Russian Navy boosts its drone capabilities 26/05/2025 | Massimo Annati The war in Ukraine has emerged as the first major conflict characterized by extensive unmanned systems deployment, fundamentally transforming modern warfare. Ukrainian forces have devastated… [read more]

FORMIDABLE SHIELD 2025: a number of firsts at the Hebrides and in Norway 26/05/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The periodic exercises of the FORMIDABLE SHIELD format are the most complex live firing events in Europe and represent the ultimate test for all navies… [read more]

Israel moves towards “indefinite” occupation of Gaza: Operation Gideon's Chariots begins 21/05/2025 | Carolina Paizs In a video posted yesterday on his social media channels, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will “take definitive control of the entire… [read more]

Libya, war between militias in Tripoli. PM Dbeibah tries to strengthen his power 14/05/2025 | Pietro Batacchi It had to happen sooner or later. And here we are at the moment of reckoning between Tripoli's Prime Minister Dbeibah and his loyal forces… [read more]

Israel occupies Gaza and targets the Houthis (while waiting for Trump's visit) 07/05/2025 | Pietro Batacchi The Security Cabinet of Israel has approved the indefinite occupation of Gaza. The scope and duration of the operation have not been disclosed, but Netanyahu's… [read more]

India launches Operation SINDOOR against Pakistan 07/05/2025 | Mike Rajkumar As anticipated by FW MAG, the situation is heating up between India and Pakistan. India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced early on Wednesday morning, that… [read more]

First time for a ZUMWALT in Carrier Strike Group 30/04/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Photos released by the US Navy revealed the presence of the ZUMWALT-class destroyer in the USS NIMITZ Carrier Strike Group, deployed in the US 7th… [read more]

Red Sea lessons drive C-UAV upgrades for the US Navy 23/04/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The US Navy has announced the integration of counterdrone interceptors, Raytheon’s COYOTE and Anduril’s ROADRUNNER-M, onto ARLEIGH BURKE class destroyers. This decision was influenced by experiences… [read more]

The Emirates Armed Forces deploy the Israeli ELM-2084 radar in Puntland 22/04/2025 | Francesco Bossi Starting on 14 April, the United Arab Emirates deployed the ELM-2084 MMR (Multi-Mission Radar) at its air base in Bosaso, in the autonomous region of… [read more]

Trump issues ultimatum to Iran: make a deal or face airstrikes 01/04/2025 | Francesco Bossi In a recent interview with NBC, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran, stating that unless a new nuclear deal is reached, the… [read more]

The US deploys nearly half of its B-2 bombers to Diego Garcia: pressure on Iran mounts 26/03/2025 | EDITORIAL TEAM In an unprecedented move, the US has decided to redeploy between 6 and 7 B-2 SPIRIT stealth strategic bombers to the base at Diego Garcia,… [read more]

Gaza, end of the truce. Israel hits Hamas hard 19/03/2025 | Pietro Batacchi After the stalemate in talks over the last few days, last night Israel launched a series of violent air raids against targets of Hamas and… [read more]

The 65th Ukrainian Mechanised Brigade tests the GNOME UGV 18/03/2025 | Francesco Bossi Developed by the Ukrainian company Temerland, specialised in unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), the GNOME had already undergone testing in September 2024. Recently, it was tested… [read more]

The US massive campaign against the Houthis in Yemen 18/03/2025 | Tommaso Massa On 15 March, in the night, the United States launched a massive air-missile attack against the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The attack continued the following… [read more]

Franco-Italian SAMP/T air defence system in action against Russian aircraft in Ukraine 13/03/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone On March 7, 2025, Ukrainian forces successfully intercepted a Russian Su-34 fighter jet using the SAMP/T (MAMBA) system. Ukrainian officials explicitly stated that this engagement… [read more]

New capabilities for Russian GERAN-2 drones 20/02/2025 | Tommaso Massa Over the last year, the Russian GERAN-2 drones have been modified to add new capabilities. Along with the opening of the Yelabuga factory in Tatarstan… [read more]

Project CABOT: a Royal Navy ASW barrier for the North Atlantic 17/02/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The UK MoD has invited interested companies to an Industry Day scheduled for 5 March at Portsmouth for Project CABOT, an ambitious initiative aimed at… [read more]

NATO enhances maritime awareness capabilities through TASK FORCE X 13/02/2025 | Michele Cosentino As anticipated in FW MAG 1-2025's insights, NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT) has announced the creation of TASK FORCE X, a multinational initiative aimed at… [read more]

How many ATACMS and STORM SHADOW missiles remain in Ukraine? 10/02/2025 | Igor Markic Ukraine's remaining stocks of long-range missiles like ATACMS and STORM SHADOW/SCALP-EG are critically low, with operational constraints and geopolitical factors shaping their usage.  The US… [read more]

Rio de Janeiro: out of the frying pan into the fire 30/01/2025 | Michael Mason The balance of power in Rio de Janeiro is shifting in favour of the para-military militias and the Comando Vermelho (CV), one of Brazil's two… [read more]