36 missile tracking satellites ordered by the US Space Development Agency from L3Harris and Sierra Space 24/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Space Development Agency awarded contracts worth $1.75 billion to build 36 new sensor satellites in support of the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense shield.… [read more]

UK MoD awards 3 companies for work on low-cost drone interceptors, including an air-launched solution 24/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministry of Defence has awarded £3.16 million to 3 companies to support their development of new low cost interceptors designed to shoot down drones… [read more]

BAE to deliver naval guns for Brazilian patrol ships 22/07/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (Reporting from Washington, DC) BAE Systems announced on 16 July the sale of two “state-of-the-art” Bofors 40Mk4 naval gun systems for Brazil. The guns will be installed aboard patrol… [read more]

NATO unveils GLOBALEYE and MQ-4C TRITON buys at Ankara Summit 07/07/2026 | Editorial Team At the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on July 7, 2026 that the Alliance will begin formal negotiations with Saab… [read more]

Israel announces new upgrades for IRON DOME 06/07/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli At the beginning of July, the Israeli MoD and Rafael jointly announced a new wave of upgrades for the IRON DOME system, releasing footage of… [read more]

India’s indigenous NETRA AEW&C fleet receives final operational clearance 29/06/2026 | Atul Chandra India’s indigenously developed ‘NETRA’ Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) system has received Final Operational Clearance (FOC) from the country’s military airworthiness authorities, marking the… [read more]

France's first mass-production drone order: the DGA bets on Harmattan AI's DELCO 23/06/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone According to a press release disseminated today by the French Ministère des Armées, on 28 May 2026 the DGA formally ordered 5,000 DELCO (Drone du… [read more]

Eurosatory: Malaysia orders 18 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers 19/06/2026 | Atul Chandra KNDS has secured an order from Malaysia for 18 CAESAR 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled howitzers (SPH), the company announced at the Eurosatory defence exhibition. This… [read more]

Poland begins its SAFE spending spree with BORSUK IFVs, KRAB howitzers, more ROSOMAK 8x8s 10/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The spectacular growth in size and capability of the Polish army continues with the award of multiple huge contracts enabled by SAFE funding. Poland has… [read more]

The Bundeswehr expands its procurement for 150 BOXER SCHAKAL IFVs; it is also working to field new Recovery and Breacher-Pioneer tanks 08/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The Bundeswehr already intends to at least partially exercise the options included in the October 2025 order for 150 BOXER SCHAKAL, the IFV variant of… [read more]

Lithuania announces acquisition plan for 936 PATRIA 6x6 04/06/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Lithuania’s State Defense Council, the country’s top defense decision-making body, has backed the Ministry of National Defence plan to procure hundreds of Patria XA-300 6x6… [read more]

Rheinmetall lands €5.7 billion Romanian mega-contract in company's largest-ever international deal 03/06/2026 | Marco Giulio Barone On 2 June 2026, Rheinmetall announced the largest international contract package in its recent corporate history: a €5.7 billion deal awarded by Romania's Directorate General… [read more]

Airbus secures Thai order for four C295 transport aircraft 29/05/2026 | Atul Chandra Thailand has ordered four Airbus C295 tactical transports for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN), expanding the country’s fleet of… [read more]

72 BOXER RCH 155 for the British Army’s Mobile Fires Platform requirement 21/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The United Kingdom has announced a “nearly £1 billion” contract for the production of 72 BOXER Remote Controlled Howitzers (RCH 155) for the Mobile Fires… [read more]

Palletized cruise missiles for launch from cargo planes are coming to the USAF in 2027 20/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The USAF’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center announced at the end of April the establishment of a new program of record, named DRAGON CART,… [read more]

Israeli government approves plan for a 4th F-35I and a 2nd F-15I Squadrons 15/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli Israel’s Ministerial Procurement Committee has approved plans to acquired additional F-35s and F-15Is that will be used to stand up a 4th Squadron of F-35I… [read more]

More emergency authorizations for export of US weapons to the Gulf 11/05/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On May 1st, the U.S. Department of State used the accelerated, emergency approval process to give the ok to several large Foreign Military Sales requests… [read more]

Castelion BLACKBEARD confirmed as the first US Navy air launched hypersonic weapon with new contract modification for F/A-18 integration and life firings 30/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli On April 24, Castelion was awarded a 104.9 million USD contract modification that “exercises an option in support of Small Business Innovation Research Phase III… [read more]

German F-127 frigates obtain US approval for a huge FMS package for AEGIS and related systems 29/04/2026 | Gabriele Molinelli The United States has granted export authorization for the weapon and sensor suite for Germany’s future F-127 air-defense vessels. The package includes 8 AEGIS-based Integrated… [read more]

SAS 2026: MARTAC announces upcoming USV delivery to the Philippines, new projects 23/04/2026 | Wilder Alejandro Sanchez (reporting from Maryland, US) At the Sea Air Space expo at the National Harbor, outside of Washington, DC, FW MAG spoke with Seamus Flatley, Chief Growth Officer at the… [read more]