Indonesia receives former Italian aircraft carrier GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI 22/09/2026 | Atul Chandra The Indonesian shipyard PT Penataran Angkatan Laut (PT PAL) is slated to undertake a full-refit of the aircraft carrier in partnership with Fincantieri. In addition… [read more]
Why we still need the Main Battle Tank 22/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Riding the wave — let's be honest, a partly emotional one — of events unfolding daily in Ukraine, a widespread notion is taking hold: that the Main Battle Tank (MBT) is no longer useful, or nearly so. On a battlefield dominated by low-cost drones, where armored/mechanized movements on the ground… [read more]
Saudi Arabia, green light for the acquisition of 48 F-35A 22/09/2026 | Carolina Paizs On September 17, the US Department of State approved a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for the sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 48 F-35A LIGHTNING II fighter jets and associated support materiel, at an estimated total cost of $24.3 billion — a remarkably high figure, especially compared to those… [read more]
IDV selected for US Army's Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability Initiative 22/09/2026 | Editorial Team IDV (part of Leonardo), through its US subsidiary IDV USA, announced its selection by the US Army's Capability Program Executive Office Mission Autonomy as 1 of 4 participants in the Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability (EABC) initiative. The other 3 selected companies are Caterpillar (Irving, Texas), Forterra (Clarksburg, Maryland) and Overland… [read more]
State of the Union 2026 - a new European security model? 17/09/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) Both the Security Council and the Protocol proposals raise questions about Europe’s relationship with NATO. Von der Leyen stressed that the new structures would complement the Alliance. But with many of the same countries involved, questions over duplication, coordination and authority remain.
Russian battlecruiser ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV completes sea trials 17/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice ADMIRAL NAKHIMOV, the first unit reactivated under the program to return the KIROV-class nuclear-powered battlecruisers to service, has completed sea trials and is expected to enter active service with the Northern Fleet by the end of 2026, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Alexander Moiseyev.  
US Army awards $13M contract to Global Military Products for SCORPION Light Mobile Mortar 16/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The system comes integrated on Infantry Squad Vehicles, the mount for all Mobile Brigade Combat Teams
Philippine Air Force continues Bell 412EPX fleet expansion 16/09/2026 | Atul Chandra The Philippine Air Force has built one of Southeast Asia's largest modern tactical helicopter fleets with 18 Bell 412 variants and 47 S-70i Black Hawks in service.
Finland orders “over one hundred” of Patria’s TREMOS 120 mm mortar 15/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Option included for “hundreds” more; the system was co-developed with the close involvement of the Finnish Defence Forces
The requirements and future of US Africa Command 15/09/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) “A limited force posture and limited resources force us AFRICOM to be creative and drive a culture of innovation,” a US government spokesperson told FW MAG and other media representatives during the briefing. Morocco has emerged as a critical partner for AFRICOM.