DSA 2026: Upgraded Malaysian K200 IFV unveiled at DSA 21/04/2026 | Atul Chandra (Reporting from Kuala Lumpur) Malaysia remains the only export customer for the K200 IFV, having acquired 111 examples between 1993-1995.  
SAS 2026: Saildrone unveils new SPECTRE USV 21/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Maryland, US) SPECTRE will be built in Wisconsin at the Fincantieri shipyard system, which can manufacture up to five vessels per year. Construction will begin “shortly,” with the first vessel undergoing sea trials in early 2027.
The A-10 THUNDERBOLT II to remain in USAF service until 2030 21/04/2026 | Redazione The USAF announced yesterday that it will extend the operational life of the A-10 THUNDERBOLT II until 2030, pushing back the retirement of the venerable "WARTHOG" by one year from the previously planned date of 2029. The decision is expected to affect, for the time being, only 2 squadrons, and… [read more]
Why Sea Air Space 2026 matters for the next great power crisis 21/04/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone At National Harbor, Sea Air Space 2026 reveals how Washington and its allies aim to harden maritime deterrence, blending new shipbuilding, autonomy and information warfare to confront an increasingly contested seascape.
DSA 2026: Dongfeng MENGSHI armoured vehicle positioned for Malaysian Army tender 21/04/2026 | Atul Chandra (Reporting from Kuala Lumpur) The MENGSHI 4x4 is being offered in anticipation of an ICV tender. Future plans could also involve export of the Chinese vehicle to other Southeast Asian markets
At DSA 2026, tech, tensions and trade merge amid ASEAN rearm 21/04/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone At DSA 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, drones, digital command systems and ambitious national pavilions reveal how Southeast Asia is quietly rearming, balancing great power rivalry with its own industrial and strategic ambitions.
Who's in charge in Iran? The answer and its effects on the peace talks 21/04/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The second round of negotiations between the USA and Iran, expected to get underway between today and tomorrow in Islamabad, is overshadowed by the uncertainty surrounding divisions within the Tehran regime.
SAS 2026: Airbus successfully tests H145 autonomous helicopter 20/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Maryland, US) Airbus US Space and Defense announced on 15 April the fourth autonomous flight test of an H145 helicopter. Prior to the Sea Air Space expo, which will take place at the National Harbor, close to Washington, DC, on 20-22 April, FW MAG spoke with Carl Forsling, Senior Director for Strategy and Business Development at Airbus, about this new test and how… [read more]
The Strait of Hormuz and Europe’s strategic circle squared 20/04/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The Strait of Hormuz is doing what decades of summits could not: forcing a solution to Europe’s strategic dilemma. For years, Europe has wrestled with a seemingly insoluble conundrum: how to build a European defence pillar sufficiently ‘NATO’ to preserve the transatlantic bond, yet sufficiently autonomous to protect interests the… [read more]
Ukraine, a new missile for the 9K33M3 OSA-AKM System? 20/04/2026 | Francesco Bossi A number of new developments were unveiled in Ukraine on the occasion of the Defence Industry Workers’ Day (we recently reported on the new AREION missile-drone), and among them, of particular interest is a new surface-to-air missile compatible with the OSA-AKM air defence systems.