NATO countries to boost defence spending to 5% of GDP (maybe, in mid-2030s) 26/06/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) NATO leaders have agreed to commit to invest 5% of their national GDPs by 2035 to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and response capabilities at the… [leggi la notizia]

Hanwha Systems, Northrop Grumman to target integrated air defence systems market 25/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Hanwha Systems and Northrop Grumman have entered into an MOU for technology cooperation on Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS). Both firms intend to create domestic… [leggi la notizia]

NP Aerospace and General Motors together for the Light Mobility Vehicle for the UK 24/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli NP Aerospace and General Motors Defense have announced their teaming arrangement to jointly pursue the opportunity represented by the Light Mobility Vehicle project within the… [leggi la notizia]

EU to potentially suspend trade partnership with Israel over violations 24/06/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The European Union is ready to consider the partial suspension of its partnership with Israel if the humanitarian situation in Gaza does not improve, EU… [leggi la notizia]

Strained skies at the Paris Air Show: is the FCAS programme at stake? 19/06/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The Paris Air Show 2025 has become the stage for the increasingly visible fractures within the SCAF/FCAS project, as Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier's latest… [leggi la notizia]

Interview with David Luengo, ASD Europe: the Industry’s role in countering hybrid threats 19/06/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) While War is making a huge comeback in various areas around Europe, hybrid threats are becoming ever more frequent and harder to tackle. From cyberattacks… [leggi la notizia]

Tata Advanced Systems to manufacture Dassault RAFALE fuselages in India 06/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Dassault Aviation has partnered with Tata Advanced Systems for manufacture of RAFALE fighter aircraft fuselages in India. India has ordered a total of 62 RAFALE… [leggi la notizia]

NATO allies reaffirm Ukraine's "irreversible path" towards membership 04/06/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) NATO's Nordic and Eastern European members said they are fully backing Ukraine's "irreversible path" to Euro-Atlantic integration, including future NATO membership, during a meeting on… [leggi la notizia]

BAE Systems Hägglunds and Iveco Defence Vehicles sign MoU on BvS-10 for Italy 26/05/2025 | Eugenio Po On 22 May 2025, BAE Systems Hägglunds and Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the BvS-10 articulated tracked vehicle to… [leggi la notizia]

The “new” defence agreements between UK and Germany 20/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On 15 May, UK and Germany had their first Defence Ministerial Council under the terms of the Trinity House Agreement on defence cooperation, which was… [leggi la notizia]

E5 Meeting of European Defense Ministers in Rome 19/05/2025 | Andrea Mottola Yesterday, at Palazzo Aeronautica in Rome, the fourth meeting of the E5 Group took place, followed by a joint press conference. The event brought together… [leggi la notizia]

TNT and nitrocellulose shortage: the new challenge for ammunition production 16/05/2025 | Lisa Tomé A few days ago, John Summers, Director of Programmes at Global Ordnance, one of the largest suppliers of 155 mm and 152 mm artillery shells… [leggi la notizia]

What’s in the $150 billion defence spending boost for the Pentagon 15/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The 150 billion increase in defence spending promoted by the House & Senate Armed Services Committees as part of Congressional Republicans' “reconciliation package” of budget… [leggi la notizia]

Vast changes on the way for the US Army 06/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli A vast program of change and modernization is coming for the US Army, driven by an official memo by Secretary for Defense Peter Brian Hegseth… [leggi la notizia]

BAE Systems signs a new strategic pact with Umoe Mandal, Norwegian specialist in composites 30/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli BAE Systems and Umoe Mandal have had a work partnership for more than 2 decades and at the moment the principal shared project is the… [leggi la notizia]

Navantia UK gives new impetus to the modernisation of Harland & Wolff’s Belfast shipyard 29/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Navantia UK, as new owner of the sites of the historic brand Harland & Wolff after taking over the Belfast, Appledore, Methil and Arnish yards… [leggi la notizia]

EPIC: a new production facility to support critical US Army air and missile defence projects 24/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Enhanced Production and Integration Center (EPIC) in Madison, Alabama, has been built by Northrop Grumman to support the US. Army's modernization efforts for air… [leggi la notizia]

UK and Germany reaffirm cooperation for project TRITON 23/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli UK National Armaments Director Andy Start and his counterpart, German National Armaments Director Vice Admiral Carsten Stawitzki, signed a “Letter of Intent” re-affirming the two… [leggi la notizia]

New batch of F-35s for Belgium to be built in Italy 18/04/2025 | Tommaso Massa On 14 April, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken announced in an interview with a local newspaper that Belgium intends to acquire a second batch of… [leggi la notizia]

U-212 NFS for the Philippine Navy, agreement signed between Fincantieri and TKMS 18/04/2025 | Giulia Tilenni On 16 April, Fincantieri and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) signed an industrial collaboration agreement to offer U-212 NFS submarines to the Philippine Navy. Fincantieri is… [leggi la notizia]