Rheinmetall lands €5.7 billion Romanian mega-contract in company's largest-ever international deal 03/06/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone On 2 June 2026, Rheinmetall announced the largest international contract package in its recent corporate history: a €5.7 billion deal awarded by Romania's Directorate General… [read more]

Airbus secures Thai order for four C295 transport aircraft 29/05/2026 | Atul Chandra Thailand has ordered four Airbus C295 tactical transports for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN), expanding the country’s fleet of… [read more]

72 BOXER RCH 155 for the British Army’s Mobile Fires Platform requirement 21/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The United Kingdom has announced a “nearly £1 billion” contract for the production of 72 BOXER Remote Controlled Howitzers (RCH 155) for the Mobile Fires… [read more]

Palletized cruise missiles for launch from cargo planes are coming to the USAF in 2027 20/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The USAF’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center announced at the end of April the establishment of a new program of record, named DRAGON CART,… [read more]

Israeli government approves plan for a 4th F-35I and a 2nd F-15I Squadrons 15/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Israel’s Ministerial Procurement Committee has approved plans to acquired additional F-35s and F-15Is that will be used to stand up a 4th Squadron of F-35I… [read more]

More emergency authorizations for export of US weapons to the Gulf 11/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On May 1st, the U.S. Department of State used the accelerated, emergency approval process to give the ok to several large Foreign Military Sales requests… [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]

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]

SAS 2026: MARTAC announces upcoming USV delivery to the Philippines, new projects 23/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Maryland, US) At the Sea Air Space expo at the National Harbor, outside of Washington, DC, FW MAG spoke with Seamus Flatley, Chief Growth Officer at the… [read more]

DSA 2026: Royal Malaysian Air Force to Receive First Thales GM400 ALPHA Radar in 2026 23/04/2026 | Atul Chandra (Reporting from Kuala Lumpur) The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is set to receive its first Thales GROUND MASTER 400 Alpha (GM400α) long-range air surveillance radar in the second… [read more]

Roll out for the first HUNTER hull for Latvia 22/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The first ASCOD HUNTER hull has rolled out of the General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) factory in Trubia and arrived at the production site… [read more]

DSA 2026: Upgraded Malaysian K200 IFV unveiled at DSA 21/04/2026 | Atul Chandra (Reporting from Kuala Lumpur) The Malaysian firm Cendana Auto, in partnership with Hanwha Aerospace has unveiled a locally modernised variant of the K200 tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), designated… [read more]

Odysight.ai–GACI alliance targets French defence readiness 20/04/2026 | Editorial Team Odysight.ai’s new commercial collaboration agreement with France’s GACI Technologies marks a push to embed AI-powered predictive maintenance across the French aerospace and defence ecosystem, from… [read more]

Israel to accelerate ARROW production, including through US suppliers 16/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministerial Committee for Procurement has approved the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) plan for a “major additional acceleration” of the production of ARROW interceptor… [read more]

Elbit to deliver PULS rocket artillery to Greece 15/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On April 6, Greece finalized a contract with Israel’s Elbit for the supply of Precise & Universal Launching System (PULS) rocket launchers, related ammunition and… [read more]

ULTRA will supply the US Navy with the new AN/SSQ-125B sonobuoys 13/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Ultra Maritime has been awarded a Sole Source Firm Fixed Priced contract for the AN/SSQ-125B Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) for the US Navy. The… [read more]

The Kongsberg and Salt team has been selected to design the “Standardized Vessel” for Norway and UK 08/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Norwegian Defence Materiel Administration (FMA) has awarded a contract to the consortium Salt Ship Design AS and Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace AS for the… [read more]

More underwater gliders and profiling floats for the Royal Navy from Teledyne 07/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Royal Navy has celebrated at the end of March the activation of a new contract, worth more than £6.6 million, with Teledyne to replenish… [read more]

L3Harris for the launch and recovery of drones from SSN torpedo tubes 03/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On March 25, L3Harris Technologies announced that it received an Other Transaction Authority contract from the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver… [read more]

Japan deploys first operational hypersonic glide weapon 01/04/2026 | Mike Rajkumar Japan has enhanced its stand-off strike capabilities with the deployment of the nation’s first operational hypersonic glide weapon by the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF).… [read more]