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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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)… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

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… [leggi la notizia]

GA-ASI demo: an MQ-20 controlled from the embarked GCS used on aircraft carriers 15/11/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Navy, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Lockheed Marin worked together to complete, on November 5, an important demonstration of control of… [leggi la notizia]

First Naval Strike Missile launch from a US Navy DDG 25/10/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The announcement came only on 23 October, but the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS FITZGERALD (DDG 62) fired the first Naval Strike Missile… [leggi la notizia]

Philippines’s ongoing Modernization Programme takes CenterStage in ADAS 2024 Today 25/09/2024 | ADAS 2024 MANILA, Philippines, 25 September 2024 – ADAS 2024 opened today with Philippines’s ongoing Modernisation Programme taking the centerstage. Not on its 10th Anniversary in the… [leggi la notizia]

Preview from FW 1/2024 - Unmanned Surface Vehicles Can Deliver Expeditionary Logistics 25/09/2024 | George Galdorisi Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, and the grinding war that has followed, will be studied in war colleges for years, perhaps even decades. Among the… [leggi la notizia]

ADAS 2024: Armed Forces of the Philippines Growing in Capability 25/09/2024 | Mike Rajkumar The Philippines is accelerating its military modernisation in the face of continued disputes with China in the West Philippine Sea and rising global tensions. With… [leggi la notizia]

Preview from FW 1/2024 - Interview with Aeronautics 23/09/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone Aeronautics has recently expanded its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) portfolio with two notable additions: the ORBITER 2 LM and the ORBITER 4 VTOL. These systems… [leggi la notizia]