SENTINEL ICBM prototype silo construction begins 08/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The LGM-35A SENTINEL is going to replace the current MINUTEMAN III fleet.

The Kongsberg and Salt team has been selected to design the “Standardized Vessel” for Norway and UK 08/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Norway plans to acquire 18 medium and 10 large vessels of this new type. The Royal Navy is to expected to procure at least 3 vessels for the needs of the Mine Hunting Capability programme.

Satellite 2026: A focus on portable military SATCOM systems 07/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) FW MAG visited the SatShow to review new mobile SATCOM systems for both vehicles and dismounted troops. The future of warfare will require SATCOM systems that are not only advanced and reliable but also “portable” and “lightweight.”

More underwater gliders and profiling floats for the Royal Navy from Teledyne 07/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The new contract expands the uncrewed data-gathering fleet introduced under Project HECLA

Iran, what's next? 07/04/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Tehran is seeking a permanent end to the war, firm guarantees against further attacks, and funding to finance its reconstruction. We have reached a dangerous zero-sum game in which the room for compromise is vanishingly narrow.

Pentagon agrees further frameworks to expand production of missiles, in particular PrSM and TALON 03/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Lockheed Martin will invest to produce more PrSM, faster. BAE for the seekers for THAAD’s missiles, and Honeywell for key components

L3Harris for the launch and recovery of drones from SSN torpedo tubes 03/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli L3 Harris will deliver the torpedo tube launch and recovery assembly and its Iver4 900 series AUVs

Iran: USS BUSH Carrier Strike Group departs, set to replace USS FORD 01/04/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM Yesterday, March 31, the aircraft carrier USS BUSH and its Carrier Strike Group (CSG) departed from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on a “scheduled deployment.” Although the U.S. Navy has not officially confirmed it, it is clear that the CSG is heading toward the Eastern Mediterranean, in order to reinforce the U.S. military… [read more]

Iran war strains NATO cohesion 01/04/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM The war in Iran is putting NATO under severe strain, despite diplomatic - and other - efforts by NATO Secretary General Rutte, who is struggling to hold together the fragments of an Alliance exposed to the steamroller of Trump-era policies. The latest blow to NATO’s foundations has come from U.S. Secretary of… [read more]

Japan deploys first operational hypersonic glide weapon 01/04/2026 | Mike Rajkumar The systems have been deployed with JGSDF units at Camp Kengun and Camp Fuji for island defence operations.