US Army procuring and evaluating new drones of all sizes 19/09/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Army has selected Anduril Industries and Performance Drone Works to provide Small Uncrewed Air Systems that will equip Infantry Companies within Brigade Combat… [read more]

Italy to procure 25 additional F-35s 17/09/2024 | Pietro Batacchi Within the recently published DPP 2024-2026 (multi-year defence planning and procurement document), Italy has decided on the acquisition of an additional 25 Lockheed Martin F-35… [read more]

Egypt confirms acquisition of C-130J SUPER HERCULES 13/09/2024 | Editorial Team During the Egypt International Air Show, the Egyptian Air Force announced that it will proceed with the acquisition of a first tranche of 2 C-130J… [read more]

NGAD, back to the starting point 09/09/2024 | Pietro Batacchi After the rumours about a possible cancellation of the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) programme for the air combat system of the future based on… [read more]

Saab selected to supply the US Army XM919 Individual Assault Munition 05/09/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Army envisions the XM919 IAM as an all-purpose, disposable rocket launcher which must deliver not just anti-armour effects but the destruction of structures… [read more]

The US DoS authorizes the sale of 36 AH-64E APACHE to South Korea 04/09/2024 | CAROLINA PAIZS South Korea has received authorisation from the US Department of State to acquire up to 36 Boeing AH-64E APACHE helicopters. The Foreign Military Sales (FMS)… [read more]

AeroVironment has been awarded almost 1 billion in a US Army contract for its Loitering Munitions 04/09/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli AeroVironment has been awarded a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract with a value of 990 million in response to an “urgent” US Army requirement for… [read more]

Serbia's military posture slightly shifts with Rafale purchase 30/08/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone In a move that signals some change in Serbia's political-military landscape, the country has finalized a €2.7 billion deal to purchase 9 single seat and… [read more]

Insights from Rohde & Schwarz Australia‘s contract for HUNTER class frigates 29/08/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone The Royal Australian Navy’s first three HUNTER class frigates will be fitted with Rohde & Schwarz’ NAVICS communications technology under a contract with BAE Systems… [read more]

USAF, 5 companies selected to develop the autonomy architecture for the future CCA fleet 23/08/2024 | Editorial Team Last July, the USAF announced that it had selected five companies for the development of autonomy-based software solutions to be integrated on the first batch… [read more]

PPX: the Italian Navy exercises option for fourth unit 20/08/2024 | Eugenio Po In early August, the Italian Navy notified Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN, joint venture between Fincantieri and Leonardo) of the exercise of its option to build… [read more]

Aeronautics Secures Contract with NATO Member for Advanced Orbiter 3 UAS 12/08/2024 | Hypertech Marketing August 12, 2024 - Aeronautics Ltd., a global leader in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for defense and HLS markets, announces a significant contract with a… [read more]

Australia starts build of new Landing Craft-Medium under Land 8710 Phase 1 01/08/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Australia has accelerated its Land 8710 program for the procurement of new Medium and Large landing craft vessels needed to deliver the transformation of the… [read more]

Two New FREMM EVO frigates for the Italian Navy 31/07/2024 | Editorial Team Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN) has just announced a significant advancement in the modernization of the Italian Navy by signing a €1.5 billion contract with OCCAR… [read more]

Rheinmetall, the first Hungarian-made LYNX KF-41 is now ready 25/07/2024 | Carolina Paizs On July 24th, Hungary's Defense Minister, Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, announced that the first Hungarian-made LYNX KF-41 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) has rolled out of the production… [read more]

Embraer, the Netherlands and Austria signed a contract for the acquisition of 9 C-390 MILLENIUM 25/07/2024 | EDITORIAL TEAM During Farnborough International Airshow 2024, the Dutch Ministry of Defense and the Brazilian aerospace corporation Embraer signed a contract for the purchase of 9 C-390… [read more]

UK MOD awards a contract to bring Augmented Reality onto the HAWK T2 advanced trainer 24/07/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli During the RIAT air show, the UK MOD has awarded a contract that will see BAE Systems conduct an in-flight demonstration of the Advanced Tactical… [read more]

Agreement on price opens the way for the first “prototype” E-7 for USAF 22/07/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The US DoD and Boeing have finally agreed a pricetag for the first “prototype” E-7 airborne early warning aircraft for the USAF. This platform is… [read more]

Galvion receives major follow-on helmet order from Canada for DICE 18/07/2024 | Chamois Consulting Galvion, a world leader in innovative head protection systems and power and data management solutions, has received a follow-on order from the Department of National… [read more]

Italy invests over 7 billion for its new Eurofighter Typhoons and prepares for GCAP 16/07/2024 | Pietro Batacchi The Italian Defence Ministry has sent Parliament the draft decree for the acquisition by the Air Force of 24 new Eurofighter TYPHOON fighters. The document… [read more]