Thales UK will integrate its LMM missile in the Spanish SILAEM vSHORAD solution for the Navy 23/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli SILAEM is the first vSHORAD point-defence solution to be designed in Spain, according to Indra, which will in particular supply the high precision fire-control radar… [read more]

USAF conducts first in-flight CCA control test from an F-22 23/10/2026 | Andrea Mottola On October 5, in the training range of Edwards Air Force Base, a pilot of an F-22 RAPTOR air superiority fighter of the USAF controlled in flight a pre-production YFQ-44A FURY Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). According to the official statement, the F-22 pilot acted as a “quarterback” for the YFQ-44,… [read more]

Germany validates IRIS-T SLM with the Luftwaffe, transfers SHORAD to the Army 23/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Luftwaffe ground-based air defence component, the 61 Surface-to-Air Missile Group (FlaRakGrp 61) based in Todendorf, loses the SHORAD mission but carries on as the user of the IRIS-T SLM batteries.

Japan accelerates unmanned systems capability 22/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Japan is eyeing the induction of new unmanned assets not only supplement but also replace functions currently performed by manned systems. 

Modernizing the Italian Army's armored fleet: first contract for I-MBT, plus 30 LYNX IFV 22/10/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA The Italian Army’s heavy armor renewal has moved forward on two fronts in October 2026. The 50:50 joint venture Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles (LRMV) has been awarded the first production contract for the new I-MBT (Italian – Main Battle Tank), while in parallel the Italian MoD has exercised the option… [read more]

Protecting the armored vehicle of the future 22/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) Domain awareness capabilities offer soldiers aboard a vehicle a better understanding of their surroundings. 

AUSA 2026: Protecting ground troops from aerial threats 21/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington DC) Drones, loitering munitions, and one-way attack drones. The sky is now full of aerial threats that ground forces need to be protected from. At the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) expo in downtown Washington, DC, several industries displayed new Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) solutions to address these threats.

F-35C starts compatibility trials aboard carrier JOHN F. KENNEDY 21/10/2026 | Michele Cosentino On October 13, 2026, off the US Atlantic coast, integration trials began for the F-35C LIGHTNING II aboard the new carrier JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN-79), second ship of the FORD class, not yet formally in service with the US Navy. The trials involve F-35Cs assigned to Air Test and Evaluation… [read more]

Chinese Navy builds motherships for Extra-Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles 20/10/2026 | Massimo Annati Satellite imagery has revealed a new unit under construction at the HUDONG-ZHONGHUA shipyard in Changxing, Shanghai, where amphibious ships and frigates for the Chinese Navy (PLAN) are normally built. The hull was initially interpreted as a new LPD, 205 m long and 30 m wide — dimensions similar to the… [read more]

Lockheed Martin unveils PAC-3 EDGE interceptor 19/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Lockheed Martin unveiled PAC-3 EDGE, a new interceptor intended to counter hypersonic and other advanced missile threats. Derived from the combat-proven PATRIOT PAC-3 MSE, the missile is the company’s entry in the U.S. Army’s Future Interceptor program, which is still in competition. The Army’s decision to move Lockheed Martin into… [read more]