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]

Yemen: the surge of Houthi FPV drones 07/10/2026 | TOMMASO MASSA In recent operations in the Taiz sector and the coastal area of Duhbab, the Houthis have stepped up the tactical use of First-Person View (FPV)… [read more]

Belgium eyes FREMM EVO for new frigates 07/10/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè The Belgian-Dutch Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF) programme, nominally intended to deliver up to 7 new-generation frigates — 4 for the Royal Netherlands Navy and 3… [read more]

France validates M51.3 strategic missile in first submarine launch 06/10/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone France has carried out the first launch of an M51 strategic ballistic missile in its new M51.3 configuration, firing the unarmed round on 6 October… [read more]

Venice hosts 15th Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium: hyper-competition in focus 06/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi The 15th edition of the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium (T-RSS), the biennial international maritime forum, opened this morning at the Italian Navy's Arsenale in Venice, historic… [read more]

The Argentine Navy's new ambitions 06/10/2026 | Giuliano Da Frè After announcements — some quite recent — about the possible purchase of second-hand submarines and frigates, the Argentine admiralty has raised the bar, prioritizing quality… [read more]

Unmanned Cessna SKYCOURIER for US Pacific resupply 06/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Textron Aviation and autonomy software company Merlin (commonly known as Merlin Labs) have unveiled an uncrewed cargo aircraft concept aimed at sustaining forces spread across… [read more]

DAN-T: Russia expands its low-cost strike options in Ukraine 05/10/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In recent weeks, Russian forces have fielded a new low-cost weapon to strike targets in Ukraine: the DAN-T mini cruise missile. The weapon was also… [read more]

Lithuania begins building its Leopard 2A8 assembly and repair plant 05/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Construction of a dedicate LEOPARD 2A8 tank assembly and repair plant officially began in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone in Lithuania on October 1st. The… [read more]

The US Navy has established a Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) 02/10/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) officially established the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) on September… [read more]

USAF urgently seeks medium-caliber automatic weapons for base air defense 01/10/2026 | Fabio Di Felice Following a series of Iranian and Houthi-linked attacks against bases and infrastructure of the US-led coalition in the Middle East, the U.S. Air Force (USAF)… [read more]

First MK-48 torpedo launch from the EXCALIBUR XLUUV 30/09/2026 | Michele Cosentino On September 13, 2026, the Royal Navy's experimental Extra Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) EXCALIBUR successfully launched a US Navy MK-48 MOD 7 Common Broadband… [read more]

Boeing wins the F/A-XX competition for the US Navy's next fighter 30/09/2026 | Pietro Batacchi In a somewhat surprising outcome — most observers expected Northrop Grumman and a "TOMCAT-like" design — the US Navy has selected Boeing to develop its… [read more]

TKMS–EDGE MoU adds a German stakeholder to UAE’s naval ambitions - after Fincantieri and CMN 30/09/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone EDGE Group’s new Memorandum of Understanding with Germany’s TKMS is adds a German industrial stakeholder to an increasingly dense UAE naval ecosystem that already includes… [read more]