New key agreements between UK and Australia including a “50-year treaty” to deliver SSN-AUKUS 30/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli In the Australia – UK ministerial meeting for 2025, marked by the entry of HMS PRINCE OF WALES in Darwin (first visit by a UK… [read more]

The US-EU Tariff Deal and Its Implications for Defense 29/07/2025 | Pietro Batacchi “The European Union has agreed to purchase significant quantities of U.S. military equipment.”This was the key statement from the White House following the much-debated trade… [read more]

Airbus and Kratos team up to bring the XQ-58A VALKYRIE to Germany 24/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Airbus Defence and Space and Kratos Defense and Security Solutions have announced the creation of a teaming arrangement to pursue opportunities for high-end uncrewed, collaborative… [read more]

The NAO exposes the problems of the UK F-35 Lightning Force 16/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The National Audit Office released a report on the United Kingdom F-35 capability, highlighting that while the stealth jet brings superior military capability, the Lightning… [read more]

The military projects of Lancaster House 2.0: the development and production of missiles front and centre 11/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli During the State Visit of French President Emmanuel Macron in the United Kingdom, a “Lancaster House 2.0” agreement has been reached, building on the commitments… [read more]

UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) agency is formed, UK Strategic Command renamed 08/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On July 1st, the Ministry of Defence announced 2 milestones in the reforms started by the Strategic Defence Review, signalling the foundation of the UK… [read more]

Arquus-Daimler Truck alliance gears up to win France’s next great logistics contract 03/07/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone A new Franco-German alliance between Arquus and Daimler Truck signals a decisive move to co-develop, build and sustain a future family of wheeled military vehicles… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]

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… [read more]