France advances new ballistic missile programme amidst strategic transformation 21/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone France is embarking on an ambitious ballistic missile development programme that represents both a renewal of the nation's deep-strike capabilities and a strategic pivot following… [read more]

Netherlands joins USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program 21/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Dutch State Secretary Gijs Tuinman signed a Letter of Intent in Washington on October 16, formalizing his Country's entry into the USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft… [read more]

Taiwan is ready to build its own T-DOME air defense system 21/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice In one of his last speeches to the nation, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te announced, for the first time, plans to build a “T-DOME” air defense… [read more]

Rafael unveils the L-SPIKE 4X at AUSA 20/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At AUSA 2025, Israel’s Rafael presented its L-SPIKE 4X, the newest member of the SPIKE family, a 6th Generation development evolving the mission profile of SPIKE… [read more]

Ukraine’s lessons for Europe: people, not just drones 20/10/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The European Union is arming up - fast. With initiatives like Rearm Europe, SAFE, and others, Brussels is pouring billions into closing gaps in air… [read more]

A fragile ceasefire after deadly border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan 17/10/2025 | Francesca Genovese Last week, violent armed clashes broke out along the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in the mountainous region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On the night of… [read more]

L3Harris’ WOLF PACK hits maturity after 45 flights and multi-platform tests 17/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli L3 Harris has announced that the number of successful test flights for its WOLF PACK family of small modular aerial vehicles have now passed the… [read more]

IRIS-T SLM successfully tested aboard the German frigate BADEN-WURTTEMBERG 16/10/2025 | Editorial Team During the Maritime Firing Exercise 2025, the German Navy conducted a live-fire test of the IRIS-T SLM air defense system aboard the frigate BADEN-WURTTEMBERG (F-125… [read more]

Germany signs contract for 20 Eurofighter TYPHOON 16/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Eurofighter and NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) have signed yesterday the contract for the acquisition of 20 Eurofighter TYPHOONs and 52 EJ-200 engines… [read more]

Japan may develop nuclear-powered submarines 16/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice Tokyo’s Ministry of Defense received a report by the Advisory Council for the Fundamental Reinforcement of Defense Capability, chaired by Sadayuki Sakakibara, urging the Government… [read more]

USA and Finland working together on icebreakers 15/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On October 9, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to authorize the construction of up to 4 Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) abroad, partially… [read more]

The evolution of US Army Aviation: modernisation plans for 2026 14/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The U.S. Army Aviation branch is one of the components most affected by the Army’s ongoing Transformation Initiative, which aims to modernize structures and equipment… [read more]

European Parliament greenlights EU action and “drone wall” vs Russian hybrid warfare 10/10/2025 | Caterina Tani (reporting from Brussels) The European Parliament has called for coordinated European action against Russia’s hybrid aggression, endorsing the creation of a “drone wall” and stronger cooperation with NATO… [read more]

First live ammunition launch test for Baykar’s KIZILELMA UCAV 10/10/2025 | Editorial Team On 9 October, Turkey’s Baykar KIZILELMA unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)/loyal wingman conducted its first live ammunition release test, successfully launching Roketsan’s TEBER-82 and Aselsan’s… [read more]

Rheinmetall speeds up production of loitering munitions on its Italian sites 09/10/2025 | Eugenio Po Rheinmetall has announced that it has increased its production of HERO loitering munitions, systems that the German company manufactures as part of a collaboration with… [read more]

BAE and FORTERRA team to work on autonomous vehicles for the US Army 09/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli BAE Systems and Forterra have joined forces to rapidly prototype an autonomous variant of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) that BAE is producing as the… [read more]

The US Navy is aiming to a new family of modular missiles 08/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On September 25th, the US Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command issued an important notice inviting industry to a briefing day on the emerging Navy Modular… [read more]

Arquus substantiates Franco-German military partnership with ZETROS 08/10/2025 | Editorial Team As anticipated by FW MAG a few months ago, French defence specialist Arquus has made an official joint announcement with German truck manufacturer Daimler Truck… [read more]

India tested ballistic missile launch from a train 08/10/2025 | Fabio Di Felice India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has tested a rail-mobile version of its nuclear-capable AGNI-PRIME Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM). The announcement has been done… [read more]

Project VANQUISH: the Royal Navy begins its quest for the embarked Autonomous Collaborative Platform 07/10/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At DSEI, the new First Sea Lord announced the intent to fly a first jet-powered Autonomous Collaborative Platform aircraft from the QUEEN ELIZABETH-class aircraft carriers… [read more]