HII selected to deliver MHC Block 2 Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles for the Royal Navy 13/11/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On November 3, the UK MoD published a notice communicating the intent to award to HII Unmanned Systems Inc. the contract for 8 Mission Systems… [read more]

EDGE conducts first test of new low-cost WOLF SHARK cruise missile 12/11/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Abu Dhabi) During a briefing held on the sidelines of our ongoing press tour in the UAE, we learned that HALCON, part of EDGE Group, carried out… [read more]

Rheinmetall delivers the first CARACAL air-portable 4x4 vehicles to Germany and the Netherlands 12/11/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli A ceremony on 29th October 2026 at the Dutch production site in Ede has marked the first delivery of CARACAL 4x4 air-portable vehicles to Germany… [read more]

Taiwan turns to uncrewed systems for maritime domain awareness and control 10/11/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez As tensions between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China continue, the Taiwanese armed forces and defence industries are turning to US companies for technology… [read more]

UAE, MIRSAD-X series production to begin in 2027 10/11/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Abu Dhabi) During a Press Tour organized by EDGE Group for a select group of international journalists, held this week in the United Arab Emirates, we learned… [read more]

ADASI, Emirati low-cost missile DARK WING enters production 09/11/2026 | Pietro Batacchi (Reporting from Abu Dhabi) ADASI, one of the subsidiaries of the Emirati defense conglomerate EDGE Group, is starting production of the DARK WING, a low-cost surface-to-surface and air-to-surface missile.… [read more]

India accelerates rearmament with $22.5 billion for the Armed Forces 06/11/2026 | Luca Bruzzone New Delhi is accelerating the modernization of its Armed Forces. On October 26, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved… [read more]

France, 4 new SAMP/T NG batteries for the Armée de l’Air 28/10/2026 | Luca Bruzzone France is strengthening the ground-based component of its air and missile defence with a new order for 4 SAMP/T NG batteries. The contract, awarded to… [read more]

Thales UK will integrate its LMM missile in the Spanish SILAEM vSHORAD solution for the Navy 23/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli In August, Indra was assigned the leadership of the development of SILAEM (Shipborne Launcher System), a new vSHORAD solution for the Spanish Navy. Thales Spain was… [read more]

Singapore reveals new truck-mounted artillery system 10/10/2026 | Atul Chandra The Singapore Army has confirmed that a fully automated truck-mounted gun will become its next-generation howitzer, following the emergence of images of a new wheeled… [read more]

Indonesia commissions former Italian aircraft carrier into service as KRI SRIWIJAYA-100 28/09/2026 | Atul Chandra The Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) has commissioned the former Italian light aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, into service as the KRI SRIWIJAYA-100. As already reported by FW… [read more]

Indonesia receives former Italian aircraft carrier GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI 22/09/2026 | Atul Chandra Indonesia has received the former Italian light aircraft carrier GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI, which is expected to be inducted into the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL), following a refit… [read more]

US Army awards $13M contract to Global Military Products for SCORPION Light Mobile Mortar 16/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Army has awarded Global Military Products a $12.9 million contract for the procurement and integration of its SCORPION Light Mobile Mortar Systems under… [read more]

Philippine Air Force continues Bell 412EPX fleet expansion 16/09/2026 | Atul Chandra The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has inducted two new Bell 412EPX aircraft into service at Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, Philippines, increasing… [read more]

Finland orders “over one hundred” of Patria’s TREMOS 120 mm mortar 15/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Finnish Defence Forces have announced that they will procure “over one hundred” of the new modular and mobile 120 KRH M3 mortars from Patria.… [read more]

Record defence budget for Japan in FY27: the naval programs 15/09/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has officially submitted a request for a record 8.9 trillion yen ($55.5 billion) for fiscal year 2027 in defense budget,… [read more]

ACHILLES’ SHIELD: Greece orders Israeli systems to improve its air and missile defences 10/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On Monday 31 August, Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram, and his Greek counterpart, Ioannis Bouras, signed… [read more]

Germany to order up to 15 Watercat M18 AMC from Finland’s Marine Alutech 09/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The long-running project to equip the German Navy’s Sea Battalion with multi-purpose combat boats is expected to imminently see a contract awarded to the Finnish… [read more]

France receives first ALBATROS maritime patrol aircraft 08/09/2026 | Editorial Team France has taken delivery of its first two Dassault Falcon 2000 LXS ALBATROS maritime surveillance and intervention aircraft, marking the beginning of the AVSIMAR fleet… [read more]

Poland expected to become the next A400 user 03/09/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Poland is negotiating with Airbus towards an A400 purchase and according to Polish Radio 24 the Company has offered a direct deal covering between 10… [read more]