Future Warfare Magazine at Defense Tech Expo Israel 2026: innovation through combat-proven technology 12/01/2026 | Editorial Team Future Warfare Magazine partners with Defense Tech Expo Israel 2026 to explore how Israeli defence industry's combat-proven innovations in autonomous systems, AI targeting, and loitering… [read more]
Iran: What’s next? Options on the ground and the potential clash between the Pasdaran and the Artesh 12/01/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The Iranian regime is brutally suffocating the internal uprising. The internet blackout remains in place, and the Pasdaran are currently engaged in jamming Starlink in order to prevent those with access from continuing to document the slaughter.
Restored CN235-100M boosts Indonesian Air Force transport capability 12/01/2026 | Mike Rajkumar A comprehensive restoration and life-extension of CN235-100M A-2305 secures long-term service for the TNI-AU, opening the way for future special-mission and upgraded variants over the coming years.
Rheinmetall to deliver Ukraine’s first 5 KF-41 LYNX Infantry Fighting Vehicles 12/01/2026 | Carolina Paizs In a press release issued this morning, Rheinmetall announced the delivery to Ukraine of 5 KF-41 LYNX infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), in execution of a contract reportedly signed last December. The value of the order for the first 5 vehicles is estimated at several tens of millions of euros and… [read more]
2026 Xi’s New Year (reunification) speech 12/01/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Following one of the biggest naval exercises around Taiwan at the end of December, China’s President, Xi Jinping, has vowed to reunify China and Taiwan in his annual New Year’s Eve speech in Beijing. Using the ceremony of the National Games as reference, where he was “glad to see Guangdong,… [read more]
Massive Russian strike on Ukraine: Lviv hit by an ORESHNIK IRBM 09/01/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA At around 23:00 last night, the city of Lviv was struck by an ORESHNIK intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), reportedly equipped with conventional (or inert) warheads. This marks the second use of this weapon against Ukraine, following the strike on Dnipro on 21 November 2024. The missile is believed to have… [read more]
Fewer buoys, wider coverage: MCAPS signals a tactical transformation for the US Navy 09/01/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone A revolutionary sonobuoy combining active and passive modes with triple the detection range promises to fundamentally reshape how the US Navy hunts submarines. MCAPS signals a tactical revolution in modern anti-submarine warfare.
Trump: USD 1.5 Trillion for Defence by 2027. A challenge to China 08/01/2026 | Pietro Batacchi A new, bombastic announcement from the irrepressible President Trump, who stated his intention to raise US defence spending to as much as USD 1.5 trillion by 2027 - in practical terms, an increase of USD 500 billion in just 2 years. Frankly, an unfeasible target, even for the American superpower.
United States intercepts Russian oil tanker MARINERA in the North Atlantic 07/01/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA In the past few hours, a US operation was launched to intercept and take control of the oil tanker MARINERA (formerly BELLA 1, part of Russia’s shadow fleet), sailing under the Russian flag. After departing Iran in August 2025, the vessel headed toward Venezuela, only to reverse course after the… [read more]
Greenlights to the deployment of “Coalition of the Willing” troops on Ukrainian territory 07/01/2026 | Francesca Genovese On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, during a summit held in Paris, the 35 countries of the so-called Coalition of the Willing agreed on a set of key measures aimed at ensuring Ukraine’s post-war security in the event of a ceasefire with Russia. The Coalition’s declaration sets out its main commitments… [read more]