France expands maritime surveillance fleet with additional ALBATROS aircraft order 01/10/2025 | Marco Giulio Barone The French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has ordered 5 additional Dassault Aviation FALCON 2000 LXS ALBATROS maritime patrol aircraft, bringing the total AVISMAR programme… [read more]

Germany set to increase the number of F-127 frigates to 8; could cancel F-126 30/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The F-127 program is meant to provide the German Navy with new and far more capable Anti-Air Warfare warships which will bring anti-ballistic missile capabilities… [read more]

Indian Air Force opts for additional RAFALEs to stem fighter decline 19/09/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Indian media outlets have reported that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has moved a proposal with the nation’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the procurement… [read more]

SAMP/T NG for Denmark 12/09/2025 | Editorial Team According to a press release issued by the Danish Ministry of Defence, Denmark will acquire the Franco-Italian SAMP/T air defence system. FW Mag has learned… [read more]

ERAM for Ukraine: from the US, funded by Europeans 03/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The US Department of State has approved the sale of up to 3,550 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles, equipped with as many Embedded Global… [read more]

Norway picks BAE’s Type 26 frigate and a closer cooperation with the UK 01/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli In a press conference at Noon on Sunday 31 August, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has announced the selection of the United Kingdom as… [read more]

British Army’s Ground Based Air Defence capability to grow, but unclear by how much 29/08/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli The Ministry of Defence has announced another modest but important step in the growth of Medium Range Ground Based Air Defence through the award of… [read more]

Hanwha Aerospace gains 11th K9 SPH customer nation in Vietnam 25/08/2025 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea and Vietnam have entered into a Government-to-Government (G2G) deal for the sale of K9 155mm/52 caliber Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH). This marks the first… [read more]

South Korea to upgrade 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles 21/08/2025 | Mike Rajkumar South Korea will undertake a 'Wheeled Armored Vehicle Performance Improvement' programme for the Republic of Korea Army and Marine Corps. An announcement made by South… [read more]

Thailand clears 4 Saab GRIPEN E/F purchase 12/08/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Thailand will proceed with the purchase of 4 Saab GRIPEN E/F fighter jets for which Cabinet approval was accorded on 5 August. The Royal Thai… [read more]

Ukraine: Australian ABRAMS tanks on their way 31/07/2025 | Igor Markic After almost 9 months waiting, the first batch of 49 M1A1 ABRAMS tanks, previously in service with the Australian Army (since 2007) and adapted to Ukrainian requirements,… [read more]

Quick KILO class refit boosts indian submarine capability 28/07/2025 | Mike Rajkumar India’s state-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) has announced the successful completion of a ‘Normal Refit’ on an Indian Navy EKM Class (Kilo Class) submarine. India’s… [read more]

Kuwait receives first batch of BAYRAKTAR TB-2 drones 24/07/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The Kuwait Armed Forces have officially received their first batch of BAYRAKTAR TB-2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), marking a key milestone in the country’s defense modernization efforts.… [read more]

Oiling the wheels for a possible TYPHOON sale to Turkey 23/07/2025 | Pietro Batacchi British Defence Minister John Healey and his Turkish counterpart, Yasar Guler, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding paving the way for Ankara to purchase the… [read more]

USAF seeks larger FY26 budget for B-21 RAIDER Program 21/07/2025 | Fabio Di Felice The USAF FY26 budget request includes a $10.3 billion allocation for the Northrop Grumman B-21 RAIDER bomber to support ongoing development, initial low-rate production, and expansion of… [read more]

US Marine Corps cuts TOMAHAWK in FY26 budget 18/07/2025 | Fabio Di Felice In accordance with the USMC’ FY2026 budgets unveiled this week, their Long Range Fires (LRF) launcher, built around a single-cell Mark 41 VLS for TOMAHAWK… [read more]

TKMS Atlas completes deliveries of 3 SWEEP systems for the Royal Navy Mine CounterMeasures capability 16/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli At the end of June, TKMS Atlas UK and the Royal Navy celebrated the delivery of the third (and last, for the moment) frontline combined… [read more]

The MOD will have an “open competition” for replacing both HAWK T1 and T2 09/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli After the SDR endorsed the procurement of a “cost-effective” new jet trainer to replace both HAWK T1, now used exclusively by the RED ARROWS and… [read more]

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Completes ROKN Submarine Overhaul 27/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar The South Korean shipbuilder, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) announced earlier in June, the successful completion ahead of schedule of a submarine depot maintenance… [read more]

Hindustan Aeronautics eyeing comprehensive revamp for IAF SU-30 MKI fleet 19/06/2025 | Mike Rajkumar Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), India’s state-owned airframer will play a key role in the planned upgrade of Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi SU-30 MKI fighter… [read more]