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]

Israel Delivers the First ARROW 3 Battery to Germany 04/12/2025 | Francesca Genovese On 3 December, Israel delivered the first ARROW 3 battery to the German Air Force during a ceremony at Holzdorf Air Base, approximately 120 km… [read more]

Lockheed Martin and Diehl to work together on bringing IRIS-T SLM into AEGIS 28/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Helmut Rauch, CEO of Diehl Defence, and Chandra Marshall, Vice President at Lockheed Martin, signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Berlin Security Conference, agreeing… [read more]

Belgium prepares the return to 2 combat brigades 27/11/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Belgium’s current single, large Motorised Brigade will formally split into 2 on 3 February 2026, confirming plans formulated earlier in 2025 as Defence spending increases… [read more]

Japan to deploy Type 03 CHU SAM air defence systems 70 miles from Taiwan 25/11/2025 | Editorial Team Japan’s new Defence Minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, has announced plans to deploy an unspecified number of Type 03 CHU SAM medium-range air and missile defence systems… [read more]

Roll-out of the first German and Norwegian LEOPARD 2A8 Main Battle Tanks 20/11/2025 | Eugenio Po Yesterday, 19 November, in Munich, and in the presence of German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, the official presentation ceremony was held for the first units… [read more]

Germany picks the C-UAV ENFORCER missile by MBDA for its SKYRANGER 19/11/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Following a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed by Rheinmetall Electronics and MBDA Deutschland at ILA last year, German lawmakers approved a funding proposal to develop… [read more]

Italian Army modernisation: Armor, Unmanned Systems and digital networks 30/10/2025 | Tommaso Massa The Italian Defence Multi-Year Planning Document 2025–2027 (DPP 2025–2027), published in October, presents several procurement programmes related to the Italian Army’s ambitious transformation, which rests… [read more]

Lockheed Martin tests vertically launched JAGM missile for C-UAV applications 24/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Lockheed Martin has announced that it has conducted the first launch test of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) from a new quad launcher (JQL –… [read more]

Rafael unveils the L-SPIKE 4X at AUSA 20/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At AUSA 2025, Israel’s Rafael presented its L-SPIKE 4X, the newest member of the SPIKE family, a 6th Generation development evolving the mission profile of SPIKE… [read more]

BAE and FORTERRA team to work on autonomous vehicles for the US Army 09/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli BAE Systems and Forterra have joined forces to rapidly prototype an autonomous variant of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) that BAE is producing as the… [read more]

India tested ballistic missile launch from a train 08/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has tested a rail-mobile version of its nuclear-capable AGNI-PRIME Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM). The announcement has been done… [read more]