US Marine Corps looks to acquire airfield-building robots 28/05/2026 | Fabio Di Felice USMC announced its project “Automated Expeditionary Airfield Assembly,” seeking for robots that can do the “grunt” work of laying down the matting used to quickly… [read more]

France and Belgium agree the requirements for the VBAE 27/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On May 19, the French Général de Corps d'Armée Patrick Justel and the Commander of the Belgian Land Component, Major General Baugnée, jointly signed a… [read more]

Poland to build Europe's first maintenance hub for ABRAMS AGT1500 engines 20/05/2026 | Francesco Bossi Poland will host Europe's only authorized maintenance center for the AGT1500 gas turbine engines that power the US-made M1 ABRAMS main battle tanks. The facility… [read more]

IDEB 2026: FNSS unveils the CFL-120 KARPAT light tank and signs cooperation agreement with CSG 14/05/2026 | Eugenio Po Today, on the opening day of the IDEB exhibition in Bratislava, the Turkish company FNSS unveiled the CFL-120 KARPAT "medium tank" (in reality a light… [read more]

Saab unveils BARRACUDA PONCHO, the new individual multispectral camouflage system 11/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA Saab unveiled the BARRACUDA PONCHO, a new individual multispectral camouflage system designed to protect dismounted soldiers from detection across the visual, thermal and infrared spectrum.… [read more]

Saab unveils HEAT 758: a new CARL-GUSTAF anti-tank round built to defeat ERA 07/05/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA (Reporting from Karlskoga) On 5 May 2026, at the Bofors Test Center in Karlskoga (Sweden), Saab conducted a live-fire demonstration of the CARL-GUSTAF M4 recoilless rifle before an… [read more]

MDM 2026: Marines discuss short-term goals of UGV technology, Forterra & AM General unveil prototypes 06/05/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Washington DC) Keep autonomy technology simple and focus on logistics: that was the overall message at the Autonomy/ Collaborative Autonomy/ Autonomy Afloat panel at the recently concluded… [read more]

Romania to procure Rheinmetall LYNX KF-41 as its new IFV, with SAFE funding 06/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli As anticipated by FW MAG, the Government of Romania has delivered to Parliament a list detailing the military programs to be delivered with the use… [read more]

The military use of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors 01/04/2026 | Claudio Boccalatte Progress in the field of small-scale civil nuclear reactors, particularly in safety and versatility, is opening the way to their possible wider use on naval… [read more]

Lebanon, Hezbollah hits a MERKAVA tank with an FPV: a first 27/03/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM Last night, Hezbollah released a video showing an FPV drone striking an Israeli MERKAVA tank in an unspecified location in southern Lebanon. At this stage, the… [read more]

Ukraine, Roboneers unveils the SHABLYA K-2 remotely operated turret 26/03/2026 | Francesco Bossi Ukrainian company Roboneers has developed a remote-controlled combat module designed to be mounted on UGVs and enhance infantry fire support in close-quarters engagements. The 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]

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]

New M-1E3 ABRAMS prototype presented 02/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice The US Army unveiled the first M-1E3 Abrams “early prototype” at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The showed Army-led design, produced in… [read more]

First 4 LYNX Infantry Fighting Vehicles delivered to the Italian Army 28/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On January 27, at the Italian Army’s CEPOLISPE (Multi-Purpose Experimental Centre) in Montelibretti (Rome), the delivery ceremony was held for the first 4 LYNX tracked… [read more]

The first SAMP/T NG and GRIFO air defence systems delivered to the Italian Army 27/01/2026 | Eugenio Po On 22 January, at the Italian Army Air Defence Artillery Command in Sabaudia (Latina), in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Italian… [read more]

Latvia to procure 18 BAE ARCHER howitzers and jointly operate them with Sweden 21/01/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Latvia and Sweden have signed a purchase agreement which firms up the former’s plans to procure 18 ARCHER self-propelled howitzer from BAE Systems Hägglunds. A… [read more]

Rheinmetall to deliver Ukraine’s first 5 KF-41 LYNX Infantry Fighting Vehicles 12/01/2026 | Carolina Paizs In a press release issued this morning, Rheinmetall announced the delivery to Ukraine of 5 KF-41 LYNX infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), in execution of a… [read more]

The US Army Long Range Fires Battalion for Europe is formed: 3rd Bn, 12th Field Artillery Regiment 29/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The 3rd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, based out of Fort Drum, New York, has been stood up as the Strategic Fires Battalion aligned with… [read more]

Anduril and Boeing for the US Army’s second interceptor for ENDURING SHIELD 23/12/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Boeing has chosen Anduril as its partner in the US Army’s Integrated Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Increment 2 - Second Interceptor competition. The role of… [read more]