The importance of robust naval communications explained through Orbit's multi-band solutions 24/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Naval forces increasingly rely on resilient, high-performance satellite communications for mission success. FW MAG met Asaf Punis, VP Global Marketing and Business Development at Orbit… [read more]

EPIC: a new production facility to support critical US Army air and missile defence projects 24/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Enhanced Production and Integration Center (EPIC) in Madison, Alabama, has been built by Northrop Grumman to support the US. Army's modernization efforts for air… [read more]

UK's project EALING demonstrates anti-swarm capabilities 24/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministry of Defence has completed a series of trials at a weapons range in West Wales with the Project EALING demonstrator Radio Frequency Directed… [read more]

Red Sea lessons drive C-UAV upgrades for the US Navy 23/04/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The US Navy has announced the integration of counterdrone interceptors, Raytheon’s COYOTE and Anduril’s ROADRUNNER-M, onto ARLEIGH BURKE class destroyers. This decision was influenced by experiences… [read more]

UK and Germany reaffirm cooperation for project TRITON 23/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli UK National Armaments Director Andy Start and his counterpart, German National Armaments Director Vice Admiral Carsten Stawitzki, signed a “Letter of Intent” re-affirming the two… [read more]

TKMS’ STARGAZER comes with new CONOPS in MCM and ASW missions 23/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone At the Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) 2025 conference, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) revealed its ambitious STARGAZER autonomous underwater vehicle, positioning it as a revolutionary platform… [read more]

The Emirates Armed Forces deploy the Israeli ELM-2084 radar in Puntland 22/04/2025 | Francesco Bossi Starting on 14 April, the United Arab Emirates deployed the ELM-2084 MMR (Multi-Mission Radar) at its air base in Bosaso, in the autonomous region of… [read more]

New batch of F-35s for Belgium to be built in Italy 18/04/2025 | Tommaso Massa On 14 April, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken announced in an interview with a local newspaper that Belgium intends to acquire a second batch of… [read more]

U-212 NFS for the Philippine Navy, agreement signed between Fincantieri and TKMS 18/04/2025 | Giulia Tilenni On 16 April, Fincantieri and Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) signed an industrial collaboration agreement to offer U-212 NFS submarines to the Philippine Navy. Fincantieri is… [read more]

South Korea to equip indigenous MBTS with jammers against suicide drones 18/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced that domestically produced K2 BLACK PANTHER will be equipped with jammers to counter suicide drones as… [read more]

Sweden’s FMV T&E and Singapore’s DSTA enter into land systems collaboration 18/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Sweden’s FMV Test and Evaluation (FMV T&E) and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have entered into a long-term agreement to collaborate on joint… [read more]

India progresses on long-range glide bomb development 18/04/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently undertook developmental release trials for its indigenously developed 1,000 kg class, Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB) GAURAV. The… [read more]

The MGCS Project Company GmbH, the industrial corporation of the MGCS, is formally established 17/04/2025 | CAROLINA PAIZS Today, 17 April, the MGCS Project Company GmbH, the industrial consortium behind the Franco-German MGCS (Main Ground Combat System) programme, has been officially established in… [read more]

ARX Robotics to open shop in the UK, looking to supply UGVs to the British Army 17/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The German startup ARX Robotics has announced it will open a new HQ in the UK in London and invest £45 million to open a… [read more]

China vs. the US: the (for now cold) war begins 16/04/2025 | Pietro Batacchi The systemic competition between China and the United States has entered a new phase, that of war not war, or cold war if you prefer.… [read more]

BAE Systems prepares to expand naval firepower with a dedicated set of solutions 15/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone During the Sea Air Space conference and exhibition, BAE Systems has focused on three systems designed to provide naval vessels with robust firepower capabilities. Hence, the… [read more]

Teledyne FLIR awarded 74.2 million contract to upgrade the STRYKER CBRN sensor suite 15/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli In November 2024, Teledyne FLIR had been selected as lead and system integrator for a major upgrade to the M1135 STRYKER Nuclear, Biological and Chemical… [read more]

Royal Navy issues RFI for persistent, embarked AEW solutions 15/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Royal Navy has released a first Request For information to gauge the capacity and capability of the industrial base to provide a new solution… [read more]

New tendencies in lightweight torpedoes: adapting to new technologies 14/04/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The underwater domain is witnessing a significant transformation as naval powers worldwide invest in advanced lightweight torpedo systems to counter emerging threats. As could be… [read more]

China and the Underwater Data Warfare 11/04/2025 | Massimo Annati On March 25, 2025, the South China Morning Post reported on a new Chinese underwater system, described as capable of cutting submarine data cables regardless of their level of protection or… [read more]