Iran: objectives, stakes, and the risk of chaos 28/02/2026 | Pietro Batacchi At dawn this morning, the US and Israel initiated hostilities against Iran, launching a war whose duration and outcomes remain uncertain. What is certain is… [read more]

Iran responds to USA and Israel with ballistic missile launches: several american bases hit 28/02/2026 | Tommaso Massa Following this morning's U.S. and Israeli strikes - which, after the first two waves previously reported, continued throughout the day targeting ballistic missile launchers, radar… [read more]

Iran: it’s War 28/02/2026 | Tommaso Massa and Carolina Paizs Around 10:00 AM Iranian time (07:00 AM CET), Israel and the United States launched a series of air raids defined as "preemptive" against various targets… [read more]

Leonardo SONUS for the Royal Artillery passive weapon finding sensor requirement 27/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Leonardo UK has been awarded a £18.3 million contract to supply its SONUS acoustic artillery locating system to the British Army’s Royal Artillery. Leonardo’s system… [read more]

Lockheed Martin UK and ERAF join forces to propose turrets for Saudi programs, with an eye on the UK 26/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli At the World Defense Show (WDS) held in Riyadh from February 8 to 12, Lockheed Martin UK signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the… [read more]

5 MW advanced micro-reactor transported by air from California to Utah 25/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On February 15th, at March Air Reserve Base in California, the USAF transported a nuclear reactor by air for the first time in several decades.… [read more]

From patrol car to panzer, Enforce Tac at the crossroads of internal and external security 25/02/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone (Reporting from Nuremberg) Enforce Tac 2026 in Nuremberg confirms its evolution from a niche homeland security gathering into a broader defence, law enforcement and technology arena, with the… [read more]

Exercise AGNI VARSHA: Indian Army tests integrated maneuver capabilities in desert environments 25/02/2026 | Carolina Paizs (Reporting from India) Yesterday, February 24, FW MAG had the opportunity to follow AGNI VARSHA ("Rain of Fire" in Hindi), an exercise conducted under the auspices of the Indian Army's Southern… [read more]

UK missile and deep strike plans and investment: a roundup 25/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli HMG highlighted how 400 million will be spent in year for deep strike projects, but neglected to say it’ll still result in zero or near-zero… [read more]

US Navy to rethink its traditional Carrier Strike Group 24/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice In his new “Fighting Instructions,” Admiral Daryl Caudle, US Chief of Naval Operations, has outlined how the Navy plans to organize, train, equip, and fight.… [read more]

EU goes back to Russian frozen assets over Hungarian loan block 24/02/2026 | Caterina Tani (Reporting from Brussels) If the Hungarian veto definitively blocks the proposed €90 billion loan to Ukraine, the European Union is prepared to resort to using the interest generated… [read more]

GCAP: the 757 EXCALIBUR testbed flies with new modifications 23/02/2026 | Andrea Mottola The Boeing 757-200 EXCALIBUR—the specially modified aerial demonstrator and flight laboratory developed to advance communications, radar, and sensor suites for the GCAP (Global Combat Air… [read more]

US to send 200 troops in Nigeria 23/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice According to its media, the United States is preparing to send troops to Nigeria to provide support in the battle against the Islamist insurgency. At… [read more]

On board the aircraft carrier VIKRANT, the “jewel” of the Indian Navy 19/02/2026 | Carolina Paizs (Reporting from India) This morning, on the sidelines of Exercise MILAN 2026 – currently underway in Visakhapatnam, in eastern India (home to the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command)… [read more]

Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build 4 Landing Ships for the US Navy 19/02/2026 | Eugenio Po As part of the Landing Ship Medium (LSM) program for the U.S. Navy (USN), Fincantieri Marinette Marine will build four LST-100 type landing units. The… [read more]

Lockheed Martin unveils LAMPREY, a modular armed autonomous undearsea vehicle 19/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Lockheed Martin unveiled its LAMPREY, a Multi-Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV) that it is proposing as a modular, “plug and play” uncrewed submarine solution for… [read more]

Iran: towards the mother of all battles 19/02/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In recent days, the U.S. has accelerated the redeployment of a military apparatus across the Middle East and Europe that will be combat-ready for a… [read more]

The USMC will use GA-ASI's YFQ-42A as a surrogate for its own Collaborative Combat Aircraft 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Contract awarded to integrate USMC mission payloads on the CCA already selected by the USAF. The US Marine Corps (USMC) has awarded a contract to General… [read more]

UK-Germany startup HYPERSONICA successfully flies a first hypersonic test 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The test vehicle touched speeds exceeding Mach 6 flew for more than 300 kilometers Hypersonica describes itself as “the Anglo-German defence and aerospace company building… [read more]

The Uncertain Status of Russian Military Exports 18/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Despite Western sanctions and the significant resources required to sustain the "special military operation" in Ukraine, President Putin has announced that Russia generated over $15… [read more]