At AUSA, the US Army’s M-8 rifle debuts: a commentary 15/10/2026 | Eugenio Po During the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), held on October 12-14, Sig Sauer unveiled the new M-8 rifle… [read more]

First flight test for the AHM-4 Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) 15/10/2026 | Francesco Bossi Between late September and early October, the US Air Force (USAF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) conducted the first flight test of the AHM-4 Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM), presumably at the RAAF Woomera test range in southern Australia.

Houthis intensify attacks on Saudi airports 14/10/2026 | Luca Bruzzone The military campaign waged by the Houthis against Saudi airports saw a significant escalation in the first half of October 2026, in parallel with the resumption of Saudi operations in Yemen. Strikes against the airports of Riyadh and Abha (in the country’s southwest) demonstrated the Yemeni group’s ability to hit… [read more]

Beijing opens in Laos its third overseas military base 14/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice China’s Ministry of National Defense has announced the activation of a new China-Laos Joint Support and Training Center and a Friendship Aviation Academy at Ban Keun airport, roughly 45-50 km north of Vientiane, Laos. According to analyses circulating online in recent days, however, the facility is in effect a Chinese… [read more]

AUSA 2026: The Ukrainian Pavilion 14/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington DC) For the first time, Ukrainian defense companies had an entire pavilion at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition in Washington, DC, on 12-14 October. Future Warfare Mag spoke with several companies to understand their systems and objectives. The companies displayed drones, loitering munitions, one-way attack systems, ISR… [read more]

The Dismounted Soldier of the Future 13/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Washington DC) At the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition, the defense industry showcased new equipment to protect tomorrow’s soldier. In a more integrated and complex battlefield, dismounted soldiers (infantry squads, reconnaissance units, special forces, mortar teams, snipers) require not just better weaponry, but also equipment that helps them operate… [read more]

EU delivers record sanctions blow to Russia as Trump tests Western unity 13/10/2026 | Caterina Tani While Trump shakes transatlantic unity on Ukraine with his energy deal with Putin, the EU tightens the screws on the Kremlin. In Luxembourg, EU foreign ministers approved nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia's military-industrial complex and those staging sham elections for the Russian State Duma in occupied territories.

KAI Completes First FA-50 Formation Flight with Unmanned Aircraft 13/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has completed its first formation flight involving an FA-50 light combat aircraft and its Multi-Purpose Aircraft (AAP) unmanned platform.

US moves toward the creation of an “Autonomous Warfare Command” 12/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice In his State of the Force address, delivered at Quantico, Virginia, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the creation of the Autonomous Warfare Command, a 4-star combatant command vested with authorities similar to those of the individual Armed Services, tasked with scaling up the use of drones, robotic systems… [read more]

Latvia receives its first HUNTER IFV and Patria breaks ground on new factory 12/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On October 7, at the Valmiera Industrial and Export Park, Latvia’s National Armed Forces celebrated the delivery of the first completed HUNTER infantry fighting vehicle (MEDNIEKS in Latvian) and the groundbreaking for the new Patria manufacturing plant.