Russia and Ukraine will fight to exhaustion 25/04/2025 | Pietro Batacchi The negotiations on Ukraine are struck. A dead end from which it is difficult to escape, except at the price of exhausting the two contenders, as… [read more]

The importance of robust naval communications explained through Orbit's multi-band solutions 24/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone FW MAG met Asaf Punis of Orbit during the Sea Air Space conference and exhibition in the US. We discussed naval forces' increasin reliance on resilient, high-performance satellite communications for mission succes.

EPIC: a new production facility to support critical US Army air and missile defence projects 24/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The new Northrop Grumman facility inaugurated in Madison will help bring production capacity for IBCS to 96 Engagement Operation Centers, 96 Integrated Collaborative Environments and 192 Integrated Fire Control Network Relays each year

UK's project EALING demonstrates anti-swarm capabilities 24/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli As trials progress, the Radio Frequency weapon has demonstrated its ability to down multiple drones at once. EALING has been developed by an industrial team led by Thales UK and uses the Qinetiq OBSIDIAN sensor suite

Red Sea lessons drive C-UAV upgrades for the US Navy 23/04/2025 | Fabio Di Felice It is noteworthy that, as confirmed by the US Navy, over the past 15 months, its warships operating in and around the Red Sea have fired 120 Standard Missile-2s (SM-2), 80 SM-6s, a combined total of 20 ESSMs and SM-3s, as well as 160 rounds from the 127 mm guns

UK and Germany reaffirm cooperation for project TRITON 23/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli A joint purchase of new bridging equipment from General Dynamics European Land Systems and WFEL will ensure the continued delivery of Wide Wet Gap crossing capability to NATO 

TKMS’ STARGAZER comes with new CONOPS in MCM and ASW missions 23/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The STARGAZER has been presented as ideal for navies like the German one to have a constant monitoring of the country’s areas of interest (critical infrastructures, submarines, mines, etc.). As navies like the French transition from aging mine hunters to autonomous solutions, the STARGAZER enters the market at an opportune… [read more]

The Emirates Armed Forces deploy the Israeli ELM-2084 radar in Puntland 22/04/2025 | Francesco Bossi The use of the ELM-2084 in Somalia highlights Abu Dhabi's growing access to cutting-edge systems not available to regional rivals such as Qatar or Turkey. The arrival of the Israeli radar strengthens the Emirati footprint in Somalia, but risks exacerbating tensions between the central government in Mogadishu and the autonomous… [read more]

New batch of F-35s for Belgium to be built in Italy 18/04/2025 | Tommaso Massa Brussels plans to invest over €20 billion in defence over the next five years. The main priorities include also strengthening air defence, acquiring capabilities in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), procuring ammunition and establishing a second brigade for the Army

U-212 NFS for the Philippine Navy, agreement signed between Fincantieri and TKMS 18/04/2025 | Editorial Team The partnership between Fincantieri and  TKMS is based on the consolidated experience of collaboration between the two groups, gained with the U-212A programme and continued with the U-212 NFS programme, and aims to integrate their respective technological expertise to offer the Philippine Navy