USA and Finland working together on icebreakers 15/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On October 9, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to authorize the construction of up to 4 Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) abroad, partially… [read more]

The evolution of US Army Aviation: modernisation plans for 2026 14/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The U.S. Army Aviation branch is one of the components most affected by the Army’s ongoing Transformation Initiative, which aims to modernize structures and equipment… [read more]

European Parliament greenlights EU action and “drone wall” vs Russian hybrid warfare 10/10/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The European Parliament has called for coordinated European action against Russia’s hybrid aggression, endorsing the creation of a “drone wall” and stronger cooperation with NATO… [read more]

First live ammunition launch test for Baykar’s KIZILELMA UCAV 10/10/2025 | Editorial Team On 9 October, Turkey’s Baykar KIZILELMA unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)/loyal wingman conducted its first live ammunition release test, successfully launching Roketsan’s TEBER-82 and Aselsan’s… [read more]

Rheinmetall speeds up production of loitering munitions on its Italian sites 09/10/2025 | Eugenio Po Rheinmetall has announced that it has increased its production of HERO loitering munitions, systems that the German company manufactures as part of a collaboration with… [read more]

BAE and FORTERRA team to work on autonomous vehicles for the US Army 09/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli BAE Systems and Forterra have joined forces to rapidly prototype an autonomous variant of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) that BAE is producing as the… [read more]

The US Navy is aiming to a new family of modular missiles 08/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On September 25th, the US Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command issued an important notice inviting industry to a briefing day on the emerging Navy Modular… [read more]

Arquus substantiates Franco-German military partnership with ZETROS 08/10/2025 | Editorial Team As anticipated by FW MAG a few months ago, French defence specialist Arquus has made an official joint announcement with German truck manufacturer Daimler Truck… [read more]

India tested ballistic missile launch from a train 08/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has tested a rail-mobile version of its nuclear-capable AGNI-PRIME Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM). The announcement has been done… [read more]

Project VANQUISH: the Royal Navy begins its quest for the embarked Autonomous Collaborative Platform 07/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, the new First Sea Lord announced the intent to fly a first jet-powered Autonomous Collaborative Platform aircraft from the QUEEN ELIZABETH-class aircraft carriers… [read more]

FN wins prototype maturation funding on the way to the Precision Grenadier System of the US Army 07/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Army has spent multiple years looking at the future of Infantry Section grenade firepower, pursuing a direct line of fire weapon using airbursting… [read more]

Sweden signs for 4 C-390 tactical transport aircraft with an option for 7 more 06/10/2025 | Editorial Team Today, Monday, October 6, Sweden signed a contract for the acquisition of 4 C-390 tactical transport aircraft from the Brazilian company Embraer, with an option… [read more]

Germany to invest €35 billion in military space capabilities 06/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, announced that Germany is going to invest €35 billion ($41 billion) over the next 5 five years on space military and… [read more]

Is Germany stuck in its own laws while drones threaten the country? 03/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Germany faced a significant aviation security disruption tonight, when unidentified drones forced Munich Airport to suspend operations for nearly seven hours, affecting thousands of passengers… [read more]

The September Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure 03/10/2025 | Francesco Bossi September was an especially intense month for Ukrainian long-range drone attacks on the Russian Federation's oil and energy infrastructure. On the night between 4 and… [read more]

Boeing is building the first F-47, the first flight is planned for 2028 03/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin provided a brief but important update on the state of the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance… [read more]

First flight operations on China's new aircraft carrier FUJIAN 02/10/2025 | Andrea Mottola The official channels of the Chinese Navy (PLAN) have published a series of videos confirming the start of flight operations on the conventional aircraft carrier… [read more]

Follow-up of the PUSHPA case: French forces arrest Ghost Fleet officers 02/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Following yesterday’s operations, French military personnel – probably Commandos Marine (French Naval Commandos), pictured - forcibly boarded the vessel last night, conducting. The captain and first… [read more]

South Korea selects Bombardier Defense/L3Harris GLOBAL 6500 for next-generation airborne early warning fleet 02/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone South Korea has concluded its competitive AEW&C II procurement programme, selecting L3Harris Technologies to deliver 4 advanced airborne early warning aircraft based on the Bombardier… [read more]

US Army announces that the XM204 interim top-attack munition is headed for Europe 02/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Factory Acceptance Trials (FAT) were conducted at Yuma Proving Ground and “validated the performance, reliability, and integrated safety features of the XM204”, the new… [read more]