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]

A Ministerial Written Answer confirms that Patria 6x6 is also being considered as replacement for FUCHS 09/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Defence Procurement Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed in a Written Asnwer on 3 February that the Patria 6x6 is being “considered” as replacement for the… [read more]

Germany’s big IRIS-T bet: Berlin’s new missile deal with Diehl 06/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Yesterday, Germany has signed new contracts with Diehl Defence for IRIS-T missiles that simultaneously top up Luftwaffe air to air stocks and expand ground based… [read more]

Norway’s Defence Forces to take over SAR at Tromsø, add 2 more AW101 “SAR Queen” helicopters 04/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Minister of Justice and Public Security Astri Aas-Hansen has announced that Norway’s Defence Forces will take over responsibility for the delivery of Search and Rescue… [read more]

Belgium and Luxembourg expand SCORPION fleet: modest gains amid European fragmentation 03/02/2026 | Braid Archer Belgium and Luxembourg have ordered 269 armoured vehicles from KNDS under the CaMo (Capacité Motorisée) programme, with the French DGA notifying KNDS France of the… [read more]

Norway expands U-212CD fleet to 6 submarines in strategic arctic deterrence move 30/01/2026 | Braid Archer The Royal Norwegian Navy has signed a contract for 2 additional Type 212CD submarines, increasing its planned fleet from 4 to 6 vessels in a… [read more]

HERO 90: US Army picks UVision–Mistral team for LASSO Loitering Munition 27/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone The U.S. Army’s selection of the HERO 90 loitering munition for its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) programmes marks an inflection point in… [read more]

Sierra Nevada Corporation buys a Global 6500 airframe for the first non-prototype HADES 23/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli SNC has announced the use of its own funds to procure early a fourth Bombardier GLOBAL 6500 airframe which is destined to become the first… [read more]

India tries (again) to procure “new” tankers: 6 second-hand B-767 to be converted by Israel’s IAI 21/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Since 2006, India has repeatedly ‘selected’ the Airbus A330 MRTT as its desired new tanker but, for various reasons, orders have never been finalized. Now… [read more]

France bets on ZETROS by Arquus to rebuild its combat-ready logistics fleet 19/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone The Franco-German defence industrial partnership has achieved its most significant milestone to date, with John Cockerill Defense and Daimler Truck officially securing the contract to… [read more]

Deliveries of full-rate production MADIS now underway for the USMC’s air defences 16/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On December 12, 2025, the 1st Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion (LAAD), Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing has received the first… [read more]

Lockheed Martin announces deal to triple PATRIOT PAC-3 MSE production 13/01/2026 | Fabio Di Felice According to a company press release, Lockheed Martin (LM) has made a deal with the US Department of War to rapidly accelerate the production and… [read more]

German Army secures 200 additional PUMA IFVs in a €4.2 billion contract 19/12/2025 | Editorial Team The German Bundeswehr has substantially reinforced its commitment to the PUMA infantry fighting vehicle programme, commissioning Projekt System & Management GmbH (the joint venture between… [read more]

Denmark signs contracts for IRIS-T SLM. And NASAMS. And MICA VL 18/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Back in July, Denmark had signed urgent, stop-gap contracts for the procurement of ground based air defence Fire Units. In order to put the systems… [read more]

Germany's PEGASUS SIGINT aircraft arrives for final integration 12/12/2025 | Braid Archer The first of three Bombardier GLOBAL 6000 aircraft destined for Germany's PEGASUS airborne signals intelligence programme has landed in Hamburg, marking a decisive step towards… [read more]

Bangladesh selects Eurofighter TYPHOON (and future market perspectives) 10/12/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone With an official announcement, the Bangladesh Air Force has confirmed signing a Letter of Intent with Leonardo for the acquisition of the Eurofighter TYPHOON fighter aircraft. Further details are not yet available,… [read more]

SpaceFlux bags 3 separate contracts key to the UK’s Space Situational Awareness 03/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK Space Agency (UKSA) and the UK Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) contracts, awarded under the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) framework, secure Spaceflux’s… [read more]

Sweden orders more IRIS-T SLS to give Brigades their air defences 02/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The announcement was made on November 25 at the Air Defence Regiment in Halmstad (Lv 6), although the new systems being procured will actually be… [read more]

Poland announces the Saab A-26 submarine as the preferred solution for Project ORKA 02/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Poland has chosen Sweden as its strategic partner in its quest to acquire 3 new “ORKA” submarines to replace its solitary remaining KILO-class SSK. Sweden’s… [read more]

Sweden has ordered further MBDA CAMM missiles 21/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli MBDA has signed a contract amendment with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration - FMV (Försvarets MaterielVerk) - to enable follow-on deliveries of the Common Anti-air… [read more]