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Europe-Russia: Euromissiles are back

During the NATO Summit in Washington the Governments of the United States and Germany issued a joint statement announcing the US decision to deploy new missile systems in Germany from 2026 on.

Leonardo and Rheinmetall: Impacts and Consequences of a Strategic Understanding

The end of negotiations between Leonardo and KNDS paved the way for a new alliance between the Italian company and Rheinmetall.

The Embraer KC-390’s sales momentum

Yesterday, June 26th, 2024, Embraer delivered the second tactical transport aircraft to the Portuguese Air Force. Last week, FW-Mag had the opportunity to visit Embraer's final assembly line for the KC-390 in Gaviao Peixoto.

Airbus Unveils the Wingman

Airbus presented its new Wingman concept, a fighter-type drone that can take on high-risk mission tasks that would pose a bigger threat to manned-only aircraft.

The US Army is going to use Robotic Combat Vehicles as part of OPFOR in all future exercises

As announced by Maj. Gen. Geoff Norman, who oversees the US Army’s combat vehicle modernization efforts, the service will use Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCV) to fight with the opposing force (OPFOR) in the upcoming exercises.

Washington Summit: NATO, 75 years later

Yesterday, 9 July, work formally began on the NATO 2024 Summit, which is being held in Washington D.C. until Thursday. At a press conference held a few days ago, the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, made some statements on the highlights of the agenda

Ukraine, massive Russian missile attack. Kiev and other cities hit

On July 8, Russia conducted a massive rocket attack against targets in Kiev and other Ukrainian oblasts.

New details on the Japanese Navy's ASEV programme 26/07/2024 | Michele Cosentino The Japanese Ministry of Defence released new and interesting details for the ASEV (Aegis System Equipped Vessel) programme, i.e. the missile-launching naval units equipped with… [read more]

Rheinmetall, the first Hungarian-made LYNX KF-41 is now ready 25/07/2024 | Carolina Paizs On July 24th, Hungary's Defense Minister, Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, announced that the 1st Hungarian-made LYNX KF-41 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) has rolled out of the production plant in Zalaegerszeg, in the southwest of the country.

Embraer, the Netherlands and Austria signed a contract for the acquisition of 9 C-390 MILLENIUM 25/07/2024 | EDITORIAL TEAM At Farnborough International Airshow 2024, the Dutch Ministry of Defense and the Brazilian aerospace corporation Embraer signed a contract for the purchase of 9 C-390 MILLENIUM military transport aircraft. Specifically, the agreement concerns a joint purchase that the Netherlands made in cooperation with the Austrian Ministry of Defense: 5 aircraft… [read more]

Avio launches new partnerships with RTX and the US Army 24/07/2024 | Editorial Team Avio signed two important partnerships: one with Raytheon, a RTX division (one of the world leaders in the missile sector) and one with the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC)

UK MOD awards a contract to bring Augmented Reality onto the HAWK T2 advanced trainer 24/07/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli RED 6’s AR technology enables unprecedented realism in air combat training while cutting down costs.

Dassault Aviation: record order intake and new programmes amid geopolitical and technology challenges 24/07/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone French political instability, geopolitical challenges, and difficulties in the supply chain have not prevented Dassault Aviation from presenting good mid-year results and numerous new projects.

Insights from First UK Flights of Transwing® UAS 23/07/2024 | Marco Giulio Barone Overwatch Group and PteroDynamics have completed the first ever UK flights with the pioneering Transwing® unmanned aerial systems (UAS). FW Mag offers a brief interview with valuable insights.

Barrel forging capability to be restored in the UK 23/07/2024 | Gabriele Molinelli The announcement quietly slipped in as part of Ukraine support measures. The initial focus will be on the forging of barrels for the AS90 155/39 self propelled howitzer and for the L119 Light Gun in 105 mm calibre.

MBDA Italia's new MANDAPADS SHORAD showcased in Farnborough 22/07/2024 | Editorial Team via MBDA Media Relations Showcased at Farnborough, MBDA's new VSHORAD missile is a supersonic, fire-and-forget, all-day interceptor, equipped with a seeker featuring image processing capability.

GCAP: Leonardo's M-346 soon to fly with gregarious drones 22/07/2024 | Pietro Batacchi Leonardo speeds up on GCAP, and the M-346 may soon fly along with gregarious drones.

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