US Navy Is ready to arm Carrier Strike Groups with HELLFIRE missiles for C-UAV 08/05/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Noting the lesson learned coming from the Middle East “extended” crises, the US Navy is pushing hard to increase its counter-drone hard-kill capabilities. In details,… [read more]

Fourth Gulf War: Washington Post confirms FW MAG's strategic takeaways 07/05/2026 | Editorial Team One month after the ceasefire between the United States-Israel and Iran, the Washington Post has published a detailed and exclusive analysis regarding the damage inflicted… [read more]

Saab unveils HEAT 758: a new CARL-GUSTAF anti-tank round built to defeat ERA 07/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA (Reporting from Karlskoga) On 5 May 2026, at the Bofors Test Center in Karlskoga (Sweden), Saab conducted a live-fire demonstration of the CARL-GUSTAF M4 recoilless rifle before an… [read more]

MDM 2026: Marines discuss short-term goals of UGV technology, Forterra & AM General unveil prototypes 06/05/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Washington DC) Keep autonomy technology simple and focus on logistics: that was the overall message at the Autonomy/ Collaborative Autonomy/ Autonomy Afloat panel at the recently concluded… [read more]

Romania to procure Rheinmetall LYNX KF-41 as its new IFV, with SAFE funding 06/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli As anticipated by FW MAG, the Government of Romania has delivered to Parliament a list detailing the military programs to be delivered with the use… [read more]

UAE selects Embraer C-390 tactical transport aircraft 05/05/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM On 4 May, the United Arab Emirates signed a contract for the acquisition of 10 C-390 tactical transport aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, with an… [read more]

Iran escalation: on the brink of war? 05/05/2026 | Carolina Paizs Yesterday, the ceasefire between Iran and the United States - relatively stable since the 8 April truce - entered a phase of extreme fragility. The… [read more]

The Yerevan shift: building a European pillar beyond NATO nostalgia 05/05/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) Europe has responded to Washington’s pullback by moving quickly to take control of its own strategic destiny, pairing a push for 'strategic autonomy' with a… [read more]

Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) selected for Phase 3 of US Space Force’s Enterprise Space Terminal (EST) program 05/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has announced that it has been selected to progress into Phase 3 of the U.S. Space Force’s Enterprise Space Terminal… [read more]

12 companies awarded a total of 20 OTA agreements for the development of Space Based Interceptors 04/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements have a combined value of 3.2 billion USD The US Space Force has officialised the list of Companies that… [read more]

Iran, total impasse at Hormuz continues. An aviation fuel crisis looms 04/05/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The situation in the Strait of Hormuz remains deadlocked. President Trump announced, with his customary fanfare, the launch of an operation named FREEDOM, aimed at… [read more]

YFQ-48A TALON, Northrop Grumman’s CCA proposal, mated with Pratt & Whitney's PW500 engine 30/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On April 17, Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A TALON BLUE, a prototype the company has developed in-house to pursue Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) opportunities, completed its first… [read more]

Castelion BLACKBEARD confirmed as the first US Navy air launched hypersonic weapon with new contract modification for F/A-18 integration and life firings 30/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On April 24, Castelion was awarded a 104.9 million USD contract modification that “exercises an option in support of Small Business Innovation Research Phase III… [read more]

Ukraine, An-28TD aircraft deployed in anti-drone role 30/04/2026 | Francesco Bossi Ukrainian forces have employed for the first time the PZL-Mielec An-28TD light twin-turboprop transport aircraft as a "drone carrier" platform for launching interceptor drones. The… [read more]

Is China threatening submarine cables? 29/04/2026 | Massimo Annati China has announced the successful testing of a new tool capable of cutting underwater cables at a depth of 3,500 m. The Ministry of Natural… [read more]

Israel's Elbit opens WATCHKEEPER XR drone production facility in Romania 29/04/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM Israeli company Elbit Systems inaugurated on 27 April a new production facility for the WATCHKEEPER XR UAV in Chitila, Romania, consolidating a presence and cooperation… [read more]

Mali - Jihadists and Tuareg on the offensive. Russian forces leave the North of the country 29/04/2026 | Francesco Bossi In the early hours of 25 April 2026, the Tuareg forces of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), in coordination with al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists (Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam… [read more]

MDM 2026: Teledyne FLIR Defense and Emesent team up 29/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) Teledyne FLIR Defense and Emesent are unveiling a new integrated uncrewed solution at the Modern Day Marine 2026 (MDM) expo in Washington, DC, for troops… [read more]

German F-127 frigates obtain US approval for a huge FMS package for AEGIS and related systems 29/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The United States has granted export authorization for the weapon and sensor suite for Germany’s future F-127 air-defense vessels. The package includes 8 AEGIS-based Integrated… [read more]

TAI eyes Southeast Asia with HURJET after Malaysia ANKA deliveries 29/04/2026 | Atul Chandra (Reporting from Kuala Lumpur) Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is targeting Southeast Asian air force requirements with its HURJET advanced jet trainer. The airframer has also completed deliveries of three… [read more]