attacks since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, with a total of… [read more]

India’s DRDO conducts maiden flight trial of TARA glide bomb kit 13/05/2026 | Atul Chandra India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has completed the maiden flight trial of the Tactical Advanced Range Augmentation (TARA) modular-range extension kit. The indigenously… [read more]