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… [read more]

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… [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… [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… [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… [read more]

EU delivers record sanctions blow to Russia as Trump tests Western unity 13/10/2026 | Caterina Tani While Trump’s energy deal with Putin shakes transatlantic unity on Ukraine, the EU is tightening the screws on the Kremlin. Meeting in Luxembourg, EU foreign… [read more]

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

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,… [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… [read more]

Singapore reveals new truck-mounted artillery system 10/10/2026 | Atul Chandra The Singapore Army has confirmed that a fully automated truck-mounted gun will become its next-generation howitzer, following the emergence of images of a new wheeled… [read more]

GCAP: Edgewing’s Italian site inaugurated in Turin. 3 production lines expected 09/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi and Carolina Paizs On October 9, the Italian operational headquarters of Edgewing was inaugurated in Turin, at Leonardo’s facility. Edgewing is the equal-share Joint Venture between BAE Systems,… [read more]

Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches 7th TAIGEI-class submarine 09/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) launched the 7th TAIGEI-class submarine, named SHOGEI, at its Kobe Shipyard on 8 October. The 3,000-ton diesel-electric submarines are being built… [read more]

Naval “dronization” according to French industry: a live demonstration 09/10/2026 | Eugenio Po (Reporting from France) On October 7-8, 2026, France’s naval drone industry staged back-to-back demonstrations for a select group of defense journalists as part of the Euronaval Press Tour,… [read more]

All planned components for the first W80-4 nuclear warhead completed ahead of schedule 09/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has completed all components for the W80-4 nuclear warhead planned for fiscal year (FY) 2026, many of them months… [read more]

AUSA2026: Counter-UAS for protecting dismounted troops 08/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) exhibition will take place this coming October 12-14 in Washington, DC. Attendees will discuss the future of… [read more]

Germany announces plans for its first independent “drone regiment”, to form in 2027 08/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on October 2 that the German Army will set up a first independent drone regiment next year, assigned to the… [read more]

The update on the Implementation of the US National Defense Strategy 07/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Under Secretary of War for Policy, Elbridge A. Colby, delivered an update on the Implementation of the National Defense Strategy to the Senate Armed… [read more]

Yemen: the Houthis' operations on Taiz and their response to the government's coastal offensive 07/10/2026 | Luca Bruzzone The city of Taiz and Yemen's western coast have returned to be the centre of gravity of the war between the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC)… [read more]

ELT Group keeps growing and looks to partnerships and new opportunities, CEO Domitilla Benigni says 07/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi At side of the 15th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium in Venice, FW MAG met with Domitilla Benigni, CEO of ELT Group, to discuss the priorities and… [read more]