Exail announces the delivery of the first full MCM toolbox for the Belgian-Dutch joint program 11/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Exail has announced the delivery in Zeebrugge of its first mine countermeasures (MCM) toolbox. The delivery was completed by Belgium Naval & Robotics, the consortium… [read more]

METIS and TALON: the Royal Navy looking for modular, embarkable C-UXS solutions 10/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Royal Navy has launched 2 projects looking at kinetic and non-kinetic, modular, embarkable solutions to be deployed against massed surface and air drone attacks.… [read more]

SSN-AUKUS: Australia announces infrastructure work at Osborne and a first Long Lead order of key items from the UK 06/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On the back of the visit by Australian Defence Minister Pat Conroy to the UK for the latest Australia-United Kingdom Defence Industry Dialogue (AUKDID), the… [read more]

USAF and Northrop Grumman agree plans for a major expansion in B-21 production capacity 05/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The USAF and Northrop Grumman communicated on February 23 the reaching of an agreement for the use of $4.5 billion in funding authorized and appropriated… [read more]

From Turkey, claims that the Eurofighter TYPHOON build-up will be faster and larger 03/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Turkish media outlet Milliyet reported that Ankara plans for fielding the Eurofighter TYPHOON have been expanded with the aim to quickly build a force of 56… [read more]

Leonardo SONUS for the Royal Artillery passive weapon finding sensor requirement 27/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Leonardo UK has been awarded a £18.3 million contract to supply its SONUS acoustic artillery locating system to the British Army’s Royal Artillery. Leonardo’s system… [read more]

UK missile and deep strike plans and investment: a roundup 25/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli HMG highlighted how 400 million will be spent in year for deep strike projects, but neglected to say it’ll still result in zero or near-zero… [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]

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]