International Fleet Review 2026 and the Indian Navy’s Great Ambitions 18/02/2026 | Carolina Paizs (Reporting from India) Exclusive: FW MAG had the opportunity to attend the opening ceremony of the International Fleet Review firsthand from Indian Navy’s SUKANYA-class OPV, thanks to an… [read more]
The USMC will use GA-ASI's YFQ-42A as a surrogate for its own Collaborative Combat Aircraft 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Contract awarded to integrate USMC mission payloads on the CCA already selected by the USAF. The US Marine Corps has awarded a contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), following competitive selection, for the company to provide its expertise and its YFQ-42A unmanned fighter as a surrogate platform in… [read more]
UK-Germany startup HYPERSONICA successfully flies a first hypersonic test 18/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The test vehicle touched speeds exceeding Mach 6 flew for more than 300 kilometers Hypersonica describes itself as “the Anglo-German defence and aerospace company building Europe’s sovereign hypersonic strike capability”. The startup is young, having been founded in December 2023 by Philipp Kerth and Marc Ewenz, both doctoral graduates from… [read more]
The Uncertain Status of Russian Military Exports 18/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Despite Western sanctions and the significant resources required to sustain the "special military operation" in Ukraine, President Putin has announced that Russia generated over $15 billion from arms exports in 2025, supplying military hardware to more than 30 countries. During a meeting of the Commission for Military-Technical Cooperation in Moscow,… [read more]
Battle-tested innovation: Defense Tech Expo 2026 opens in Tel Aviv 17/02/2026 | Editorial Team (reporting from Tel Aviv) As the shadow of war looms over Tehran and the US continues to reinforce its military footprint in the Middle East, the gates of Expo Tel Aviv swing open today for the 2026 edition of Defense Tech Expo (organised by Stier Group), and Future Warfare Magazine is on the ground… [read more]
Iran: the US further reinforces its military posture in the area. The Jordanian Muwaffaq Salti base is pivotal 17/02/2026 | Editorial Team While talks continue, and President Trump keeps repeating that Iran wants a deal, the United States is pressing ahead with efforts to reinforce its presence in the region.
A new ELSA initiative targets cheap One Way Effectors for strikes on ranges of over 500 km 17/02/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On February 12, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden signed a new LoI The Defence Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom signed a letter of intent today on the sidelines of the Munich security conference. The new agreement formalize the commitment of the 6… [read more]
MSC 2026: Transatlantic Cognitive Dissonance 17/02/2026 | Caterina Tani Looking at transatlantic relations today, the true protagonist of this year’s Munich Security Conference was a form of strategic ‘cognitive dissonance.’ In psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental tension that arises when beliefs and behaviors do not align.
US bolsters military presence in Puerto Rico 16/02/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Over a month after the US arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, American forces remain not only active in the Caribbean but are operating under a long-term strategy aimed at redefining Washington’s priorities across the region and South America. This military presence—designed to disrupt drug trafficking routes and ramp up… [read more]
NATO 3.0: proclaimed unity and the new transatlantic contract 13/02/2026 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) After weeks of underlying tensions - from the “Greenland dossier” revived by Donald Trump to the collapse of US-EU trade talks that included defence procurement - NATO ministers meeting in Brussels on 12 February sought to project cohesion. The wording used by the alliance’s Secretary General Mark Rutte was familiar:… [read more]