USN SSN REPMUS deployment illustrates increasing unmanned underwater capability 25/09/2025 | Dr Lee Willett, reporting from Troia, Portugal The US Navy (USN) has deployed a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) to the Portuguese Navy/NATO co-hosted ‘REPMUS’ exercise for the first time. The boat –… [read more]

Diehl presents anti-armour and scatter-mine payload solutions for PULS 24/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, Diehl presented 2 advanced payload solutions for artillery rockets, specifically for the 306 mm EXTRA rocket, a product originally by the Israeli Elbit… [read more]

IAI presents its latest sensors for armoured vehicles 23/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, the Israeli IAI presented the latest evolution of the successful sensor assembly that enables the Rafael TROPHY Active Protection System. Named the M3S2,… [read more]

Lockheed’s Skunk Works unveils VECTIS, a new stealth drone 22/09/2025 | EDITORIAL TEAM Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has unveiled VECTIS, a new low-observable drone concept. Positioned in the high-end segment, the system is clearly intended to meet future… [read more]

South Korea unveils HYCORE hypersonic cruise missile 22/09/2025 | Fabio Di Felice South Korea has presented, for the first time, some images of its HYCORE hypersonic cruise missile, showing the weapon system during its testing. Until last… [read more]

Indian Air Force opts for additional RAFALEs to stem fighter decline 19/09/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Indian media outlets have reported that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has moved a proposal with the nation’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the procurement… [read more]

DSEI: UK and Norway officially join the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS), the Patria 6×6 APC programme 18/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, both the United Kingdom and Norway formalized their entry into the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) multi-national project centred on the Patria 6x6… [read more]

UK: First Sea Lord sets out an ambitious 4-year plan for the Royal Navy 18/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Coming from what is arguably the most innovative branch of the Armed Forces at the moment, the Royal Marines, the new First Sea Lord, General… [read more]

DSEI: Moog offering solutions for the UK SHORAD and Mounted Close Combat Overwatch needs 18/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Moog continues to believe they have the right solution to multiple British Army requirements which are known, urgent and yet not moving. The Company has… [read more]

DSEI: BAE presents concepts for the Royal Navy’s future uncrewed surface warships and Type 83 destroyer 17/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The recently installed new First Sea Lord, first ever Royal Marine to hold the rank, Sir Gwyn Jenkins, used DSEI to set out a very… [read more]

DSEI: Rheinmetall and Lockheed Martin presented a FUCHS 6x6 equipped with VLS for JAGM missiles 17/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Working with the British DSTL(Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) and with MBDA, Lockheed Martin had already presented a Vertical Launch approach for the long range… [read more]

US Army awards Lockheed Martin a $9.8 billion contract for 2,000 PAC-3 MSE missiles 17/09/2025 | Fabio Di Felice According to a company press release, the US Army awarded Lockheed Martin a remarkable $9.8 billion contract to produce 1,970 PATRIOT Advanced Capability – 3… [read more]

Leidos presents SEA DAGGER, its entry for the Royal Marines’ Commando Insertion Craft project 16/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, Leidos has presented its SEA DAGGER design for the Commando Insertion Craft, a key piece in the modernisation of the Royal Marines Commando… [read more]

ASRAAM Surface Launch: an MBDA proposal for GBAD solutions using the AAM 16/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI 2025, MBDA quietly pushed a proposal for additional and enhanced solutions to launch the AIM-132 ASRAAM from the ground, aimed at rapidly bolstering… [read more]

Rheinmetall's game-changing NVL acquisition transforms the European naval landscape 15/09/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Rheinmetall's acquisition of Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL) signals a shift in European defence consolidation that could reshape the continent's dynamics in the naval sector. The… [read more]

DSEI: BMT presents ELLIDA STRIKE, its response to the Royal Navy’s Multi Role Strike Ship requirement 15/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Royal Navy and Royal Marines have by now outlined their main requirements and wishes for the Multi Role Strike Ships, “up to” 6 of… [read more]

DSEI: Pearson Engineering supplying engineering and counter-mine solutions to Ukraine, the UK and beyond 15/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI 2025, the British firm Pearson Engineering has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ukrainian defence company Ukrainska Bavovna, with the… [read more]

EASTERN SENTRY: NATO operation to counter Russian provocations 15/09/2025 | Editorial Team Following recent Russian provocations – consisting of drone incursions into both Poland and Romania – NATO has launched Operation EASTERN SENTRY. The Operation, which has… [read more]

SAMP/T NG for Denmark 12/09/2025 | Editorial Team According to a press release issued by the Danish Ministry of Defence, Denmark will acquire the Franco-Italian SAMP/T air defence system. FW Mag has learned… [read more]

DSEI: Dedrone solutions for the fight against drones 12/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Multiple vehicles on the DSEI floor, at multiple stands, have one thing in common: a compact antenna which is none other than the Dedrone On-the-move… [read more]