Japan accelerates unmanned systems capability 22/10/2026 | Atul Chandra Japan is seeking to expand its use of unmanned systems across the air, maritime and land domains, with its Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) FY2027 budget… [read more]

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… [read more]

Protecting the armored vehicle of the future 22/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) While the revolution in autonomous technology is well underway, soldiers will continue to fight tomorrow's battles, and new technologies are needed to protect them. At… [read more]

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… [read more]

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),… [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… [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… [read more]

Equipping the Expeditionary Force of tomorrow 16/10/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Washington DC) Expeditionary forces require very specific equipment: it must be easy to transport, often in a container that can be airdropped by parachute from a C-130… [read more]

USMC deploys NMESIS and MADIS near Taiwan 16/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice During exercise KEEN SWORD, the largest biennial joint military exercise between the United States and Japan (scheduled from October 19 to 29), the Marines will… [read more]

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]