Yemen War: pro-Saudi militias collapse on the southwestern coast, Houthis advance 10/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi and Carolina Paizs A turning point has come in the war between the Houthis and the pro-Saudi militias of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), weeks after the conflict… [read more]

Middle East: Iran raises the stakes 10/09/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA At around 23:30 on September 8, 2026, Iran launched a massive missile attack against U.S. military bases in Jordan. The raid came in response to American strikes carried out earlier that evening against at least 5 Iranian tankers — 4 off Jask, on the Iranian coast of the Gulf of… [read more]

Germany to order up to 15 Watercat M18 AMC from Finland’s Marine Alutech 09/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The combat boats will equip the German Sea Battalion; the Finnish boat has nudged ahead of Sweden’s own well-known CB90 offering.

France receives first ALBATROS maritime patrol aircraft 08/09/2026 | Editorial Team France has received its first two ALBATROS maritime surveillance aircraft, beginning a fleet modernisation programme that will strengthen naval patrol, intervention and search-and-rescue capabilities.

European HYDEF initiative for an anti-hypersonic interceptor missile reports progress 08/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Preliminary Requirements Review for the HYDEF anti-hypersonic interceptor has concluded

Kyiv, the truce is over 08/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The 72-hour truce, put in place to guarantee the safety of the U.S. delegation led by Trump envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, has expired, and Russian strikes on Kyiv have resumed. Overnight, missiles and drones hit the capital and its surrounding areas, as well as other regions of Ukraine… [read more]

New STARLINK V5 terminals in Ukraine? 04/09/2026 | Francesco Bossi The main new feature of the V5 concerns the miniaturisation of the terminal, thus resulting in a lower impact on the payload and the energy availability of the system – a particularly significant advantage for UAVs and, more generally, for small-scale platforms.

Poland expected to become the next A400 user 03/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Warsaw is reportedly considering acquiring up to 15 aircraft. Airbus needs the new orders to keep the production line going.  

Forterra selected for Infantry Last Tactical Mile program 03/09/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) As ground services seek to integrate uncrewed vehicles into their operations, FW MAG chatted with Pat Acox, Vice President of Defense at Forterra, about the company’s UGV and the future of uncrewed technology.

Demonstration of C-UAS solutions for the HUNTER IFV in Latvia, including sensor distribution on UGVs 02/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Even before entering service, HUNTER is being tested extensively against the drone threat, also with the assistance of sensors distributed on accompanying UGVs.