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… [read more]

SAS 2026: Airbus successfully tests H145 autonomous helicopter 20/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Washington DC) 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.

Odysight.ai–GACI alliance targets French defence readiness 20/04/2026 | Editorial Team Odysight.ai’s alliance with GACI Technologies aims to inject AI-powered predictive maintenance into France’s aerospace and defence fleets, promising higher availability, safer operations and a data-driven shift in maintenance doctrine.

Ukraine unveils new AREION missile-drone 17/04/2026 | Francesco Bossi On the occasion of the Defence Industry Workers' Day, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha presented a new exhibition dedicated to weapons systems, including missiles, drones, and state-of-the-art electronic warfare systems. Among the systems on display were the OCTOPUS and STING interceptor drones, as well as several UAVs including the BUNTAR-3,… [read more]

France increases Defence spending - again 17/04/2026 | Fabio Di Felice French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin has announced a €36 billion ($42 billion) increase to the defence budget over the next 4 years, as part of a revision to the military programming law. By 2027, the revised annual budget will stand at €63.3 billion ($74 billion), with a projected figure of… [read more]

Hunting the Russian AKULA-class nuclear attack submarine 17/04/2026 | Michele Cosentino On 9 April 2026, the British Ministry of Defence released details of an operation conducted in the maritime areas surrounding the British Isles. The operation involved a Russian AKULA-class nuclear attack submarine, supported by at least 2 "research" midget submarines assigned to the GUGI (Glavnoye Upravlenie Glubokovodnikh Issledovanii), the elite… [read more]

Israel to accelerate ARROW production, including through US suppliers 16/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli While Israel’s policy calls for achieving “munitions independence”, cooperation with US supplies remains key to accelerate production and keep the supply chain safe.

Elbit to deliver PULS rocket artillery to Greece 15/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Greece’s $750 million order for Precise & Universal Launching System (PULS) is finalized