Italy deploys air and land task forces to the Gulf 03/08/2026 | Pietro Batacchi and Tommaso Massa Since March 2026, following the crisis in the Gulf and requests from partner countries, Italy has deployed a military contingent to the Arabian peninsula in… [read more]

Iran: Washington's political-military credibility at its lowest 29/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Calm has returned to the Strait of Hormuz over the past few days following recent escalation, but the strategic temperature remains dangerously elevated. A fresh… [read more]

Farnborough Air Show 2026: a win for GCAP… and for drones 21/07/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The Farnborough Air Show 2026, the traditional biennial aerospace and defence event in the United Kingdom, opened tod, after the Italian-British-Japanese sixth-generation fighter programme took… [read more]

UVision goes European: CORTEX BMS launch and European subsidiary mark a strategic pivot to systems integration 20/07/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Two announcements central to Israel’s UVision current strategic phase converged at ILA Berlin 2026: the public launch of CORTEX, an AI-enabled Battle Intelligence and Mission… [read more]

Ukraine's know-how, Europe's scale: the Drone Deal takes shape 16/07/2026 | Giulio Menegotto The European Commission and the Ukrainian Government have signed 2 agreements: a new industrial partnership and the EU-Ukraine Drone Deal, aimed respectively at strengthening the… [read more]

NATO tries to appear alive and well - and wants to become a defence market architect 09/07/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) At the Ankara summit, NATO tried to renew its unity and marking a turning point. Apparently, the Alliance would be evolving beyond a military pact… [read more]

“Europe is our next big market” - Exclusive Interview with H.E. Hamad Al Marar, Managing Director & CEO of EDGE Group 01/07/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone On 11 June 2026, Abu Dhabi-based advanced technology and defence group EDGE formally launched EDGE Europe, a fully European commercial enterprise, headquartered in Paris, with… [read more]

Race against the clock for US Small Modular Nuclear Reactors 30/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Trump's 2025 executive order called for 3 reactors to be critical in time for the 250th anniversary of the USA. The start-up Valar Atomics has… [read more]

Iran, the deal is signed: the Pasdaran's victory and Israel's debacle 18/06/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The agreement between the United States and Iran has been signed, ending the war for now and opening the way to the 2 months of… [read more]

British Secretary of State for Defence Resigns in Open Protest Against Insufficient Budget 12/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli In the increasingly embarrassing chaos surrounding the now-infamous British “Defence Investment Plan,” the resignation letter from Secretary of State for Defence John Healey has detonated… [read more]

Iran: Trump strikes, Tehran responds 11/06/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Another night of war. In an apparent attempt to break the negotiating deadlock - as announced by President Trump on Tuesday evening - the United… [read more]

Iran: a night of war 10/06/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Overnight, in response to the shootdown of an APACHE helicopter, the United States launched a series of airstrikes against targets in southern Iran. As currently… [read more]

Ukraine: Russian forces re-deploy the 9M729 NOVATOR cruise missile 03/06/2026 | Francesco Bossi In the wake of the heavy Russian missile strikes that hit the Ukrainian capital in late May, video and photographic evidence has emerged apparently showing… [read more]

NATO towards Ankara: a reshuffle, not a new start 26/05/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) In the hours before the NATO political and military meetings last week, unease spread within the Alliance. Reports surfaced of a planned redeployment of 5,000… [read more]

Iran, credibility, reputation, and war 25/05/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Just when it looked as though the Americans and Iranians had reached an agreement — one that deferred the most important issue, the nuclear file,… [read more]

Weekend with ORESHNIK in Kyiv: a first look at Russia's massive combined missile strike 25/05/2026 | Igor Markic (Reporting from Kyiv) On the night of 23-24 May, Russia launched a massive missile attack against Ukraine. According to official Ukrainian figures, the Russians fired roughly 90 missiles… [read more]

Iran: a weekend on a knife's edge 22/05/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Talks on Iran continue, but the sticking points remain. A trip to Tehran by General Asim Munir, the "ruler of Pakistan," was on the agenda… [read more]

Israel's manpower crisis deepens: IDF need thousands more recruits 15/05/2026 | Pietro Batacchi Speaking before the Knesset on May 10, Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir renewed his call for the enlistment of additional troops. The Israeli… [read more]

Record drone barrage on Ukraine: Moscow brings the war to NATO's edge 14/05/2026 | Igor Markic Yesterday, Wednesday 13 May, Russia carried out one of the most massive aerial attacks since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, with a total of… [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]