MBDA STRATUS LO for the Type 26 frigates 09/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK plans to use the subsonic, stealthy, long range STRATUS LO aboard its Royal Navy Type 26 frigates, Minister Luke Pollard finally confirmed in… [read more]

Filling Europe’s C2 void: Northrop Grumman’s IBCS secures strategic role 02/12/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Northrop Grumman and MBDA Deutschland at the Berlin Security Conference in November 2025 marks a potentially significant… [read more]

Leonardo unveils MICHELANGELO DOME, its new integrated defence system 28/11/2025 | Andrea Mottola Yesterday in Rome, Leonardo presented its new integrated defence system: MICHELANGELO DOME. Designed to counter emerging threats in an increasingly complex global environment, the project… [read more]

HORNET AIR GUARD: Arquus pushes SCORPION towards counter UAS protection 27/11/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The French Army is accelerating the adaptation of its SCORPION combat vehicles to the drone age, and Arquus’ new Hornet Air Guard remote weapon station… [read more]

The US Navy is aiming to a new family of modular missiles 08/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On September 25th, the US Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command issued an important notice inviting industry to a briefing day on the emerging Navy Modular… [read more]

USN SSN REPMUS deployment illustrates increasing unmanned underwater capability 25/09/2025 | Dr Lee Willett, reporting from Troia, Portugal The US Navy (USN) has deployed a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) to the Portuguese Navy/NATO co-hosted ‘REPMUS’ exercise for the first time. The boat –… [read more]

Helsing opens a new factory in Plymouth to produce AI-powered underwater gliders for ASW 15/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Helsing has announced it will open a “Resilience Factory” in Plymouth, its first such plant in the UK. What the Company calls “Resilience Factories” are… [read more]

The first MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft “virtual prototype” has been delivered 03/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On June 24, the US Army accepted the first “virtual prototype” of the future MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), the intended replacement for… [read more]

Long Range Discrimination Radar tested in Alaska 02/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Flight Test Other – 26a (FTX-26a) was conducted on June 23, 2025 to validate the performance of the Lockheed Martin Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR)… [read more]

Code Red to Code Secure: SATURN's Impact on the Future of Military Communications 27/03/2025 | Dennis-Peter Merklinghaus As the global military landscape continues to shift, one constant remains: the paramount importance of secure, reliable communication. SATURN, the latest advancement in military radio… [read more]

Canada to acquire Over The Horizon radar technology from Australia 24/03/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The new Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, has announced the intent of procuring the advanced OTH radar technology from Australia following direct talks with… [read more]

Rohde & Schwarz and ELT Group: a strategic leap in naval electronic warfare 04/03/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The defence sector is witnessing a transformative collaboration between Germany's Rohde & Schwarz and Italy's ELT Group, as the two industry leaders join forces to… [read more]

IDEX, the local defence industry under the spotlight 19/02/2025 | Pietro Batacchi (reporting from Abu Dhabi) After 2 days of IDEX, the trend anticipated in our magazine that the local industry would be prominent is confirmed, as the contracts awarded in… [read more]

GRAVEHAWK: the mystery air defence system from the UK for Ukraine 20/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK has provided updated information about the assistance it is providing to Ukraine and communicated the start of deliveries of a mysterious ground-based air… [read more]

Tomahawk Block V program progresses for both US Navy and UK 09/01/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On 30 December 2024, the US Department of Defense has awarded Raytheon a contract worth $31,1 million for the supply of long lead components needed… [read more]

BAYRAKTAR TB-3 starts flight tests on ANADOLU LHD/LHA 26/11/2024 | Massimo Annati The Turkish drone BAYRAKTAR TB-3 carried out flight operations for the first time on board the LHD ANADOLU. The first trials took place on 19… [read more]

India Undertakes Maiden Hypersonic Test, Extends Defence Partnership with Japan 22/11/2024 | Mike Rajkumar In what was a surprise announcement, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced late on 16 November, that it had successfully conducted a flight-trial… [read more]

AEGIS ASHORE site in Poland inaugurated 21/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli Wednesday 13 November saw the official inauguration of the AEGIS ASHORE interceptor site in Poland, despite the system having been declared “mission ready” already back… [read more]

First guided firing for the MBDA SPEAR 3 mini-stand-off missile 19/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli A 41 Squadron Eurofighter TYPHOON of the Royal Air Force has been completed the first guided drop of the SPEAR 3 miniature stand-off missile, in… [read more]

Some news from the Indo Pacific theatre 18/11/2024 | Mike Rajkumar From technological breakthroughs to diplomatic maneuvers, the events of the past week offer insights into the shifting balance of power in the Asia-Pacific and the… [read more]