ASD annual conference: Europe’s defence awakening between momentum and fragility 12/12/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) Europe has woken up on defence - but it still has a long way to go. At last week’s ASD conference in Brussels, panelists agreed:… [read more]

UK and Norway formalize further agreements in their Defence collaboration 11/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Støre’s  visit to the UK on December 4 marked the signing of the expanded Defence deal between the two Countries, which was… [read more]

Embraer and PGZ sign strategic accord: Poland as key KC-390 Hub? 04/12/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone On 2 December in Warsaw, Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer and Poland's state-owned defence conglomerate Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa signed five Memoranda of Understanding establishing an extensive… [read more]

NATO abandons plans for the purchase of 6 E-7 WEDGETAIL 21/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On 13 November, the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands posted on its website the announcement that “together with a number of partner countries”, it… [read more]

South Korea targets export success with advanced KSS-III Batch II submarines 03/11/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) newest diesel-electric submarine (SSK), JANG YEONGSIL (SS-087)  -  the first of the KSS-III Batch II (JANG BOGO III Batch… [read more]

Netherlands joins USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program 21/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Dutch State Secretary Gijs Tuinman signed a Letter of Intent in Washington on October 16, formalizing his Country's entry into the USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft… [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]

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]

GRIPEN to Ukraine: initial confirmations and some considerations 01/10/2025 | Andrea Mottola In recent days, in an interview published by the BBC, Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister, General Ivan Havryliuk, declared that he expects the acquisition of JAS-39… [read more]

Honeywell enters the C-UAS technology market with successful demonstrations 30/09/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Honeywell has successfully demonstrated its Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (SAMURAI) system in recent military exercises, showcasing advanced capabilities to detect and neutralize… [read more]

Rheinmetall strengthens European defence base with €275 million Latvian ammunition facility 26/09/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Rheinmetall AG has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Latvia to establish a €275 million artillery ammunition production facility, marking another significant expansion of… [read more]

Thales and BAE sign a MoU for collaborating for the SSN-AUKUS sonar fit 25/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, BAE Systems and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to reaffirm their collaboration in the field of submarine sonars. BAE, as Prime… [read more]

METLEN advances European defence autonomy with defence plant investment 04/09/2025 | Editorial Team METLEN Energy & Metals has approved a €50 million investment for its fourth defence equipment manufacturing facility in Volos, Greece, marking another significant step in… [read more]

Project NIGHTFALL: the UK looking for a low-cost tactical ballistic missile 04/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK MoD has launched Project NIGHTFALL, an ambitious plan for an affordable tactical ballistic missile with a range exceeding 600 km and a required… [read more]

Czechoslovak Group to build a 155 mm production plant for the US DoD 02/09/2025 | Eugenio Po MSM North America, part of the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) holding company, which also controls Fiocchi (and Armi Perrazzi), has signed a contract with the US… [read more]

India flexes missile muscles with AGNI V IRBM launch 26/08/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s recent test-fire of an AGNI V Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) appears to be a signalling move towards Pakistan, with New Delhi earlier having… [read more]

High altitude balloons “constellation” tested by the UK MoD under Project AETHER 13/08/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli After a prolonged silence stretching the best part of 2 years, the UK MoD has published new information about Project AETHER, a concept development initiative… [read more]

The MoD begins its quest for a second tranche of autonomous collaborative platforms 08/08/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK MoD published a first preliminary market engagement notice to engage industry on what will become the "Autonomous Collaborative Platform Tranche 2", where Tranche… [read more]

Leonardo acquires Iveco Defence and strengthens its land business 31/07/2025 | Pietro Batacchi After months of rumours and intense negotiations, Leonardo has signed an agreement to acquire Iveco Defence, a division of the Iveco Group, for €1.7 billion,… [read more]

British Army issues “challenges” to industry in search for new EW, mobility and firepower solutions 31/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Reaffirming its objective of “doubling lethality” by 2027, the British Army has released a booklet containing multiple problem statements calling for innovative solutions from industry.… [read more]