South Korea moves ahead on KOREA-type AEGIS destroyer, F-35A Upgrade 13/03/2026 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea is moving ahead with three key programmes discussed during the 173rd Defense Acquisition Program Committee meeting: KOREA destroyers (KDDX), F-35A upgrades, and the development… [read more]

Japan: JMSDF commissions fifth TAIGEI-class submarine 13/03/2026 | Mike Rajkumar The fourth submarine RAIGEI was delivered to the JMSDF in October 2025 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) while the sixth TAIGEI-class submarine SOUGEI was launched the same month.

One step closer to autonomous C-130Js as Merlin Labs completes Preliminary Design Review 12/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Merlin Labs is working with the United States Special Operations Command for autonomous HERCULES

Exail announces the delivery of the first full MCM toolbox for the Belgian-Dutch joint program 11/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The toolbox, delivered from Naval Group and Exail to Belgium, equips the first MCM vessel, M940 OOSTENDE. The point on the Belgian-Dutch programme

Helsing’s HX 2 simulator at Enforce Tac - Training for algorithmic war 11/03/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone Europe’s defence revolution is going software first. A closer look at how Helsing AI, its loitering munitions and Altra C2 platform are reshaping training, targeting and massed effects from Ukraine to the Bundeswehr.

METIS and TALON: the Royal Navy looking for modular, embarkable C-UXS solutions 10/03/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Requests for Information signal the start of a couple of key projects to face the threat of surface and air drones

Hezbollah strikes Israeli satellite station 160 km from the Lebanese border 10/03/2026 | EDITORIAL TEAM Yesterday, Hezbollah struck a satellite station in Israel with a missile. The facility is located south of Bet Shemesh, approximately 160 km from the Lebanese border.

Iran: a “European shield” defending Cyprus 10/03/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè Following Iranian drone and missile attacks against Cyprus and Turkey, a European “aero-naval shield” has been assembled in the Eastern Mediterranean, provided by several European countries.

Iran: the costs of War and the global geoeconomic shock 09/03/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The Third Gulf War is now escalating to alarming levels. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed for the time being, as Iranian forces are striking refineries in neighboring Arab countries.

Technology continues to drive CUI security threat and response 09/03/2026 | Dr Lee Willett (reporting from Gothenburg) FW MAG offers a second tranche of insights from this year's Navy Leaders’ ‘Seabed Defence’ conference in Gothenburg: requirements for UUVs, increased sonar performance, sensor miniaturisation.