The military projects of Lancaster House 2.0: the development and production of missiles front and centre 11/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli SCALP/STORM SHADOW, FC/ASW, METEOR and its future successor, and more

Reading between the lines of the Starmer-Macron summit 11/07/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The UK-France summit exposes hard truths about Europe’s defense: neglected arsenals, costly restarts, and the reality behind nuclear coordination. Is this a turning point, or just another missed opportunity to spell out to citizens how things really are?

Dutch and Norwegian F-35s will deploy to Poland to secure military shipments to Ukraine 09/07/2025 | TOMMASO MASSA The Ministries of Defence of the Netherlands and Norway have jointly announced that their respective Air Forces will deploy a contingent of F-35 fighter jets to Poland in September 2025. According to the Dutch MoD, the deployment is intended to "protect military equipment destined to Ukraine" and ensure they "reach… [read more]

The MOD will have an “open competition” for replacing both HAWK T1 and T2 09/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Among the contenders, the “British option” by AERALIS, trying hard to leave the domain of digital design to turn into physical reality

Hands off the PA-NG: France debates the future of its Next-Gen aircraft carrier 08/07/2025 | Michele Cosentino In France, a report drafted in early June 2025 by 2 members of the French National Assembly, which analyzes various military procurement programs included in the Loi de Programmation Militaire (Military Programming Law) currently in force (LPM 2024-2030), is rising concerns about the future French aircraft carrier PA-NG ( Porte… [read more]

New USAF experiments using Autonomous Collaborative Platforms in air combat 08/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli USAF demonstrates a leap in air combat: F-16 and F-15 pilots control XQ-58A Valkyrie drones in joint test

UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) agency is formed, UK Strategic Command renamed 08/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli UKDI is part of management and innovation reforms launched by the SDR; Strategic Command becomes Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) as the importance of Cyber operations grows further

ANATOLIAN EAGLE 2025: operational lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East, with Turkish industry at the forefront 07/07/2025 | Marco Messalla The ANATOLIAN EAGLE air exercise concluded last week at the Turkish air base of Konya, with a focus on air defence and Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T). FW Mag had the opportunity to attend and observe the drills. Held annually, the exercise gathers participants from multiple nations.

Industry talks: from Paris to the frontlines, Aeronautics drives tactical UAS evolution 07/07/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone Interview with Dan Slasky, CEO of Aeronautics Group: the Orbiter family is blending AI, miniaturization, and electronic warfare resilience to meet the evolving demands of modern defence forces worldwide.

The first MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft “virtual prototype” has been delivered 03/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli US Army receives first FLRAA virtual prototype, accelerating BLACK HAWK replacement and future air assault. Early experimentation can begin and Bell can get the first feedback